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Contest: Win an African safari for 11!

Posted on January 5th, 2011 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Become a friend of Intrepid Travel on Facebook, and you could win a 14-day trip to Africa for you and 10 lucky friends. Highlights of the Road to Zanzibar tour include a Serengeti Plain safari, a night of camping at Ngorongoro Crater, visits to a children’s home and a Chagga village, and a stay on […]

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Ottawa photo contest captures neighbourhoods

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Looking for an inside glimpse into some of Ottawa’s liveliest neighbourhoods? Check out the submissions to the Picture It Downtown photo contest, which focused (pardon the pun) on the Glebe, Wellington West and other cool neighbourhoods. I wish I’d found out about this contest while it was still running–I would have loved to have entered!

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Another chance to win a home exchange club membership!

Posted on March 31st, 2009 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Julie Ovenell-Carter’s contest to win a free membership in a home exchange club continues to generate interest! Just this week, another home exchange website, 1stHomeExchange.com, offered to give away a one-year membership to her readers–and sent a link to 66 great tips for home exchangers. Head over to the contest post at theseboots.travel for details.

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Win a free year’s membership in a home exchange club

Posted on March 21st, 2009 by Laura Byrne Paquet

My friend Julie Ovenell-Carter writes a great travel blog called These Boots, which is aimed at independent travellers, and she’s running a contest. The prizes? One-year memberships offered by two home exchange organizations, HomeLink International and Intervac. All you have to do to enter is go to the blog post announcing the contest and leave […]

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I’ve picked a contest winner

Posted on February 22nd, 2009 by Laura Byrne Paquet

My book draw is now closed, and ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! I did the random draw this morning, and Colengal will be receiving a copy of my book, Wanderlust: A Social History of Travel. Colengal, I will be e-mailing you privately to get your snail mail address. Thanks so much to everyone […]

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Book giveaway: Wanderlust

Posted on February 15th, 2009 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Wanderlust

It all started when I began wondering where passports came from. I pitched every magazine editor I knew on a story about the history of passports, but no one–and I mean no one–was interested. Fine, I thought. I’ll broaden the concept and make it into a book. The history of passports eventually became a chapter […]

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Buy a ticket, help fight hunger

Posted on December 7th, 2008 by Laura Byrne Paquet

A group of travel bloggers has banded together to launch Passports with Purpose: an online raffle for some very cool prizes. Profits go to support Heifer International, a charity that fights hunger around the world. Tickets are $10 and prizes include a Flip video camera, three nights in a Hawaiian hotel, and a cooking class […]

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