Write and tell us about your most breathtaking travel moment. Whether you stumbled on a stunning view or glimpsed a long-lost ruin. Perhaps you bumped into someone unexpectedly or were shown kindness by a stranger. Maybe you had a terrifying journey or witnessed an amazing sunrise/sunset.
Make us really feel that moment with you.
If your story is selected as the winner, you will receive US$500 to put towards your next trip.
Entries should be 350+ words in length and your own original work. Entries that are shorter or contain copied work will not be considered.
Please give your article a title and put this in the Subject/Title field of the email.
Please start the email with your name, email address and contact telephone number. Please write/paste your story text on to the email body. Do not send attachments – entries with attachments will not be considered.
Entries should be sent to: competition@puretravel.com by midnight GMT on 30th September 2023.
10 articles will be selected by a judging panel and posted as the short list on Friday October 27th.
The winner and two runners-up will then be judged by a professional travel writer and the winner announced on Friday 1st December 2023.
All the entries to the competition will be published on the PureTravel web site for you to enjoy, as per our Terms and Conditions.
The Judge: Jeremy Lazell
Jeremy Lazell worked for eight years as a trekking guide before turning to writing, a decision he’s had plenty of time to regret while sleeping in a hammock 200ft up in the Borneo rainforest for the Sunday Times, all but drowning in Scotland while rafting for GQ, and hooking nothing but his own cheek while fishing in Belize for Food & Travel. Based at the foot of the Scottish Highlands, where he lives with his wife and three boys, Jeremy writes about 90% of his material for the Sunday Times Travel Section, specialising in adventure travel, family holidays, and whatever round-ups help pay the bills. He has also worked for Conde Nast Traveller and Esquire magazines.
Terms and Conditions.
1. The competition is open to entrants worldwide aged 18 and over, with the exception of employees of PureTravel, their immediate families, agents, or anyone else associated with administration of this competition.
2. Closing date for receipt of all entries is midnight GMT on 30th September 2023.
3. There is one prize consisting of US$ 500.
4. To enter, send your article of 350+ words, to competition@puretravel.com with your name, email address and telephone number. Please paste your text in to the email body. Do not send attachments.
5. The initial short list of 10 will be selected on merit by a panel of judges appointed by PureTravel. The winner will then be selected by one independent judge.
7. The winner will be announced on Friday 1st December 2023 on the PureTravel website.
8. PureTravel will have the right to publish all entries on its website. Articles will be removed from the PureTravel website on request. The writer retains all rights to their entry beyond its publication on the PureTravel web site.
9. Entries limited to two per person.
10. E-mail addresses will be only be used by PureTravel for their own newsletter which can be opted out of. They will not be disclosed to any other parties.
11. There is no alternative to the prize offered and the prize is non–transferable.
12. If for any reason a winner is unable to take the prize as offered, the Promoter reserves the right to award the prize to the next best entry.
13. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
14. The winner agrees to participate in any reasonable publicity required by the Promoter.
Promoter:
PureTravel Ltd, Registered Address: Happisburgh, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0QQ
