By Crooked Trails Co-founder Tammy Leland THINK INDIA AGAIN. OH YES! WE ARE OFFERING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND RAJASTHAN. For nearly 13 years I have been traveling to India.  I fly into Delhi, check into my favorite family homestay in Karol Baugh, wander the warm, busy streets to my favorite…

By Crooked Trails Co-founder Chris Mackay Crooked Trails will attend The International Ecotourism Society’s (TIES) conference on sustainable tourism to talk about the Travelers Against Plastic campaign (TAP). Wow, that was a mouthful eh? So, what is it? TIES is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ecotourism. Founded in 1990,…

by Angela Dollar A little while back the folks at Hoo-rag asked us if we’d like to test-drive their product. What is a Hoo-rag? you may be asking. If you’ve ever watched the show Survivor, and have seen the color-coded “buffs” each player wears, it’s essentially the same thing. It’s…

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN AND HELP US CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE TRAVEL! No traveler wants to leave a trail of plastic water bottles behind them, but many don’t know how to avoid it. Crooked Trails is proud to spearhead the TAP Campaign to spread awareness about the impacts of disposable plastic…

Each year, we see different countries capture the collective attention of the travel community as they plan their next adventures. Here’s three of the top destinations that we expect to send a lot of travelers packing to in the coming year. PERU A perennial favorite, we expect to continue to…

by Angela Dollar Our photos are often our most prized possessions that come back with us in our travels. Their power to transport you right back to a time and experience is profound, and they enhance our travel stories and memories for a lifetime. However, a funny thing happens to…

by Angela Dollar A little while back the folks at Hoo-rag asked us if we’d like to test-drive their product. What is a Hoo-rag? you may be asking. If you’ve ever watched the show Survivor, and have seen the color-coded “buffs” each player wears, it’s essentially the same thing. It’s…

By Angela Dollar Back in the 1900′s (okay, the 1990′s to be a bit more specific) it was all about the Tevas. If you are of a certain age, you’ll remember when Tevas first hit the market and people went nutso for these, the Grandaddy of All Sports Sandals. Never…

By Crooked Trails co-founder Chris Mackay Do you ever notice that after much care in packing your things into nice neat piles and trying to organize it all, two days into your trip your pack looks like a tornado hit it? The solution is as simple as packing cubes. These…

By Crooked Trails Co-founder Chris Mackay Crooked Trails will attend The International Ecotourism Society’s (TIES) conference on sustainable tourism to talk about the Travelers Against Plastic campaign (TAP). Wow, that was a mouthful eh? So, what is it? TIES is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ecotourism. Founded in 1990,…

          Want to really connect with the heart and soul of a place? At Crooked Trails, we believe community-based travel is the key. It allows you to get to know real people by living, working and playing alongside them, and experiencing new places through the eyes…

By Billy Beltz, Co-Founder & CMO – Volunteer Forever As you may have already discovered, participating in a quality volunteer abroad project is not cheap. Aside from the general program fee that a volunteer placement organization may charge, there can be other costs including travel to and from your chosen…