This competition is now closed!
The winners have been chosen completely at random and contacted via their relevant social media.
I want to thank everyone who entered, I seriously appreciate your time and engagement. Congratulations to the five of you who won! For those of you who didn’t win I am sorry, I really wish you all could have, but you can still pick up a copy here and I sincerely hope you continue to enjoy the inspiration and information, tips, hints and advice on the website.
Competition time!
To celebrate the fact that Bemused Backpacker is one year old this week, I am giving away paperback copies of two of my travel guide books to 5 lucky readers!
A copy of Backpacking: the ultimate guide to first time around the world travel or Gap Year Safety: the ultimate guide to safely travelling the world are yours for the taking, all you have to do is enter!
How to enter.
Entering could not be simpler. Simply subscribe to receive email alerts in the box to your right, like the Bemused Backpacker Facebook page or follow us on Twitter or Google Plus. Leave a message in the comments section below stating which social media you have signed up to and which book you would like to receive a copy of. That’s it! Simple, right?
It gets even better, if you do all four, you have four chances of winning!
For those already following me on social media or who have already signed up for email alerts then don’t worry, I seriously appreciate all your support and all you have to do is leave a message in the comments section below stating which book you would like to win.
Good luck!
The competition will run all week, and the lucky winners will be picked out completely at random and notified via their social media on April 28th 2014. My decision is final and I reserve the right to change the competition at any time.
Don’t forget the email sign up box is on the sidebar to the right.
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Michael Huxley is a published author, freelance travel writer and founder of Bemused Backpacker. He is also a charge nurse by vocation with an interest in emergency nursing and travel medicine, but his real passion is travel. Since finding his wanderlust a decade ago in South East Asia, he has bounced from one end of the planet to another and has no intention of slowing down.
Twitter: @RST_Sarah I would love the safety copy please. 🙂 Best of luck with the competition! Having problems with signing up to subscribe though.
Thanks and good luck with your entry! I don’t know what problems you are having with the subscription but I’ll look into it 🙂
Update: The subscribe button seems to be working if you want to try again? Enter your email then hit the sign up button. Let me know if you have any more problems with it? 🙂
Fab! It’s worked now. Thanks for looking into it. 🙂
sounds great 🙂
Thank you. 🙂 Feel free to enter if you like?
Congrats on the anniversary! Good job!
I would like to have Solo Female Backpacker Guide
Thanks Natasha, I appreciate it. The Solo Female Backpacker eBook isn’t part of the competition, but I’ll put you down for a Gap Year Safety book if you like? Don’t forget to mention what social media you are following on. 🙂
Facebook follower – Rachel Bates. Twitter: @Tualsia.
I would love the Backpacking copy 🙂 I have just been looking at this on Amazon but I’ll hold off now in case I’m lucky enough to win a copy!
Thanks Rachel, good luck! 🙂
Signed up for email alerts and following on twitter and FB! Would love a chance at the gap year safety book, thanks.
Consider it done Steph, good luck with it.
Of course I’m already following you but would love the free copies 🙂 besos!
Oh and yeah the backpacker one for me! 🙂
Consider it done Milene, good luck with it. 😀
Congrats on the anniversary! I followed via Facebook and Twitter! I’m interested in the backpacking book. 🙂
Thank you! And consider your application entered. Good luck! 😀
Wow – awesome1yr 🙂 Totally entered by liking your Facebook and following on twitter! Excited to win the Safety gap year book please 🙂
Thank you so much! I appreciate that. I’ll put you down for the safety book then. 🙂 Good luck!
I have done all four and the book that I would like to have is “Backpacking: the ultimate guide to first time around the world travel”.
On a side note, congrats!! 😀
Thanks for the congrats and the follows Khai, I appreciate it. 🙂 The Backpacking book it is. Good luck!
Thanks!
Actually I have been following your blog since your postings on the Thai protest. 🙂 So today I followed ur twitter, fb page and g+! 🙂
Congrats on your anniversary!!! Yeah!!! Already following you via Bloglovin actually.,, just signed up via Google+. I’m not choosy, either book is great! Thanks in advance!!!
Thank you ZA, no problem I’ll toss a coin for you if you win. Good luck!
I’ve been following you on twitter (@_julie93) and your posts keep me motivated 🙂 I’m actually backpacking Europe this summer and plan on backpacking South America in the future, so if I am lucky enough to win, I’d love a copy of the Backpacking (the ultimate guide) book. Thank you and keep doing what you’re doing 🙂
Thank you Julie I’m really glad my posts are having that affect! Those trips sound awesome and I’m always available for help and advice if you need it! Good luck with the competition, I’ve put your choice down. 🙂
@unit731tk via twee
Thanks for the follow, which book would you like to be in with a chance of winning?
backpacking please
No problem, good luck!
Congrats on your first birthday! Already a follower, if I’m selected I’d like Backpacking please.
Katie
Thanks Katie! Noted and good luck 🙂
Already a follower on facebook and twitter : ) Would like the Gap Year Safety Book please : )
Thanks for following and good luck! 🙂
I’m already following you on twitter – just signed up for email then. If I am lucky enough, I would like to win the Backpacking book. 🙂
Thanks Stacey, consider it noted. 🙂 Good luck!
Hey, just followed you on Twitter. If I’m successful I’d like the backpacking book, please.
No problem. Good luck 🙂
i would like backpacking an i signed up aka followed on twitter @hulya_halil
Good luck Hulya.