June, 2009 Photo Contest
This month, be the first to name the city where you would drink this beer to editor@travelofftheradar.com to win some sweet gear from our sponsors at Eagle Creek. Last Month We managed to stump you last month with the picture of “Airport Tower” in Moab, Utah.
May, 2009 Photo Contest
Be the first to email us with the name of this mid-western rock formation and win a piece of clothing from Eagle Creek. (Also, meet the lovely face behind the great gear we get to share with you! Read about Eagle Creek’s Stasia Raines, who makes it possible. Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Andrew Meyerson for correctly identifying Shannon Stowell in a tricky April Fools Photo Contest.
April, 2009 Photo Contest
Name The Adventurer
This month, be the first send your email to editor@travelofftheradar.com correctly identifying which of these lovely adventurers is named Shannon, and win some sweet gear from Eagle Creek!
Last Month
Congratulations to Theresa Sommers of Atlanta Georgia, who identified the Edinburgh ...
March, 2009 Photo Contest
What City Was This Taken? Win free gear from Eagle Creek if you're the first to send an email correctly identifying the city where this busker is performing - it's one of the world’s most renown Fringe Festivals! Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Jillian of Washington, D.C., who correctly identified Norway's The Atlantic Road in last month's contest.
February, 2009 Photo Contest
Can you identify this northern, winding road named for the body of water it spans? If you were in this part of the world, you would most likely also be visiting the fishing village of Kristiansund. Last Month's Winner Congratulations Keith Freed of Dallas, TX who correctly identified the traditional mumu - an oven, common in the Pacific, made from hot rocks and then covered in dirt.
January, 2009 Photo Contest
What is the name of this traditional oven? These master chefs in Papua New Guinea are cooking in a style we’ve seen in Peru, as well!
December, 2008 Photo Contest
Where Was This Photo Taken? This month, can you identify the temple shown here? Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Rebekah McKnight of Washington, DC who correctly identified The Capitolo in Havana last month.
November, 2008 Photo Contest
Where Was This Photo Taken? Do you recognize this Government Building? Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Regina Yando of Boston, Massachusetts for correctly identifying the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos, Aires Argentina in last month’s photo!
October, 2008 Photo Contest
Where Was This Photo Taken? Do you recognize this final resting place? Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Justin Mortensen of Oakland, CA for correctly identifying the Miraflores Locks in Panama.
September, 2008 Photo Contest
Where Was This Photo Taken? Do you know the name of these locks in Panama? Last Month's Winner We were impressed how many of you recognized the Dogon Dancer from Mali – the prize goes to Will Heyniger, from Washington, D.C.
August, 2008 Photo Contest
Name the Type of Dancer This month’s photo features a dancer from Mali. Can you be the first to correctly naming the type of dancer? Last Month's Winner Many of you identified the Spectacled Bear in our July photo, but the first to call it was Renee Gavin of Bozeman, Montana.
July, 2008 Photo Contest
Name This Bear To win this month’s contest, see if you can name this bear, native to South America. Last Month's Winner So we stumped you last month with our photo of the island town of Lamu, Kenya.
June, 2008 Photo Contest
Where Was This Photo Taken? Hint: Look closely at the photo, the answers are all there! Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Jessica Lancia from Charleston, S.C. who correctly (and swiftly!) named Guru Rinpoche as the subject of the painting in last month's contest.
May, 2008 Photo Contest
Name This Yogi Think you recognize the famous face in this painting – often regarded as the “Second Buddha?” His image is inescapable in parts of Nepal, Bhutan and NE India. Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Marcos Trejo from San Antonio, TX for offering a caption to last month’s photo. Click here to see.
April, 2008 Photo Contest
This Month's Winner This month, we gave the photo contest a different spin: we looked for the best caption for this photo. Marcos Trejo from San Antonio, TX submitted the winner. It is included with the image below. Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Melodie Rains, of Orange County, CA who correctly named Riga as the city in last month’s photo contest!
March, 2008 Photo Contest
Where Was This Photo Taken? Can you name this beautiful European city? Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Aaron Bourke of NYC who correctly named the glorious Pangong Tso in Ladakh, India last month.
February, 2008 Photo Contest
Where Was This Photo Taken? Think you recognize the high altitude lake shown in this photo provided by Questrails? Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Andrew Meyerson for quickly naming the historic earthquake that rocked Alaska on March 27, 1964. The quake was the second largest of the 20th century and the largest ever to occur in the northern hemisphere.
January, 2008 Photo Contest
Where Was This Photo Taken? This month’s contest is a history lesson. This is a photo showing some of the damage caused by the largest earthquake on record ever to occur in North America. Where is it? Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Dianne McNair, who was the first to identify the tea plantation in Assam shown in December’s contest.
December, 2007 Photo Contest
Name This Plantation Think you recognize the type of low bushes growing on this plantation pictured here in the Northeast Indian state of Assam? Last Month's Winner Last month’s photo contest was a close one, and in good faith we had to call it a tie between Lisa Greissinger from People magazine and Robert Volpe who quickly identified the tagine from Morocco, also used in other North African countries. For fun and a couple nice recipes you might also check out the Fat Expat’s blog on tagines.
November, 2007 Photo Contest
Name This Crockery Think you can name this traditional clay pot and where it originated? Last Month's Winner In last month’s photo contest we challenged you to “Name this Plant!” and drew many guesses, quite of few of them correct. The plant featured is commonly known as “fireweed,” or epilobium longefoliem. The first correct answer was received from Rogier Gruys, who lives in Canada.












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