Tripsite Traveler: Wendy Savage
September 16, 2016
Snapshot Stories: The Bike and Barge Tulip Tour through HollandAre you planning your next travel adventure to the Netherlands and trying to figure out the best way to experience this beautiful country? Consider the Bike and Barge Tulip Tour. Each day, as you travel by bicycle in and around this country, a significant and unique story unfolds. Read More
Croatia-the Balkans discovered
September 2, 2016
Our tired group arrived in Croatia in the early morning, after a 12:30 am transfer from Ohrid to Skopje, and then a flight to Zagreb. We found a breakfast table, set and ready for our arrival. Read More
Tripsite Traveler: Pedals, Petals, and Pastimes with Peg Cass
August 9, 2016 • 1 Comment
Thirty-four years ago, in my mid-twenties, I led a group of Rutgers University students on a 12-day bicycle tour of the Netherlands. Read More
Tripsite Does: Five Boro Bike Tour 2016
July 18, 2016 • 1 Comment
Cold, rainy and surprisingly a blast!Another year in the books. Climbing the stairs of the Tripsite HQ (home-office) in Springville, Pa after participating in the Five Boro Bike Tour, I could not help but look at the old Five Boro Bike Tour jersey's on the wall and think "Seriously? We (Tripsite) have been participating in this event for more than a decade and it has never rained." Well, this year it rained. Let me paint you a picture. Read More
Ani & Ika: First Bike & Barge
July 7, 2016
We recently had the chance to chat with our friends and colleagues, Ani & Ika, after their recent trip to the Netherlands on their first bike & barge trip. Here is what they had to say...Tell us a little about yourselves. Our names are Ani and Ika. We are siblings, living in the Republic of Georgia. We love traveling and exploring different places. We often travel in Georgia, exploring beautiful nature with a couple of our friends and having picnics. Read More
Macedonia - Europe’s Best Kept Secret
June 17, 2016 • 2 Comments
Magnificent Macedonia!Who knew? After more than a week exploring this emerging destination, I now know. This is an adventure seeker’s paradise! There are biking and hiking trails to be explored, rock faces to climb, and river rafting to exhilarate. How about paragliding over unimaginable vistas? For those who are searching for culinary experiences, the wine and food is world renowned and award-winning. Prices here are among the lowest in Europe so travelers on a shoestring, take heart. Read More
Tripsite Traveler - Tulip Tour with Nancy Arehart
May 24, 2016 • 7 Comments
I recently retired from a 38yr long career in Information Technology (yes, I started with punch cards). It was a great career, but it is now time to take my travel and hobbies more seriously!I live in Raleigh, North Carolina with my husband Kurt and part-time son, Coleman (he just finished his freshman year William Peace University and is home for the summer). Our older son, Tyler, lives and works in Seattle. Read More
Tripsite Traveler: Elizabeth Correll
May 4, 2016 • 4 Comments
Tripsite Traveler, Elizabeth Correll, Dreams and Goes!My name is Elizabeth Correll. If my family were on a game show and had to name my two favorite things, they would have no problem answering. Travel and bicycling. You can imagine my delight when I discovered three years ago that the two can be combined on amazing tours through Tripsite.com. Now, I am not speaking of one of those road warrior, daily long distance, and need for speed experiences. Read More
The Receptive (and Responsible) Traveler
April 25, 2016 • 1 Comment
You have heard it a thousand times, in a thousand ways, and so have I. What if we could change the world one word, one song, one smile at a time?But how about a twist? What if the world could change me, change us one journey at a time? What if each time we ventured out, we not only made a positive difference but let ourselves become different? Typical road in Burma. Photo by Hennie Those within the travel industry and tourists themselves are using the term "responsible tourism" more and more. Read More
Traveling In Uncertain Times
March 24, 2016 • 3 Comments
by Mary ZdancewiczOn the morning of the recent terrorist attacks, I was dropped off at the airport in Missoula, Montana, to begin my journey back to Pennsylvania after an extended time with family and the Tripsite Missoula team. It was 5:15 am. Upon arriving at my gate, I noticed the news, on every TV screen, another terrorist attack. The sound was turned down so it took some time to read the banner as it scrolled from left to right. Read More
