Tripsite Travel Blog
Photo Friday: Emily Hull-Parsons
This week's Photo Friday includes some great pictures from our friend, Emily Hull-Parsons. Emily is a Nonprofit Management Consultant living in Monterey, CA. She enjoys hiking, biking, golf, painting and most of all meeting new people and seeing new places.
Photo Friday: Dave and Jeanne Sampel
This week's Photo Friday highlights some great shots by Dave and Jeanne Sampel taken on our Mallorca Bike Tour. We had the opportunity to ask Dave and Jeanne some questions about their experience. Read on! (Above: Dave, Jeanne and friends roadside) Why did you choose to go on a bike tour?
San Francisco - Jan’s Golden Gate Bridge Bike Ride
I've lost count how many times I've done the bike ride shown below but it occured to me that I've never really documented it. As such, it would seem remiss to not make a pictorial blog post showing one of my favorite rides in the world.
Photo Friday: Tim Manning
We are excited to announce a new column highlighting the beauty, adventure, and inspiration of bicycle travel through photography, as seen through the lens of Tripsite Friends! This week features some great shots by Tim Manning. Tim snapped these gems while biking through Burma.
A postcard from Myanmar - Hennie’s last update from Asia.
It's not often you get one of these in the mail. Looks like this postcard made its way to San Francisco in about 3 1/2 weeks. Thanks, Mom!
Update from Hennie in Hong Kong
When I arrived in Hong Kong on Monday, all I wanted was to go home. But I had only one day in Hong Kong. I have never been one that enjoyed figuring things out in a big city and definitely not a subway system. It is not that complicated but it is just not my thing.
Update from Hennie in Bagan
I am in Bagan. It is amazing. This morning we went for a short bike ride to visit the various pagodas and temples. They are massive structures all built with red brick and some with steeples covered with gold leaves, many dating from the 11th century.
Popa Mountain
The ride to and up Popa mountain wasn't very eventful except that it was a very tough climb. Only 4 of us took the challenge. I had fun, felt really strong, and feel a wonderful sense of accomplishment. The Popa mountain resort in which we stayed was spectacular.
Update from Hennie: Pindaya, Myanmar, area of the Danu Tribe
Today was an awesome day and reminded me again of how I love to bike! It was cool in the morning and then began to warm up. We're staying in a nice hotel, all cabins built with bamboo. The floor is made of weaved bamboo, the walls everything.
Hennie arrives in Burma
“This is Burma and it will be quite unlike any land you know about”, wrote Rudyard Kipling in Letters from the East in 1898. Hennie has arrived in Yangon, city of over 5 million, anxious to begin her tour! We think it will be quite unlike any land that Hennie has cycled. We wait for updates!
