Say why you do travel and win
by LoriIt is my pleasure to announce the first contest here, on Travel – Moments in Time. I wanted to launch it exactly when the blog turned one year – on December 13th. Unfortunately I was not well for quite while (and I still am), hence the short break this blog had – from the end of the last year until several days ago. The reason why I’m not well is actually a good – a very good – one: my husband Andrei (Ave here) and I will have a baby this year. 
But enough explanations – let’s get back to the contest.
Since this blog is started by someone from Romania, I though that for the first contest ever here the prizes should be related to this country – but useful or liked by people all over the world. Today, at the beginning of the contest, I’m only going to show you 3 prizes – 3 small office calendars for 2011 with images of famous places in Romania. Keep in mind though that these are only a part of all the prizes – more will be revealed in the next days 
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The contest is very simple, I think.
The contest is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world. All you have to do is answer a simple question – one out of the three questions below:
- Why do you like to travel?
- Why do you travel?
- What was your greatest travel adventure?
An answer to one question is enough to enter the draw for prizes (done automatically from all valid answers). Of course, you can answer all the questions. However, copying an answer does NOT make you eligible for the draw.
The period of this contest is January 25th – February 8th. You can answer anytime by replying to this post. Posting a comment with the answer anywhere else on the blog will not be considered an entry to this contest; also if you write something on your blog, but do not leave here an answer too, is not considered a contest entry either.
As I have already mentioned there are several prizes – the three mentioned today are just a teaser.
I’ll announce the winners on February 9th. I will require their postal addresses so I can send them their prizes.
I’m very excited to launch this contest and I hope you’ll share my excitement and answer Looking forward for your answers!
And the rest of the prizes (there are 11 prizes for this contest!!!)
magnets
And the winners are…
After a not so good period – losing a being I truly loved – now the complete list of the winners.
First of all BIG THANKS to all those promoting – on Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon etc. – this contest. Also BIG thanks to all those who participated in the contest.
Some answers didn’t make it to the final – being in Romanian in stead of English. But enough talking, let’s see the winners:
3 calendars (all identical)
- ThisEnvy
- Jools Stone
- Gray
8 fridge magnets
- Romania’s map – Laura (Frunza)
- Vlad Tepes – Stefania
- Church – Ana
- Village museum – Laura (laurita-dana.blogspot.com)
- Woman and map – Peggy
- Sphinx –
- Helene
- Lucian
- Isabelle
Congratulations! Please send me an e-mail (loredana@prwave.ro) with your nickname and complete address to send you your prizes via postal service.
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Congratulations, Lori, I’m very excited to hear you’ll have a baby. The contest is a great idea, I love it, and any prize related to travel will be highly appreciated by the winners. I’d also like to enter the contest, so here’s my answer:
I like to travel because I like the excitement of the preparations, the giddiness I feel in my stomach every time I think about the trip, I like to find out information about the destination and then walk around with a map in my hand. I’m not a fan of the usual touristic attractions, I like to walk around a lot and discover the normal, usual life of the people in the country/city I travel in. This is what I like most – to see a section of normal human life, in the markets, in the restaurants, in the shops, in the universities (I once entered a university and I walked the corridors and entered the library, it was very fun). Museums and artefacts are interesting but predictable, whereas living people are way more interesting and you can’t find that out by reading Lonely Planet guides.
Congratulations on the baby news, Lori! Yes, that’s probably the best reason I can think of for not feeling well.
And here are my answers:
1. I like to travel, because I like the feeling of excitement I experience when I go to a new place. Everything is fresh and new, and I feel a sense of wonder with the world again.
2. I travel for vacation and to see places I’ve never seen and experience things I’ve never experienced.
3. My greatest travel adventure was probably my first solo trip as an adult–to England for 3 weeks, where I took a class with a bunch of strangers (a big deal for an introvert!). I made some friends, saw places I’d only dreamed of seeing, learned a lot, and had a lot of fun. My trips since then have been smaller in scope, due to the fact that I can only take so much time off from work, but that was the adventure that sparked the travel bug in me.
@Laura Thank you for your wishes and for being the first one answering here
@Gray Yeap, the best reason for feeling sick indeed. It kept me away from my dear projects though – but now I’m back
I’m glad you answered this contest!
Hi Lori,
Fantastic news, BIG congratulations to you both! You must be thrilled!
Here’s my answers:
Why do you like to travel?
I like to feel like a part of a bigger world out that exists out there.
Why do you travel?
To get away from everyday life, for a change of scenery, to explore and discover great food, places, culture and people.
What was your greatest travel adventure?
Probably taking the Orient Express to Paris last year, where we got engaged on board the train!
