E: 30/10 win a luxury holiday to mauritius

lil_miss_17

It says here that his childhood summer home was in Wells next the Sea
http://www.allaboutyou.com/country/North-Norfolk-Holiday/v1

Wells also seems to have an RSPB nature reserve on the coast
http://www.allaboutyou.com/country/North-Norfolk-Holiday/v1

However it also says that Wells is a mile from the sea. So very confusing!

AnnaLicious_2

See, what you needed was a Floridian to answer this one!!

Answer is : Fort De Soto Park, Florida

'A must-see destination!' says the guide to the 2,000-mile birding trail that runs through the park.
That would be the great florida birding trail http://www.visitflorida.com/articles/the-great-florida-birding-trail

The first oddity to show up here was a European explorer in the 16th century, who came looking for gold and a passage to India,

That would be Hernando De Soto

However, its soliders were battered by storms, and attacked by an enemy difficult to repel. 'Life for the men is a torture both night and day,' reported their quartermaster; 'and the mosquitoes have to be fought continuously whether at work or resting.'

That exact quote is here:
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:KSMxeYIhUawJ:www.pinellascounty.org/park/pdf/Fort_DeSoto_historic_guide.pdf+%27Life+for+the+men+is+a+torture+both+night+and+day&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShw7NLQUr8IzgrFBM8NoZrrxCFx746neFFplZ4mv_QtAJxYP6s9qX4qKus1y6NfwpRw78h2YhcK_tKEIrU3aKB1DCp3wY199W9UflTZVGUvq2300WiS0A0Zkb-NG81scnvGbyeD&sig=AHIEtbTWpk8C1SPtl0rjeyFVyYIRa3CZfQ

Ft Desoto park is made up of 5 keys - http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/05_ft_desoto.htm

I went there on a school trip and my god, there really are a lot of mosquitos!!

cornishpasty1

AnnaLicious wrote: »

See, what you needed was a Floridian to answer this one!!

Answer is : Fort De Soto Park, Florida

'A must-see destination!' says the guide to the 2,000-mile birding trail that runs through the park.
That would be the great florida birding trail http://www.visitflorida.com/articles/the-great-florida-birding-trail

The first oddity to show up here was a European explorer in the 16th century, who came looking for gold and a passage to India,

That would be Hernando De Soto

However, its soliders were battered by storms, and attacked by an enemy difficult to repel. 'Life for the men is a torture both night and day,' reported their quartermaster; 'and the mosquitoes have to be fought continuously whether at work or resting.'

That exact quote is here:
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:KSMxeYIhUawJ:www.pinellascounty.org/park/pdf/Fort_DeSoto_historic_guide.pdf+%27Life+for+the+men+is+a+torture+both+night+and+day&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShw7NLQUr8IzgrFBM8NoZrrxCFx746neFFplZ4mv_QtAJxYP6s9qX4qKus1y6NfwpRw78h2YhcK_tKEIrU3aKB1DCp3wY199W9UflTZVGUvq2300WiS0A0Zkb-NG81scnvGbyeD&sig=AHIEtbTWpk8C1SPtl0rjeyFVyYIRa3CZfQ

Ft Desoto park is made up of 5 keys - http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/05_ft_desoto.htm

I went there on a school trip and my god, there really are a lot of mosquitos!!

Hiya AnnaLicious, which month do you think that's the answer to??

cornishpasty1

This is the September Where Are You?

On page 130 in the September 2010 issue of Cond! Nast Traveller to identify the road in the picture and the city in which it is located. Correct answers will be placed in a random prize-draw, and one reader will win a five-night holiday for two at Pimalai Resort & Spa, staying (on a bed-and-breakfast basis) in a one-bedroom pool villa. The prize, worth £7,900, includes international flights from Heathrow to Bangkok with Thai Airways as well as transfers. The holiday is subject to availability and must be taken by September 2011 (excluding 21 December-10 January 2011).

