

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
When you’re on vacation, a guide can make or break the trip. Each year, REI recognizes 6 of our trip leaders as Top Guides. I had the opportunity to sit down with this year’s honorees and gather some insight on them and their beautiful homelands. ...
Posted by Traveling Eric on March 8, 2013 1:15 PM & Tagged REI Adventures, Travel and top guides | permalink | Comments
Talk about pressure. Every year, REI Adventures honors its Top Guides (the top 7 out of more than 200 guides) with a trip to Seattle, and I was designated as their tour guide. Me?!? How can my guiding skills possibly measure up to the glowing five-star reviews these amazing folks routinely receive? We started the week off with a little introduction to Seattle and then spent time at REI’s headquarters in Kent. Though not a native of Seattle, I’ve lived here for 15 years now and I feel rather ...
Posted by Belinda G on March 21, 2011 7:56 PM & Tagged Australia, Cycling, Czech Republic, Europe, Greece, Hiking, Mont Blanc, REI Adventures, Southwest, Travel, africa, guides and top guides | permalink | Comments
It's finally here! Top Guides Week for the REI Adventures travel team. I look forward to this week all year, and I think I can safely say that the entire REI Adventures staff feels the same way. This is the one time of year that we can interact face-to-face with our best-of-the-best guides. We think all of our guides are great, but these guys have that little extra something special. Once a year we honor these incredible people who lead our groups on treks, cycle tours or a gamut of other ...
Posted by Belinda G on March 19, 2010 1:34 PM & Tagged REI Adventures and top guides | permalink | Comments
It's finally here! Top Guides Week for the REI Adventures travel team. I look forward to this week all year, and I think I can safely say that the entire REI Adventures staff feels the same way. This is the one time of year that we can interact face-to-face with our best-of-the-best guides. We think all of our guides are great, but these guys have that little extra something special. Once a year we honor these incredible people who lead our groups on treks, cycle tours or a gamut of other ...
Posted by Steve T on March 19, 2010 12:57 PM & Tagged REI Adventures, Travel and top guides | permalink | Comments
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