ADVENTURE Wins Top Travel Journalism Awards

Excuse us while we gloat, but ADVENTURE won 5 awards—two golds and three silvers—in the 2009 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, which honors the best in travel journalism.

• Gold: Article on Adventure Travel, Contributing Editor Kira Salak, "Trekking Bhutan's Higher Planes"

• Gold: Magazine Photo Illustration of Travel Article, George Steinmetz, "Best of Adventure/Africa's Eye in the Sky"

• Silver: Grand Award – Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year, Editor at Large Bob Howells

• Silver: Magazine Photo Illustration of Travel Article, Christian Pondella, "Last Look/Ice Climber"

• Silver: Environmental Tourism Article, Mark Sundeen, "Namibia's Magnificent Beast"

Thanks to all our contributors for all their great work.