Visiting Amsterdam and looking for the best bang-for-your buck hotels? Look no further. We have a list of 10 less than $200 hotels for you. Before you decide on your hotel, here is a list of Amsterdam city districts and neighborhoods. Use it as a guide to help you pick the right place to stay. City districts and neighborhoods 1. Amsterdam Centrum ... [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]
It's lobster in Portland Maine, clam chowder in Boston, gumbo in New Orleans, but in New York City there's more than just one iconic dish. Not only will you find the best pizza, barbecue ribs, lobster rolls, bagels, and steaks, you'll get a chance to eat around the world in New York City. Kevin, one of our Trippy users, asked: New York for foodies!!! My ... [Read more]
Whether steeped in solemnity or sprung from pure silliness, festivals around the world never cease to intrigue, amaze or, at the very least, entertain. From the ancient to the obscure, this list of festivals around the world shows local color both literally and figuratively. They are as diverse as they are bizarre. They are also far flung, perfect excuses ... [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]