From Nat Geo Traveler -- Can't Get on The Amazing Race? Try This!
A post specifically for Jill and Shonagh.
It takes a pretty nervy guy to launch a new business in this economy.
But Steve Belkin thinks he's got an idea that will sell. The inveterate
traveler and former television producer's new venture is a tour company
called Competitours, in which teams of two (couples, friends,
parent-and-child) travel through Europe completing "challenges" and
competing for a grand prize (another trip).
Picture Amazing Race without the frenzy. Challenges are set up for maximum exposure to the culture, not as a test of speed or prowess. One challenge might be to make a 45-second commercial at a Viking museum in Oslo. Another might be to try a dead man's finger in Copenhagen (which turns out to be a hotdog). Points are accrued by completing tasks and videos are judged for creativity, not cinematography. "This isn't about using an expensive camcorder, but being creative and original," notes Belkin.
Picture Amazing Race without the frenzy. Challenges are set up for maximum exposure to the culture, not as a test of speed or prowess. One challenge might be to make a 45-second commercial at a Viking museum in Oslo. Another might be to try a dead man's finger in Copenhagen (which turns out to be a hotdog). Points are accrued by completing tasks and videos are judged for creativity, not cinematography. "This isn't about using an expensive camcorder, but being creative and original," notes Belkin.
Of course, you have to pay for the travel this way. And there's no Phil Keoghan. And no fame and fortune.
On the other hand, no cameras in your face documenting your bad habits and all that rage.
Life is full of these little trade-offs.
Competitours website at this link.
