Tripsite Travel Blog
Tripsite Traveler: India
I was so excited to go to India for two reasons. I had never been and I have dear friends, the Simons, local missionaries and native Indians, that live there. Among their many responsibilities, they manage an orphanage, housing, at the present, 5 girls from the ages of 5 to 17 years.
Tripsite Traveler: Bike Tour of Cotswolds with Kevin Purdy
The first time we visited Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Cotswolds, many years ago, we toured via rental car. This time, we booked a Shakespeare’s Country bike tour. We soon discovered that bicycling was by far the best way to tour this beautiful region of England.
Tripsite Traveler: Prague to Dresden - A Tale of Two Rivers
Feeling tired of traveling alone, I was looking for something different to do around the world when suddenly to my pleasant surprise, I found Tripsite's wonderful bike tours. I chose the Prague to Dresden Bike Tour following the Elbe river.
Tripsite Traveler: Champagne Tour - From Épernay to Paris
We all failed the champagne quiz, but we still got the prize – a cool, refreshing, glass of bubbly. For cyclists riding along the French countryside on a warm, sunny day, what could be nicer? Le Tour de Champagne :
Tripsite Traveler: Where on Earth is Moravia?
Looking forward to our 30th anniversary, I said to my wife, “Let’s take a trip and visit Poland.” Since she had been to my native Taiwan many times, I thought it only fitting to see the place where her ancestors came from—Poland.
My first experience on an electric bike
There is power in the battery! Are you like me and too stubborn (or proud) to resort to an electric bike? There is nothing wrong with trying to stay on a regular hybrid touring bike or road bike as long as you can and as long as you are having fun!
Tripsite Traveler: Golden City of Prague
Despite being on a waitlist for a top deck cabin, we asked and received one upon boarding the boat. My friend Derek flew in from Vegas to join me on this trip. 910 was our room number and it had a nice sliding door/window to the outside.
A Bike & Boat Tour in Poland’s Lake District: the Young, the Old, and the New
By: Mary … About a year ago, we had a request come in for a bike and boat tour in Poland. Somebody had talked with somebody who had heard that there was such a tour. We searched... and we found it.
Tripsite Traveler: Wendy Savage
Snapshot Stories: The Bike and Barge Tulip Tour through Holland … Are 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.
Croatia-the Balkans discovered
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. It was a lovely, sun-drenched, and music filled, event at a music school outside of the city.
Tripsite Traveler: Pedals, Petals, and Pastimes with Peg Cass
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.
Tripsite Does: Five Boro Bike Tour 2016
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?
