{"id":2333,"date":"2013-01-19T02:28:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T02:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2013-02-25T02:29:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T02:29:30","slug":"traveldream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/01\/19\/traveldream\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Travel Dream Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a short hiatus from blogging this week (I just wasn\u2019t in the mood. On Tuesday a colleague I\u2019ve worked with for 8 years died unexpectedly and on Wednesday my company announced layoffs of 150 people, many of whom I work with everyday.) I thought the best way to cheer myself up was to start planning my 2013 vacations. My first vacation in 2013 will be Alaska. I have been several times and love it. My primary focus will be whale watching. My second trip will be my dream vacation. I plan on doing a Safari in Africa. This is something I\u2019ve never done before and can\u2019t wait to do!<\/p>\n<p>So \u2013 where would you go on your dream vacation? Enter to win one of three prizes (there will be three winners) \u2013 a $50 iTunes gift card, a $50 Starbucks gift card and a $50 Amex gift card.<\/p>\n<p>To enter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leave a comment on this post stating where your dream vacation would be<\/li>\n<li>You must use your first name and last initial to be eligible (i.e., Stacey S)<\/li>\n<li>You may leave 1 comment on this post and to improve your chances of winning you can enter 1 time on Twitter by tweeting this post and including something like \u201cI entered to win VGPs What Your Travel Dream Contest\u201d w\/ a link to this post \u2013 there\u2019s a tweet button on this post for your convenience<\/li>\n<li>You can enter until Tuesday January 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0at 11:59pm ET<\/li>\n<li>You must be 18 to enter<\/li>\n<li>Void where prohibited by law<\/li>\n<li>The first winner drawn at random will win the $50 iTunes gift card, the second winner drawn at random will win the $50 Starbucks gift card and the third winner drawn at random will win the $50 Amex gift card. All cards can be used both in the US and internationally. The Starbucks and iTunes gift cards are both virtual gift cards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good luck!<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/02\/wpid-Photo-Feb-12-2013-1151-AM2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2223\" alt=\"wpid-Photo-Feb-12-2013-1151-AM.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/02\/wpid-Photo-Feb-12-2013-1151-AM2-300x99.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/wpid-Photo-Feb-12-2013-1151-AM2-300x99.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/wpid-Photo-Feb-12-2013-1151-AM2-260x85.jpg 260w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/wpid-Photo-Feb-12-2013-1151-AM2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a short hiatus from blogging this week (I just wasn\u2019t in the mood. 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