Thank you to all the amazing writers from the We Said Go Travel 2013 Gratitude Travel Writing Contest!

Two hundred and eighty-nine writers from thirty-eight countries participated to write about one hundred and two countries for the contest!

We held a google hangout to announce the winners! Take a look...

Honorable Mentions:

Hannah Thompson-Yates - Behind the Taj

Bridgett Cockrell: We are all Handicapped

Nicola Desouza: Water-Borne Love in Varanasi

Our Third Place Winner is Sherrydayne Edwards from Australia.  Enjoy her article about Rio, How Not to Fall in Love with Rio de Janeiro.

Our Second Place Winner is Lisa Gabrielson from Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Enjoy her article about Paris, A Meditation on Paris

Our First Place Winner is Michael MacKenzie from Australia. Enjoy his article about Morocco, Why does Abdul live in the desert?

PRIZES:
1st Prize - $500usd cash and Travel Writing Road Map ($497usd value)
2nd Prize - $350usd cash and Travel Writing Road Map Self Study
3rd Prize - $150usd cash and Travel Writing Road Map  Self Study

Winners were selected by our judges, Richard Bangs, Tiffany Hawk, and the We Said Go Travel Team.  Cash prizes will be paid through PayPal in United States Dollars.  All winning entries were promoted on We Said Go Travel.
 
JUDGING: Richard Bangs, Tiffany Hawk and the We Said Go Travel Team

Richard Bangs, the father of modern adventure travel, is a pioneer in travel that makes a difference, travel with a purpose. He has spent 30 years as an explorer and communicator, and along the way led first descents of 35 rivers around the globe, he is currently producing and hosting the new PBS series, Richard Bangs: Adventure Without End. You can find him at: http://www.richardbangs.com/

Tiffany Hawk is a former flight attendant and the author of Love Me Anyway, a darkly funny novel about life at 35,000 feet. She has an MFA in creative writing from UC Riverside and her work can be seen in such places as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler, and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Join Tiffany Hawk for the complete roadmap to exotic travel writing: Travel Writing Road Map. You can find her at: http://tiffanyhawk.com/

Next up? The Winter 2014 Inspiration Travel Writing Contest. Learn more here:
http://www.wesaidgotravel.com/writing-contest

Deadline February 14, 2014.

All photos courtesy and copyright the respective photographers (above) and We Said Go Travel.