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Theatre/Acting Camps in Orange County, California
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Broadway on Tour Chidren's Theatre
"BOT (say bee-oh-tee, not 'bot'), was founded by Daniel Halkyard in October, 1988 in Placentia, California, to provide a place for kids who wanted to perform on stage to learn in a professional manner. Broadway on Tour's first performance was 'A Christmas on Broadway' in December of 1988 after three months of rehearsal. With many elementary and intermediate schools strapped for cash, there often was no other place for kids to learn and display their talent in the community. The theater's motto: 'Children Bringing Theatre to Children' - also points out the other, equally important mission of BOT. We provide affordable live theater performances to young audiences as their introduction to a world of entertainment outside of TV, movies, and other 'non-organic' storytelling. To provide a place for families to watch live performances, we offer shows on weekends year 'round in a facility that caters to the young audience. We have a long term agreement with the historic Ebell Theater located in a family-friendly location, and produce one and two hour musical matinee performances featuring characters and stories recognizable by kids from ages three to ten. Our shows are performed by kids typically aged from eight to eighteen, with auditions open to the public. BOT is an all volunteer organization, like 'Little League', only for young actors. The only way we can put on our shows is with help from the parents of the kids in the cast."
Santa Ana, Yorba Linda
Performer's Academy
"A performing arts facility located in Orange County, California exists to create extraordinary experiences in the arts that educate, challenge and inspire our students, our staff, and the community. We are a training facility in the areas of musical theatre, television commercials, episodic television, feature film, voice, image, fitness and modeling. The Performer's Academy is not an agency or a management company, but a training academy that focuses on instructing students from ages 4 - adult. We have a tremendous success story history of Orange County's very own getting representation and booking work in modeling, television and feature film." Also: Musical Theatre, Baby Ballet, Hip Hop.
Laguna Hills
SCR Education & Outreach Programs
South Coast Repertory
's education and outreach arm, which includes a great theatre conservatory program: "South Coast Repertory, Orange County's Tony Award-winning theatre, offers 14 professional productions on two stages every year. In addition, the professionalism of South Coast Repertory carries through to its Theatre Conservatory, which offers acting classes for all ages and levels. The Youth and Teen Program has weekly classes offered throughout the school year in fall, winter and spring sessions that bring the creative process to life for kids ages 8-17, with performance opportunities for advanced students. The Summer Theatre Workshop is perfect for beginning students, ages 8-17. Students enjoy two fun-filled weeks of classes in acting, improvisation, movement and more that allow them to unlock their creative imaginations. The Adult Program (students 18 and older) has an extensive slate of classes, taught by top professionals, designed for both career-minded professionals and people interested in personal growth and development. The Professional Intensive Program is a nationally renowned eight-week summer program for serious acting students 18 and over (accepted by audition only). The program puts the finishing touches on training for careers in theatre, film and television. The classes are held at our theatre: South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. More information can be found on our website or by calling the education department at 714-708-5577."
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Alex Proyas To Tackle Paradise Lost
The director of Knowing and I, Robot gets to work on Milton's epic.
Alex Proyas has been confirmed to direct an adaptation of John Milton's Paradise Lost.
He'll be working from Stuart Hazeldine's script (the pair worked together on Knowing), following various rewrites.
Variety report that they'll only be working on one aspect of the epic 17th poem, and that'll be the "epic war in heaven between archangels Michael and Lucifer". Great! Oh, hang on, here it comes... "and will be crafted as an action vehicle that will include aerial warfare, possibly shot in 3D."
I, Robot and The Crow were winners, and the man has an obvious love of fantasy, so this should be right up his alley. No word yet on how this will fit around his planned Dracula: Year Zero, which was meant to shoot summer 2011 with Sam Worthington.

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Round 5
Both women got up from their stools and made their way to the center. They moved slowly but right for one another with little concern for defense. Sharon was showing signs of battle, her body a bruised and scratched mess. Rose appeared equally as battered, but also was beginning to look exhausted as she breathed heavily through a open mouth. As they got within arms length they both reached out their hands and latched onto their foe's damaged nipples. Screams echoed off the room from both fighters, as it was mixed with cheering and yelling. "Yeah lets see who's tits are better," screams the ritzy blonde setting ringside. Rose's legs started to quiver and shake as she was losing this nipple fight. In desperation, she used her size, she bullied Sharon towards the velvet ropes by her twisted nipples. "You got her Red," screamed the well dressed man as he was on the edge of his chair. I noticed that Sharon was hardly making any noise from the nipple torture that was occurring. As Rose pushed Sharon into the ropes she stood in front of Sharon spread legged and still twisting. Jeremy yelled at Sharon, "Do it now while you can, honey." Sharon moved her right arm up and between Rose's open thighs and grabbed her vulnerable pussy as her left hand went for Rose's hair and pulled backwards. Rose stopped moving and twisting and lets out a "Ohhhhhhhhhooo" as Sharon's hand grabbed the labia lips and pulled. "Ahhhhhhgggggghhhhh", screamed Rose as she stopped twisting and moved her hands down to Sharon's clutching hand. "Let my pussy goooooOOOOOOOO, AGHHHHHHHHH," screamed Rose as Sharon then slid two fingers into her love hole. "That a way to go Girl," yelled the cowboy.
Sharon was now in control as she was able to turn and push Rose backwards into the ropes by her hair and the pussy mauling, gritting her teeth in exertion the entire way. Rose could not get Sharon's fingers out of her pussy so she redirected her hand and found Sharon's trimmed groin hair. Rose grabbed and pulled the hair finally getting a low groin coming from Sharon. "Let my pussy go, fat cow, " spit out Sharon with anger. "No way bitch," spit back Rose as she too grabbed Sharon's hair with her left hand and then slid some of her fingers into Sharon's pussy. Both women were leaning into the ropes clutching, gouging their foe's pussy as they pulled each others head over the ropes. Rose was the first to let go of Sharon's hair and move her left hand down to Sharon's pussy. Sharon grunted loudly as she felt Rose's other hand attack her hurting groin. Sharon quickly fought back and lets go of Rose's hair and joined her in the two handed pussy mauling. I again began stroking myself at seeing both women leaning in the ropes with their hands between their foe's wide open legs.
"God Damn, would you look at that....a pussy fight going on! " yelled the cowboy as he waved his hat in the air. It certainly was a pussy fight, and Sharon was get the better, as she was pulling on Rose's "fattened" pussy lips stretching and pulling the skin in gross distortion. Rose let go of Sharon's pussy, the pain too great for her. Rose was tippy toeing as her vagina was getting stretched by Sharon. "You're finished, tubby" hissed Sharon and continued tugging and pulling.
Rose was groining loudly as she moved her hands down to Sharon's hands to try and alleviate the pain in her crotch. Rose pulled and tugged on Sharon's left hand was able to remove it from her throbbing groin. This was a mistake. As Rose worked to get Sharon's right hand off of her groin, Sharon swung her left hand in a looping arc landing a hard slap to her swollen right eye. Rose's head jerked to the side, her eyes rolled, and her legs buckled. She fell to the mat breaking Sharon's hold on her groin. Rose landed on her left side by the ropes clutching her pussy. Sharon capitalized by continuing the attack on Rose's damaged right eye. Sharon raised her foot and slammed in into Rose's right eye. This did the trick as now blood wept out of the eyebrow cut.
Sharon pressed her advantage of Rose's predicament. She turned Rose onto her back. Standing on the turnbuckle nearby, Sharon leapt off the middle rope and landed her ass on Rose's belly, knocking the wind from the big redhead "Oooooofffff!". Rose collapsed back to the canvas. Sharon got up and lifted rose's ankles up to her waist, spreading her legs open. Lifting the ankles higher in a 'V' pattern, she stepped forward and placed her right foot in Rose's tender crotch, leaning most of her weight onto that foot. Rose shrieked in pain and started to buck her legs, but Sharon held on. "Oowwwwww! Nooo!" Rose pleaded. Sharon leaned in more. She was so focused on grounding her heel into the shaved groin that she paid no mind when Rose got her right leg free of Sharon's grasp and started kicking at her. Her last kick struck Sharon sharply on the chin, the sexy teacher stumbled back and dropped like a stone to the canvas.
