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Gap Adventures Congratulates Mohamed Soliman 2010 Travel Documentary Scholarship Winner Gap Adventures, an award-winning adventure travel company committed to changing people’s lives through unique experiences, and World Nomads, a leading global trav el safety products and services provider, have announced Mohamed Soliman of Cair o as the winner of the Travel Documentary Scholarship for 2010. Melbourne, VIC, August 24, 2010 -- Gap Adventures, an award-winning adventure tr avel company committed to changing people’s lives through unique experiences, and World Nomads, a leading global travel safety products and services provider, hav e announced Mohamed Soliman of Cairo as the winner of the Travel Documentary Sch olarship for 2010. Mohamed emerged victorious from over 178 quality entries submitted for the schol arship from around the globe, including strong entries from Africa, India, Alask a, South America, South East Asia and Papua New Guinea. However, it was Mohamed Soliman s piece on Northern Uganda, which stood out for the judges. Mohamed s winning video documented the strife in Northern Uganda through the eye s of a teenager - poignantly showing the loss he suffered and the way in which t his extraordinary young man is learning to embrace life again. ‘Mohamed s video obviously impressed the judges of the 2010 Travel Documentary Sch olarship and it is easy to see why. Mohamed’s entry was extremely moving – and dealt with this heartbreaking story in a very sensitive way,’ said Gap Adventures Head Honcho Pete Rawley. ‘Through the Travel Documentary Scholarship, we would really l ike to see Mohamed continue to develop as a film maker and use his travelling ex periences to continue his great work.’ As the winner, Mohamed will work alongside 2010 Travel Documentary Scholarship j udge Trent O Donnell in the Amazon as he films a documentary on sustainable tour ism, taking part in a special project with Gap Adventures, exploring the Amazoni an jungle and homestaying with the indigenous Quichua community. Bruce Poon Tip – Gap Adventures founder - will join the trip, which will see him r evisit Ecuador s spectacular Interior and Amazon lowlands. It s been 20 years si nce the first Gap Adventures trip was run in the Amazon and alongside Bruce they will gain unique access and insight into the lives of the Quichua community und erstanding how sustainable tourism has positively impacted their community. To watch Mohamed s winning entry visit: http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholars hips/story/61582/Worldwide/Travel-Documentary-Scholarship-2010-And-the-winner-is About Gap Adventures: Gap Adventures is a world leader in the adventure travel i ndustry offering small group adventures on all seven continents and beyond to mo re than 100,000 global travellers annually. The award-winning trips, which focus on culture, nature and active travel, are ideal for those with a sense of adven ture – people who want to leave the beaten path and authentically immerse themselv es in a local culture or environment to experience the real world in a sustainab le manner. Demonstrating its ongoing cultural, social and economic commitment to responsible tourism, Gap Adventures established the Planeterra Foundation, as a way the company and its passengers can give back to the communities visited. Fo r more information, please visit www.gapadventures.com and www.planeterra.org About WorldNomads.com: WorldNomads.com provides global travel safety products an d services to travelers from over 150 countries around the world. From great val ue travel insurance, travel safety advice, language guides and free online trave l journals, WorldNomads.com provides the tools to keep you travelling safely. Al l clients can donate to a community development project when purchasing travel i
nsurance through the Footprints Charity program. WorldNomads.com is backed by a suite of strong, secure, specialist travel insurance companies. Contact: Mike Doman Gap Adventures Melbourne, VIC +61396262423
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