Planning trips can run the gamut from just showing up at your destination and letting the trip happen to researching and scheduling every last detail. For those fortunate enough to spend more than 2-3 weeks on a trip, the need for detailed planning may be less important. If something you have your heart set on… Read more »

Can you name an annual festival weekend that opens with a Blue Ball followed by a Parade of Hearses, Coffin Racing and a Frozen T-Shirt Contest? Add in a Brain Freeze Contest, Icy Turkey Bowling, a Frozen Salmon Toss and Snowy Human Foosball and you have the makings of Frozen Dead Guy Days, an annual… Read more »

I’m on Rick Steves’ email distribution list and just received his January 2015 issue of Travel News. It includes a great article about his 15 top travel skills for 2015, but what really caught my eye was his video of the month: “Planning Your Itinerary.” I’ve embedded it here so you can see how he… Read more »

In product development, there is a concept known as the Minimum Viable Product, or MVP. An MVP is the most basic functionality you can build and have a product that is usable. The idea is to spend as little time and money as possible before having users try out the product and provide you with… Read more »

Well, it’s finally time to introduce ourselves.  We’re still not quite ready to go live with the site, but we want to start getting you excited about what will soon be available for you to use. My name is Jim Ball and I am the founder of Trip30.  I love to travel.  The fact that… Read more »