"Sharon, get up!" Jeremy yelled, but she laid there motionless, moaning. Rose slowly got to her knees, wiped the blood away from her eye, and gingerly got to her feet. She stalked over to Sharon, reached down and pulled up to her knees by her hair. "That really hurt, you Bitch!" Holding her up by her hair with her left hand, Rose bitch-slapped Sharon with her right hand several times. The stunned brunette offered no resistance. Her head jolted in either direction with the slaps, her cheeks reddening. Rose hauled Sharon to her feet, then picked her up and held her across her chest, like she was carrying a wounded child. Dropping to one knee, she slammed Sharon over the other knee in a back breaker. Sharon squealed, then fell limp, hanging over Rose's knee. Her perky breasts, now a deep shade of red, pointing directly at me. The big redhead then clasped her hands together in a fist and slammed it down onto Sharon's tummy. The battered woman convulsed upward, the flopped off Rose's knee onto the floor.
"I'm not through with you yet, tit less!" Rose was wounded and furious, and she was now running on pure adrenaline. She dragged Sharon, by her hair, close to her own corner. Sharon was lying limply on the canvas as Rose climbed to the top of the turn buckle. The crowd noise increased as Rose reached the top. Amid cheers and whistles, Rose jumped off the rope and landed hard on Sharon, squashing her with a full body splash. I certainly never expected such a thing, but was impressed with Rose's willingness to inflict pain.
Rose noticed that Sharon was not moving as she got to her feet. She stepped over her, straddling her, then lowered her groin onto Sharon's face. Rose rubbed her pussy into Sharon's face, easy at first, then started humping her foe's face. "Big Red is screwing her face.....Yeahhhhh, go for it Red, " Yelled the ritzy blonde. I glanced down and noticed she had her hand on the gray haired man's groin and had unzipped his fly jerking him off. The cowboy was rubbing his prick through his pants as well. This was getting out of hand. Sharon was not moving.....Was she done for? I noticed, along with just about everyone else to in the arena, that Rose was moaning and getting "off" this face smother. I looked at the clock....30 seconds......Was Sharon going to submit or was Rose going to cum first?
DING.....DING.....DING..... the bell rang. Rose continued humping as she got closer to cumming. I called for Rose to stop, but she was somewhere else. I started to administer my count. 1.........Ted quickly hopped between he ropes and scurried over to Rose and started pulling her off......2..........It was almost three when Ted pulled Rose off of Sharon's face. As he pulled her up I glanced down and noticed that Sharon's face had a moist shine to it.....Rose had leaked some of her juice onto her beaten down rival. Ted got Rose back to her chair and set her down and started to work on her right eyebrow. As he did this Rose slipped her finger down to her engorged clit and started rubbing it. He had no idea that Rose was fingering herself as he doctored her cut eyebrow. Just as he was putting on the cut grease she started shaking on her chair and had a wild orgasm. I have no idea how she did it after the total amount of punishment her crotch had taken throughout the fight.
Rose removed her finger and I saw it was glistening with juice. I looked over at Jeremy and Sharon and realized I'm not sure how she even got there. I looked at the ritzy blonde and saw her going down on the gray haired man's dick, giving him a blow job. Meanwhile the cowboy was wiping his forehead with a handkerchief. Had he jerked himself off? Was my arena becoming a wild orgy? Hell, I was ready to shoot my load. The bell dinged starting round six. I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next.
The women came out of their corners more stumbling then walking. The fight had taken its toll. Rose's eye was now fully shut. She was out of breath both from exhaustion and her between-round orgasm. Sharon was in bad shape herself from the closing minutes of previous round. Who was going to move first? Rose grabbed for her hair, yanking the sexy wounded teacher's entire upper body down. Sharon shocked her with a unexpected uppercut to the red head's pussy. The combined abuse of the entire fight, added to the extra sensitivity from her orgasm was more than Rose could handle. I wondered if she now regretted pleasuring herself between rounds, maybe a fatal error as she counted her chickens before they hatched. She let out a garbled scream as she collapsed to her knees. Sharon savagely kicked her in to chin causing big Rose to collapse to the canvas on her back. Where was she getting this from? I had never seen a fighter return from such a savage beating. She had taken a inhuman amount of abuse and still rallied back. The crowd roared its approval as Sharon walked around to Rose's head and plopped onto her in a reverse face sit! Now in control and considering the added bonus 'Tex' had offered her for such a finish, Sharon had a renewed energy. Sharon began to grind her pussy back and forth on Rose's face while holding one arm in the air like she was riding a mechanical bull. Her sexy ass covered Rose's face completely as her cheeks tensed and relaxed rhythmically on the redhead's face. Sharon's swollen nipples were erect with the excitement she was feeling as she had her revenge ride on Rose's face. That was enough for me, I burst in my pants with such a orgasm I had to hold the top rope to keep my balance.
Suddenly, Sharon screamed. Rose had reached up with her arms and grabbed Sharon's tits! She pulled her forward by her tits, then raised her legs up and trapped the brunette's head between her powerful thighs. Rose slammed her legs back to the canvas, slamming Sharon's head to it as well. Sharon groaned and collapsed holding her skull. Rose got up, wiping as much of Sharon's pre-ejaculation off her face as she could. "You are done, bitch!" Lifting Sharon to her feet by her hair, Rose slammed her right fist into Sharon's belly. "Ooooffff!" Sharon would have collapsed, but Rose held her up. She then slammed her fist into Sharon's face, sending her backward into the ropes. As she rebounded from the ropes, Rose slammed a forearm across her chest sending Sharon to the canvas hard. Rose stumbled to her corner and began climbing the turnbuckle. It was a long process due to her exhaustion and tortured pussy. Finally she climbed all the way to the top. With evil intentions she took flight. She meant to land, ample ass first, on top of her helpless brunette rival. However she had gone to the well one too many times, and had taken too long getting there. Instead she crashed onto a empty space of the ring where Sharon had been just seconds before. The hard mat sent shockwaves up her tailbone. Rose had gambled everything on a single, probably unnecessary move and lost. Holding her lower back, her mouth agape in a scream, she didn't notice Sharon rebounding off the ropes towards her until the brunette's knee was in her face. I winced at the sight of my front row of spectators being showered in blood and spit. Rose fell to her back lifelessly. Was she unconscious, or worse? Sharon didn't take the time to check. She spun and sat down on Rose's head in a reverse face smother. Violently she ground her crotch on the read head's face. This was more about revenge than it was about pleasure. Her thin fingers buried deep into Rose's tits, pulling her nipples to the point I feared she might actually remove them from the prone woman's body. Was that even possible? Hell if I knew. It was apparent that Rose was out, she reacted to neither the facial grinding nor the horrendous torture her tits were undergoing. As Sharon reached her climax, her upper body fell backwards in a ground shaking orgasm. The only thing that kept her from falling off her larger rival was her death grip on the red head's tits. It occurred to me that the fight was over, and had been for several minutes. I was too transfixed on the spectacle to stop it. I promptly called for the bell. Sharon ignored it, still clawing at the larger woman's impressive rack. Ted was screaming in his corner to do something. I moved in behind Sharon and wrapped her up with my arms to pull her off. My hands no-so-accidentally came over her breasts as I lifted her off the vanquished giant. They felt great in my hands, and again I cursed Jeremy for his luck. As I lifted her off, her bare ass rubbed my swollen cock. She came to her senses and turned to regard me with a sly smile. Our eyes met and time slowed. I became aware of her scent, her sensuality. Her presence and confidence were larger than life. She was ten feet tall. Without realizing it, I felt our faces drifting closer together. Then Jeremy covered her with her robe and we both snapped back to reality. I sighed, this wasn't the first time I've found myself in a situation like this. The young couple began celebrating wildly. Behind me, Ted and my fight doctor attended Rose. The doc gave me a thumbs up, signaling she'd be alright, though she certainly looked a wreck. Both women did. Sweaty, bruised, battered, money making wrecks. I was impressed with both women's performances. Rose's ability to dish out punishment, and Sharon's ability to take it and defeat a much larger rival. Would I be able to get these two in the ring again? I'd have to, they had set the bar very high and my audience would demand that same quality again. That's all to be worked out later. I had a after party to attend and many other loose ends to tie. Man what a fight.
