This is a guest post by Trippy community member Ben van de Vusse, who took an epic 18 month honeymoon with his wife Annalise. Today Annalise and I wrap up our two week adventure in Morocco, having visited the Imperial cities of Fes, Rabat, Casablanca and Meknes, the Sahara in the desert of Erg Chebbi, and the Middle Atlas cities of Ouazazate and Marrakech. ... [Read more]
Recommended destinations for parents whose teens would rather be grounded than go on a vacation with the family. Parents of hard-to-please, moody teens take heart. There really are family-friendly resorts and cruises where mom and dad can co-exist with their independence-craving, alternative-minded, sports-crazed kids. As the mother of a teenage boy, I have ... [Read more]
High in the Andes mountains, at 8,000 feet above sea level is Machu Picchu, Peru’s most famous archaeological site and one of the most famous ancient treasures. This Inca citadel is hidden between Huayna Picchu (or new peak) and Machu Picchu (or old peak), and on the edge of the Urubamba River. Built by the Inca ruler Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui around the ... [Read more]
If you like the history, art, and architecture of the Middle Ages (Medieval times), from 500 to 1500 AD, you’re going to love visiting monasteries in Europe. Oxford Dictionary defines monastery as “the residence of a religious community, especially of monks living in seclusion.” According to an essay published by The Met, Monasticism in Western ... [Read more]
Spencer, a Trippy user, needed out of the box ideas when he was planning his West Coast road trip. He wrote: If you could plan and go on ONE dream road trip, what & where would it be? I'm planning an epic West Coast/California road trip but want to hear what would be other people's dream road trip. Go crazy! Elizabeth came up with the ultimate itinerary ... [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]
