How about taking A Blind Date With The World?

SANTA MONICA, CA – 14 October 2008 – The Global Scavenger Hunt™ has begun accepting applications for their 5^th annual around the world travel adventure competition that crowns The World’s Greatest Travelers™.

Essentially A Blind Date With The World™, the event is limited to 25 teams of two who will travel around the world overcoming challenging and unique culturally-oriented scavenges along with a series of thrilling interactive personal experiences in at least 10 secret nations across 4 continents.

Do you have the curiosity, courage and Indiana Jones-like daring to sign up for a global adventure without knowing a single destination—taking A Blind Date With The World---but knowing when the adventure ends you will have gone all the way around the world and trusted strangers in strange lands everywhere you went?

The three week travel adventure competition will begin April 17, 2009, with last year’s winners, Bart H. and Steve H., aka The Beach Boys (Guinness Book of World Records holders and Century Club members who have visited over 300 of the club’s 317 nations.) set to defend The World’s Greatest Travelers™ title.

Previous participants have raved about taking A Blind Date With The World:
• “A cross between Abercrombie & Kent and Lonely Planet! I am richer for the experiences,” Randy (2004)

 • “Truly one of the most amazing experiences of my life,” Claire (2008)

• “Like Survivor, Amazing Race, and Eco-Challenge with more cultural interaction,” Marvin (2002)

• “This competition is truly life changing. Thanks for letting us be a part of it," Zoe (2007)

As life changing as participating in The Global Scavenger Hunt has been for competitors, there is much more to this event than riding elephants and camels, swimming with sharks or dolphins, visiting the great ancient souks of the world and witnessing Sahara sunrises and Himalayan sunsets--there are lives to change! The event is a global travel-a-thon platform that has participants traveling a million kilometres for the $1 million goal to raise money for life-changing organizations. Last year’s event helped scores of families with micro-loans and helped construct and fund three elementary schools in Niger, Sri Lanka and Sierra Leone in conjunction with organizations like Kiva, The Nomad Foundation and Free The Children. Funds have supported Doctors without Borders, Partners in Health and CARE, among others.

The Global Scavenger Hunt™ is limited to 25 two-person Teams (singles may apply). The entry fee of $9,900 per person covers all international airfare, 23-nights in First Class hotels and about 40% of meals. Teams are interviewed for suitability. Visit and apply online at GlobalScavengerHunt.com or call 310.281.7809.
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