The phone on my desk rang, Sharon was here to collect her winnings. I had my secretary send her up and eyed the check sitting on my desk. It kills me to hand over this much money. Granted much of it came courtesy of a eccentric Texan, it was still a sizable amount of funds. The bonuses alone were more than some women were paid for their entire fight. Fight of the night, Best Finish, Best Knock Out, and the fan voted Sexiest Combatant (which pissed Tiffany off to no end, she referred to both ladies as 'plain') along with her already promised win bonus combined to nice sum. Tex's promised bonuses for stripping the top off Rose, fighting in the nude, winning with a face sit, and his matching winners fight purse put her into the 6 figure range. What teacher makes that kind of money?
Rose had stopped by earlier in the day. She was dressed more conservatively and seemed almost mousy by her earlier appearance. Her large tits hidden behind a baggy rain jacket. I tried not to stare at the 4 stitches above her forehead. Ted did most of the talking as they accepted their check for participating in the fight. I floated the idea of her getting in the ring again but was shot down without question. Rose's gaze fell on Sharon's check, which I strategically placed on the center of my desk. Her jaw clenched and I knew I'd be hearing back from her again eventually. All that money had been so close to hers on several occasions. If only she were woman enough to have taken it.
A moment later a light knock on my door tore my mind from money matters. Sharon entered wearing a red shiny button up blouse and a black skirt with black stockings. Her hair was again pulled up in a bun, she looked every bit the typical child's sexy teacher fantasy. I wondered for a second if that wasn't intentional. The contrast between her now and on fight night was shocking. Violent warrioress then, hot educator now.
"How are you, Sharon? You look lovely today." I said, pretending to be more professional than I was.
"Thank you Tyler, still a little sore but no worse for wear."
"Good, good. Nice to see your visit to my ring hasn't changed you." I said with a grin.
"Oh, but it has. I… really enjoyed it. Well, not getting tossed around the ring by my hair or having my body used as a punching bag. But the competition, its…"
"Addictive." I finished for her.
"Yes, that's the word I want. Its addictive. I was never much a 'wild child', even in college I pretty much kept to my studies. Being able to cut loose and just lose any inhibitions was a new experience for me." Sharon blushed and I wonder exactly what part of the fight she was thinking about specifically.
"It looked like Rose was gonna get you a few times." I commented, wanting to see her reaction.
"Maybe, but that overweight slob has no conditioning at all. I thought the round was going to end while I waited for her to climb to the top rope. When she finally did jump it was like she even fell slow and lethargically." Sharon chuckled a moment before continuing. "All she had was a massive weight advantage, no skill at all. I knew I was tougher than her. I have to admit it was really satisfying putting that big bitch in her place." Her smile was beaming with pride. I didn't point out her underestimation of the big busty redhead or the several rounds of hell she put her through. Instead I moved the conversation forward.
"Yes, and the money doesn't hurt I'm sure." I picked the check up, not wanting to look at the dollar amount written on it. If I did I may not be able to let it go. "My employers were very pleased with the event. They have gotten some very positive reviews from the fans. You might not believe it, but did you know there were at least 2 senators there?"
"Oh really?" she seemed genuinely surprised, "I wouldn't think those sorts of people would enjoy that type of-" She stopped herself, worried she might have offended me. I laughed.
"Politicians enjoying a little bloodsport? Not exactly unheard of. Regardless, you earned a lot of money. Any plans for it?" I asked, check in hand.
"Well, I have my plans… and Jeremy has his own. Unfortunately his involve motorcycles and partying while mine involve paying down our mortgage, catching up on bills, then maybe having a little fun."
"Ah, I see, well that's unfortunate." I had to laugh to myself. I've seen this a dozen times before. She earns the money, he sends it. Still, not my place to get involved. I'm paid to be a fight promoter, not a marriage counselor. I handed the check out. She smiled, reached for it, and found a bit of resistance as I had a hard time letting it to. We said our farewells and she moved to leave.
"If you ever care to step in the ring again, stop by sometime." I joked. She paused in my doorway.
"Yes, I'll stay in touch" She replied before leaving. Hmm, not what I expected. I just handed her the equivalent to a few years worth of teacher's salary. Maybe a part of her really did enjoy it? Or maybe it was Jeremy? Ah who knows. Maybe I'll float the idea past the bosses. She made them a lot of money her first fight, and I could charge a heap more just on her new reputation alone. Just something to think on.


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rcummins asked this question on 5/24/2000:
Is there any print or web information available on fiberglass and gelcoat repair techniques?
realcourchesne gave this response on 5/25/2000:
Yes there is information available, I ton't have any in my bookmarks simply make a search and you should find some. I have started (under construction) a web site at: http://www.geocities.com/real_courchesne/ which talk about gelcoat repair techniques. Feel free to take a look! Real Courchesne
rcummins asked this follow-up question on
5/25/2000: Sir -
I received your response to my question in AskMe. I think I must not be looking in the right places, because I am not finding much information about repair techniques. I am sure that this sort of material must be available, but I just can't seem to locate it.
I like your website, because it is talks about the things I am interested in learning. I like the knife technique for small cracks. What do you do for wider scrapes about 1/4 inch wide? I note that you don't mention the problem with the surface of new gelcoat not hardening in air. Do you just ignore this problem on small scratches?
How do you deal with color matching? How do you get colors like yellow to hide the dark mat layers when the scratch has gone completely through the gelcoat? How much pigment can you put in neutral gelcoat before the chemistry doesn't work?
What do you do when gravity is working against you on the underside of something you can't turn over? How do you get the liquid to stay in place? Is it possible to make a paste without adversely affecting adhesion?
Thanks for your help, R. Cummins
P.S. Is the email address on your website current?
realcourchesne gave this response on 5/25/2000:
I have moved my page to: http://www1.askme.com/ViewAnswer.asp?ac=ans&VID=1146738#ta and have corrected my E-Mail address.
Here is my answer to your questions: I'm sorry but I don't understand your question on surface of new gelcoat not hardening in air.
Color matching can be a complex procedure for the majority of us. I usually make samples and let them get hard. Then I sand and polish them. To view the matching the samples must have the same surface finish that the boat has.
You said: How do you get colors like yellow to hide the dark mat layers when the scratch has gone completely through the gelcoat?' Answer: Gelcoat will hide dark mat layers regardless of the color.
You said: -When gravity is working against you' - I don't know if you are asking about mat and rezine or gelcoat. Applying gelcoat will not be affected by gravity unless you apply more then 1/16''. Gravity will affect the application of fiberglass soaked with rezine. I suggest that you use only one layer of thin mat (1 Ẅ oz) at a time, let it get hard and do another one. If you are using a good rezine it should stay in place.
realcourchesne gave this follow-up answer on 5/25/2000:
I'm sorry, I give you a wrong address. My page URL is: http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/real/Fibergl.htm


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Hi folks,This might sound ridiculous, but I'm making an insulating vest for my tiny, 10-lb dog. I have some pile material for a lining, but I'm trying to find a good deal on some relatively breathable, water-resistant fabric for the shell.Does anyone have anything lying around from a MYOG project? It doesn't have to be anything special, just water-resistant a breathable. Even though dogs don't sweat through the skin on their torso, my guess is the little guy's body heat will dry the fabric if it's breathable.Anyway, like I said maybe a little ridiculous, but worth a try.Recommendations welcome.Thanks,Bill
Would Thru-hiker M90 (current iteration) work?
Yea, M90 would probably be just fine. You have some extra laying around?Thanks,Bill
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Just the FAQ's
The Frequently Asked Questions (aka FAQs) section...
We have gotten a lot of questions thrown our way over the last decade, here we try to sum them all up so that you have a pretty good idea about just what this event is all about and how to participate in it. Hope it helps...
Q) What is The Global Scavenger Hunt?
A) The Global Scavenger Hunt™ (TGSH) is an annual around the world travel adventure competition that crowns The World's Greatest Travelers™ after fifteen two-person teams circumnavigate the globe taking A Blind Date with the World™ that takes them to ten countries in 23-days, all while performing/completing a series of highly participatory and culturally-oriented site-doing scavenges. It is in fact the world travel championship for over a decade.
