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Crooked Trails Premieres Bhutan April 2009 Itinerary!

Posted in From the field, Newsletter highlights on January 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Our Executive Director Chris Mackay has just returned from a site visit to Bhutan. We hope you enjoyed the featured article on her visit posted here.
We are excited to announce we will be offering two programs to Bhutan this year; one in April centering around a homestay and cultural tour, and one in October where [...]

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Bhutan: Where Ancient Meets Modern

Posted in From the field, Newsletter highlights on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

by Crooked Trails co-founder Christine Mackay
Since my recent return from Bhutan, people have been asking me what I thought of this lost Shangri La. My reply has consistently been: “It’s not like any country I have visited before”. Where else have the rulers decided that Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross [...]

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From the field: working up a sweat in the Andes

Posted in From the field, Newsletter highlights on December 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Story and photos by Crooked Trails participant, Thomas Buford
Greetings, my name is Thomas Buford and I have the privilege of telling you about a trip to Chinchero, Peru, that I shared with fourteen extraordinary people.  The trip, which lasted twelve days during November 2008, was a partnership between Crooked Trails, Seattle Works, and the Young [...]

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From the field: WWU students visit Washington’s native Makah

Posted in From the field, Newsletter highlights on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In October, Crooked Trails brought a group of students from Western Washington University’s Recreation department to the Makah reservation in Neah Bay to look at community-based tourism. Here is WWU student Kayleigh King’s firsthand account of the experience:
As ecotourism students, an essential part of the educational experience is first-hand interaction with a community in need [...]

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From the field: a family vacation to remember

Posted in From the field on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This summer, Eric and Susan Lansverk wanted to take daughter Emily (16) and son Peter (14) on a family vacation that they would make a lasting impression. So they skipped Disneyland and worked with Crooked Trails instead to design a custom itinerary in Peru that focused on a meaningful connections with the locals during a [...]

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Weaving a New Experience onto the Backdrop of Daily Life

Posted in From the field on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

by Crooked Trails participant, Sarah Mackay
 
I was one of the fortunate travelers to join the Crooked Trails Family Program to Peru in August. We were a multigenerational group of nine that included a grandmother, her grandchild and twins; all of us with the hopes of exploring and getting to know Peru.  We took a train, [...]

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