Siddhartha Gautama, aka the Buddha, lived sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries B.C.E. Soon after, communities began to follow his teachings, and temples dedicated to Buddhist prayers and learning were built across the Asian continent. Today, there are around 500 million practicing Buddhists all over the world, and it's no surprise that Buddhist ... [Read more]
While it may seem hard to believe, the holiday shopping season is already upon us and if predictions are right, this one’s going to be a doozy. Here in the States, many stores opened their doors on Thanksgiving morning, for the first time ever, and Black Friday bargain hunters camped out at their favorite stores only to exit with wagons filled with ... [Read more]
“All my travel friends are married and I want to take a solo trip out of the country. Doesn't have to be Europe. Where are the best places in the world to travel solo?”, wrote a Trippy member. If you love to explore the world, but don’t have anyone with the vision, money or time to accompany you, what will you do? Shelf your dreams? Or will ... [Read more]
We were in a remote valley in the Cordillera Vilcabamba, with no other people in sight. The sun’s last rays were lighting up the fluted snow-covered ridges of Salkantay in a soft pink, creating a stunning alpenglow effect on the highest peak in the range. Where exactly were we? High on a mountain ledge, looking out from our tent, shivering inside our ... [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]
