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 that we are … [Read more...]
11 Best Places to See in Northern California
Trippy user Tom was taking a road trip in Northern California and needed advice on where to go, and this was his question: I'm taking my gap year this year and driving up the coast of California this October with some friends (we're going to try the East Coast in the spring). We have literally no idea what to see, what to do, where to stay, what to eat...you get the picture. … [Read more...]
15 Long-haul Bus Travel Routes to Know Before You Book Your Next Trip
In our increasingly fast-paced lives, it is hardly ideal to take long-haul bus rides, which require umpteen hours to go from point A to point B. Unlike the romanticized slow train rides, long bus routes are mainly portrayed as cheap – options for backpackers and budget travelers. Regardless, most of us would agree that life isn’t meant to be lived in a hurry. I’ve been on … [Read more...]
10 Craziest Roads in the World
How would you define “craziest”? Is it steep, like the roads in Valparaiso, Chile with 40-degree gradients? Or is it crooked, like Lombard Street (San Francisco), known as the “Crookedest Street in the World”? Or is it like the ones encountered by Trippy member, Janelle Kennedy: Any road in Israel scares the crap out of me. Not because of the road itself but because of the … [Read more...]