Yup, we are very excited, Jools! I’m also glad you’ve decided to participate in the contest
My greatest travel adventure (so far!) was when I traveled Europe for two weeks way back in 1998. It was my first time out of the US- and only time thus far. I traveled by bus from Switzerland, all over France, to Italy, to Monaco and then to the Netherlands. I got to see literally everything these places are known for and am grateful for the experience, considering my family was not well-off at the time. I went with my school. Fast forward 13 years and I am about to move to Rome, Italy in just 4 months!!!
Why do you like to travel?
Because travel brings me closer to the world, other people and different experiences.
Why do you travel?
I travel because it informs, teaches and lets me discover the good, bad and ugly of people and places, I travel because travel transforms.
What was your greatest travel adventure?
Travelling around South America for 2 months on my own and picking up Spanish as I went along!
Why do you like travel?
Traveling for me it’s like breathing…can anyone live without breathing? No, of course no. I like the travel, from the very first time i have to choose my next destination. It’s a feeling that keeps me alive. And when i have already choose my next place in the world, to travel, preparing the details of my trip, keeps my adrenaline high…
hey..i found out about this contest from laura f, to whom i thank…as it is a special moment for me to be able to express my opinions regarding travelling….as i am an eternely nature in loved, I always liked travelling, discovering new places, meeting people and …drinking coffees
in those special places. Maybe it is something I was born with, to like travelling, hobby that continued as I am a Geography graduate also…and my favouriye place…there are severals, but TWO lovely ones are my honeymoon in Tunisia, Monastir, and a week-end in Wien.
Thanks again for this opportunity,
best regards
laura.
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Lately I travel just for education. The distance between my village and the city where is the university is about 150 miles. Everytime when I’m traveling on this route I’m seeing new things, even if I’m doing this since the year 2009. Is a pleasant experience.
@ThisEnvy, @Peggy, @Helene, @Laura and @Lucian Welcome to the contest
Today we’ve posted the photo with the rest of the prizes 
Thank you for your very interesting answers!
Hei, ce dragut e magnetul cu harta Romaniei! Imi place tare mult!
I’m glad you like that magnet, Laura
yey i guess my one year baby boy will love that magnet…as he does have an entire collection by far…hope his mummy will gain it
Hi!
Although I’m Romanian and I used to work as a travel guide here (I’ve graduated from Tourism), so I’m familiar with this prizes, I want to bring my contribution to this contest, mostly for promoting our country!
Why am I travelling… For me travelling is a primary need, it’s like air
My greatest travel adventure… it’s actually a combination made from 3 different times.
I have spent New Years Eve all by my self 3 times, each time in a different foreign country:
- 2003 Germany – Hamburg,
- 2006 Spain – Barcelona.
- 2009 UK – London.
Each time it was fabulous and I wish you all, at least once, to have this kind of experience!
imi place sa calatoresc foarte mult.
I like to travel because I think the memories you get from travelling are the only memories worth mentioning. Nothing is more exciting than to wake up in Greece, for example , to smell the salty air and sipp from a warm cup of coffee, watching the deep blue sky and listening the silence of the sea.My favourite word in greek is dromos, meaning roads……so my boots are made for walking on many beautiful unknown roads, loking for adventure:)
hugzy,
CRis
My greatest and, let’s say only travel adventure, was last year, my honeymoon in Spain.
We stayed in Madrid and visited the city. We also wento to Toledo, it was great !
imi place sa calatoresc fiinca pot vedea locuri noi si interesante,calatoresc in romania fiinca numi permit sa calatoresc in afara ,vizitez muzee ,parcuri si orasul in sine
imi place sa calatoresc deoarece viata e prea scurta si merita sa cunosti frumusetile romaniei.
I’m glad to see so many answers – please keep in mind though that only the answers in English will be taken in consideration for the prizes.
i like to travel in norway…i like to feel scandinavian life…i like blondes!
I travel because I don’t wanna live in the same place forever. When I travel, I also learn about other places things about their traditions and many other things that you can experience, see, hear, feel when you travel.
Poi> de ce calatorim? din necesitate , sau din placere. De ce ne place sa calatorim ? – este un mod de cunoastere, iar eu as completa versurile: “cu ce m-am ales in viata? / ce-am baut, ce-am mancat si cu ce am strans in brate” le-as completa “si cu ce ne-a incantat privirea si ne-a dus la un grad de cunoastere mai ridicat”.
Cea mai mare aventura a excursiilor mele – ar fi la momentul la care incercand sa vizitam focurile vii – jud. buzau, calatorind cu prietena mea diabetica – insulino-dependenta, aceasta nu a mai putut continua “urcusul” si a ramas la aprox 5 minute de mers de zona. Cu parerile de rau, dupa ce am vazut-o stabilizata (a mancat ceva sa isi regleze glicemia, dar hipoglicemia prin care trecuse nu ii permitea sa continue urcusul), am dat o fuga pana la focurile vii, am facut cateva poze, ai am revenit la ea.
Cu speranta ca va placut povestirea mea, va doresc tuturor numai bine.
GOOGLE TRANSLATE:
Traducere din Română în Engleză
Poi> why travel? of necessity or for pleasure. Why do we love to travel? – is a way of knowing, and I would complete the lyrics: “what I got in life? / what I drank, what I eat and what we tight “as he completed ” and that delight us and took us to a higher degree of knowledge. ”
Biggest adventure of my trips – would be the time when trying to visit the live shots – Buzau county, traveling with my diabetes – insulin-dependent, it could not continue “climb” and remained at about 5 minutes away from the area. Regretfully, after seeing a stabilized (ate something to regulate their blood sugar, hypoglycemia, but that passed allowed him not continue climb), I happened to run a live fire, we took some photos, you have returned to her.
With hope you liked my story, I wish you all to the good.
1.Why do you like to travel?
I like traveling abroad, at sea, the mountains
2.Why do you travel?
Travel makes you rest, to recharge your batteries
3.What was your greatest travel adventure?
Biggest adventure was walking with dogs in Lapland hasky
1. I love traveling becose i can see civilization, customs, educated people, etc..
2. Traveling in Romania because of limited budget and the crisis
3. Visiting tourist attractions, parks, museums, cities, etc..
1.I like to travel because it makes me feel happy and free.I feel better on the road than at home.
2.I travel because I have a lot of relatives scattered all over Romania and I have some abroad,too.I travel because I’m curious and I want to learn more about every city and country I go to.
3.My greatest travel adventure was my trip to Medugorje in Bosnia&Herzegovina.We climbed the Cross Mountain(Krizevac) ,some of the people were climbing it barefoot ..it was a really amazing experience.
# Why do you like to travel?
I like to travel because I want to meet new people, to see new places and learn new things! Since I’ve been a child I have enjoyed travelling around the country, but now that I am older, I can visit other countries. I am always ready for new adventures!
imi place sa calatoresc deoarece imi place sa descoper lucruri uimitoare, oameni noi, peisaje pe care nu le vezi nici la televizor! imi place sa calatoresc deoarece imi place sa ma rup de lumea care ma inconjoara zi de zi si sa fac lucruri pe care nu le fac de obicei!
I LIKE TO TRAVEL BECAUSE I LIKE MY COUNTRY ROMANIA AND I WANT TO SEE MANY PLACES FROM HER. ALSO IS VERY FUN AND RELAXING TO TRAVEL.
travelling offers you the possibility to discover new places, to learn new things, to see and experience something different than your normal day-to-day life.
1.De ce nu ti place sa calatoresti?
1. Pai, imi place foarte mult sa calatoresc…
2.De ce vrei sa [faci o] călătorie?
2. Pentru a cunoaste pe viu locuri, oameni, obiceiuri, moduri de viata , civilizatia altor comunitati etc.
3.Care a fost cea mai mare aventură de călătorie?
De regula, sunt prudent si nu risc situatii aventuroase… In tinerete, m-am aventurat cu barca plina de copii pe Lacu Rosu, fara ca eu sa stiu macar sa inot… Cu fiul meu de 9-10 ani, la Eforie Nord , m-am aventurat in larg cu o hidrobicileta. La cateva zile am aflat din presa ca s-a iscat o furtuna la cateva zeci de minute cu mari pericole pentru cei asemenea mie
3. Am calatorit mult in tara si cea mai aventuroasa parte a unei calatorii a fost pe Transfagasan in 1968 (intr-o perioada cand accesul era interzis din cauza unor probleme de siguranta a circulatiei si ne-am blocat in tunelul de la Balea Lac…
I strainatate, cea mai plina de suspans si emotie a fost in insula Capri (Italia) in niste miniautocare care circulau ca in filmul ” Soferii iadului” pe niste serpentine inguste pe versantul dinspre mare… Dar am scapat cu totii… Prima calatorie cu avionul (Kiev- Leningrad) mi-a oferit privelisti de vis, dar si multe “goluri de aer” . Altadata, pe deasupra Ungariei, avionul nostru in zbor spre Praga a traversat un front de furtuna cu fulgere si tunete infricosatoare…
Why do i like to travel ? I actually do not like to travel!! I LOVE to travel ! Is like each place you visit is a new world . Traveling is like changing world , people .
I like to see new places and meet new people and try new thing ! That;s why i love to travel !
And the winners are…