The annual event is designed for adventurous spirits and is an extremely hands-on one of a kind around the world travel experience, filled with: secret missions, special challenges, exotic off-the-beaten path backdrops, amazingly colorful people and cultures all entwined in a fascinating competition. It is a 21st century Travel 3.0 event: authentic, challenging and participatory.
After over a decade of excitement (our first event was held in 2002) we know that this event is a life-changing escapade for many.
The event itself is filled with exotic global backdrops, extraordinary cultures, and of course, fascinating people—not to mention our passionate and adventurous travelers from around the world. It is indeed the Olympics of travel, the Super Bowl, Indy 500, X Games and the Kentucky Derby of travel adventures all rolled in to one annual event that crowns The World's Greatest Travelers! It is an event that thoroughly tests the travel savvy, Travel IQ and fluid situational intelligence of all our competitors. TGSH is all about creativity, having fun, being challenged, learning, getting out of your comfort zone and feeling alive, empowerment, novelty, authentic, participatory, spontaneity, serendipity...and trusting strangers in strange lands.
Q) What is A Blind Date with the World?
A) TGSH is A Blind Date with the World due to the fact that the participants in the annual competition do not know which ten countries they will be visiting! It is designed this way to keep participants in the dark as long as possible about their impending destination that they will be doing their scavenges in. The result? No maps, no guidebooks, and none of the usual endless pre-trip online research and planning. A lot of surprise, spontaneity and serendipity. It keeps all the teams on the same competitive footing—because no one knows any more than any other team. Our global pitch is truly a level playing field.
It is the 21st century version of spinning the globe and throwing your finger at it—and that is sometimes how we set up the event course too!
Keeping the destinations a secret makes the event a true travel adventure competition. One that tests each teams well-honed travel savvy, Travel IQ and situational awareness in unique, challenging and ever-changing international environments. All the teams must effectively hit the ground running by dealing with foreign language barriers, confusing cultural differences, transportation and logistical challenges, team dynamics, the heat of competition, and three week's worth of real-world and real-time creative problem solving.
Q) So that's it, you won't be telling us where we will be traveling to during The Global Scavenger Hunt, really?
A) Really! It is a fabulous Blind Date with the World.
I can tell you that each and every year we design a new international event course. No two years have ever been the same. It keeps us fresh and everyone always guessing. And guess they do.
In fact, over the last decade in conjunction with TGSH wenumber of countries have visited about 30% of the world's nations--over 55 independent nations of the world so far, 55! They have included: Peru, Uruguay, Belize, Colombia, France, Denmark, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Burma, Laos, Indonesia, Cambodia, Japan, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, Italy, Portugal, Iceland and Taiwan, among dozens of others.
Our event has always been about restoring the magic of travel, the celebration of different people and places, and sometimes serendipity is the key to regaining that illusive magic.
Q) Is it a flat out race around the world?
A) No, it is not. In fact one of the many unofficial mottos of the event is: He who runs, cannot walk with dignity.
The event is designed in the style of a European auto rally. It is a stop and go affair and broken up into legs. For example, we visit China, Teams will be given a list of scavenges and are required to complete as many optional scavenges as they wish during a specific period of time on that leg—say four days. At the conclusion of each leg, all the teams will check-in, rest and enjoy some downtime. Only then does the event move on to the next secret destination and begin another leg for another period of time.
TGSH is usually made up of between six to eight legs, with each leg lasting between six hours to five days. Typically, we are usually in each country for between 48 and 72 hours.
Here is a nifty composite event I cooked up made from some of our previous ten events, enjoy!
Q) When is the annual event scheduled to take place?
A) The same time every year. The annual event takes places during what we believe is the best time to travel around the world—the Spring/Fall shoulder season (Depending of course on whether you are in the Northern or Southern hemisphere, right!) of mid-April and the first week of May. It is the Goldilocks time to travel—not too hot, not too cold—just right.
This year, our world travel championship event begins somewhere in North America (tba) on Friday, April 10th and will end 23-days later, also somewhere in North America (tba), on Saturday, May 2nd...and can be back to work May 4th if you need to be.
Past events have been held in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014--our 10th anniversary event!. (FYI: We took a hiatus in 2006 and 2007 due to very small children.)
Q) How do you get crowned The World's Greatest Travelers™?
A) By participating and playing the game the right way within both the well-defined rules and philosophical spirit of the event.
Simply put, the team that completes the most scavenges or earns the most points wins. Some scavenges are worth a lot—but are extremely challenging to complete. While other scavenges are easy to complete—but worth significantly fewer points. The teams that work well together and create the right risk-reward formula, will win the leg. The teams that win the most legs, usually wins the event. Consistency is the key to success over the 23-day event.
The winning team is then crowded The World's Greatest Travelers™ and holds onto the title for one year. The winners are automatically entered into the next year's event to defend their title—with all their fees waived! In essence, the winning team wins a free trip around the world.
What it really takes primarily to do well, and secondly maybe win this annual travel adventure competition, is this: acquired travelers savvy and genetic Travel IQ. Competitors in the TGSH will be constantly challenged with: language barriers, cultural differences, jetlag, personal team dynamics, logistical snafus, and the heat of the competition itself. Clearly all our participants come packed with a great amount of curiosity and tolerance for others, as well as high levels of the O-Factor—an openness to new experiences, new ideas and new people. They can also easily overcome the unique challenges of visiting diverse environments (urban, rural, big city, small village, hot, wet, cool, dry) and countries (democratic, authoritarian, developed, undeveloped, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, rich, poor). After conducting nine successful events to date, it is clear to us that the winners of The Global Scavenger Hunt all exhibit a special combination of exceptional qualities, including: 1) having an innate Indiana Jones-daring and an outgoing thirst for adventure; 2) being able to quickly size up any situation in any environment—situational awareness; 3) being able to readily anticipate travel obstacles before they occur and quickly figure out a Plan B—or Plan C; and maybe the most important asset of all, 4) possessing great people skills and being confident with themselves enough to trust strangers in strange lands and ask for help. Ironically, a key to winning is letting go and knowing what you don't know!
Q) Who can participate in The Global Scavenger Hunt?
A) The Global Scavenger Hunt™ is truly an "open" international event, meaning that anyone who feels that they have the right stuff and are good travelers may apply*. However, the competition is designed for an exclusive group of just 15 two-person teams to compete each year. Just thirty travelers a year get to go.
We have received thousands of applications over the years from worthy travelers around the world—over 45 countries to date in fact! Travelers have participated from: Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, England, Poland, United Arab Emirates, Barbados, Iceland and the United States. In fact, as the world travel championship event brand grows in stature globally, about a third of our teams are now international.
TGSH teams come in all shapes and sizes too. Teams of talented travelers have been comprised of: buddies, old friends, husband-wife, mother-daughter/son, father-son/daughter, grandparents-grand kids, couples, sisters, and even complete strangers, ranging in age from 13 to 75.
*Needless to say—but we will anyway—that no one will be discriminated against entering TGSH on the bias or race, color, ethnicity, country of origin, sex, weight, height, sexual orientation, age (must be over 13 and accompanied by a legal guardian), residence, IQ, fashion sense or hair color. We do indeed run an equal opportunity international event.
Here is a PDF copy of our 2015 Event e-Brochure. Enjoy.
Q) I'm currently low on friends or family that can travel with me. Can I apply as a single?
A) Yes you may. Again TGSH is an "open" international event and anyone who feels that they are high-quality travelers may apply. We get a lot of applications from passionate single travelers needing to be paired up with equally remarkable travelers. Here's how it works...
What we do is process all legitimate applications—yes, ready-made teams are easier to process and more likely to participate—after those slots are filled, and we still have space available, we then attempt to match up single applicants as likely teammates. About 80% of our teams come ready-made, while about 20% are eventually successfully matched up for the competition by the event staff.
So you know, good travelers are good travelers, and the event has been won three times by successfully paired up single applicants. We've gotten very good at matching up passionate, gung-ho and like-minded travel savvy partners over the years, so please apply, you have nothing to lose.
Please note however that the Team entry fee is based on double-occupancy.
Q) What is this "process" you speak of?
