Gregg Marston - VBT Bicycling Vacations

From the Road: Gregg and Caroline Marston in Chile

March 16th, 2017

Last January, VBT Chairman Gregg Marston and his wife Caroline went on our Chile’s Coastal Vistas & Vineyards bicycling vacation. We had a chance to catch up with Gregg upon returning from the first Chairman’s Tour of 2017. Here are some fun photos from their trip paired with Gregg’s comments providing a little backstory about... Read more »

The Marstons Celebrate 45 Years of VBT in Italy: Part Two

October 21st, 2016

Last week we posted a blog about the experience of VBT Chairman Gregg Marston and his wife, Caroline, on the first leg of their Special 45th Anniversary Chairman’s Tours to Tuscany and Amalfi. In this part, we caught up with Gregg about their time spent on our Amalfi Coast & Capri walking tour. Enjoy! After... Read more »

The Marstons Celebrate 45 Years of VBT in Italy: Part One

October 14th, 2016

2016 marks the 45th year that VBT has been taking travelers on culturally immersive active vacations. To celebrate, VBT Chairman Gregg Marston and his wife, Caroline, went on back-to-back Special 45th Anniversary Chairman’s Tours to Tuscany and Amalfi. Gregg sent us some of his reflections from the road along with some photos of their adventures.... Read more »

From the Road: Gregg and Caroline Marston in New Zealand

March 5th, 2016

Every year Gregg and Caroline Marston go on special President’s Tours where travelers are treated to an exciting itinerary with added bonuses and a few surprises. We had a chance to catch up with Gregg upon returning from the first President’s Tour of 2016 on our Walking New Zealand: Splendor of the South Island vacation. New... Read more »

Lake Champlain’s Island Line Trail & Bike Ferry Reopens After Extensive Flood Damage

July 1st, 2013

In 2011, record flooding in Vermont severely damaged the Colchester-South Hero causeway section of the Island Line Trail – a 12.5 mile stretch of rail trail that runs from Burlington to the Champlain Islands open to bicycling, walking and inline skating. After two years of arduous work and generous support from the community, the trail has... Read more »

Gregg and Caroline Reflect on VBT’s World’s Best Award

July 13th, 2012

Even high atop the Swiss mountains our family got word that VBT was named third in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, and our cheers likely echoed down into the valleys below us. This great news was quickly followed by a wave of congratulatory emails, texts and phone messages and an overwhelming amount of... Read more »

Slovakia and Hungary: 40th Anniversary President’s Tour September 2011

September 19th, 2011

Eleven fifty-nine PM “my” time; 5:39 AM local time, descending into Paris. It was an easy flight except for no, or very little, sleep. But that was okay for I hoped to sleep on the next leg from Paris to Vienna. I was traveling to join many former guests, as well as John Freidin, his... Read more »