“We’ll fly a team, of up to 2 people to
Australia, and give them the Van-Tastic Van to drive across
the country for 6 weeks. They’ll share their adventure
online, making videos, stories, and posting photos, and
ultimately create a mini-video documentary of their trip.”
says Amanda.
“The van, supplied by our friends at
Travelers Auto Barn, will be loaded with camping gear, video
camera, laptop, editing equipment and wireless broadband
access, and the Van-Tastic adventurers will get fuel money
and a whole range of activities to experience for free along
the way.
Applications are now open for the
‘Van-Tastic Adventure’ which begins in August 2009 and will
continue around the country for 11 months. Each team will
travel for 6 weeks, covering a different state or territory
of Australia and will be given suggested driving routes and
itineraries, access to YHA hostels, national parks and
camping sites.
“With the help of Australia’s state tourism
organizations and backpacking industry, we’ve put together
an impressive line up of activities for each team to
experience, from surfing on the coast to exploring the
outback,” says Amanda.
“The teams will choose where they go and
share their adventures on the road, with 2 videos, 2 blog
entries, and 10 photos posted online each week.
“At the end of each team’s adventure, they
will have 2 weeks’ free internet access at a Global Gossip
café to create a 3 to 5 minute min-documentary about their
‘Van-Tastic Adventure’ which will be posted online at
WorldNomads.com
The most popular
documentary, voted by the online travel community, will win
$AUD10,000 cash, and 2 Virgin Blue domestic flights, each to
the value of $A500.
To apply, budding
filmmakers and charismatic travelers should visit
