Pure Adventures is the brand that has grown out of Discover France and, combined, the company has been operating since 1994. Offering premier self guided bicycle and hiking tours in Europe is the focus of Pure Adventures. Pure Adventure's mission is to provide exceptional self-guided cycling and hiking services that allow our clients to experience their destination in their own unique way.

Pure Adventures has grown significantly year over year, and is financially and operationally strong. We group all of our product under the Pure Adventures brand for ease of distribution, but the same content can also be found on our Discover France and Cycling Classics websites, with the exception of the tours we contract local guide services for support in destinations outside of France. Those are all found herein.

All of our employees and local support personnel are professional, focused on service, have the know-how to get each tour done for each booking. We have unique insight on cycling and hiking in Europe and we know the little details to make a good vacation a great vacation. We are accessible by internet, telephone, and email; and we take care of all the customer's concerns and details. Pure Adventures is the knowledgeable and established expert in self-guided cycling and hiking vacations that offers the most enjoyable and rewarding way to experience Europe.

Themes/Story ideas within the cycling and hiking programs: Couples, Family Travel, Independent Travel, Custom Group Travel, Challenging Tours, Honeymoons, Gay/Lesbian.

Self Guided Travel - Know the Difference and Discover a Destination while Saving Money:

We cannot emphasize enough how important the difference is between the self-guided travel formula and the other 2 extremes: Guided/Group Travel and Doing it Yourself! The Pure Adventures self-guided formula always includes charming upper end lodging, luggage transfers, a variety of meals, local English speaking contact, expertly planned routes with interesting sites, maps, bike rentals, and more! Please see our Self Guided Travel page or the press release discussing this in detail. This "white paper" we have written to define self guided travel is also posted at About.com

Photos/Logos: For journalists and media outlets, contact us to receive high resolution photos and logos. We have not posted a library yet online, but are working to build a password protected area just for you!

Articles: Please contact us for copies of recent articles. Pure Adventures was recently featured as one of the best outfitters of Cycling Vacations by National Geographic Adventure , with one of our Loire Valley trips as a signature tour. Cycling Classics was recently featured in the January 2007 issue of Men's Journal as a Must Do Trip of 2007. In 2006, our Czech Republic Cycling Tour was featured in Outpost Magazine as one of the best 75 trips of 2006.

Press Releases: The latest releases are listed below, and some older more widely circulated releases are also listed. Contact us for archive information.

New Amalfi Coast Hiking Tour - 2008
New Bordeaux Wine Country Cycling 2008
Cycling & Cooking in Tuscany 2008
Going Carbon Neutral In 2007
Dream Ride - Etape du Tour
Custom Cycling
Romania Hiking
Catalonia Cycling (from New York Times feature story June 2005)
Carbon Frame Bikes in 2007
Self Guided Touring

Web Log/Feed: http://flognblog.blogspot.com

For questions and more information, please contact Loren at the above link.

Discover France/Pure Adventures has appeared in:

• New York Times Magazine
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal
• Boston Globe
• Los Angeles Times
• San Francisco Chronicle
• Seattle Post Intelligencer
• Chicago Tribune
• Newsday
• Atlanta Constitution
• New York Daily News
• Mademoiselle
• France Today
• Body & Soul
• Diversion
• Travel & Leisure Online
• The Dish
• Bicycling
• Frommers.com Newsletter
  
  Many more National & Local publications...