Comments on: The 2019 Orient Express Riders Speak Out – “An Absolutely Fantastic Experience” https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2019/10/the-2019-orient-express-riders-speak-out-an-absolutely-fantastic-experience/ TDA Global Cycling offers cross-continent bike expeditions ranging from 2 weeks to 5 months! Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:17:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eva Hoekstra https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2019/10/the-2019-orient-express-riders-speak-out-an-absolutely-fantastic-experience/#comment-240135 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:17:29 +0000 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/?p=38881#comment-240135 In reply to Mark Brandjord.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the tour Mark! We are so pleased you enjoyed it.

]]> By: Mark Brandjord https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2019/10/the-2019-orient-express-riders-speak-out-an-absolutely-fantastic-experience/#comment-240128 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:41:48 +0000 https://tdaglobalcycling.com/?p=38881#comment-240128 The most certain thing about riding the Orient Express tour is that your ride will be completely different from anything you have experienced before. The experience of riding across Washington state is not all that different than the experience riding across Ohio or New York. The houses and scenery look different, but the foods, the people, the language, and the currency are all different. In addition to that, the people you are riding with are completely different that the group of riders that meet for your normal weekend rides. You will never feel that you have seen this and done that. Just about the time you are think you are used to one country; you cross a border, and everything is new again.

The wonderful thing about the ride is the opportunity to interact with the local people along the way. As soon as people figured out that we were tourists, they wanted to have us stop and to treat us to cup of coffee tea, a bottle of soda or a glass of wine. They wanted to hear our stories, and to share theirs.

This is an utterly amazing vacation experience!

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