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Walking Mdina to Valletta by Lee P. Ruddin

14/7/2018

As the 2018 competition enters its last couple of weeks, we are being treated to some great entries, a lot of them from newcomers. Our third featured entry today is also the third from a new contributor. A warm welcome to you all.

Enjoy Lee P. Ruddin's travel story Walking Mdina to Valletta here.

Lee P. Ruddin

Lee is a Birkenhead born, Birmingham-based perennial student who currently works in the security industry in the UK.

He wrote his first travel piece five years ago on crossing the Atlantic (westwards) aboard Queen Mary II and now, aged 35, aspires to be master of one trade rather than a jack of all by entering the travel industry.

<<< Lee in Iceland (2018)

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Mexican Apples by Cat Jenkins

14/7/2018

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Our second featured entry today is from another newcomer to our travel writing contests, Cat Jenkins.

Read and enjoy her travel story Mexican Apples here.

Cat Jenkins lives in the Pacific Northwest where the weather is often conducive to long hours before a keyboard. Her stories in humor, fantasy, speculative fiction and horror have been published both online and in print. Her first novel, “Sara When She Chooses,” was published May, 2018.

On Twitter: @CatJenkins11

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THE AMAZING TOURISTS VIEWS OF “OBU GAD” by Anierobi Maureen Ogechukwu

14/7/2018

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It is a pleasure to welcome another newcomer, Anierobi Maureen Ogechukwu, to our 4th Annual Travel Stories Competition.

Read her entry THE AMAZING TOURISTS VIEWS OF “OBU GAD” here.

Bio

My name is Anierobi Maureen Ogechukwu, from Omor, a village in Northern zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. I am a lover of creativity. I do graphics designing too. I am very tall and ebony in complexion. I am the only girl and the last born in a family of two.

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Of bicycles, maps, and mail drops by Dede Montgomery

12/7/2018

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With under three weeks left in this year's Travel Stories Competition, it is wonderful to welcome another newcomer, Dede Montgomery.

Read her fascinating account about cycling around Europe in the early 1980's here.

Dede Montgomery is a sixth-generation Oregonian who writes about past and present Oregon in her blog, Musings on Life in Oregon, and her 2017 memoir, My Music Man. Dede’s first novel, Beyond the Ripples, will be released in 2019. Dede is also a certified industrial hygienist with more than 30 years of experience working in occupational safety and health in Portland, Oregon.

Follow Dede at:
http://dedemontgomery.com
https://twitter.com/D2Montgomery
https://www.facebook.com/d2montgomery/

Dede biking to work today

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No Take Away from Cuenca by Valerie Fletcher Adolph

10/7/2018

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It is a pleasure to feature this second entry from Valerie Fletcher Adolph. She describes it as one of the oddest days of her life.

Read and enjoy her story No Take Away from Cuenca here.

Valerie Fletcher Adolph

Bio factoid: Val lives in British Columbia where she tries hard not to believe that she is old enough to know better.

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A City on Pretty Waters by Parishka Gupta

10/7/2018

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It is great to welcome back Parishka Gupta, our youngest ever contributor, with her second entry in the 4th Annual Travel Stories Competition.

Enjoy her story A City on Pretty Waters here.

Parishka Gupta lives in Faridabad, India and is born in Delhi, India. She is fourteen years old and has been passionate about writing as well as travelling since the age of seven. She has travelled to Black Forest in Germany, Venice, Switzerland, Paris, London, Goa, Delhi, Haridwar and Rishikesh. On growing up, she combined her writing skills as well as her love for travelling when she was ten years old.

The next year, her English teacher appreciated and encouraged her writing skills. Parishka is also interested in writing poetry. Her teacher also helped her in publishing one of her pieces in the Times of India Student Edition.

Parishka went on to win them Sverdlovsk Regional Public Children's Organization "Lotsman" (Russia) twice in a row. She also has a travel blog of her own which is just the beginning - ilovetraveliting.weebly.com.

She now wishes to grow up to become a freelance travel writer and travel the world.

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A warm welcome back to Helen Bing with her second entry in this year's competition.

Enjoy her latest travel story Pago Pago here.

Kia ora.

My name is Helen Bing and I am from New Zealand. In the last few years, I’ve been lucky enough to do several cruises with my husband. The nice thing about cruising is you find yourself in all kinds of places you may not have gone to otherwise. One of my favourite cruises has been around the Pacific Rim. Fabulous.

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The Cape St Vincent (Portugal) by Angie Clifford

7/7/2018

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A warm welcome back to Angie Clifford with her first entry in this year's competition.

Read and enjoy her travel story The Cape St Vincent (Portugal) here.

Angie Clifford

Angie was born south of the river Thames on the 6th March 1951; therefore she considers herself a Londoner, (her great grandfather acted alongside Charlie Chaplin on the London music hall theatres in the early 1900’s).

Her mother; abandoned as a three week old baby, and subsequently raised by her grandmother and a spinster aunt, was a naive twenty three year old when she married. Having no idea where babies came from, Angie’s birth was a momentous occasion, so much so she thought her new child was an Angel, so she called her Angela, which translates as Gods messenger and was also a popular name in the 1950’s.

As every generation does Angie rejected the lifestyle of her parents and made a vow to be different...maybe perfect, the arrogance of youth! She married at nineteen to Jerry, four years older than herself, she saw him as mature, her knight in shining armour...And the rest as they say is history.

Angie and Jerry have four children and five grandchildren; so far! They are now retired and live between UK, and Spain, enjoying the indulgent life.

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How to Get Kissed by a Wolf in Northern Norway by Emma Yardley

5/7/2018

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It is a pleasure to feature this 4th travel story from Emma Yardley in the 4th Annual Travel Story Competition.

Enjoy her latest entry How to Get Kissed by a Wolf in Northern Norway here.

Emma Yardley is a freelance travel journalist who lives on a tiny island off the west coast of Canada. Having worked for the past 10 years as a lifestyle editor, writer and columnist in the country's busiest newsrooms, she turned her focus to travel in 2013 and hasn't looked back. Soft adventure, unusual experiences and anything to do with water — be it at the spa or on a sailboat — are her jam.
Find her on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @byemmayardley

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Bali Ha’i by Roger Knight

4/7/2018

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The first entry in our July competition is the second entry in this year's contest from Roger Knight.

Read and enjoy his travel story Bali Ha’i here.

Roger Knight

I have lived and worked in around 15 countries and having recently retired, I have finally got around to writing about some of my experiences spent in several exotic and far flung destinations. I have spent a third of my life in Australasia, so consequently have quite a bit of varied experience to draw from, as regards that region of the world.

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Who’s the June winner?

1/7/2018

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Find out who won the June competition

We had an amazing 24 authors and writers enter their travel stories in the June part of our 4th Annual Travel Stories Competition. This is the most we've ever had in one month. Thank you so much to everyone who got involved.

Selecting the winning story was especially difficult, but I am very pleased to announce that the winner is ........

Syd Blackwell and his story THE LAST FLIGHT OF AIR SIAM

MANY CONGRATULATIONS Syd - your $50 prize is on its way

If you missed our June entries, catch up with them here.

The overall competition runs until the end of July, so there is only a month left to enter your 500-1000 word travel stories. You can find out more here.

As always, I look forward to reading about your travel experiences.

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