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I’m back… and brought a contest with me!

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!

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68 Comments
  • Brooke
    July 4, 2007

    Happy Fourth of July! My guess is Costa Rica. Wherever it was, it sounds wonderful!

  • Patricia Jane
    July 4, 2007

    Costa Rica?

  • Patricia Jane
    July 4, 2007

    D@rn… beaten by 1 commenter. 🙂

  • ellen
    July 4, 2007

    brazil?

    does sound wonderful 🙂

  • Rachael
    July 4, 2007

    Chile?

  • ErickaJo
    July 4, 2007

    I’m going to guess the Galapagos Islands. I’d love to go there…

  • srah
    July 4, 2007

    Darn, I was going to say CR too. So I’ll say… Panama.

  • Heidi
    July 4, 2007

    Baja?

  • Cathy
    July 4, 2007

    I’ll guess Peru

  • Heath
    July 4, 2007

    Mexico?

  • Heath
    July 4, 2007

    Oh, 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, 2007

    Can we just keep guessing until we get it right? 😀

  • Ley
    July 4, 2007

    Balls…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, 2007

    chile?

  • Anne
    July 4, 2007

    I’m guessing Brazil! 🙂

  • Staximo
    July 4, 2007

    Bora Bora ? :o)

  • Anita
    July 4, 2007

    Cathy has already said Peru, so I’m going to say southern Peru. 🙂

  • brilynn
    July 4, 2007

    argentina!
    whereever it was, it sounds like a great time

  • Michelle
    July 4, 2007

    Indonesia

  • debby
    July 4, 2007

    new zealand

  • Mellissa
    July 4, 2007

    Phillipines

  • chrispy
    July 4, 2007

    Phillipines

  • sharon
    July 5, 2007

    Thailand?

  • Rachel
    July 5, 2007

    Hawaii? How long does it take to get there from SoCal anyway (I’m in the UK!)

  • Stephanie
    July 5, 2007

    Ecuador?

  • Steve
    July 5, 2007

    I’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, 2007

    Belize

  • adrienne
    July 5, 2007

    It sounds wonderful! My guess is Peru

  • brown
    July 5, 2007

    Hawaii?

  • aliza
    July 5, 2007

    peru?

  • Jen
    July 5, 2007

    Guinea

  • Brooke
    July 5, 2007

    Hmmm … If we can keep guessing, how about Honduras?

  • Ani
    July 5, 2007

    Puerto Rico.

  • liz
    July 5, 2007

    Argentina

  • Emily
    July 5, 2007

    My first guess was Costa Rica, too, but I’ll vote Guatemala instead.

  • Anoush
    July 5, 2007

    West indies

  • Shannon
    July 5, 2007

    I’m going to guess the Galapagos Islands.

  • Julia
    July 5, 2007

    Tahiti?

  • Katie
    July 5, 2007

    I will be different….El Salvador….

  • Jen
    July 5, 2007

    I’m going with Fiji

  • mooncrazy
    July 5, 2007

    Since everyone has guessed what I would have I’m at a loss. What about Belize?

  • Amanda
    July 5, 2007

    Mayan Riviera?

  • Bendita
    July 5, 2007

    Was think Coast Rica, but will have to go with Belize

  • alison
    July 5, 2007

    bali

  • miriam
    July 5, 2007

    bolivia?

  • Leah
    July 5, 2007

    Quito, Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands.

  • Anuhea
    July 5, 2007

    Phillipines?

  • Liz
    July 5, 2007

    Given 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, 2007

    Spain!