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Travel gems and hidden secrets from Concierge.com

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) on Feb 11th 2009 at 1:30PM

The winners of Concierge.com's Million Mile Contest have been announced and their essays are posted on the website. Some essays offer a unique angle about a place where people might miss certain details if they didn't know where or how to look.

The winner, Elizabeth Dwoskin of Brooklyn, New York wrote about Parque Lage, a jungle park in the middle of Rio De Janeiro. Within the reserve is my kind of place--Saint Teresa, a neighborhood of artists who live in 19th century mansions. Not one artist per mansion, but up to twenty. For her essay, Dwoskin won one million OnePass miles from Continental Airlines.

Here are the runners-up essays about particular places. They are quick, interesting reads that stimulate ones own memories about what made a particular travel spot at a particular time special. I'm thinking about the day I spent riding a motorbike around Skopelos, Greece.

Michael Henderson, Huntington Beach, California: Enjoying Venice at dawn is one way to get the city to yourself. Add in a cup of coffee. Heaven.
Robert Castellano, Brewster, New York: Traveling to Japan illustrates the idea that when traveling abroad, try it all. Don't let an experience pass you by. In essence don't forget the adage, when in Rome. . .
Debra Di Blasi, Kansas City, Missouri: Enjoying cheese in South Africa is one way to feel enamored with life.
Dana Levitt, San Francisco, California: Leather shopping in Buenos Aires does not disappoint.

Along with each essay are links that lead to more details about each location.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Blogs, Stories, South Africa, Japan, Brazil

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