Win two Lonely Planet guidebooks!
Since all travellers love to brag about their adventures from the road, Lonely Planet is giving them the chance with its first global online game, geared at swapping travel tales, tall and true, with the world.
Got a story so outrageous it seems like it couldn't possibly be true? Have a talent for writing fiction that reads like fact? Always the literary critic? Able to spot a big fat lie from miles away? These are all attributes of the perfect player for the Lonely Planet 'Stranger Than Fiction' game!
From April 26 to June 21, 2005, travellers can write their travel stories and read the experiences of others online at www.lonelyplanet.com/play
Play as a writer or a reviewer, or both. Whether a seasoned country-hopper or one who has never travelled, players can read and write as many stories as they like, with increased chances of winning one of the fantastic prizes every time they play.
Stories will be judged by peers, with fellow travellers weighing in on the merits of, and likelihood of each posting. And players can log-in and check their scorecards to keep track of their progress and standing during the course of the game.
Lonely Planet has teamed up with Gecko's Adventures to award the First Prize Writer and the First Prize Reviewer in the 'Stranger than Fiction' competition a Gecko's 'Amazon & Incas' 14-day holiday to South America!
As if that's not enough, Lonely Planet has also put together everything a traveller needs for a trip, including World Nomads travel insurance, Teva footwear, an Icebreaker jacket, a Macpac travel pack, an Ekit phone card, and of course, Lonely Planet's range of Shoestring Guides, plus much more for the grand prize and runner-up winners.
So, if something amazing happened to you while on the road or if you've got a fertile imagination, then make sure you visit www.lonelyplanet.com/play from April 26 through June 21 and take the challenge!
And if that's got you thinking about holidays, we've got two Lonely Planet shoestring guides to give away – one for Australia and New Zealand, and one for the USA and Canada. If you'd like to win them, just answer the simple question below...
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