| March 9th, 2010 | News & Announcements

Back in May of 2009 I received an email from Jokin Bereciartu, the co-founder of Trourist.com. He had come across my website while searching for travel blogs and he shot me an email about how much he enjoyed my site.

After exchanging a few emails back and forth and Jokin invited me to be a part of the private beta version of Trourist which was going to go public within the next couple of months. I joined the beta program and I learned a lot about Trourist, and it’s main focus of being a travel community where people can plan their trips based on their friends’ first hand travel experiences.

In November 2009 Trourist held a Travel Experience Contest and I was chosen to be one of four judges along with:

Erica Johansson — Travel Blissful
Cate Dowman — The Caffeinated Traveller
Katja Hentschel — Travelettes

After judging the contest Jokin explained that the judges would be receiving a gift in the mail. Well, to my surprise a small, foreign looking package showed up in the mail today. Inside was a bright red moleskine journal with the Trourist logo on the front. I couldn’t believe it. It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for! I’ve been searching around for one of these for my upcoming RTW trip and this pocket-sized one will work perfect!

The absolute coolest part about this journal is hidden inside the first page… a personalized note from Jokin…

Thanks a bunch Jokin, and to all of the staff at Trourist… You guys ROCK! Oh, and don’t be surprised if you see this journal popping up in some of my photos from around the world!

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