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· The American Dream - Taking a Trip Around the World SANTA MONICA, Calif. (November 4, 2003) - Turning dreams into reality? A recent poll conducted by a national travel magazine showed that the #1 ultimate dream vacation people wanted most, was taking an around-the-world trip! Almost half of those queried wanted to leave the rat race behind for an once-in-a-lifetime quick lap around the world. Well, wait no more.
GreatEscape2004: The Global Scavenger Hunt beginning next spring from April 16th - May 9th, may be your ticket to fulfilling your dreams by offering only the most intrepid global travelers a three-week around-the-world travel adventure. Travelers will go from Los Angeles to New York--the long way! Just 50 travelers, twenty-five teams of two, will be permitted to compete in this annual travel adventure competition and charity event, with one particularly travel savvy Team ultimately being crowned "The World's Greatest Travelers" and splitting the $100,000 in cash and prizes the remarkable event offers. Travelers take note: no death-defying reality TV-like stunts will be required of the participants in the 2004 edition of The Global Scavenger Hunt. Resourcefulness, along with the urge to explore, remain the only requirements in this exciting and participatory global adventure. Teams will not only visit at least 10 nations over this three week adventure, but will be tasked with meditating with monks, training like a ninja, taking flamenco lessons, learning yoga, cooking with native chefs, searching out Lost Cities, riding elephants to sacred temples, partaking in local crafts and learning local languages to unravel scavenger hunt clues. "Our cultural immersion moves Teams away from having their noses stuck in guidebooks and gets them engaged in the human connection of travel," continues William Chalmers the annual events organizer, travel book author and winner of a previous race around the world on public transportation, "It's from those personal interactions and experiences that we all grow as people and we better understand the world around us. That's what GreatEscape2004 is all about--trusting strangers in strange lands." Teams competing in The Global Scavenger Hunt will also be doing it for a good cause by logging over one million miles collectively to help raise funds towards a $1 million goal for lauded humanitarian organizations like: Nobel Peace Prize winning Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF, CARE, International Special Olympics, Conservation International and the World Monuments Fund, among others. GreatEscape2004 is limited to 25 two-person Teams that are required to pay or raise at least $9,900 per person entry fee for the GreatEscape Foundation, which covers all international airfare, 23-nights in First Class hotels and about 40% of meals. (Portions may be tax-deductible, please consult your tax advisor.) For additional information or to apply, please visit GlobalScavengerHunt.com or contact the GreatEscape Foundation at 310.281.7809. Media Contact: Pamela Finmark GreatEscape Adventures, Inc. 310-281-7809 plf@GlobalScavengerHunt.com |
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