Call for Entries! Travel Writing Competition Especially for Women.Business, Travel & Lifestyle Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2000 Ramble Through The Rainforest With Journeywoman.com: Web's Leader In Female Travel Announces Partnership With Temptress Adventure Cruises From young college students right up to the baby boomer baby boomer also ba·by-boom·er n. A member of a baby-boom generation. Noun 1. baby boomer - a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" boomer generation women are traveling like never before. To celebrate the uniqueness of the female travel experience, Journeywoman.com, the leading online travel resource for women in cooperation with Temptress Adventure Cruises, the Central America-based leader in soft adventure cruising expeditions are sponsoring a travel writing contest designed especially for the female adventuress ad·ven·tur·ess n. A woman who seeks social and financial advancement by unscrupulous means. See Usage Note at -ess. Noun 1. adventuress - a woman adventurer adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks . The winning writer of the contest dubbed "She Adventures" will receive a seven-night cruise on Temptress and the winning entry will be posted at the Journeywoman.com website. Contest closes June 30th, 2000. The grand prize includes eight days and seven nights aboard the 100-passenger M/V M/V Motor Vehicles M/V Motor Vessel M/V Merchant Vessel Temptress Explorer in one of the most naturally beautiful areas of the world: the Pacific coast of Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. and Panama. The winner will explore remote sites few have visited, coming face-to-face with the protected wildlife and eco-diversity that exists in Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. . Each day she will choose from an array of activities ranging from challenging hikes through enchanting rainforests to serene bird watching tours to diving, sea kayaking, water skiing and swimming in crystal clear waters of the Pacific. The winner will enjoy air-conditioned deluxe ocean view accommodations with private bath, transfers, all meals, beverages, wine and cocktails, morning hikes with on-board naturalist guides, shore excursions, entrance fee to national parks, water sports water sports Urophilia, see there , laundry service, port charges and taxes. "We'd like this writing competition to accomplish two things," says Evelyn Hannon, editor of Journeywoman.com. "Not only should it encourage women to tell their terrific stories but hopefully these travel tales will inspire other women to go out and explore the great world out there." To date, close to half a million women have visited the Journeywoman.com website which Newsweek Magazine dubs, "Mecca for women travelers." For complete contest guidelines, go to http://www.journeywoman.com. For more information on Temptress Adventure Cruises, visit http://www.temptresscruises.com or call 800-336-8423. |
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