Posts Tagged ‘directions’

How to Give Instructions

There's a common story in America about a hapless tourist asking a Maine farmer for directions. After thinking a moment, the farmer rattles off a lengthy lists of directions along the lines of "...take the old side road up a ways past the Anderson's farm and turn left when you see Smithy's cow. After a while you'll come to a broke-down truck, turn right and cut across the… Continue reading

August 6 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: Communication, directions, howto, instructions | 12 comments»

On Your Bike!

Bikely is a new site to share bike routes. It's so simple, and yet, it's really useful. Seeing a MAP of a route is of little value to me, because I don't know from the map whether the route will be scenic, whether there are elevations that are going to force me to over-use my Granny gears. But a site that simply lets you share the routes you like?Put… Continue reading

June 7 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: bicycle, commuting, cycling, directions, howto, routes, social, website | 2 comments»