February 2012
18 posts
Biathlon. A Game of Life and Death →
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Europe’s favorite winter sport, I kid you not. Alright, so maybe that’s not actually how it’s done, but it got your attention. Want more action? We promise, the real races are even more entertaining then this. Check out www.biathlonworld.com for some of the end of season competitions.
“When traveling, always bring twice as much money and pack a third of the clothes you’ll think you need.”
—Some pretty smart dude.
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Let's Go-Triptrotting Photo Contest Featured Photo: Gone With the Wind
PHOTO CREDIT: Jennifer Farris
A car ride isn’t complete without the company of a furry friend hanging out of the back window.
Hurry up and submit your photos to the Let’s Go Make Sense of the World Photo Contest for our last week of submissions! Enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card and more!
Let's Go Make Sense of the World Photo Contest
Hey there!
We noticed some of your photos on Tumblr and wanted to say that we were very impressed by them! They look fantastic.
We are currently holding our Photo Contest called Let’s Go Make Sense of the World, and we encourage you to submit some photos for a chance to be featured on our website, win a $50 Amazon gift card, and more!
Cheers,
The Let’s Go Travel Guides Team
Smell: This week's Let's Go-Triptrotting photo contest category
We are pleased to announce the Let’s Go-Triptrotting Photo Contest’s fourth category: Smell.
What audacious, subtle, delightful, or crazy smells can you evoke?
To submit your photos for a chance to win a feature on Letsgo.com and a $50 Amazon gift card or to learn more, click here.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply to start a Let's Go Campus Team at your school!
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 11:59 EST on February 7, 2012!
START A CAMPUS TEAM AND BE A LET’S GO CAMPUS DIRECTOR!
- Build, recruit, train, and manage a campus team of writers for the 52-year-old leading, internationally-renowned student budget travel guide
- Become an expert in select travel destinations
- Publicize Let’s Go at your campus
- Hone their writing skills with training from expert Let’s Goers
- Get published on an international stage
Let’s Go alumni have gone on to:
The Atlantic
Esquire
Disney
Harper’s Magazine
Lonely Planet
Microsoft
The New York Times
The New Yorker
Parade
Playboy
TIME Magazine
The White House
How can I apply?
You can apply either as an individual founder or with a partner on your campus.
To apply individually, please follow these steps:
- Part 1: Fill out this form here
- Part 2: E-mail the following to lauren.xie@letsgo.com:
- A resume
- A creative travel-related writing sample (no more than 500 words)
- A step-by-step plan for how you would encourage students on your campus to join your Campus Team (no more than 500 words)
- 2 ideas for how you would publicize Let’s Go Travel Guides on your campus (no more than 250 words each)
To apply with a partner, please follow these steps:
- Part 1: Each partner should fill out this form here
- Part 2: E-mail the following to lauren.xie@letsgo.com:
- A resume (1 for each partner)
- A creative travel-related writing sample (no more than 500 words, 1 for each partner)
- A joint step-by-step plan for how you and your partner would encourage students on your campus to join your Campus Team (no more than 500 words)
- 2 joint ideas for how you and your partner would publicize Let’s Go Travel Guides on your campus (no more than 250 words each)
AThe final deadline to apply for Spring 2012 is February 7, 2012 at 11:59pm EST. All components of the application must be received at this time in order to be considered for Spring 2012.
Questions? Please e-mail lauren.xie@letsgo.com.
