U GO! Awards

It's Time for a Standing Ovation!

We at IgoUgo are proud to extend a hearty congratulations to all the nominees of the 2005 U GO! Awards. Though there can only be one winner per category, each and every finalist clearly went above and beyond in their contributions to the IgoUgo community, and it's truly our honor to recognize these members.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2005 U GO! Awards, from sending us your nominations to casting your ballots, and we look forward to doing it all again next year!

Member Awards

Journal Awards

Traffic-Stopper Award

For best city journal

• Brazil with an African drumbeat - the exotic city of Salvador de Bahia by actonsteve
• The Jewels of Stockholm by airchild
• N'Awlins Y'all – Bon Temps! by Carmen

Fresh Air Award

For best non-city journal

• Black Hills Blues by btwood2
• Hama and the Orontes Valley by HobWahid
• Mérindol: Portrait of a Provencal village by JayBroek

Flex-Your-Muscle Award

For best active/adventure journal

• Swapping suits and commutes for conservation work in the Ankarafantsika National Park. by Golem
• Experiencing Valencia before it erupts by Esigodini
• Great Guatemala Loop Part 3 - Highlands by lcampbell

"Are We There Yet?" Award

For best family journal

• Cape Cod with the Hooligans by zabelle
• Thanksgiving on Spider Lake by SFPhotocraft

4x4 Award

For best off-the-beaten-path journal

• The Notorious Route 7 in Laos, and Other Tales by Hun Ohm
• Trebíc: Towers, Tombstones, and the Torah by captain oddsocks
• On the 17th Day! of Christmas… by Jose Kevo

Bargain-Bin Award

For best budget journal

• Two broke students, a $400 car, and 4,700 miles by HankFontaine
• Traveller in Sicily by Marianne
• Oslo's Art and Culture on a Budget by Owen Lipsett

Mint-on-the-Pillow Award

For best luxury journal

• Bora Bora – You have to see it to believe it by jenandfrank
• Luxury in the Blue Mountains by samepenny
• Black Magic: Living Large on Hawaii's Big Island by smmmarti guide

Love Boat Award

For best cruise journal

• Days Ashore in the Med. Spain, Morocco, & Gibraltar Part Two by hagnel2
• North to Alaska Princess Style by Drever
• Enchanting Cruise to the Western Caribbean by Shaken_Bake

Tour Guide Award

For best cultural/historical journal

• A Case of the Guide Leading the Guide by kjlouden
• Lübeck – Queen of the Hanse by becks
• A Walking Tour of Historic Church St. by Taylor Shelby

Side-Splitter Award

For most entertaining journal

• Amsterdam – why I shouldn't go abroad alone by JayBroek
• GIRLS GONE WILD in South Beach by britgirl7
• Three Hags, Three Dogs, and A Brat in Idaho City by Wildcat Dianne

Anything Goes Award

For just being a fantastic journal

• The Italian Job: Rome, Part I by KJP
• Wernigerode in Germany's Harz Mountains by UK Flower Girl
• Saguaros, Sunsets & the Wild, Wild West in Tucson by wanderluster

TMI Award

• SkewedStyle for her revealing account of a visit to Hammam al-Qaimariyya in Damascus.

Journals of Distinction

• Magnificent Museum Madrid by travelprone
• India: Five of the Best by phileasfogg
• