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A DREAM COME TRUE by Neyda Bettencourt

30/4/2018

It is a pleasure to feature another last-minute entry in our April competition. A warm welcome to Neyda Bettencourt. Read her story A DREAM COME TRUE here.

Neyda Bettencourt

My husband was transferred from California to Oregon when all four of our children were very young so I am technically a transplant, but a very happy one. I wouldn't trade the beauty of Oregon for any other state and I have been to, or through, most of them.

I am a home body at heart though I spent a good many years working as a bookkeeper after my kids started school. I am surrounded by a loving family and enjoy cooking for them all. I guess I am most happy when I am in the kitchen as I love to cook.

I enjoy gardening though I have had to slow down in that department. I love flowers and have many bright shrubs and flowers in my yard and house.

I have always enjoyed sewing and made most of the clothes for my family as they were growing up.

Traveling has always been on top of my wishes, and though I have been many places, I still have a couple places waiting patiently on my bucket list.

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Seaspray by Robyn Boswell

30/4/2018

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Only a few hours left in our April competition and here is a last-minute entry from Robyn Boswell, a regular contributor to our travel writing contests. You can read her latest entry Seaspray here.

Robyn Boswell

I live in the spectacular far north of New Zealand surrounded by the beautiful South Pacific Ocean. My family have lived here since the earliest days of settlement in New Zealand. I love to travel and have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel to many corners of our wonderful planet. However, my heart always draws me back to the South Pacific. I have chronicled my trips through scrapbooking and journal writing so my memories are always with me.

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Gifts for the Great by Logan Wood

30/4/2018

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Today is the last day of our April competition and it is a pleasure for feature a very interesting story from Logan Wood. Read her story Gifts for the Great here.

Logan Wood
Born in London, I've spent almost twenty years living and working in New Zealand and Australia. I have a passion for travelling roads less travelled. My mother inspires me to write.

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Escaping a Gulag by Ben Stamp

29/4/2018

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With the April competition drawing to a close it is great to feature another brilliant travel story from Ben Stamp. You can read his new entry Escaping a Gulag here.

Ben Stamp was born in Tokyo, Japan, and raised in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Insects with stingers cause him to make childish noises. When he is not travelling, he lives in Catalonia.

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Giving Grubs A Go in Mexico City by Emma Yardley

29/4/2018

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A warm welcome back to Emma Yardley, with her second entry in this year's Travel Stories Competition. Enjoy her latest story Giving Grubs A Go in Mexico City 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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The coldest winter, the warmest hearts by Wenlin Tan

28/4/2018

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With under three days left in our April competition, it is a pleasure to welcome another newcomer to our travel writing contests, Wenlin Tan.

Enjoy her wonderful story The coldest winter, the warmest hearts here.

Wenlin Tan

Wenlin is an illustrator, storyteller and yoga teacher from Singapore. Her works draw inspiration from the interactions and relationships from travels and everyday life. She loves to connect- find her at www.wenlintan.com and @scrabbyknees

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The Temples of Angkor in Cambodia by Tom Czaban

28/4/2018

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Our latest entry in the April competition is from Tom Czaban, who featured on our Guest Blog recently. If you missed his blog post How The Internet Changed Travelling, you can catch up with it here. Then read his story The Temples of Angkor in Cambodia here.

Tom Czaban

Tom is a British ex-pat living in the Czech Republic. He particularly enjoys writing about travel and cross-cultural differences. You can find more of his writing at www.tomczaban.com

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Portals by Claudia Crook

27/4/2018

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It is a real pleasure to welcome back Claudia Crook with her second entry in this year's 4th Annual Travel Stories Competition. Enjoy reading Portals here.

Claudia Crook is a storyteller in many forms. She holds a BA in Media Studies from Pomona College, and her professional credits range from theater and film performance to college admissions. She is a proud native of Nashville, TN and currently resides in New York City.

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The market in Dajabon by Lindsay de Feliz

26/4/2018

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A warm welcome back to our March winner, Lindsay de Feliz.

If you missed her winning entry Consequences, catch up with it here. Then you can enjoy her latest travel story The market in Dajabon here.

Lindsay de Feliz was born, raised and educated in the UK, where she worked in London as a marketing lecturer and a Marketing Director for various financial service companies. In her mid 40s, she decided to follow her dreams and travel the world as a scuba diving instructor, ending up in the Dominican Republic 17 years ago.

She was on a six month contract but fell in love with the country and its people and met and married a Dominican. Having been shot in the throat during a robbery she was unable to dive any more, and now works as a writer, translator and marketing consultant.

Lindsay currently lives in the northeast mountains in the Dominican Republic with her husband, four dogs, one cat, six goats, two geese and numerous chickens. She writes a blog about the Dominican Republic and daily life at
www.yoursaucepans.blogspot.com
and is the author of the bestselling books “What about your saucepans?” and “Life After My Saucepans”.

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Snake in the Grass by Dolores Banerd

24/4/2018

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Our latest entry in the April competition is from Dolores Banerd, another newcomer to our travel writing contests. Read her intriguing story Snake in the Grass here.

Author Bio

I’m Dolores, and I was born in Canada on a large wheat farm in southern Saskatchewan. When I was four, my parents relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, and I decided to go with them. After attending college there and brief sojourns in London, England, Toronto and Winnipeg, I was moved to move to a city that tops them all in sunshine, Los Angeles. At the moment, my passport is dusty but I have traveled extensively —often on my own—in Europe and more recently throughout Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and India. My story Snake in the Grass is based on the facts presented in the newspaper a few days after the tragedy. Several days later the reporter corrected “the facts” and added some new details.

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