Amusement parks walk the fine line between fun-ish and semi-creepy. Maybe it's the combination of sketchy rides, circus folk, questionable attractions, and way too many screaming kids, but there's something a little unsettling about them. Add an ill-advised theme into the mix, and you've got a real summer-time winner. Although for most of the 20th century ... [Read more]
Germany is half the size of Texas, Austria is about the same size as Maine, and Switzerland is almost the size of New Hampshire and Vermont combined. To visit every place of interest in three countries in seven days is impossible. However, if you choose just one region, it is doable to see some of the sights on a 7-day self-drive trip. Trippy user Laura ... [Read more]
It’s not uncommon for families to pay thousands of dollars for a family vacation only to discover that the kids prefer their phones to the culture and history of a place. Trippy user, Alica Blamey knew this when she asked: Can't miss tourist destinations in Australia? Planning for a family trip!! I need suggestions if anyone has some different options ... [Read more]
You’re sitting with little kids, a woman and a man in their one room hut, with guinea pigs scurrying around on the dirt floor. There is a clay stove in the corner, which doubles as a heater and rudimentary cooking appliance. In another corner is a wooden platform where mom, dad, the two kids and the guinea pigs sleep and eat. Your accommodation is a tent ... [Read more]
This is a guest post by Trippy community member Tiffany Weber. Between Barcelona and Valencia, lies a stretch of turquoise coastline that is better not forgotten. Along that stretch, just a 90-minute drive north of Valencia, Peñíscola is an easy day trip that is well worth the time in the car whether you have a few hours or all day. It lies in the ... [Read more]
Until this point in our history, we have not found another planet teeming with life like our own. We continue to search, but it has become clear that what we have in planet Earth is something special, at least within the scope of our understanding. Our planet is naturally divided into continents and oceans, so the first question that comes to mind is ... [Read more]
