My Reaction To Winning The Blog Contest (Blog #1)

On January 4th I woke up to a gloomy, snowy Colorado morning. Another gray day and my spirits seemed to match the color of the mountain. Sitting at my computer checking my e-mails and OMG…… it read  “Blog Your Way Around The World Winner”. I went flying through the house screaming with excitement. After I calmed down I phoned everyone I knew and sent out masses of e-mails thanking everyone who voted for me. I know there are a lot of people I don’t know who have voted.  So I would like to thank each of you for your vote and your support of me.

Then I started looking at all of the trips. Where do I go first???? I have such amazing choices. Borneo seemed like a great choice for September. But I don’t want to wait until September to start traveling. So working backwards I decided to go with Backroads in June (if it is available) and OARS down the Salmon river at the end of July. Hopefully, all of these plans will fall into place.

Several days later, after I was introduced as the winner of the blog contest on Facebook, messages stared coming in from strangers from all different areas. Some congratulating me and others offering to go with me as my photographer or companion. All of a sudden I had a bunch of “new best friends”. Even some of my old lost friends came out of the woodwork. I truly wish I could share these vacations with some of the wonderful people I have heard from; but I have a husband and two kids that love the outdoors and will be more than happy to share the hiking, biking and rafting trips with me.

Written by Beth Robbins

Robbins is a Philadelphia native who grew up loving culture and the excitement of city life. She attended undergraduate school at the University of the Arts and received a master’s in Fine Arts at Temple University and The Tyler School of Art. Robbins taught art history for 16 years and sponsored off-campus trips for high school and college students. Her interest in travel sparked when she backpack and trekked on her own throughout England, France, Spain and the Mediterranean for five months. She later started an interior design business and art consultation company. She has two children and currently lives in Steamboat Springs, Colorado within the Rocky Mountain high country.