We asked our community of Eco-Bloggers to tell us how they’ve benefitted from our blogging competitions and the Terra Incognita Eco-Blogger Network, and how we can better support them in future. Thirty-five bloggers from Europe, North America, Asia and Africa took our 2020 blogger survey. Collectively they’ve visited and worked in over 50 countries across…
Imagine, for a second, that you’re visiting a place you’ve always wanted to see – living an adventure that lays deep inside your heart and captivates your curiosity. Maybe you’re setting foot in a rainforest for the first time, breathing in the sweet scent of life, glimpsing the flittering blue of a Morpho butterfly’s wings,…
‘Don’t give up’ is the message that Kathleen Retourne wanted to share when she took a chance on entering Travel Blogger of the Year. Having won Second Runner Up in the Judges’ Choice competition for her story ‘Where the sky meets the earth’, it’s clear that her message of hope hit home. On the surface,…
On 31 January 2020, a story about discovering your own road, rather than chasing a destination, won travel writer Erik Gauger the title of Travel Blogger of the Year. At first glance, it might seem that Gauger’s story, ‘The Places Between’, is an unusual choice for the competition’s theme ‘Your favourite place on Earth’. But…
When asked; ‘What is your favourite place on Earth?’ I could easily answer the Galápagos’ Islands, Hungary or any other location I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to. But I’d be lying if I said that. What connects you to a location is the memories you hold there; whether they are happy, sad, or both.…
This morning I woke up on a deserted beach on the coast of Java. My friends and I traveled through the night to get here and it is just beautiful. As I sit out in the water waiting for a wave I realize that I am perfectly and completely happy in this moment. I could…
Tell us about your favourite place on Earth for the chance to win from a prize pot worth US $13,000. Do you believe in the power of storytelling for positive change? We’re calling on travel bloggers and writers from around the world to put their favourite place on Earth in the spotlight while raising awareness…