Many of you know that this summer, I was selected for an amazing position that involved two of my biggest passions, travel and filmmaking! I was selected among hundreds of candidates for a job aptly titled the Dream Travel Job! Viator, the leading booking and researching online travel site for 'things to do', sent myself and fun Canadian guy named Brock on a mission to explore North America. It was our job to experience the best tours each city had to offer, and get it all on tape.
We had an incredible summer traveling to 20+ cities visiting famous landmarks, food tours, and experiences insane adrenaline rushes. This video represents my whole summer traveling around North America. In less than three months, we produced over a hundred travel videos (which are starting to roll out day by day):
After our grand trip, we were tasked to create a 5-minute wrap-up video about our North American adventure, and, rivaling our friends from Team Europe, we battled to win $10,000. The catch? The winner was was based entirely on VOTES!!!
And man, we put in a good fight. We promoted on Facebook and Twitter, we spammed our friends, and we campaigned our pants off, winning handfuls of votes day by day for THREE WEEKS! But day by day, the competition was neck and neck. But with the help of our friends, we got votes! Lots of them. Five thousand and sixty three votes to be exact! I never imagined we would have so much support. Five thousand times my friends said, "I support you", and five thousand times, I said, "thank you, I love you"! I was absolutely amazed at the support, and touched to see how many people cared!
It was a very close race, down to the very last minute. A very controversial minute, but nonetheless, a minute:
Dear friends, words can't express how happy I am to have great people in my life like you...friends who stand by me through and through. Even when I spam you with FB posts and ask you to vote every 24 hours, you come through. Even in the final hour, when it looks like we're down by 50 votes, and then just in time, we win by one, you come through! We tallied up over 5,000 votes in the past three weeks! I'm so overwhelmed by all of your support. ;) Unfortunately, Brock & I did not win this battle. Viator cut the voting off at 11:59pm PST on Tuesday night, so despite the screenshots you've seen, the votes that put us over were not counted. In the end, we lost by a mere 4 votes. Team Europe = 5,067 = Team North America = 5,063. It was a very close game--every single vote really did count! So, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all of your support. I am so touched by your response. You played well, and you played nicely, and I am really proud of that. Great game, everyone! Thank you for coming along on this adventure with me, and thank you for celebrating the even greater adventure I had this summer. The videos are turning out beautifully (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiheGfSy3neH8tHr0MBLQaFabL8E5WgJW), and I am very proud of our work. I absolutely walk away a winner. Huge congrat's to my friends, Duzer and Asha for winning the $10K. They are just as hard working and deserving of this prize, and I know they will put the money to good use. ;) Feel free to "LIKE" TravelingJules to keep in touch with my next adventures! There's always something awesome in store. LOVE YOU!
I just wanted to say, from the bottom of my heart, how touched I am that all of you supported me through this incredible opportunity, from the beginning to the very end. I am so blessed to have such great people in my life. Thanks for getting excited with me about my trip. Thanks for following along the adventure. Thanks for remembering to vote everyday during the contest period. Thanks for enjoying the amazing videos we created. It means the world.
I also want to say THANK YOU to VIATOR for this incredible opportunity to travel all around North America and experience some of the best 'things to do' in over 20 cities! Words cannot express how grateful I am to have had this chance to be creative, see the world, and do what I love! We worked hard, we played well, and we have lots to be proud of. I absolutely walk away a winner. I can only hope that the adventure will continue in 2013...my bags are packed, let's go!
In closing, I wanted to share with you some of the videos I am so proud of. These are our adventures from destinations like Las Vegas, Oahu, Vancouver, New Orleans, and New York. You'll find short videos about rafting down the Grand Canyon, exploring the Garden District in New Orleans, and seeing our Lady Liberty up close in New York!
Videos starring Juliana Broste. Filmed by Brock Groombridge.
Videos starring Brock Groombridge. Filmed by Juliana Broste.
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There are more videos on the way--including locations such as Miami, Maui, Chicago, LA, Montreal, Boston, Orlando, Washington DC, San Diego, and the Big Island of Hawaii! They are great fun for travel dreaming and travel planning. Stay tuned!
There are more videos on the way--including locations such as Miami, Maui, Chicago, LA, Montreal, Boston, Orlando, Washington DC, San Diego, and the Big Island of Hawaii! They are great fun for travel dreaming and travel planning. Stay tuned!
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