I subscribe to a ton of RSS feeds and blogs. Skimming through my travel blogs one day, I came across a contest for a book, Travel Means Freedom. The publishers were looking to create a book with contributions from a travel community, looking for 2-page stories about how travel means freedom to you.
I submitted my entry, Machu Picchu & Me, telling the story about my trek to MP with Becca, and how it opened up my eyes to extended travel and wanting to experience more of what I'd seen, and how a simple 4-day hike in the mountains turned me on to changing everything I knew; quitting my job, giving up my apartment and backpacking through South America. I found out on Friday that my entry was picked to be in the book! Which is so exciting, because while I've had a dream of extending my blog and filling in the MANY missing pieces I didn't have time to write about while down there and turning it into a joint book with Becca (From North to South and Somewhere In-Between), I haven't had any time to actually sit down and do this. So in the interim, until I find the time to actually make this, I'll be able to share a little piece of this amazing experience with the world.
Thank you to the people at Travel Means Freedom for picking me to be a part of this!!
If you want to pre-order the book, here's the link!
http://wegetthere.com/travelmeansfreedom/pre-order/
