Passed on during a previous cycling holiday by fellow UTracks traveller, Mark, Elisabeth in our London office thoroughly enjoyed reading The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George. It made her put a next cycling holiday in the Provence region in France to her travel bucket list. In this book review, she takes a closer look at…
What are your New Year’s resolutions for 2019? If one of them is to travel more, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve taken an office poll and our team of travel experts has voted for the best active holidays in Europe in 2019 from over 450 active itineraries, which was no small feat! From…
When it comes to bike and boat trips, the further in advance you book, the better. Early bookers have their choice of boat, cabin type and departure date. We’ve closed off a number of our departures in 2019 already and with interest in European bike and boat trips at an all time high, don’t wait ‘til the…
VIA FRANCIGENA WALKS QUICK GUIDE So, you want to walk the Francigena Way but aren’t sure where to start (quite literally)? Stretching more than a thousand kilometres from Canterbury in England to the Eternal City of Rome, few people have time to tackle the whole thing in one go. Use this quick guide to help you…
No stranger to Spain, Dana from our Sydney office returned to walk the Camino Trail between Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela on a guided tour that incorporates some of the most interesting landscapes and cities of the most famous pilgrim route in Europe. It wasn’t easy, but she put together this blog post for us…
Two-thirds of Corsica is comprised of mountains; Lonely Planet describes the island as “Jutting from the foaming Mediterranean like an impregnable fortress.” Joy Walterfang was one of a group of 16 who put her hand up to go walking in Corsica, from Corte to Piana along the Mare a Mare Nord (Sea to Sea trail).…
According to Joycee, who completed our Loire Valley Bike and Barge trip in 2018, there’s no better way to see the French countryside than on two wheels. She’s written a blog post about her trip of a lifetime that is bound to make you want to add the Loire Valley to your travel bucket list,…
In October, Sue from our Sydney office walked the final 115km into Santiago de Compostela from Sarria. She wrote this blog post about her experience, including her top 5 tips for walking the Camino like a pilgrim and getting the most out of the once-in-a-lifetime experience. Ever since I sobbed my way through the…
Dennis is the founder of a Victoria-based cycling club ‘Ghostriders’, which has been travelling with UTracks since 2009. He’s written a blog post for us about his group’s most recent cycling holiday in Portugal in October 2018, including his highlights and top tips for travellers thinking about going cycling in Portugal. I was aware of…
You don’t need to have tons of time to tick destinations and experiences off your bucket list. We have a range of three and four-day tours for long weekends that are perfect for travellers short on time keen to pack in as much as possible, or travellers new to active holiday experiences who want to test the waters…
