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A cycling tour is a wonderful way to really appreciate a country. Winding through beautiful scenery and towns on small roads and cycle tracks, you go at your own pace stopping whenever you wish. You really get the chance to take in those little highlights often overlooked.

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How to enter the 2014 Travel Writing Competition

How to enter

The competition is now closed. The short list for the public vote phase will be published on the 14th November.

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How to enter the 2014 Travel Writing Competition

Prizes

The winner will receive £1,000/US$1,500 and their winning article will also be published in "Geographical" magazine, the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society.

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How to enter the 2014 Travel Writing Competition

Terms and Conditions

Full terms and conditions for the competition.

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Travel Writing Competition 2010 Shortlist

A travel moment in Koh Lanta, Thailand

Little did we know that our dive boat was the safest place to be when the tsunami ripped through Asia. I had flown to Thailand to spend Christmas with my sister and brother-in-law on Koh Lanta, a small island with few visitors...

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Winter activities

Dog Sledging

For an adventurous wintertime activity, trying dog or reindeer sledging can be an exciting holiday recreation. Dog sledging was once a means of transportation but has now become a popular sport, with adventure tours for those that wish to experience the fun of riding on a sledge.

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Cultural tours and Sightseeing holidays

Sightseeing Tours

There are thousands of great places across the world that are waiting to be seen by you. Cities, countries, museums, art galleries and breath-taking countryside are all out there, waiting to be seen and enjoyed. By car, bus boat, bike or foot, the world is out there to be discovered.

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Travel Writing Competition 2010 Shortlist

A Surprise Encounter

It was 1959, and I was on Ice Station Charlie in the deep Arctic, doing research on ice drift, melting and refreezing. During the summer, aircraft cannot land on the soft undependable sea ice riddled with melt ponds...

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Wildlife holidays and Safaris

Bird Watching Holidays

Bird watching is one of the most popular hobbies in the world and over the last few years the range of dedicated holidays offered was increased enormously. Fron dedicated birding tours, to more general wildlife holidays, there is a huge range to choose from.

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Wildlife holidays and Safaris

Whale Watching Holidays

Seeing Whales swim and jump in the wild is a truly breath-taking sight. Whether you are on the shore, or out with the creatures in/on the sea, it is a memory that will live with you. There are several places from where you can experience whale watching, some more remote than others.

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Cycle touring holidays

How to enter

Prizes

Terms and Conditions

A travel moment in Koh Lanta, Thailand

Dog Sledging

Sightseeing Tours

A Surprise Encounter

Bird Watching Holidays

Whale Watching Holidays

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