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Send Your Favorite Teacher Traveling On A Free Bike Tour in Europe or Latin America

As a former teacher, I know first-hand how much travel enhances education. So, I’m thrilled to share this fabulous Send A Teacher Traveling (S.A.T.T.) award program from ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours recognizing outstanding U.S. public school teachers and rewarding them with a complimentary bike tour.

Since the program began in 1996 ExperiencePlus! has given away over 20 free bicycle tours across Europe and Latin America. Will you, or your favorite teacher, be the next winner? 

Application deadlines and rules:

Applications must be postmarked or emailed by March 30, 2013. Applicants will explain why they should receive a free bicycle tour and how she/he will use the S.A.T.T. experience in their classroom curriculum. Winners will be selected after consideration of all application materials and will be announced by April 25th and travel must be complete by January 1, 2014. Check out the qualifications.
 

The 2012 winner was Sally Miller, an elementary art teacher in Pensacola, Florida. She chose the Best of Provence Plus! the Luberon and Aix-en-Provence tour for her prize and blogged about the experience, here.. 

For more information, call 800-685-4565, 970-484-8489, or email tours@experienceplus.com. 

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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".

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GO NOW: 5 Winter Reasons to Head for Switzerland

‘Tis the season for winter escapes and few places do snowy holidays better than Switzerland. Choose your adventure, from an intimate, luxury getaway in the quiet Val d’Anniviers to an affordable winter package and adrenaline-fueled fun in Zermatt, here are five reasons to pack your bags. 

Better still, discover how you can win a free 1-week Swiss winter holiday.

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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".

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EXPAND YOUR BOUNDARIES: Enter to Win $3,000 WildChina Explorer Grant

Luxury adventure travel company, WildChina, is now accepting applications for their 2013 WildChina Explorer Grant. 

Since 2011, the WildChina Explorer Grant has given rise to exciting off-the-beaten-path expeditions across China.  After WildChina founder Zhang Mei’s breathtaking journey to the top of Tibet’s Mount Kailash, Mei created the WildChina Explorer Grant to inspire others to push the boundaries of their own adventures.  The WildChina Explorer Grant of up to $3000 is open to anyone and everyone; all you need is an original idea for the adventure of a lifetime in China.

Instructions and applications are available for download on WildChina’s website and will be accepted from August 13th through November 16th, 2012.

For more information, visit www.wildchina.com or e-mail expedition@wildchina.com 

 

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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".

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WANTED: Next Great Travel Filmmaker. Will It Be You?

Travel Film Scholarship 2012 - Go on assignment to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and experience Carnival. 

Our partners at World Nomads just launched their World Nomads 2012 Travel Film Scholarship. They are looking for talented, aspiring filmmakers and front of camera talent to apply to go on assignment to Brazil with professional filmmaker Trent O’Donnell. The scholarship winner will head off to Rio to experience Carnival, visit a favela project, and experience a farm home stay. The resulting films will be considered for broadcast by Nat Geo Adventure. 

Check out the opportunity here. Entries close October 15, 2012.

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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".

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GOT A WINNING SHOT? Enter National Geographic's 2011 Photo Contest for a Chance to Win $10,000


 

National Geographic Photo Contest — $10,000 Grand Prize

 

How to Enter

Send your winning shots by November 30, 2011. Categories accepted: people, places, and nature. Submit as many entries as you’d like. Enter contest >> 

 

Grand Prize

The Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 and a trip to National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., to participate in the annual National Geographic Photography Seminar. The winning photograph will also be published in National Geographic magazine. 

 

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Submit Your Winning Shot for a Chance to Win $10,000. Enter contest >>

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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".

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Go on assignment with a National Geographic photographer to South Africa

Picture this. You are a National Geographic photographer. You have just received an assignment to photograph African wildlife on safari.

Now, imagine that you are doing the next best thing – being mentored by renowned Nat Geo wildlife photographer, Jason Edwards, on location in South Africa.

Travel safety specialists, WorldNomads.com, has partnered with National Geographic Channel to bring you the 2011 Travel Photography Scholarship to South Africa! 

This is your chance to photograph in Kruger National Park on an 8-day trip with Gap Adventures. You’ll step into the heart of Big 5 game country with lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffalos, as well as zebras, giraffes, kudus and monkeys…to name a few. You’ll also photograph Cape Town in all its vibrant colour and visit a pre-school community project on the outskirts of Cape Town, offering you a well rounded view of modern South Africa, courtesy of South African Tourism.

Your best photos will be published on National Geographic Channel where they will be viewed by thousands of travellers worldwide, offering you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get your foot in the door of one of the most revered exploration organisations in the world!

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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".