Adventure Travel Show
BDC Islington, London
25-27 Jan 2008

Destinations
Earls Court, London
31 Jan - 03 Feb 2008

Destinations
NEC, Birmingham
29 Feb - 02 Mar 2008

Outdoors Show
NEC, Birmingham
14-16 Mar 2008

What would you like to discover?

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Welcome to our great new competition "What would you like to discover?".
At the 2008 travel shows in London and Birmingham we are asking visitors to tell us what they would like to discover in their travels.

Here are some suggestions we have made:

  • Visiting ancient Egyptian sites onboard a traditional Felucca?

  • Taking the family on an adventure down the Amazon?


These are just some of the many life changing moments you could have on an Explore holiday. To hear more about how adventure travel can change your life click here.

Here is what you would like to discover:

Outdoors Show - Birmingham NEC

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Hiking the Inca Trail - Peru

Sunday 16th March

"Brush my teeth in the open air under the northern lights." Jo Osborne

"Peru - I would like to go because my grandad always wished he had, and I want to share my memories." Lorna Mear

"Kili & Everest - Adventure, adrenaline, excitement, pushing myself to the limit!" Deborah Lock

Saturday 15th March

"Mongolia - for a sense og being completely isolated & the stars in the desert" Juliet Stubbington

"The colours, sounds and all things unfamiliar in Nth India" Christina Wells

"Adventures for people who are not ready for a pipe and slippers" H Wilkinson

Friday 14th March

"The world! Got to 50 in January so time is limited" Violet Greenan

"Norway is my way, get me out there today or at least some time in May" Robert Henderson

"India - to celebrate our 5th anniversary - we met on an Explore trip in the Sahara Desert" Sarah Hamilton

Destinations - Birmingham NEC

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Exploring the rockies on a family adventure

Sunday 2nd March

"Tribes and unusual places in Burkina Faso" - Bev Sutton

"To explore 'the stans' and see Bokhara and Samarkand" - Sam Roe-Ely

"China - walls, pandas and warriors" - Breeda Murray

Saturday 1st March

"North Korea - To avoid seeing the world only through Western eyes" - Victoria Manning

"Papua New Guinea - Trekking in rainforest with native tribes" - Rob Thomas

"Island hopping around the caribbean and salsa dancing in Cuba" - Clare McCabe

Friday 29th February

"A family outdoors adventure, immersing ourselves in the culture and surroundings, maybe in Banff, Canada" - Julie Link

"How to erect a yurt in Mongolia" - Rhona Milner

"An isolated beach in the Maldives" - R. Nixon

Destinations - London, Earls Court

Sunday 3rd February

Everywhere! but Croatia is no.1 this year." - Amy McTague

"I would like to explore Chile and the remote Easter islands" - Phil Windscheffel

"Guyana & Suriname - wildife and yet more wildlife!" - Gina Simpson

"I'd like to discover the joy of watching the gorillas in Uganda or Rwanda" - Chris Santry

"The sights, sounds and smells of Cambodia - both the breathtaking and the heart-breaking" - Laura Clarke

Saturday 2nd February

"India - Fun, frolics, adventure, sunshine, chaos, smells, history, culture" - Claire Hallett

"I'd love to sample the Cuban cigars, sip on mojitos and salsa the night away in Cuba." - Anne-Marie Coelho

"Ghana for the coast, the culture and the experience" - Tom Crouch

"Kamchatka to see the bears and volcanoes and travel by helicopter" - Nicky

Friday 1st February

"Rum cocktails & salsa dancing in Cuba" - Elizabeth North

"The Antarctic - I want to see penguins, and lots of ice, before it's too late" - Sheena Latimer

"Africa - Lake Malawi and to teach sports to kids in orphanages" - J. Thomson

"Nepal - totally unspoilt, untouched, culturally rich" - A. Vipona

Thursday 31st January

"All the Vietnam and Cambodia have to offer from sunrise to sunset" - Maria Curtin

