Sydney Edges Negril To Win Best City Final

Votes were being cast right up until closing time last night. Cuckoo’s nominated Sydney, Australia won by a single vote at the last minute. It was a great ending to the contest, which went into overtime with Negril, Jamaica due to a tie last week. Cuckoo has won $50 for winning the contest, which has been great fun over the last month.

You can see the final brackets and poll below.

Daryl who nominated Negril really made the brackets exciting as did all of you who submitted a city. I appreciate it and hope you’ll look forward to the next contest in May.  The best way to keep up on upcoming contests is to sign up to my RSS feed or subscribe to email updates below.

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Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2009 Final – Overtime

I was about to chalk up the winner for the Best City to Travel Tournament 2009 last Friday when Negril (Jamaica) stormed from behind to tie with Sydney (Australia) at the last moment.

To determine the winner once and for all, I’m going to open up the polls for today only. It’s the same poll so you won’t be able to vote if you already have – it’s up to all of you who’ve been watching to break the tie.

The poll will be open until 10:00pm EST and the winner will be announced tomorrow.

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The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2009 Final: Negril vs. Sydney

Chicago and Negril (Jamaica) were neck and neck all last week in the final four exchanging the lead until the very end.  The resort town Negril got to the final by 2 votes and Sydney (Australia) flew by the Dutch surprise city of Utrecht. From now through Friday, March 27th, vote to decide the winner of the Best City to Visit Travel Tournament 2009.

The winner will receive $50 via Paypal and the distinction of nominating the best city to visit for the tournament this year.

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The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2009: Final Four

Three of the four remaining final four cities in the Best City to Visit Travel Tournament advanced by a single vote. Two surprise cities – Negril, Jamaica and Utrecht, The Netherlands – have advanced beyond even what the people who nominated them thought.

Let’s see if they can upset the big (relatively speaking) cities standing in their way. Voting for the final two begins now and goes through this Friday, March 20th.

You can see the entire bracket thus far below (click for the larger version).

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The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2009: Elite 8

Another week and another round in the Best City to Visit Travel Tournament 2009. Last week the initial round of 17 reader-submitted cities were voted down to the 8 remaining below. There were a number of close contests, including some small cities edging their larger neighbors (Chicago getting past New York by 1 and Utrecht slipping by Munich).

Cast your votes to determine which cities will be left for the final four in the tournament.

The polls will be open through this Friday, March 13th.

You can take a look at the entire bracket so far below (or see the larger version).

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The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2009: Sweet 16 17

Time to enter your votes in the Sweet 17 round of the Best City to Visit Travel Tournament 2009. It’s 17 instead of 16 since I didn’t want to go through a complicated process to eliminate one team for an even 16. So, the most crowded region in northern Europe will have 3 cities competing against each other to advance to the next round.

Vote below for your favorite cities in each individual poll through Friday.

The winners will advance to the next round of 8 for a chance at winning $50…and bragging rights for their city. Voting for the Elite 8 will start up next Monday, March 9th.

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Last Day To Submit An Entry To The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2009

Enter a chance to win $50 by entering your favorite city in the comments in the Best City to Visit Travel Tournament 2009. All you need to do is write in a city that hasn’t already been selected and if it ends up alone at the end of the tournament beginning next week, I’ll send you $50 via Paypal. Enter by the end of today to be eligible.

The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2009

Nominate your favorite city in the world to visit for a chance to win $50 in the first Best City To Visit Contest 2009. To enter, simply name your favorite city in the comments below (first come, first serve – only one city per person) by February 27, 2009.

You don’t need to leave any explanation or reasons, just type in what your favorite city to visit is.

The cities will then be placed, by region, in a one on one tournament-style bracket in which readers will vote to see who advances each week. Voting for each round will begin every Monday during the month of March beginning next week on March 2nd.

Contest Details:

• Only one city per person.
• No changing your mind, once you enter a city you’re tied to it.
• Your ‘name’ will be posted with your entry.
• The person who nominated the winner will get $50 via Paypal on April 3, 2009.

I’ll take the first 16, 32, or 64 cities nominated – if I don’t get that many I’ll fill in the gaps with my favorites and the person to advance farthest wins. Good luck!

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The Photo Contest Entries That Weren’t

Several of the contestants for the Inspire Me Africa Photo Contest sent in multiple pictures and I was faced with the difficult task of choosing my favorite for the competition. They were all so good that I thought I’d share them with you for your pleasure as well.

From Mara, more photos from Kenya.

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Final Inspire Me Africa Photo Contest Prize Awarded

Dawoud W. was the subscriber who was randomly selected to win a copy of Long Way Down. Dawoud, thanks for being a member of the foXnoMad blog network and hope you enjoy the book.

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