As part of the Matador Twitter contest, we will be spotlighting cool gear we’ll be giving away to lucky readers.
From the award-winning Indie Travel Podcast team comes its freshly minted magazine (available in both print and digital form) geared towards independent travelers.
Its decadent inaugural issue includes stories and photography from Burma, Tonga, Spain, and Nigeria.
More from ITP:
In all its forms, the Indie Travel Podcast caters for independent travellers, especially those planning or taking part in extended travel. The magazine allows themes to be treated in greater depth and beautiful photography and graphic design to be showcased in a familiar format.
New media delivery mechanisms are still going to be used in distributing the magazine; especially the seldom used PDF functionality of iTunes. With an existing global audience of podcast listeners, the digital magazine can be instantly delivered.
For those tired of reading online or wanting something to read during takeoff and landing, the print subscription delivers sharp, high quality images and thoughtful writing in a practical A5 format. Beautiful photography throughout means it will proudly grace any coffee table.
In concert with its official September 1st launch, one winner will be picked to win a year’s print subscription to the Indie Travel Podcast Magazine valued at NZ$40. The annual subscription includes four quarterly issues over the year delivered to any address across the globe.
AND THE WINNER IS…
We’ll be contacting him directly to start him on his free annual subscription to Indie Travel Podcast (ITP) Magazine.
Want to win more free stuff from Matador? Follow us here @matadornetwork and keep your eyes peeled for the next contest!
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I am so proud of Craig & Linda for launching this publication! Would love to win a subscription. My favorite offbeat location is Black Rock City, the site of the annual Burning Man festival, which is to my mind the very definition of offbeat.
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I love the fact that ITP chose a print mag alongside other format! Anyway—favourite offbeat location? Hmmm. How about Dalat, Vietnam—made offbeat by its famous Mad Monk at the Lam Ty Ni Pagoda. You can check out thousands of his pieces—and he’s happy to tell you about each of them!
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@mochahontas my favorite place is an isolated area on Lake Guntersville.
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gotta love Yeosu, South Korea
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Great prize!
@straynotes
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My fave off-beat location is Wharariki, New Zealand
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Wow, looks sweet. Congrats to ITP, and good luck contestants!
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@ltdream
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My favorite off-beat location is Tunisia – the salt lakes, the “troglodyte” homes, the sahara, and the seaside villages by the Mediterranean. It’s a great combination of cultures and landscapes.
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@antibiotyx – Went to Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand last April. Tub Island, a crystal clear white sand beach, looks amazing! There’s a sandy causeway joining the neighboring island during low tide.
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favorite offbeat location has to be Yachats, OR.
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@liamrobichaud
Fully an independent traveler, and aspiring travel writer always looking for inspiration.
Looks like a cool mag.
Thanks
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I’ve yet to visit anywhere off the beaten track abroad, but I’ve been camping in some rather desolate parts of Wiltshire UK!
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@chrisricho Loved exploring around Singapore and checking out the night safari defiantly worth a visit.
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@chincabomber
My favorite off beat place would probably be the Isaan region of Thailand
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Twitter Account: Gurfheffalump
My favorite off beat travel location is Nepal, specifically the villages in the Himalayan Mountains. I love how peaceful and simple people are and how everything is illuminated by candle light at night.
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@tabexamineslife
Hmm, my favorite off beat travel location would have to be the tiny villages in the South Indian back waters. The scenery is absolutely lovely and the people are so beautiful and hospitable.↵ -
My current favorite ofbeat location has got to be Confusion Hill on the Redwood Highway in Percy, CA.
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My favorite off beat travel location right now, is a place where I can get away and not have to think about or see anything I do on a daily basis. To me that is San Francisco – it is not off the beaten bath (it can be off beat and quirky) but it is off my regular beat of San Diego……
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Congratulations!! My Tweepname is @Nwano Now you’ve asked me a difficult question….. hmm…..Maybe it’s my adventurous stay at the Rangers HQ’s of Lake Mburo in Uganda. The place had served as a cheap toerist spot in it’s glorious past. Nowadays, we got the closest encounters possible with the local population of wild animals. Hanging above the open toilet looking in the face of a hippo.
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@phoenixis
Sounds like an interesting magazine!
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@rovinglight
Interesting sounding magazine! Must check it out….
One of my fav off-beat location? Chitral valley in Northern Pakistan!
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@gellersa
My favorite offbeat location is Matera, Italy. It’s so beautiful and has so much history (being one of the oldest cities in the world and all) and the people there are friendly and welcoming, always eager to share their city with you. Lit up at night it’s truly magical.
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@hyperren Given how off the tourist trail it is, Metro Manila here in the Philippines – AKA, where I live – qualifies as “off-beat.” Hardly anyone sticks around for too long, but if they do, they’ll find a LOT under the hood here.
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I’ve recently found Matador and am loving all the fab content. I have aspirations of submitting a travel article to Matador when I return from an upcoming trip to Taiwan. My favorite offbeat location is Queenstown, New Zealand. The landscape is breathtaking. The range and quantity of outdoor activities that are all available based out of Queenstown is stupendous. It truly is the adventure capital of the world. I’ve been twice and would move there in a heart beat. I would love to win a subscription to IDK Magazine. Best wishes to all. @BelmontLovely
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@pezheadkay
My favorite offbeat location is Clam Gulch, Alaska. It is beautiful in the summer and the mix of characters you find at the only watering hole, The Clam Shell, can’t be beat. Plus their annual music festival, The Clam Jam, is one of the best on the Kenai Peninsula.
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@angryredhead86
St. Pierre et Miquelon, France, off the coast of NL…
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@CleverGayle
My favorite location is Akumal, Mexico. It used to be very off-beat, but not so much anymore. Such a shame.
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@neha_pkar
My favorite offbeat destination is the artists’ colony of Groznjan in Croatia. Art, music and wine, what more can you ask for
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congratulations guys, I’ve seen the online version and it looks fantastic!
my favourite off-beat location… tough question as I could just sit here for a while listing places. I’ll pick one of my favourite ones in NZ – since it’s where Craig and Linda are from too
In summer, one of my favourite things to do is drive up Muriwai Beach, on the West Coast of the North Island, just North of Auckland. If you can get a 4WD up the beach, you can drive on the sand for about 40km and it is absolutely awesome driving that close to the water, with the windows down… Despite being a beach, you need to follow all road rules and there’s even a speed limit (I can’t remember what it is, though). You will drive past half-buried abandoned cars (watch out for those!) and a number of other interesting things. You will also drive close to the Kaipara Bombing Range, used by the New Zealand Defence Force for training and testing of munitions and equipment – which, of course, I wouldn’t recommend anyone visits.
At one point during the drive, you lose cell phone reception and get to a stage where your eyes can see nothing but water and sand dunes for miles. The feeling of isolation is amazing and I could easily spend hours alone in that place. Or, even better, have a picnic with friends.
Twitter username: @paudecanela_nz
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I know I sound like a broken record, but my favorite offbeat location is Medellin, Colombia. Such a beautifully set city – the surrounding mountains, great weather, friendly people.
Twitter – @rtwdave
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I have absolutely nothing relevant to say, but the zine looks nice so I wouldn’t mind winning a sub.
fjs
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As a traveler stuck at home (Euroland) this winter, I def need a let out, something to keep my wandering mind warm. At least until I go back to the Philippines (Panglao Island), my new fav place.
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twitter name @ginamorra. An awesome place i’ve been to recently was Rincon, PR. Beautiful beaches, fun nightlife and daytime partying, too. Hop from hotel to hotel, where you don’t have to be staying there to take advantage of their beaches, pools, bars and coconut drinks!
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