Greetings, Wanderluster!
Last month, more than 100 Seattle women were treated to an evening of Fierce Female travel talks at the ExOfficio offices. We had FUN (that’s me wearing my ExO hat >>) and I hope events like this are to come. Thanks to sponsors Seattle Met Magazine and Expedia.
Speaking of Fun Females, have a burning question for other travel gals (fierce or not)? Join our new Facebook Group. This is a place for you to ask questions and share information with other women travelers.
In tour news… Did you see? We just announced our New Orleans Culinary Tour and it’s already more than half full. Word gets around quickly! If you want to join us in this fun-filled culinary getaway, don’t wait to register as this will likely fill up in the coming days.
Oh, and we have women looking to share rooms on both the South India and Vietnam & Cambodia tours. It’s a chance to save a little money on these tours. Please email me today if you are interested as these are first come, first served.
Want to win a trip to Costa Rica?
Don’t wait until the last minute…
Enter your stories now for our  6th annual WanderWomen Write Travel Writing Contest! It’s your chance to show off your writing skills. Sponsored by Expedia, the grand prize is a six-night  stay at the Westin in Playa Conchal in Costa Rica (approximate value $4,080)! Four Category Winners will each receive a TORQ carry-on bag from Briggs & Riley (value $479).
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**October Photo Contest Winner**
Congratulations to our October Travel Photo Contest winner, Carlo L.
He submitted this image, Philippine Balut, and will receive a $140 gift certificate to design his own camera bag from Porteen Gear.
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**November Photo Contest**
Hey budding photographers! Why not join our monthly photo contest? It’s easy to enter…
Simply submit a photo that fits with this month’s theme – November is Adventure. Show us the most adventurous trip you’ve taken! We’ll post them on the Travel Photo Contest blog and you’ll have the chance to win an XShot Camera Extender. See full details here.
**New Wanderbloggers**
Keri Reid
Keri is a professional ski instructor, snow sports manager and winter enthusiast. Her passion for alpine sports has taken her from North America to New Zealand and currently Japan. She loves the silence of deep champagne powder, uncovering hidden trails and a good coffee. Ski bag in tow, she collects snowy memories from locations across the globe. Delve into the world of skiing with tips, musings and inspiration on everything winter at Ski Gypsy.
Lauryl Kitson
Originally from Montana, Lauryl is a social media strategist and adventure-goer living in Seattle, Washington. Her most memorable travels involved massive amount of gelato in Rome, a pop-culture-filled walking tour of Berlin and tasting locally made Chicha de jora (corn beer) in Ollantaytambo, Peru, after hiking Machu Picchu mountain. Lauryl blogs about going on adventures, meeting new people and traveling in a digital world on Checking In.
Wander Recommendations
On the Bookshelf
Before They Pass by Jimmy Nelson
This 408-page coffee table book is filled with images of 35 indigenous tribes from around the world. The photography is stellar and includes images from Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Ethiopia and beyond. Put it on your holiday wish list.
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In the iPod
Wayo: Trance Percussion Masters of South Sudan
Probably best in small doses, this CD of Sudanese percussion is still fascinating. Created by a village located on the outskirts of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, the musicians play drums, plastic water containers and bells. It’s like Africa’s version of Stomp.
In the DVD
Gravity starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock
Not yet available on DVD, you should go see this in the theaters. It’s the ultimate in adventure travel. With grace under pressure, Sandra Bullock shows us what can be accomplished even when we think the impossible is truly impossible.
WanderGear Review
Eagle Creek Morphus Bag
This two-in-one bag has a front section that zips off to become its own bag. When packed as one, the Morphus has front, top, side and bottom handles making it super easy to place in and retrieve from the overhead bin. Read more…
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Upcoming Events
November 20, 2013
Talk on Thailand and Laos Hill Tribes
The Traveler Bookstore
Bainbridge Island, WAÂ
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Parting Words
“Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations.” ~Â Elizabeth Drew
Til next month…
Travel Well!
Beth
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