A) The process is simple. You apply online and tell us why you want to participate in TGSH. We then ask you a few questions. You answer them and complete some simple paperwork. That's the first hoop—just following through! If you are still interested and available to participate, we will set up an interview between you (and your teammate) and either the Event Coordinator or the Event Director via Skype or telephone. We'll have a conversation. We will get to know you and you will get to know us. More questions and answers. That's the process. We will then deliberate on your application, your attitude, your travel bona fides, etc—the tangibles and the intangibles that we believe make for a great event. And then we make a decision.
We would then let you know if we have space available for you in this year's event. Yeah! Then more paperwork and you are done. There is nothing more you can really prepare for, right—because you don't know where you are going!
Frankly, we sometimes get hundreds of applications each year from passionate, distinguished, impressive and confident savvy global travelers—Century Club and Circumnavigator Club members, Adventure Club members, outdoor adventure racers, pilots, flight attendants, travel writers, ex-special forces, travel agents, retired spies, and even former The Amazing Race participants. But at the end of the day, we are really keen on making each and every event the best it can be. It is like mixing a good cocktail—too much or too little of one ingredient can spoil the whole drink. So sadly, with only 15 two-person teams open each year, not everyone gets to go. We do have to say, "no thank you" at times.
Q) Can you give me a few real examples of previous scavenges?
A) Yes, of course. As mentioned earlier, the event is broken into usually six to eight legs of varying lengths. Teams are each given their scavenger hunt lists at the same time at the beginning of each leg. There is no way any team can complete all the scavenges—it is simply physically impossible—so it is up to each team to devise their own competitive high risk-reward strategy for completing scavenges and thus earning points.
With over 500 optional scavenges from the 2014 event to choose from, here is a really short list of a dozen scavenges from our last event.
In Shanghai: Take the bullet train to Nanjing, and locate and visit the Presidential Palace. Prove it.
In China: Visit a Chinese herbal medicine shop and have them diagnose you without mentioning any aliments. What is your qi? Do you have any afflictions? What is your Traditional Chinese Medicine Rx for whatever ails you?
In China: Locate a family-friendly KTV (video karaoke booth) and have some fun overcoming your performance anxiety. We want video of a team member singing with at least two willing locals for at least one minute.
In Shanghai: Do a morning exercise regime and practice some t'ai chi for at least 30-minutes with others along the Bund or in Lu Xun Park.
In Viet Nam: Take a 4-hour morning cooking class that includes a trip to a local produce market at your choice of schools—not at the hotel.
In Cambodia: Buy some supplies (20 tubes of toothpaste, a dozen bottles of shampoo, and some large tins of cookies, maybe a few soccer balls too) at Lucky's supermarket and then personally deliver your supplies to either: a) the Lighthouse Orphanage; or b) the Sunrise Children's Village outside town.
In Malaysia: Visit the Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Farm and help the trainers wash them.
In Kula Lumpur: Taste Test Time: Visit a local produce market and purchase three fruits: a durian, a rambutan and a mangosteen. Try them while making a short video.
In Nepal: Visit Chitwan National Park for a photo safari and locate a black rhino atop an elephant. Bonus points for a royal Bengal tiger photo!
In Kathmandu: Either take a meditation lesson at a Nepali Meditation Center; or, practice yoga at a local yoga center.
In Doha: Visit Souq Waqif, try on and price out some traditional clothes: Men a dishdasha/thobe; and women a hijab.
In Qatar: Team Challenge: How high can you get in Qatar? Do it and prove it.
Q) Okay, you got me! How do I apply and how much does it cost?
A) Great. Please apply online to submit your TGSH application. We will then be in touch with you.
The 2015 event entry fee is $25,000 per team ( that fee includes both teammates). That entry fee including: all your international airfare to and from North America, all your hotels between April 10th and May 2, about 40% of your meals will be covered, and transportation from each airport to our hotels. We also have two major hospitality events, a Bon Voyage Party where you will meet all the teams for the first time in our North American departure city, as well as our Winners Gala on May 2nd in our return North American city. We also usually have two or three hospitality events on the road in exotic locales during downtime between legs somewhere. In addition to this, we have been known to put together spectacular pre-departure travel goody boxes (read: swag), that includes some great travel-related stuff we procure from official event sponsors, as well as some of our own official event-related gear—t-shirts, hats, etc.
Please see the 2015 Event Terms & Conditions for exactly what is and what is not included.
BTW: If you have more will than wallet and passionate about joining the event and need help raising the dough or want to obtain sponsorship, we have some great ideas on how to do it. But it will be all your own doing to make it happen. As they say: when there is a will, there is a way.
We are what we say we are too: the event's entry fee is the same for all participants (except the previous year's winners who of course are defending their title on our dime)...there are no special insider deals and everyone participating pays the same fee.
Q) Is it all togetherness and socializing for 23-days while we travel around the world?
A) No, not really. This event is designed for independent travelers. But yes, you will see your fellow competitors and be able to swap war stories at our (always optional) hospitality events. Yes, you will see your fellow competitors at the beginning and ends of each leg. And yes you will probably encounter your fellow travelers as we transit from one destination to the next. However, while each leg's scavenger hunt is conducted, it will be just you and your teammate seeing and doing what you want to see and do. Some legs last 5 hours, some 5 days. No two teams ever do the same scavenges A to Z, it just doesn't happen with the wildly varied options you are given.
So, you can socialize as little or as much as you really want to and as others are willing. Some travelers love sharing their stories with other travelers, some don't. Some travelers always seem to end each day at the hotel bar, some don't. To thy own self be true...
BTW: We have had life-long friends meet on our adventure. We have had marriages as a result of our journey and had babies made too! No divorces though...
Q) What type (or style) of travel can we expect? Backpack and camping, or is it suitcases and spas?
A) Someplace comfortably in between. Remember my Goldilocks Theory of Travel.
First off, smart travelers know that one roller bag and a small day pack will most certainly do you for any length of time. Less is more. No backpacks or camping are necessary during this experience, as you will have comfortable first class hotels available each and every night over the 23-day event. And frankly, we do stay in really nice places—and I will tell you why.
The event is designed for you and your teammate to go out into your new and exotic environment, wherever it may be, for a full days worth of highly participatory, engaging and interactive site-doing. You may be gone from dawn to late in the evening each day conducting thrilling scavenges while getting from here to there. We want you to be doing stuff, having unique experiences, competing with others and creating lasting memories. But, we don't want you to worry a wit about where you are staying. We take care of, book and prepay all that infrastructure well in advance for you.
Yes, it will be a safe place. Yes, it will be a clean place. Yes, you can get something to eat there if you want to. Yes, you can meet others in the bar. Yes, you can get online to blog, communicate with home, or conduct important business if necessary. Yes, you can do laundry if you need to. And yes, you can even pamper yourself after a long day if you desire. So, to that end, yes we have stayed at some really off-the-chart nice places over the years; sometimes big places, sometimes boutique hotels, sometimes palaces, and sometimes once-in-a-lifetime truly amazing places.
Q) How much out-of-pocket money will I need over and above the event Entry Fees?
A) This is the hardest question to answer over the years. It truly varies from person to person, team to team.
But here is what I can tell you; we get some wealthy Type-A people, some self-described Master's of the Universe, who want to win The World's Greatest Travelers™ trophy badly—for bragging rights and their mantle places. That said, the team that throws around the most money will not win this event. It is not about whoever can spend the most will win. It is about one-on-one personal experiences and doing extraordinary things. Not buying stuff. It is about using your Travel IQ to solve and overcome the challenges lying before you. It is about being efficient travelers in sometimes notoriously inefficient destinations. The highly participatory culturally-oriented scavenges themselves are all optional and are not expensive endeavors, ever. You always have the option to pick and choose which scavenges you want to do and which ones you can do. More is simply not the goal here. We have a lot of participants with much more will than wallet, and it must be said that they win The Global Scavenger Hunt event just as often as not.
That said, this is a practical question that demands a practical answer. So, here it is: people have different needs, wants and desires. I am comfortable telling you that on average your team will probably spend between US$90 to $125 a day out of pocket. And that depends on how much you drink, which optional scavenges you do, how much you eat—what you eat, what you buy along the way to take home, how you pamper/indulge yourself, and what style and class of public transportation you employ. A train is just as fast in coach as in first class—but the cost is very different! And of course traveling in places on the Indian-subcontinent or sub-Sahara Africa can be a tad cheaper than Northern Europe or the Gulf states.
