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Be A Traveler (Not A Tourist)
Being a tourist isn’t, by definition, a bad thing. A tourist is simply someone who travels for pleasure, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. However, it has come to have some rather bad connotations. We now picture tourists with cameras glued to their eyes, only visiting the top three landmarks of any given destination,…
Why Experi for Food & Wine Travel?
In a word, we are travel specialists. Okay, maybe we need two words but you get the point. We wake up every morning thinking about how to craft the world’s best travel experiences for you, our fellow food and wine enthusiasts. We don’t do generic tours. We don’t do large and impersonal groups. We’re not…
Your Guide to Slow Travel
Slow travel, extended travel, long term travel… whatever you want to call it, sometimes it’s just nice to pause and soak up your surroundings while traveling. Slow travel is loosely defined as way of travel that encourages you to live like a local, dive into local culture and cuisine, leisurely explore the immediate surroundings, and…
4 Unique Travel Experiences in Italy
Italy is the land of rustic plates and luxury landscapes. The land of bold laughter and new friends made every minute. The land of feeling-like-family and full baskets of bread. Experi is offering four amazing travel experiences in Italy in 2017. Whether you want to explore Northern Italy, Puglia, Sicily, or Tuscany, we have you…
Whet Your Appetite: Northern Italy
Everyone loves Italy. The opinion is so widespread, we can practically call it fact. For many, Italy is the bucket list destination. For even more, it’s the I-can’t-wait-to-return spot. At Experi, we love the popular cities of Rome and Florence, and we visit both landmark cities in our meandering trip through Tuscany. We also love…
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Seattle’s Pike Place Market
You may have heard people call it Pike’s Place or Pike Market, but the true name of Seattle’s historic landmark is Pike Place Market, (calling it The Market is also accepted in some circles). Don’t worry too much — even locals get the name wrong. All you need to know is this public market is…
A Taste of Spain: Basque Fishing Villages
Bountiful fishing hauls, salty sea breezes, walled cities – you can enjoy these delights and more in the fishing villages of Spain’s Basque Country. Located in northeast Spain, this region is famous for its charming and lively ports and seafood cuisine featuring fresh ingredients caught right in the Cantabrian Sea. While the larger cities of…
Top 5 Tastes: Northern Italy
Home to the King of Cheeses, cured meats, and varying landscapes, Northern Italy is the perfect place to relax and indulge. Large and historic cities dot the northern part of the boot, including terracotta-colored Bologna, Genoa, Milan, Turin, and Venice. Smaller, but still famous, cities include Modena, Parma, and Verona. While influences and cuisine vary from…
