By Philip Sheldon, CEO In early November 2011 I had the privilege of being a participant in a fully-licensed humanitarian tour of Cuba with 15 other American men. Our group donated over 200 pounds of medical supplies to a home for elderly women and for an HIV/AIDS clinic. During this trip we spent time in […]
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Valley of the What?
Written by Zachary Moses I had the pleasure to be a guide on our September 2011 Valley of the Chateaux tour, along with our experienced French bike tour guides Charly and David. This tour was a blast! We must have seen two or three chateaux every day, each more grand then the last. During the free day between our Big […]
Big Gay Group in Big Gay Loire Valley
By Zachary Moses: Marketing Director I knew I was no longer in the United States, when I looked out my subway car door and saw an attractive man wearing a shirt that fit! I mean it actually fit, like it was tailored by a professional. I really doubt this shirt came from a generic mall […]
Meditations on Mount Athos
I was very moved on Easter Sunday 2011 to see the 60 Minutes story on CBS TV about the monasteries of Mount Athos in northern Greece. As the 60 Minutes narrator said, this peninsula has probably seen less change over the past 500 years than any other inhabited place on earth. I led small groups of […]
Fun In Baja Arizona
By Zachary Moses I couldn’t have asked for a more fun group to travel with on my first Alyson Adventures biking tour. Everyone became comfortable with each other very quickly and we became fast friends. I’d say I burned more calories from laughing on this tour than from riding a bike. This tour was also […]
Alaskan Frontiers: McCarthy Lodge
Why go with HE Travel to Alaska? Because, along with our Alaskan partners, we show you the vast grandeur of Alaska better than anyone else. People keep asking me what ship we’ll be using in Alaska. My answer to them is “We don’t use a ship! In fact, we have designed our itinerary so that you’ll rarely […]