We try to poll a few practical, down-to-earth teams each year as to how much they do actually spend out-of-pocket. And because of this, we are comfortable with that US$90 to $125 a day per team range.
Q) What do some previous travelers say about their participation in The Global Scavenger Hunt?
A) Well, they say a lot of course. We always thought that this event was a once-in-a-lifetime around the world travel adventure. Boy were we wrong! Overt 25% of our participants each year now are repeat participants. We think that speaks volumes. Happy travelers willing to come and experience the world like we provide them again...and again...and again.
There must be something about participating in our travel adventure that is enriching, exciting, fun, challenging, and for many, truly life-changing. We've also been told that has been transformative to some and turned others into Thrillionaires.
Here are some quotes and videos from former alum. Enjoy.
Q) What does the global media have to say about The Global Scavenger Hunt travel adventure competition?
A) Again, a lot...here are some international media quotes and links to check out. Enjoy.
Here is our 2015 Event e-Media Kit too...
Q) Okay, if I don't know where I am going, what about visas?
A) Great question. After all TGSH teams are selected and fully aboard, we then research everyone's passports to see if and when any visas are required for entry anywhere. We usually are required to organize a few so-called visas-on-arrival for travelers in advance without their knowing. On the rare occasion that we do need a tourist visa before we depart on April 10th (read: India, Russia); we will certainly let everyone know at the same time with more than enough time and instructions on how to obtain them as well. Frankly, most places are still rather easy to get into with only a valid passport, the filling out of a simple form, and maybe a few bucks.
We have visited over 60 countries over the last decade and haven't left anyone behind yet! (Okay, there was that one guy...but nobody really liked him anyway.)
Q) Again, I don't know where I am going, what about getting special shots or inoculations I might need?
A) Another good practical question. And again, part of TGSH process with all our questionnaires, interview and getting to know you chats, is that we want to fully understand each and every personal medical issues you have, if any. If the Event Coordinator needs to personally contact your physician on your behalf, they will.
People always ask us about shots and inoculations, and obviously we are not medical professionals (and you of course need to consult with your own family physician)...but, what we always suggest is to make sure that all our Hep A, Tetanus/Diphtheria and Typhoid/Polio pricks are all up to date (aka boosters). In the past, I would say that just about 25% of our travelers go on some type of anti-malaria regime. It is a personal choice and decision, as everyone has their own risk tolerance and health and safety thresholds.
Obviously your safety and health on the road are our prime concern, so please take all necessary precautions. Make good choices, because what we say here is no substitute for a personal consultation with your qualified medical professional. Nuff said...
Q) Do I need travel insurance?
A) Everyone is different and has a different set of personal risk factors, real and psychological.
That said, we highly recommend that you always protect your travel investment and hedge yourself financially from any and all unforeseen out-of-the-blue mishap. If you need travel insurance, and reside in North America, our Event Coordinator can help you find and wade through some competitive travel insurance rates. If you reside outside North America, you will have to find them on your own. Be smart.
Q) Will we travelers be safe everywhere we go on The Global Scavenger Hunt?
A) Of course the long and the short of it, and truly the only honest answer we can give you is that, no one really knows, right. Shit happens!
Having said that, if you are a real traveler who's got some real-world travel experience, you personally know that, the world is a really big place. Ands we are going to make a provocative counter-intuitive statement: That
the world is actually a more peaceful, less violent and safe place to travel in than ever before! Yes, we have just a handful of global violent issues confronting us today: Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo, Somalia, Darfur/Sudan, Kashmir, the Occupied Territories, and Syria recently. But that's just a few localities out of the almost 200 nation-states in the United Nations. In fact we have a 97% conflict-free zone to travel within. Frankly, as students of international relations and personal relationships, that is unprecedented. I'll take those odds anytime. The world is being pacified (for good or bad) by democracy, the United Nations, literacy, globalization, social media, urbanization and secularization. Collectively, it is all having a positive effect on reducing violence in the world. That is great news. So, please forget the crap you hear nightly on those shrill cable news shows about how the world is going to hell in a hand basket, those fear-mongering sensationalistic reports only feed the insidious Mean World Syndrome. The world is not going to hell in a hand basket. The truth is that I have no problem finding safe places to visit each and every year. And here's a fast fact for you: statistically speaking, traveling is 40 times safer than staying at home!
And forget about random acts of terrorism too. According to Brian Jenkins, one of the world's foremost terrorism experts at the RAND Institute, "It is statistically so unlikely that a traveler will be a victim of terrorism that we'd be better off telling people how to avoid lightning." And of course we agree. As participants in TGSH, we have several things working in our favor that keep us out of harms way: 1) we have no known predictable travel route, internationally or locally, for anyone to plot or plan against; 2) we don't travel with any visible corporate logos and signs or on tour buses for that matter; 3) we don't even really travel as a group save for a couple specially-planned cultural events; 4) we are all seasoned travelers with a greater understanding of a travelers best friend on the road—situational awareness; and finally, 5) we all know how to blend in and trust our well-honed instincts.
Of course bad things can and do happen on the road: ordinary petty crime, car accidents, food poisoning, and the odd ferry or train disasters. But those things also take place in our own communities too. So, yes you will be safe, we would not take anybody anyplace we would not take our kids (and we do!) and we want to come home safe and sound too. So be vigilant, be smart and be careful, but of course you are safe!
Knock on wood, after nine successful adventures around the world we have had zero issues to report!
Q) I'm not a marathon runner. What is the physical degree of difficulty in participating in The Global Scavenger Hunt?
A) A good question. The TGSH is not an athletic competition a la the Eco-Challenge, nor an endurance race like the Whitbread around-the-world sailing event. It is also not a silly stunt-filled TV drama like The Amazing Race. On the flip side, it is not a sleep-on-the-beach resort vacation or a pre-packaged on-off bus tour serving three square meals a day either. You will be engaged daily in extraordinary activities.
TGSH is what I would call a soft adventure, not a physically grueling hard adventure. It is an adventure of the mind, rather than body. In the past, our anything but average travelers, have been between the ages of 13 and 75—we won't hold the young at a disadvantage for lack of wisdom, just as we will not hold the more mature at a disadvantage for their lack of youthful athleticism. Every traveler is equal in this competition. We always say that if you can take a good walk in the noon-day sun, albeit the Equatorial noon-day sun, you should be okay.
That said, it is a marathon of sorts because you will be circling the globe traveling through 24-time zones over a 23 day period. So get in shape, eat right and take your vitamins.
Q) Again, I don't know where I am going, how am I supposed to pack for 23-days?
A) Who knows? Our best advice is simple: If you can't carry it, don't take it. Because at the end of the day it will be in your best interest to pack as functionally light as possible. In our humble opinion, Spring is the best time to travel the globe. No rainy season. No tourists. Not too cold yet. Maybe even an Indian Summer in Southern Hemisphere and an early Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Like we mentioned earlier, a single roller-bag and a small day pack should suffice. Remember, they have stores in the rest of the world—and laundromats too!
In all seriousness, we will provide all team competitors with a packing list as the event's start draws closer.
Q) Can I bring and use my (fill in the blank) smart phone/tablet/laptop/GPS?
A) Yes, of course. Our participants blog, write articles, correspond with family and friends, and even conduct important business while they are traveling in TGSH. You just can't use any technology while you are actually performing scavenges. We want you interact with locals, to trust strangers in strange lands, not Google when the temple opens!? We have rules.
Q) What does The Global Scavenger Hunt's charity aspect mean to me?
A) Thank you for asking.
First off, this is why we do The Global Scavenger Hunt year after year. Trust us, it isn't because we grow rich pulling off this labor of love year after year. No, it's because we know how much good comes from the event and personally how it affects so many other people's lives so profoundly.
