In Focus: 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
The 25th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is under way, and entries will be accepted for another six weeks, until June 30, 2013. First prize winner will receive a 10-day Galapagos expedition for two. National Geographic was once more kind enough to allow me to share some of the early entries with you here, gathered from four categories: Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place, and Spontaneous Moments. Photos and captions by the photographers.
See more. [Images: National Geographic Traveler Contest]
Weekend culinary highlights: Guadalajara has a lot of tantalizing street food, but these were two of my favorites—not complicated, not healthy, but delicious and interesting tastes or textures:
- As we walked out of the wedding, several food vendors had set up shop outside of the church. This guy was selling hot, delicious churros, as well as these potato chips drizzled with hot sauce, salt, and fresh-squeezed lime juice. So delicious, although by the time you get to the bottom of the bag, a bit soggy.
- This fried delight was crispy (resembling the texture of Indian papadum, but likely made of corn or wheat flour), and covered with either honey or an agave syrup. (According to mermaidcomplex and cynthiahasatumblr, they are bunuelos. And again, I’ll say, they’re delicious).
A delicious intro to Guadalajara, at La Tequila.
Chalupas, tacos with chorizo and chicharrones, and an assortment of phenomenal tequilas, including Don Julio 1942, and Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia.
the 46 places to go in 2013 | via new york times & nmattea
Hmm… maybe it’s time to revisit our travel plans (and increase our travel budget, and maybe find a financial sponsor!).
On the upside, visiting Washington DC (#44) should be fairly easy.
Today is Hillary Clinton’s last day as Secretary of State.
Here is Clinton in every country she has been in. (HT Ben Smith)
Hillary Clinton spent 2084 hours traveling 957,000 miles during her tenure as the most traveled secretary of state in U.S. history.
Number of countries visited: 112 - Slideshow
The view from my Tampa hotel.
Not particularly photogenic (minus the clouds), but the ratio of road/parking space to all other spaces seems proportional, based on what I’ve seen of the I-4 corridor so far.
Yes, that I-4 corridor that CNN and others could t stop talking about last night.
Almost ordered Qdoba for lunch, until I remembered I’m getting on a plane to San Antonio!
Real Tex-Mex is only two stops away!
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