Contest Winners! Intrepid and Zune

In my newsletter a few days ago, I announced the winners of both the Intrepid Travel and the Zune Tunes Contests. Didn’t get the memo? Sign up for my newsletter and you’ll be the first to know next time

On to the meat and potatoes.

The Intrepid Travel contest drew hundreds of entries from around the globe. The 6 judges had a lot of really wonderful stories from which to choose, making their job very difficult.

Grand Prize Winner of a 15-day trip in South America with Intrepid Travel:

Jann Huizenga for Ylli’s Gifts

Way to go, Jann!

8 Best in Category winners will receive either a bag from Timbuk2 or a SteriPEN water purifier

Women’s Travel: Shelley Seale for Lost and Found

Spiritual: Charlotte Chester for Memento Mori

Solo Travel: Antonio Sanchez for Anatomy of a Bribe

Wit & Wander: Alexis Wolff for Commiserating with Camels

Adventure: Tom Czaban for Shangri-La

Local Culture: Vicki Flier Hudson for The Calcutta Railway Riot

Food & Drink: Kay Vail-Hayden for Check, Please

Family Fun: Mara Gorman for Riding the 341

A very special thanks to the judges who helped make this such a success!

Read how the winners were chosen.

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Now for the Zune contest!

At the beginning of February, I asked folks to send me their travel playlists. It was limited to 10 songs and they got bonus points if they sent me a disc (or as one gal did, she sent me a digital playlist). I reciprocated.

I received about two dozen pretty awesome lists. Of those, I chose Deborah M.’s as the winner. Here’s her list that won her an 8GB Zune! I chose this one for it’s mix of familiar and (new to me) world music. Plus, all the artists are ladies!

1. Can’t Let Go – Lucinda Williams
2. Quiet – Sheila Chandra
3. A Nighean Nan Geug Taladh – Catherine Ann MacPhee
4. Yemma – Souad Massi Koka
5. Nose Ring – Kiran Ahluwalia
6. Red Dirt Girl – Emmy Lou Harris
7. Mi Corozon mi Recuerda – Lila Downs
8. Mango Pickle Down River – M.I.A.
9. Szeress Egyet – S. Legyen Szep
10. Love Just One – Marta Sebastyen

And here are a few more of the lists:

Scott’s List
1. Show Me The River  , Eastmountainsouth
2. Mexico, James Taylor
3. Route 66,  Natalie Cole
4. Willin’ , Linda Ronstadt
5. Gravity, Alison Krauss/Union Station
6. Across the Great Divide, Frank Solvan II
7. Over the Rainbow, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
8. Fields of Gold, Eva Cassidy
9. If I had a Boat, Lyle Lovett
10. Bless the Broken Road, Rascall Flatts

Mo’s List
1) Nothin’ But a Good Time, Poison
2) Jump on it!, Sir-mix-alot
3) Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks
4) Here I go Again on my Owm, Whitesnake
5) Danger Zone, Kenny Loggins
6) Highway to Hell, AC/Dc
7) Take it Easy, Eagles
Keg in the Closet, Kenny Chesney
9) Jack & Diane, John Cougar Mellencamp
10) Bennie and the Jetts, Elton John

Linda (I especially like Minnemom‘s originality in picking kid tunes!)
1.  On the Road Again, Veggie Tales
2. Over the River and Through the Woods, Baby Einstein
3. Wheels on the Bus, The Baby Loves Jazz Band
4. Bicycle Built for Two, Cedarmont Kids
5. The Bullet Train, Choo Choo Soul
6. A Whole New World, Aladdin Sountrack
7. What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
8. Alphabet of Nations, They Might Be Giants
9. So Long, Farewell, Sound of Music Soundtrack
10. Happy Trails, The Nickel Creek Band

I’ve got my special list all burned and ready to send to YOU. If you want to swap discs, send yours to: PO Box 16102, Seattle, WA 98116. Seriously – I love music swaps. Help feed my addiction!

Travel Well and thanks for everyone’s participation!

Beth

Related links:
Shuffle – On the iPod: Yungchen Llamo
Shuffle – On the iPod: Hanggai
Shuffle – On the iPod: Putumayo Roundup
Shuffle – On the iPod: Pernambuco
Shuffle – On the iPod: Shantel

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