Holiday Shopping - online vs. the mall? Part Two

And even more reasons to get up, get dressed, and brave the crowds at your local shopping mall:
6. It’s social. Bring your kids to see Santa and you’ve got a fun afternoon activity during a long activity-less winter break. Bring your BFF and you’ve got hours to catch up on girltalk. Bring your boyfriend and all [...]

Holiday Shopping - online vs. the mall?

And the battle begins! Every year you probably debate charging the crowds at your local mall or staying in pjs on the couch and doing your Christmas shopping online. Since we at TripCart always advocate the more active option, we’ve compiled a few reasons why you should get off your butts and head to the [...]

Virginia is for lovers, and so is D.C., Maryland, and North Carolina!

As we move down the East Coast, our romantic tour intensifies. Enjoy stargazing and camping out, beach bumming and dining out—all in the name of love (cheesy background music starts…).
Welcome to the mid-Atlantic region of love!

Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD Romance – Have a romantic picnic in Washintgon, D.C.’s 70-acre White House President’s Park just [...]

Best City Skylines and Architectural Museums

I guess it should come as no surprise that the biggest cities have the best skylines. Generally speaking, the bigger the city, the bigger the downtown area, the bigger the business and industrial sector, the taller the buildings and the greater the view. Each of these cities has a rich historical architectural history—check them out, [...]

Where NOT to go… 10 Most Hurricane Vulnerable Areas

If anyone is going to endorse and encourage travel, it’s us. But as you know, safety always comes first, and sometimes, the advice would just have to be, “Maybe now’s not the best time to walk into a danger zone.” We’d also be the last ones to tell you to NEVER visit these amazing places—but [...]

Halls of Fame across America

Let’s face it—if there were a Travel Blog Hall of Fame, TripCart’s Travel Blog would be in it. Hey, while we’re on the subject of Halls of Fame, here’s a list from our database of Halls of Fame (for all sorts of random things) found all across America:
(in no particular order)

National Baseball Hall of Fame [...]

Top 10 Places for Fireworks in Washington, D.C.

What better place to celebrate our nation’s birthday than at the U.S. capital? Welcome to Washington, D.C., where some of the world’s best fireworks are fired into the air every year on the Fourth of July. Some of the best views can be seen from some of the most famous and historic sites in Washington, [...]