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 […]
A lot of hotels are on Twitter, and as a travel blogger, I follow a lot of them. Not only are they great contributors to the Twitter-wide travel conversation, but sometimes they offer Twitter-only deals. Starting tomorrow morning (Monday, Dec. 21st), the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is doing something a little different […]
Horny Toad, an activewear company in Santa Barbara, CA, is holding a contest called Postcards From the Edge and the grand prize is a free trip to Santa Barbara that includes airfare and hotel for two. I went to Santa Barbara in December 2006, and it's a pretty special place. Not only do you have […]
As you may recall, in January I wrote a post about the Best Job in the World contest. Tourism Queensland (as in Australia) launched a global search to fill the position of "Island Caretaker," who would live on Hamilton Island for six months and blog about the experience of being right by the Great Barrier […]
I have been going on and on about what a great time I had in Costa Rica. (That's the view from the La Mansion Inn in Manuel Antonio above, so how could I not have had an amazing time?) If I have made you want to go to Costa Rica but you have already allotted […]
When I saw that Spirit Airlines was giving away one year's worth of free travel in its new contest I couldn't resist making that joke in the headline — a spin on the old joke about first prize being one week in Philadelphia and second prize being two weeks in Philadelphia. Spirit Airlines has more […]
Didn't make the short list for the Best Job in the World? Here's another contest you can enter: Name Your Dream Assignment. Lenovo and Microsoft will give one lucky winner $50,000 to bring their dream photography assignment to fruition. You don't have to be a professional photographer to win — you just have to be […]
Were you among the millions who traveled to Washington, DC, to celebrate Barack Obama‘s inauguration? Did you venture to Chicago for election night? Travel around a swing state knocking on doors and attending rallies? And perhaps you snapped a few photos during these historic moments? If you’re seeking a wider audience for your Obama—themed photography […]
It's very nice to win a chance to live on the Great Barrier Reef for six months or an all-expenses-paid destination wedding in the Bahamas, but some people would prefer to win some cash and spend it however they'd like — especially during this recession. Well, those people should definitely enter the travel photography contest […]
