VOTING IS OPEN: HU Photo Contest for the 2019 Calendar

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We're down to the final few hours to vote for your favourite 13 motorcycle adventure travel photos in the HU Photo Contest. "Like" the ones you want to see in the 2019 HU Calendar.

Voting closes tonight at midnight, Pacific. Of course, this means I have to stay up late to get all the results. (Hello, Netflix, my old friend...)

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The final results are in. Merci beaucoup for voting and helping us decide the fate of the 2019 HU Calendar pics. Just listing the winners here as I don't want to mess up anyone's joy of checking out the Top 30 again.

Grand Prize Winner (1st Place): Michnus Olivier (Rock formations, Peru)
2nd Place Winner: Martin Strebel (Cherry blossoms along the road, Georgia)
3rd Place Winner: Ana Hogas (Dune bashing, Sudan)

Michnus receives a $250 USD cash prize, plus free entry to any HU Travellers Meeting for life.
Martin and Ana each receive Ripcord travel evacuation insurance (excluding medical).

The following 10 winners will also be featured in the 2019 HU Calendar, listed in alphabetical order:

• Alex Chacón (Drone pic of Uyuni, Bolivia)
• Andreas Weller (Traveling the Pan America)
• Daniel Graf (Snow and sheep, Mongolia)
• Helen Lloyd (Murchison Falls and giraffes, Uganda)
• Jason Jooste (Camping in Ladakh, India)
• Pablo Marending (Exploring Paracas Reserve, Peru)
• Paul Dwyer (View into Oporto, Portugal)
• Paul Whitehead (Torres del Paine, Chile)
• Rose Gabrielle (Open canyons, Oman)
• Xenia Saegesser (Before the storm, Kyrgyzstan)

Congrats to all! And thanks to everyone who submitted and shared their adventure moments. Technically, the next photo contest is already open and you can submit your photos until January 31, 2019 (for the 2020 HU Calendar).