Category: Budget travel

Vote for a trail town

Budget Travel is hosting their annual America’s Coolest Small Town contest. My choice of Louisville, Colorado didn’t make it, but that’s okay. They want a town w/ character. But we all know that notown has true character w/ out a world class trail. Now I’m looking for any town that has a major trail running …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/25/vote-for-a-trail-town/

Hand gestures may offend in other countries

If you’re hitting the trails in the U.K., Italy, Thailand, or some other countries, you may be unwittingly flipping someone the bird in another (hand) language. For example, the hand signal for a peace sign or number 2 in some countries is the same as flipping someone off whereas a thumbs-up is derogatory in other …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/12/hand-gestures-may-offend-in-other-countries/