Help Wanted: Send an Incredible Travel Blogger to Antarctica

To steal my opening line directly from Gary Arndt himself: “Folks, this is not a joke.”

For those of you who don’t know who Gary Arndt is, he’s a man who sold his home to live his dream of travelling the world. At the beginning of this crazy endeavor, back in 2007, he decided he would blog about his travels as he went, and carry everything he would need with him. Gary’s blog is full of amazing photos he’s taken, and great pieces he’s written about what he’s seen and learned while travelling the world. He’s kind and gracious to his readers, and even will take requests for things his readers would like to see. All in all he’s a class act who maintains a wonderful blog and is living a dream I myself wouldn’t mind taking a stab at some day.

And now, Gary Arndt has the chance to go to Antartica. This really is not a joke:

Quark Expeditions is searching for an official blogger to join a voyage to Antarctica. I’ve thrown my hat into the ring. When it comes to travel blogging I think I’m the guy for the job.Getting to Antarctica is pretty simple. I need to have the most votes by September 30. I will probably need several thousand to win. If I win, you’ll get a front row seat to view Antarctica through my eyes and my camera lens, and as always, you’ll be able to ask questions and make requests to me directly. If I win I’ll even do a video of me doing snow angles in Antarctica.

All you have to do to vote is visit my page on the Quark Expedition contest site and click on the button that says “Vote for Me”. That’s it.

It does require a quick registration as a check against vote fraud.

So please take a minute to help Gary get to antartica. He’s pointed out all the great reasons for you to do so, and I can think of no one I’d rather see go. And, if you’re feeling especially benevolent today, pass this along to as many people as you can. Feel free to link here or to Gary’s site. If nothing else, consider at least tweeting about it. This is a very cool opportunity for a very cool guy, so let’s see what we can do.

Thanks!

- B