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Ultimate Thailand Explorers: What I Learned Part 4 of 4

Today’s post wraps up my 4-part series about my experience as a travel blogger in the Ultimate Thailand Explorers Contest. If you’d like to read the first one click here. And for my second post, click here.  And for the third, click here.

Today’s post is all about where to go next. What’s in store for adventureswithben.com based on what I learned?

2010 Priorities

There’s a lot on my “to do” list here at adventureswithben.com. Read my post on New Year’s Resolutions for some detail. In no particular order here’s what I need to do…

Ultimate Thailand Explorers: What I Learned Part 3 of 4

We’re half-way through a 4-part series about my experience as a travel blogger in the Ultimate Thailand Explorers Contest. If you’d like to read my first post, click here. And for my second post, click here.  Today’s post is all about the finalist period.

The Voting and Assignment Periods for Finalists

From December 1st, 2009 until January 8th, 2009 Internet Users from around the world could vote for 1 team out of the 5 finalists (Phuket, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Koh Samui and Bangkok). Voters could vote once every 24 hours. The team with the most votes would receive the grand prize, $10,000.

Ultimate Thailand Explorers: What I Learned Part 2 of 4

Today’s post is Part 2 of a 4-part series. If you’d like to read yesterday’s post about the Ultimate Thailand Explorers Application Period, click here. Today we’ll talk about the Semi-Finalists Voting Period.

The Semi-Finalists Voting Period

In mid-October, 2009 the Tourism Authority of Thailand selected 5 teams from each of 5 cities (Pattaya, Bangkok, Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai) to be voted on by Internet users worldwide. We were selected as 1 of these 25 teams from over 356 applicants in 59 countries. Internet users had roughly 3 weeks to vote on who they wanted to send to Thailand. They could vote for 1 team, from each city every 24 hours.

Ultimate Thailand Explorers: What I Learned Part 1 of 4

It’s taken a bit longer for me to get back into the blogging routine, I’m slowly working up to where I was, but a well-deserved break was needed and the reality of life has taken it’s toll on my time. My poor car is slowly dying and I’ll be searching for a new one as soon as this post is published.