"Guatemala - to discover unknown Mayan ruins" - E. Brants

"Imperial Russia - All the monuments and the contrast with the modern parts of the cities" - Margaret Holmes

"Lapland - To find out if Father Christmas! If he doesn't the Northern Lights will do nicley!" - Janie Saunders

Adventure Travel Show - London BDC

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Getting to know the locals

Friday 25th January

"I would like to explore Europe solely by inland waterways!" - Andrew Walker

"Venezuela 'The Lost World'... in search of finding myself in awesome surroundings" - Karen Skaith

"I would like to explore the depths of the Congolese rainforest and live with the local tribes" - Matt Goldup

"Alaskan glaciers, national parks & bears" - Steve Rolls

"I would like to go to Kenya and Tanzania and meet the wild animals" - Aurora Berkestam Drysen

Saturday 26th January

"The stars of the Southern Hemisphere from Madagascar" - Ellie Collin

"Mongolia - horse riding and sleeping in those funny community tents!" - Anna Axelsson

"I would like to explore India and get to see tigers in the wild" - Fiona

"A world away from my desk - looking inside the volcanoes of Ecuador" - Sally

Sunday 27th January

"Mali - to witness the festival in the desert" - Janet Chapman

"I would like to experience a Fann Mountains trek with visits to Samarkand and Tashkent" - Mike Young

"Morocco - Toubkal and kasbahs. Maybe I could sell the wife for 5 camels!" - Neil Sweeting

"Anyone can see I am a 7 camel girl!" - Neil's Wife

Competition Winners

The winners from each show of the main prize of £750 off an Explore Holiday are as follows:

Outdoors Show
Clive Cook (Alresford)

Destinations Birmingham
Suzanne Mcnally (Derby)

Destinations London
Emma Sorensen (London)

Adventure Travel Show
Nick Keen (London)

The following people have won one of our spot travel prizes for entering our competition:

Destinations Birmingham

Sunday 2nd March - Alan Spencer (Nuneaton), Claire Lawrence (Milton Keynes), Fiona Richardson (Leeds)

Saturday 1st March - Kathryn Abbott (Birmingham), Beth Hewston (Sutton Coldfield), John Carter (Wollaston).

Friday 29th February - Alan Russell (Milton Keynes), Steve Lane (Newbury), Sue Low (Rochester).

Destinations London

Thursday 31st January - Gill Palmer (Letchworth), Adam Piper (Chatham), K. Hancock (Boston).

Friday 1st February - Carol Aukett (Brighton), Tina Stilwell-Hunt (Gillingham), E. Wheeler (Ealing).

Saturday 2nd February - James McKeen (Caldicor), Evelyn Edwards (Ealing), S. Behcmann (London).

Sunday 3rd February - Jilly Clark (Hither Green), Gerard O'Mara (Southampton), Amber Pawsey (London)

Adventure Travel Show

Friday 25th Jan - James Garlick (Leighton Buzzard), Matthew Goldup (Egham), Emma Barrow (Clapham).

Saturday 26th Jan - Gary Soares (Benfleet), Joanne Holdcroft (Fleet), Amy Howard (New Malden).

Sunday 27th Jan - Genevieve Job (London), Tonia Buckey (London), Rodney Rootsaert (Wapping).

Competition Terms & Conditions:

There will be four main prizes of £750 worth of Explore travel vouchers. A prize will be awarded to four winners chosen from the pool of entries at each of the travel shows Explore has exhibited at in 2008, this only includes the Adventure Travel Show, Destinations (London & NEC) and the Outdoor Show. The main prize draw will take place on the 18th March 2008. The deadline for entries to this competition is 17th March 2008. All participants will also be entered into a daily prize draw; this will take place on each open day of a travel show. By entering the competition participants agree to the use of their name and answer on the Explore web page www.explore.co.uk/discovercompetition.

If you are unable to attend one of the travel shows you can enter this competition by sending us an email to marketing@explore.co.uk, telling us 'What would you like to discover?'.