Simply put, we have disguised TGSH to be the stealth-like platform in which the GreatEscape Foundation can raise funds in order to help others help themselves and make that great escape from poverty. We don't like to pound people over the head, but our tax-exempt IRS-approved 501(c)3 non-profit GreatEscape Foundation (ID# 954831064), does some really wonderful things, like: build co-ed elementary schools in developing nations, build health clinics in the middle of the desert to service nomadic tribes and train mid-wives, and it has helped countless moms make some extra money so that they can better care for and educate their children. Check out our Doing Good section for additional details. Or see our What We Do brouchure.
So how does this affect you as a participant in TGSH? Well, if you help us raise funds we can maybe help you travel. Because as an added incentive to help the GreatEscape Foundation help others, TGSH team that raises the most funds using the 2014 as their creative, eye-catching and fun platform—over and above each team's goal of $40,000—will automatically be entered into the next edition—2015—of The Global Scavenger Hunt for free—with their entire entry fees waived, win or lose the 2014 event! A free trip around the world for helping others. It is as easy as that. That's our way of giving back to you for helping others.
Now you should know that raising funds for the GreatEscape Foundation is an entirely optional endeavor. You do not have to raise a dime, or help us raise a dime, if you don't want to. Some teams do gangbusters, some do nothing. But what we have found over the last decade is two things: 1) it always enhances your life/adventure knowing that you helped others unselfishly and make what you do, more than just being about you—that you are a part of something bigger; and 2) since our travelers don't know where they are going, we find that they have a tremendous amount of built-up untapped energy to expend, and we have found that giving them a productive and effective way to use that positive energy turns into a win-win-win by doing some good for others.
Frankly, some people are great about raising money—it is as easy as asking—whereas, some could not do it if their life depended on it. We really do understand. So, to each his own. But if you want to help, we can help empower you in a proven and successful way. Who knows, there may even be some tax benefits for you too.*
*U.S. Federal Tax Law provides deductions where "there is no significant element of personal pleasure, recreation, or vacation." You should consult your tax advisor if you have any questions.
Q) I have never really traveled internationally, is that a problem?
A) Well, yea probably. TGSH is for the most creative, curious and travel savvy globetrotters and travel enthusiasts out there. Participants should have some experience in dealing with spontaneous travel circumstances and snafus, dealing with different cultures, logistics and language barriers. A strong curiosity and healthy imagination are also required. Oh yeah, wanting to partake in some world-class fun is an absolute must.
Frankly, we want to make sure all our travelers can survive our event philosophy of completing highly participatory cultural-oriented site-doing scavenges, of trusting strangers in strange lands, of taking an unplugged Blind Date with the World adventure while circumnavigating the globe visiting 10 countries over a 23-day period. Yes, we want to make sure we're not committing travel malpractice by allowing some greenhorn snowbirds compete who have no business competing. Can you just imagine if we dropped some neophytes in Delhi for four days and just said "go do you list of scavenges"!? Jeez, we may never see them again. So, yes, we do interview everyone for suitability and having traveled (you and/or your teammate, international and/or domestic) is kind of important to us...go figure.
Q) I am a (fill in the blank) tour operator/travel agent/travel professional, can I get involved?
A) Yes you may. Again we don't discriminate against any profession and we have an incentive program to get you involved and to send us your most intrepid travelers for the travel adventure of a lifetime. Not only will they thank you, but so will we! Contact us at tc (at) globalscavengerhunt.com.
By the way, there is currently some loose talk that there will be a type of competition within a competition this year whereby an internationally well-known travel magazine will be finding out who "The World's Best Travel Agents" truly are by having several of them compete in the TGSH—without the benefit of their computers, phones and safety nets. Should be illuminating...stay tuned!
Q) I am an educator and this travel adventure really excites me, how can I share it with my students?
A) Thank you for asking. We have kids (aged 8 and 18 who have both grown up with TGSH) and we dream of turning people on to the joys and benefits of travel. We are Travel Evangelists as it were because we know our annual event is a great way to turn kids onto geography, history, culture, food...it's all there. And we do presentations in schools all the time. Kids love it...
So, please e-mail and as the competition progresses we have plans for a more interactive website where real time scavenges will be posted, a Live webcast shown, photos exhibited and competitors dispatches traded. Our annual event is a great device to get your kids more involved in the Internet and interested in the real world and it's fascinating cultures.
Q) Is this just another version of those reality TV shows like The Amazing Race?
A) We get asked this question a lot sadly. Almost daily in fact. The short answer is NO!
We started our event in May 2000, over a year before The Amazing Race, oops, I said it, even aired on TV. We are flattered by the comparison—we think? But our travel adventure competition is "open" to all comers, real people, real travelers; not perfectly cast players for dramatic purposes. Our event does not induce drama between teammates or other competing teams. Our participants actually have to trust strangers in strange lands—not depend on the accompanying producer to make sure they get where they are going. We also don't kick any team out of the competition for not doing well in any particular leg. One of our unofficial event mottos is: He who runs cannot walk with dignity, and we attempt to have our teams slow down and smell the roses as they perform their scavenges and immerse themselves culturally. Our competitors perform real authentic activities, site-doing, not just perform pre-staged action stunts. (Do it again, we didn't get that!) And finally, our event truly crowns The World's Greatest Travelers™ in the world's only annual around the world travel adventure competition! Besides, how authentic could these shows be when producers cast participants, design faux challenges for the participants to perform, then edit and alter filmed scenes? While we respect The Amazing Races awards and financial success, we suspect after their ratings eventually dissipate, that The Global Scavenger Hunt event will be still going strong as an international event and still crowning The World's Greatest Travelers. Our event is about real travelers meeting real strangers, and then making those strangers become friends...and helping to raise a few bucks for some wonderful worthy causes!
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The Wisconsin women's soccer team will play its regular season finale on Monday, Nov. 2 at Northwestern. The Badgers, who will get some extra practice time before facing the Wildcats, are trying to secure a win to better their chances for a berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Wisconsin sits at 32nd in the latest edition of the official Ratings Percentage Index, which was released last Monday (Oct. 19) by the NCAA. That rating was before the Badgers earned a 1-0 win over Michigan State and played to a scoreless draw at Michigan.
The Badgers are tied in second place with Penn State in the Big Ten standings. However, Wisconsin has a game or two on everyone in the Big Ten. Without a Big Ten Tournament, the 10 other Big Ten schools close out conference play between Nov. 6-8, whereas the Badgers will have an 11-day break before the start of the NCAA Tournament. The first and second round will kick off on Nov. 13 and 15 with the selection being announced on Nov. 9. The selections will be announced live on ESPNews starting at 7 p.m. CT.
Wisconsin's tough non-conference schedule paid off in the end, going 4-1-4 in conference play. Wisconsin has only dropped one Big Ten match this season in a double overtime loss to Minnesota which was due to a penalty kick. The Badgers have gone unbeaten in its last six games, including three road wins as they get ready to travel to Evanston, Ill.
On Monday Wilkins and the Badgers look to get their fifth win in the Big Ten, which would match the total number of conference of wins from the last two seasons. UW's 16 points (three points for a win and one for a tie) are the most since the 2004 seasonwhen UW finished with a 5-4-1 record (16 points) and tied for fifth in the Big Ten.
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The entire study protocol will last 13 weeks. Women will be randomly assigned to one of two experimental groups: high and low protein. All women will consume their unrestricted habitual diet during week 1 while baseline testing and measurements are taken. Starting at week 2, women in both groups will be counseled to consume a 750 kcal/day energy deficit diet containing either the RDA (LP group) or more than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) (HP group) for protein. The energy restriction period will continue for 12 weeks (through study week 13) and is expected to result in body weight reduction of approximately 17 pounds. Testing and measurements will be repeated during week 13.
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Other: Higher Protein (HP)
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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Experimental: Higher Protein (HP)
Subjects will be required to follow their seven day menu plan for the 12 weeks of intervention. The HP menus will contain 30% protein, 45% carbohydrate, and 25% fat. Subjects in the HP group will be provided with portioned, cooked and frozen pork products as part of their HP menu plan.
|Other: Higher Protein (HP)
Experimental: Lower Protein (LP)
Subjects will be required to follow their seven day menu plan for the 12 weeks of intervention. The LP group menus will contain 18% protein, 57% carbohydrate, 25% fat. The LP group will follow a lacto-ovo vegetarian menu with no striated tissue foods. Subjects in the LP group will be provided with selected, portioned dairy products.