This sea-swept roadway is located in a city founded nearly 500 years ago by settlers who were correcting an earlier error of judgement. In 1514 they had established a town on mosquito-infested marshland about 50km to the south; five years later they relocated to the city's present site, where conditions were much better.
Having prospered as a trading hub, the city began to develop the trappings of power. Defensive towers and ramparts sprang up, and mansions were built for wealthy merchants and their families. The city's fortunes rose and fell over the centuries, as nations including Britain and the USA fought for influence over the island of which it is the capital, and in the resulting political turmoil, many of its grand buildings fell into disrepair. Today the island is an independent republic.
The road in the picture stretches for seven kilometres along the coast, and on less stormy days its broad promenade is full of life. Where are you?

SEPTEMBER ENTRY HERE

All entries to be in by September by 30 September 2010.

Good luck everyone

amsquared

cornishpasty1 wrote: »

This is the September Where Are You?

On page 130 in the September 2010 issue of Cond! Nast Traveller to identify the road in the picture and the city in which it is located. Correct answers will be placed in a random prize-draw, and one reader will win a five-night holiday for two at Pimalai Resort & Spa, staying (on a bed-and-breakfast basis) in a one-bedroom pool villa. The prize, worth £7,900, includes international flights from Heathrow to Bangkok with Thai Airways as well as transfers. The holiday is subject to availability and must be taken by September 2011 (excluding 21 December-10 January 2011).

This sea-swept roadway is located in a city founded nearly 500 years ago by settlers who were correcting an earlier error of judgement. In 1514 they had established a town on mosquito-infested marshland about 50km to the south; five years later they relocated to the city's present site, where conditions were much better.
Having prospered as a trading hub, the city began to develop the trappings of power. Defensive towers and ramparts sprang up, and mansions were built for wealthy merchants and their families. The city's fortunes rose and fell over the centuries, as nations including Britain and the USA fought for influence over the island of which it is the capital, and in the resulting political turmoil, many of its grand buildings fell into disrepair. Today the island is an independent republic.
The road in the picture stretches for seven kilometres along the coast, and on less stormy days its broad promenade is full of life. Where are you?

SEPTEMBER ENTRY HERE

All entries to be in by September by 30 September 2010.

Good luck everyone

The city is Havana - source here

amsquared

The road is El Malecon - did a quick measure on Google Earth and I get about 7km wiki says 8km here

amsquared

We seem to have 3 competitions included in this post could we not separate them out I only clicked on this one to check my thanks for the Mauritius holiday and then found the other two comps in the same thread.

cornishpasty1

amsquared wrote: »

We seem to have 3 competitions included in this post could we not separate them out I only clicked on this one to check my thanks for the Mauritius holiday and then found the other two comps in the same thread.

I agree with you amsquared, yesterday I posted the September one separately here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2642783 and the August one is here (only in this thread) http://www.cntraveller.com/news/competitions/where-are-you-august-2010, but it is for Mauritius so is relevant to this thread although the end date is end of August. The July link no longer works so is invalid.

This thread was left unattended for months :eek:

cornishpasty1

October - Where are you?

Correct answers will be placed in a random prize draw to win a five-night holiday for two at Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa (on a bed-and-breakfast basis) in a Deluxe Room at Al Bandar. The prize, worth £2,500, includes flights from Heathrow to Muscat with Oman Air - the only airline with direct, non-stop daily flights between London and Muscat, with full Wi-Fi and mobile phone connectivity - and transfers. The holiday is subject to availability and must be taken by 31 October 2011.

Turn to page 198 of the October issue of Cond! Nast Traveller magazine to identify the region and country in the picture where six women are seen carrying fishing baskets.

The six women returning from work belong to a tribe renowned for their weaving skill, and the decorative baskets they make are exported around the world, to be used for storing food or clothes. Originally from a country to the north, the tribe was forced to flee southwards in the 18th century, settling in a region affected by seasonal flooding. It is also home to one of the world's most important eco-systems, attracting a wide variety of wildlife and a stampede of wildlife photographers. While the waters are rich, rain in the dry season is scarce. In a short story about drought, the country's best-known author wrote, 'The air is so dry and moisture-free that it burned the skin.' Handily enough, the basket-making people also developed a reputation for making rain, and their services were once highly prized in the region. Where are you?

Question - Identify the region and country where the women are.

Answer - (help needed)

ENTER HERE

(I've also posted separately here as this sometimes gets missed, so please check your thanks to see if you've entered already)

weeowens

I'd say that the country is Botswana
source
I'll try and get the area.

I think the area is the Okavango Delta source

source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okavango_Delta