Thanks everybody. We’ve been overwhelmed with responses from the contest inspite of the short duration of the contest, and we’ve got some great submissions in the process.

My Trip of a Lifetime - the Travelogue Contest

The Results of the “My Trip of a Lifetime” contest are out!

Here are the winners, who win an all expenses paid trip to Mashobra (Shimla)!

1. Kanchuki Sarma

2. Radha Rangarajan

3. Kongkona S.

…and here are the consolation prize winners, who win a handy travel bag/laptop bag + 2 travel books (for e.g. African Diary by Bill Bryson and Teach yourself digital photography by Bargh Peter)

1. Zishaan Hayath

2. Ashish Mantri

3. Charukesi Ramadurai

4. Fabiola Jacob

5. Jyothi Shyamsunder

6. Sanjay Sivadas

7. Vamsee

All the winning posts will be put up on Clay in the weeks to come. Congratulations to the winners once again, and thank you all for the participation.

This year, the Travel Writers trip is to the beautiful and quaint town of Mashobra in Shimla from September 14 to 17th. For last year’s trip to Binsar, the jury selected the writers from a pool of popular travel writers and bloggers. This year however, we are opening this up as a travelogue contest to the general public.

The contest is called “My Trip of a Lifetime”, and invites contestants to submit their best travel experience, an experience of a lifetime.

What are the Prizes?

• The authors of the best 3 entries will be selected by the jury to be a part of an all expenses paid trip to Mashobra (Shimla)! The group will be hosted at the Club Mahindra “Whispering Pines Gables” resort in Mashobra, Shimla over a period of 3 days. The itinerary includes sightseeing in Mashobra and other places around Shimla, outdoor activities and camping.
• Runners-up entries will win travel goodies that includes a travel bag, books and other merchandise!
• All the short listed entries, including the winning entries will be featured in Clay!

How to enter the “My Trip of a Lifetime” contest?

• Send in your article/post to clay@clubmahindra.com, and also attach a few photos of the trip. You may also send in a link to your existing blog post
• Become a fan of Club Mahindra page on Facebook. Click here to visit Club Mahindra’s page on Facebook.

Where will the results be announced?

• The results and updates of the contest will be updated on Club Mahindra’s page in Facebook.

Rules of the contest:

• The content can either be new or from an existing blog post that has been authored by the contestant.
• The contestant holds the right to the content. Plagiarism will result in disqualification.
• The contestant has to be a resident of India, over 18 years old.
• Last date for content submission is 19th August 2009.

Terms and Conditions:

1. Club Mahindra will only bear the following expenses of the winning contestant during the trip. Accommodation at the Club Mahindra resort in Mashobra (on a Twin-sharing basis with another member of the group. The Women in the group will be paired together) , Travel, Food at the Club Mahindra resort (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner – as a buffet) and Local Sightseeing (Arranged for the group).

2. The trip is for the winning contestant only.

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