Lots of people watch The Amazing Race. Some people (not me!) think to themselves, “I could do that,” and then they apply to be on the show. But the truly brave seek out their own amazing race, like the Mongol Rally, an epic car journey that spans from London to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Rick Griffin of [...]

Last month, Travelogged.com teamed up with Apres by CK Bradley, a new ski/snowboard clothing company with a distinctly retro flair, for a contest. We asked you to tell us your favorite spots for apres-ski in the comments and then chose the winner using a random number generator (pictured right). Well, lucky Libby was the 11th [...]

I was so disappointed when one of my favorite NYC boutiques, CK Bradley, closed last year. But then I found out that designer Camilla Bradley had abandoned her perfectly preppy pieces and the mean streets of Manhattan for a very good cause! She has launched a new line of retro-inspired ski wear called Apres by [...]

Being a "Quality Hunter" doesn't sound like a dream job. But being a Quality Hunter for Finnair does — it means you get to travel to Finnair's destinations in Europe, Asia and the US for 61 days in search of "quality experiences" that you blog about on the Rethink Quality website. You'll be in Up [...]

Last week, I held a sunset photography contest with the San Antonio CVB. I received a ton of terrific submissions, so I was relieved that I could choose the winner randomly. I'm pleased to announce that the winner is Joy Bennett of Harlingen, TX. On the left you can see the lovely photo that Joy [...]

(Sunset over Hill Country, photo courtesy of San Antonio CVB) It's one week after my first contest, and I'm already onto my second! This time I'm offering an even bigger prize: two nights at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa and passes for four to The Institute of Texan Cultures, Ripley's Believe It [...]

Thanks so much to everyone who entered Travelogged's first contest! There were two prizes, two $50 gift certificates from Joy of Spa, a new website that has partnered with independent spas across the country that have agreed to honor its gift certificates. The contest asked you to post a comment answering the question: What do [...]

I'm launching Travelogged's first-ever contest, and I couldn't be more excited because I have two fabulous prizes to give away. Yes, I have not one but TWO $50 gift certificates from Joy of Spa, each of which is redeemable at more than 3,000 spas in the U.S. Giving the gift of a spa experience has [...]

Don't you hate it when you come across a cactus without a name? Me too. Cacti are prickly enough to begin with that you don't want to worry about rubbing them the wrong way by saying "hey you, over there, the tall green one with the needles". When they have names, it's just easier for [...]

(photo of Sri Lanka’s Aukana Buddha Statue by Ikmal/Flickr) Sri Lanka emerged as one of the hottest travel destinations for 2010. It was no. 1 on the New York Times‘ The 31 Places to Go in 2010, and it was also on Conde Nast Traveler‘s 2010 It List. The civil war ended in May and [...]