Travel Channel Looking for New Show Participants

nospam@example.com (eric) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:31:31 -0700

Become famous and get an all expense paid cruise to Europe! This is an opportunity that I am sure will interest many TravBuddies:

Travel Channel is seeking multi-generation family AND three girlfriends to take a wonderful European cruise with Royal Caribbean! Attractive and vibrant families/friends should apply if interested in being filmed while taking an all expense paid trip to various exciting ports in Europe including Barcelona, Madrid, Cannes, Livorno, Naples, Rome and Venice. Three generations are a must- grandparent(s), parents and children of middle and high school age are preferable. For the girlfriends scenario, the three must genuinely be friends, preferably between ages 35-45. The trip takes place from October 15 – October 27th 2008. All participants must be available for the entire voyage. Interested parties should write to cruisecasting@banyan.com and attach photos of all members of your family/friend group along with a short description of why you should be selected.

So, if you're a girl, message two of your female TravBuddy friends that you know in real life and maybe you'll have a shot at winning. Linking to your travel blogs and photos as part of your application process can't hurt either

Good luck! We have lots of active, social, awesome members here on TravBuddy so it would be great if someone could represent the community on TV!

Death of the Great Outdoors?

nospam@example.com (eric) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:30:00 -0700

A recent article in The Economist indicates that attendance at national parks in the USA is declining, even as populations near national parks increase.

Attendance at Yosemite has dropped 9 out of the last 13 years. Photo: trustdios

National parks have been a popular topic on TravBuddy, with a few trips and blogs dedicated to exploring their natural wonders:

Waltjake's 2006 National Park tour
X_Drive's National Park Trip

Interestingly enough, the article doesn't take the easy way out and blame video games and television as the major reason for the decline in visitors.

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