Our friends over at Wend Magazine are putting on a fun new writing competition: the Traveling by Alternative Transportation Essay Contest.
Got a story about an unusual mode of transport?
Almost anything goes — Wend notes that they’ll accept stories about “anything that doesn’t require fossil fuels to run” — so think back over your travels, dig up your best stories, and get writing!
Maximum length is 1000 words. The prize is a customized TimBuk2 bag, along with some other cool goodies. Essays are due to contest[at]wendmag[dot]com by January 23.
C’mon, Matador community! I know we’ve got a lot of great stories between us: send ‘em in and let’s take home the prize!
And hey, without giving too much away, why not drop us a comment about your wackiest form of transport ever?
Mine’s a toss-up between a camel safari in India, and my two summers as a part-time rickshaw runner here in Ottawa.
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Nope! Best. Job. Ever. (Besides "freelance travel writer," of course…) Seriously, it was a great time. Good money, outdoors, exercise. Only problem is you pay a flat rate for rent on your shaw, and then make as much as you make after it's paid. So if it rains… you're done. There are hand-pulled rickshaws (as opposed to the pedal versions) in a few Canadian cities, and in places like Daytona, etc, I think!
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Amazing. I had no idea you could find rickshaws in these parts. Shows what I know.
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I've entered the contest! Wackiest transport ever? Probably the bamboo train in Cambodia.
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