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- Eligible women will have a body mass index (BMI: weight (kg)/height (m2)) ranging from 26-36.
- Must be at least 21 years old.
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- Women with medical conditions that might place them at risk for participating in the study or interfere with the successful completion of the study protocol will be excluded.
- BMI <26 or >36.
- Younger than 21 years old.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01006343
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|Wayne Campbell, Professor, Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
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|October 30, 2009
|Last Updated:
|September 23, 2013
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|United States: Institutional Review Board
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Weight Loss
Body Weight
Body Weight Changes
Signs and Symptoms
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Merry Christmas! I agree, Bailey's makes a perfect post-run recovery drink! I make my own Irish Cream - heavy on the whiskey! ;)ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Krysten! Safe travels & enjoy!ReplyDelete
Fun facts! I love Bailey's and ice cream too! Merry Christmas Krysten!ReplyDelete
Woww sounds busy and wonderful! Enjoy :) Happy holidays and new year!ReplyDelete
Wow, you have quite the busy week! but all that food sounds delicious :) I'm staying here in FL this year, which feels very new since I usually fly home, and Mike's family does a ham dinner, which is new to me too. My family is italian and I'm used to our homemade pasta/lasagna/etc dinner, but it's kinda nice to try a new tradition! Bailey's is excellent in everything.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas!!
I'm right there with you on Rudolph! LOVE IT.ReplyDelete
Yikes 5 days of Christmas - Wow! Good luck and enjoy.ReplyDelete
I agree with you the gingerbread men and better than the actual meal.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it & especially the gingerbread cookies! :) I eat to fuel myself but the sweet treats I plan for are my fave thing! :)ReplyDelete
Merry Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas!! Sounds like a very fun filled week. I agree that Christmas is not complete without Charlie Brown or Rudolph! Hope you've had a wonderful holiday with your family Krysten!ReplyDelete
You forgot fact number 11: you look great in a santa hat... Happy Holidays and travel safely.ReplyDelete
I am beginning to think we were separated at birth. I will pay closer attention this upcoming year to confirm :)ReplyDelete
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Beyonce slayed it at the Super Bowl 2013, with her Halftime show. In fact, some say, she was so fierce and hot she even managed to cause the power outage at the Superdome.
While words of high praise are ok, posting unflattering photos of the star are big no-no, as BuzzFeed has learned.
The e-zine has posted a blog entry called "The 33 Fiercest Moments from Beyonce's Halftime Show," including photos for each one of the 33.
The star's publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure was immediately on the phone, asking for certain images to be removed because they made the diva look bad. The image above would be one of them.
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Philadelphia called 'appropriate location' for commissioning of USS Somerset
The Families of Flight 93 called Philadelphia an "appropriate location" to commission a Navy ship in memory of their loved ones.
Pennsylvania Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey have introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate encouraging the Navy to commission the USS Somerset in Philadelphia.
"The family organization is in full support," Gordon Felt, president of the Flight 93 group, said Friday.
"I believe that is the most appropriate location, and I believe the families will strongly encourage the secretary of the Navy to do all he can that the commissioning will occur in Philadelphia," said Patrick White, former group president.
Felt's brother, Edward, and White's cousin, Louis J. Nacke II, were among the 40 passengers and crew members aboard United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. The passengers and crew fought back against terrorists who had commandeered the plane, which crashed in a field in Stonycreek Township in Somerset County. All on board died.
The USS Somerset is the ninth and newest amphibious warfare ship in the San Antonio class. The ship joins the USS New York and USS Arlington in remembering the 9/11 heroes.
The history of Flight 93 and its ties to Pennsylvania make Philadelphia a perfect location, Felt said.
"We thought it fitting that it be commissioned in the commonwealth," he said.
Having the commissioning in Philadelphia will make it easier for more family members to attend, White said, because the majority live in the Northeast.
He attended the ship's christening last year in Avondale, La., which he called a "spectacular event."
He said he expects the commissioning to be just as memorable.
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The paparazzi aside, the popular press has gone down hill. So has the quality of work being faked by the PhotoShop moron. Anyone with a computer and a card reader or scanner can make whatever they like. The only problem is, they are making whatever they like and avoiding the use of common sense. Here are some examples of some strange PhotoShop fails.
10.Three Handed Hannah Photoshop Fail
Seems when Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas were a couple she could keep her hand to herself, or other hand, or her other hand.
9. Lady Tripod (No, not THAT kind of tripod)
Extra appendages abound for Lady Guinevere. A hand to hold is worth two by your side.
8.The Thing At the Beach
Pretty Lady takes Addams Family member to the beach. This picture was obviously taken by Uncle Fester and she has an outing to the Annual wig show planned with Cousin It.
7. On Newsstands Everywhere – Photoshop Fail
Those are some might frightening fingers on that lovely girl. Good thing she's not a hand model.
6. Girl Friend / Predator Fail
The offspring of Predator has just turned 21 and can be seen clubbing with her friends all over L.A.
5. We are SO Gonna Get It
Now that is some product! Not only do you get curves it turns you white!? What the hell happened here? It might be a T-shirt, it might be another body. I don't know, the the contrast is obvious.
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Courtesy of Sports Illustrated.
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Man Overboard! They were sure Steve was there just a minute ago. This is crazy, why take ole Steve out? The Sun has a lot to learn about ripping people off. I thought Steve was way more interesting than the other guys.
2.That's One Huge CD
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The Mosab Yousef Saga: Did Hamas 'Defector' Dupe All of Us?
Listen to what the former Israeli spy and Son of Hamas author says when he speaks Arabic: it's clear he's more double agent than turncoat.
May 5, 2011 - 12:00 am
Most in the West do not understand the Arab "Christian" position when it comes to Israel. Witness the Daring Question host Rasheed, a Christian convert from Islam himself, pardoning Mosab from any wrongdoing: the pardon is not for Mosab's connection to Hamas, but for his collaboration with Israel. To Rasheed, Mosab's collaboration was during his Muslim life, while he was still unforgiven:
He [Mosab] did not become Christian then collaborate with Israel. He used to collaborate with Israel, then became Christian.
Mosab's book Son of Hamas — published in English — does not express Mosab's views as openly as his Arabic statements do, and the book is additionally littered with factual errors and exaggerations.
For example: Mosab portrays the Jerusalem prison as a center for torture and persecution of Palestinians. The reality is much kinder; each inmate has his own bed and an in-the-cell shower as well.
I know this — I was a prisoner there myself.
We ate three full meals a day, and drank tea or sweet punch. And Mosab fails to mention that the Maskubia had Jewish inmates as well, who received the same treatment as the Palestinians and ate out of the same menu. Yes, you were beaten by security when lives were at stake: I witnessed first-hand Israeli soldiers in the corridor beating an inmate who attempted to kill his cellmate (I was selected to clean the mess afterward). What was so shocking to me at the time? The attempted murderer was a Jew.
I have never heard of Israelis killing Palestinians in prison. Yet Palestinian prisoners do kill each other, as Mosab himself describes. Palestinian inmates killed my landlord Muneer Abu-Sayb'a from Bethlehem, yet his death was blamed on Israel. My friend Basem Hanuneh was brutally murdered — his privates removed and stuffed in his mouth — which was also blamed on Israel.
Mosab is now touring churches to end Israel's lifeline. Many Jews and Christians in the West are unable to determine friend from foe in the Mideast; they are not able to read what is said in Arabic. They must seek translations, and must be aware of double agents like Mosab.


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South Park's Scientology episode will air again
South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have had to fight quite a few battles over the last several months, from the "Bloody Mary" episode that upset some Catholics to the two-part "Cartoon Wars" episode that was censored by Comedy Central. The two creators had become so fed up they almost walked after the network pulled the "Trapped in the Closet" episode that skewered both Scientology and its most vocal supporter, Tom Cruise. Rumors were abound as to why the episode was pulled, with some, including Parker and Stone, claiming Cruise himself had a hand in it. Well, whatever reason the network might have had is apparently no longer relevant because the episode will return on July 19. No word on whether those censored images of Muhammad from "Cartoon Wars" will ever be seen, though. Of course, you could always just watch the opening credits for that.