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       What Does the International Media Say?

 "A cross between Abercrombie & Kent and Lonely Planet."
About.com

 "a global scavenger hunt that puts the reality-TV hit to shame..."
SmarterTraveler.com

 "If GreatEscape (is) (an) indicator for upcoming travel trends, then Americans are in for some big adventures."
Orbitz.com

 "This remarkable foundation organizes a worldwide…journey of a lifetime!"
Redbook Magazine (USA)

 "Up for the hunt? The world wide the hunt is on...unlike The Amazing Race or Survivor, no one will be eliminated from the competition...globe-trotter wannabes put their ability to the ultimate test."
USA Today (USA)

 "Amazing Race isn't the only globe-trotting race…The Global Scavenger Hunt is every traveler's dream"
Calgary Sun (Canada)

 "It's not often that two passions can converge… service and travel."
Economic Times (India)

 "A real 'amazing race' for adventurous travelers"
SmarterTravel.com

 "The one and only open annual around-the-world travel adventure competition..."
The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)

 "...Teams must learn to shed their pre-programed perceptions and learn to trust strangers in strange lands..."
New Strait Times (Malaysia)

 "The most remarkable three-week travel adventure competition in the world!"
The Asian Age (Delhi, India)

 "The serendipity of not knowing their destinations is one of the best aspects of the event…pack your curiosity and leave your expectations at home"
The Times of India (Delhi, India)

 "How about a first-class, Survivor-type vacation?"
American Fitness Magazine

 "Scavenger hunt makes for a GreatEcape!"
Toronto Star (Canada)

 "A new version of the old treasure hunt game…a cross between Survivor and a blind date with the world."
The Melbourne Age (Australia
)

"This 'Amazing Race' gets the interest from most road warriors." FounderInside Flyer (USA)

 "This is just such a great idea!"
Diana Nyad, NPR's "
Savvy Traveler
" (USA)

 "Reminds me of Around The World In 80 Days…a truly great adventure."
John Harper, host of "
Harper's Bazaar
" radio show (USA)

 "…a fun experience not knowing where you're going…especially when you're doing it for a good cause."
The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
(USA)

 "One of the most authentically bizarre trips I could possibly imagine…"
Valarie D'Elia, host of WOR New York's nationally syndicated Fodor's Travel Show (USA)

 "Magical Mystery Tour...its like being Phileas Fogg with air miles!"
South China Morning Post
(Hong Kong)

 "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Adventure...the adventure race of the Century!"
About.com


 "An opportunity for travel hungry people to explore the world."
Go Now magazine (India)

 "One of the 50 Most Amazing Trips in the World…consider your heroic tales of one of the most outrageous trips in the world…"
Outside Magazine (USA)
Founder
 "…adventure for the travel-savvy who want something different."
The Wall Street Journal (USA)

 "GreatEscape will move teams away from having their noses stuck in guidebooks and get them engaged in the human connection of travel…a bizarre hybridization which falls somewhere between Anneka Rice's "Treasure Hunt" and "Tomb Raiders."
Global Adventure Magazine
(England)
Founder

 

 

 



 "…the promise of Indiana Jones-style adventure!"
The Spokesman-Review (Washington)

 "A real life "Road Rules" looking for The World's Greatest Travelers."
FOX-TV
(Los Angeles)

 "Forget Survivor II, that boring battle of the bozos…GreatEscape takes contestants on a four-continent adventure."
Vancouver Province (Canada)

 "Like 1930s anthropologist-adventurers contestants will solve riddles, unravel cryptic clues, and uncover hints while visiting sacred sites, famous museums, and cultural events…"
 Founder
The Record (New Jersey)

 "People will literally be going on A Blind Date With The World…one of the most novel travel enterprises ever devised…Survivor? That's strictly for wimps!"
The Bangkok Post
(Thailand)

 "The most remarkable travel adventure I've ever heard of…truly, a one of a kind global event."
Pierre Wolf, host of KVOD Denver's nationally syndicated "Pack your Bags" & "America's Dining and Travel Guide"

 "Globetrotters looking for the ultimate in vacation adventures…take a look at GreatEscape2002.com."
The Baltimore Sun
(Maryland)

 "The Global Scavenger Hunt…is the Super Bowl of adventure travel."
The Daily & Sunday Mail (Scotland)Founder

 "Take on the whole world in the world's biggest scavenger hunt."
The Contra Costa Times (California)

 "If you have an urge to travel the globe…compete in this off-the-beaten-track race and get involved in GreatEscape."
The Courier-Post (New Jeresy)

 The globalscavengerhunt.com website is "...a rich blend of humor and useful resources."
Harry Shattuck
, nationally syndicated travel columnist

 "Looking for a challenge? Try a global scavenger hunt offering The World's Greatest Travelers crown."
The Globe and Mail
(Canada)Founder

 "Sign up for GreatEscape, it's a three-week world tour dressed up as a scavenger hunt…"
Time
magazine

 "An incredible trip that only the world's greatest travelers need contemplate."
Mike Cleary, host of nationally syndicated "Food & Travel Enthusiast"

 "If you enjoy scavenger hunts, this could be the ultimate one…"
The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentential (Florida)

 "…would be Indiana Joneses will have a chance to follow in his footsteps…an international event
that restores the curiosity and adventure appeal…"
The Toronto Star
(Canada)

 "An around-the-world odyssey unlike any other. The stuff of fantasy? No...A Blind Date With The World
is soon to be reality
."
The Houston Chronicle
(USA)

 "A wonderful experience for people who love to travel and want new experiences."
Michael Dwyer, host "Travel & Adventure" radio show

 "One hell of a way to go around the world."
CBS Radio Network (USA)

 "…ultimate travel experience…only the most knowledgeable globetrotters need apply!"
The Bangkok Post
(Thailand)

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