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Cemeteries around the world photo contest: the results

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

aliisakhan

We asked to see your very best photographs from cemeteries around the world and you really dug up some great ones. It was a dead heat, but one photo arose as the winner of the ‘Cemeteries around the world’ photo contest.

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Cemeteries around the world: a photo contest

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

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From spooky tombstones to Viking burial mounds, we want to see your very best cemetery photos. Upload a photo to our Cemeteries Around the World group for a chance to win.

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Lesser-known US National Parks contest: the results

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

biscayne1

Last week, we challenged you to provide some inspiration to visit a lesser-known US National Park by comparing it to one of the more famous parks (for example, “If you liked Yosemite National Park, you would also like…”). This week we reveal the winner and show you some of our favourite entries.

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Lesser-known US National Parks contest

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

guadalupe

For today’s National Parks Wednesday we want to turn the spotlight on the lesser-known areas in the US National Parks system. If someone loved one of the world famous National Parks, what other lesser-known park would they love and why?

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US National Parks photo challenge results

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

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If you participated in last week’s US National Parks photo challenge and have been awaiting the results, we won’t keep you in suspense any longer.

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US National Parks photo challenge

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

glacier

Are you a US National Parks expert? Test your knowledge with our National Parks photo challenge, and enter to win a free book!

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My Journey video contest

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

goldengate

Lonely Planet has launched a travel video contest on YouTube, and we want to experience the US through your eyes. Upload your best US travel video to the My Journey video contest and get a chance to win a trip to San Francisco and more!

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European discoveries contest – the winner is…

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

notredame2

Without further ado, the winner of last week’s European discoveries contest is…mpg!
Congratulations to mpg, whose entry clocked in just under the limit at 99 words – hopefully they’ll get a lot of mileage out of this win.
Here is the winning entry, a European discovery courtesy of Parisian pigeons:
“Sitting in a park in Saint Michel looking…

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European discoveries contest

Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author

bruges

Have you ever experienced a profound sense of discovery while travelling? A momentary epiphany that dashed your preconceived notions of places and cultures? Has an unfamiliar type of food opened your eyes to new world of flavours, or a museum finally helped you ‘get’ art?
For this contest, we want to hear about your discoveries from your…

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The world – courtesy you

venessapaech Lonely Planet author

portable

Travellers from all over the world have stepped up and shared their experiences in Lonely Planet TV’s Worldwide Encounters competition. Now you get to vote for your favourites.

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