It was nearly two weeks ago that I mentioned I would be taking a little travel break and that when I came back, I would have a little contest to announce.
The contest is a simple one: all you have to do is guess where I was. Leave your guess in the comments section and the first person to guess correctly will win a cookbook, either one from the area of the world I just returned from (not giving it away yet!) or one of my favorite baking books – winner’s choice!
To help get you started, here are a few hints:
- It took me over 9 hours by plane from Southern California to reach my final destination.
- I hiked volcanoes in the mountains, snorkled from the beach and spent a good deal of time on a boat. I also saw lots of unusual animals and took over 1,100 photos.
- Some of the foods I ate included: tropical fruits (mango, papaya, passion fruit, guanábana and tree tomatoes), yuca, plantains, tamales, humitas, cancha and ceviche.
Those should get you started, without giving too much away. The contest will continue until someone gets it right, and I’ll add some additional clues as time goes on if need be.
Update: We have a winner! Thanks for playing, everyone!
Brooke
July 4, 2007Happy Fourth of July! My guess is Costa Rica. Wherever it was, it sounds wonderful!
Patricia Jane
July 4, 2007Costa Rica?
Patricia Jane
July 4, 2007D@rn… beaten by 1 commenter. 🙂
ellen
July 4, 2007brazil?
does sound wonderful 🙂
Rachael
July 4, 2007Chile?
ErickaJo
July 4, 2007I’m going to guess the Galapagos Islands. I’d love to go there…
srah
July 4, 2007Darn, I was going to say CR too. So I’ll say… Panama.
Heidi
July 4, 2007Baja?
Cathy
July 4, 2007I’ll guess Peru
Heath
July 4, 2007Mexico?
Heath
July 4, 2007Oh, wait, you’re in Southern California (it was the guanabana that tricked me.) I don’t think any part of Mexico is 9 hrs from SoCal by plane.
Can I change my guess? Dominican Republic!!
srah
July 4, 2007Can we just keep guessing until we get it right? 😀
Ley
July 4, 2007Balls…I was going to guess Peru. I guess I’ll go with…hmm, maybe Ecuador, then?
(How specific are you wanting these guesses? City? Country? …Continent?)
miriam
July 4, 2007chile?
Anne
July 4, 2007I’m guessing Brazil! 🙂
Staximo
July 4, 2007Bora Bora ? :o)
Anita
July 4, 2007Cathy has already said Peru, so I’m going to say southern Peru. 🙂
brilynn
July 4, 2007argentina!
whereever it was, it sounds like a great time
Michelle
July 4, 2007Indonesia
debby
July 4, 2007new zealand
Mellissa
July 4, 2007Phillipines
chrispy
July 4, 2007Phillipines
sharon
July 5, 2007Thailand?
Rachel
July 5, 2007Hawaii? How long does it take to get there from SoCal anyway (I’m in the UK!)
Stephanie
July 5, 2007Ecuador?
Steve
July 5, 2007I’d guess somewhere in the Lesser Antilles and because you mentioned volcanoes I’d say St. Lucia.
On the other hand, you referred to some of the foods by their Spanish names so yeah, I think it could be northern Brazil (definitely not southern Peru, it’s winter there right now).
Steve
July 5, 2007(I do know that not too many people speak Spanish in Brazil BTW 😉
Helen
July 5, 2007Belize
adrienne
July 5, 2007It sounds wonderful! My guess is Peru
brown
July 5, 2007Hawaii?
aliza
July 5, 2007peru?
Jen
July 5, 2007Guinea
Brooke
July 5, 2007Hmmm … If we can keep guessing, how about Honduras?
Ani
July 5, 2007Puerto Rico.
liz
July 5, 2007Argentina
Emily
July 5, 2007My first guess was Costa Rica, too, but I’ll vote Guatemala instead.
Anoush
July 5, 2007West indies
Shannon
July 5, 2007I’m going to guess the Galapagos Islands.
Julia
July 5, 2007Tahiti?
Katie
July 5, 2007I will be different….El Salvador….
Jen
July 5, 2007I’m going with Fiji
mooncrazy
July 5, 2007Since everyone has guessed what I would have I’m at a loss. What about Belize?
Amanda
July 5, 2007Mayan Riviera?
Bendita
July 5, 2007Was think Coast Rica, but will have to go with Belize
alison
July 5, 2007bali
miriam
July 5, 2007bolivia?
Leah
July 5, 2007Quito, Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands.
Anuhea
July 5, 2007Phillipines?
Liz
July 5, 2007Given that you spent a good deal of time in a boat, and you didn’t specify that you were only in one country, I’m going to have to say the caribbean. Perhaps specifically Montserrat? Welcome back!
Nicole Melnick
July 5, 2007Spain!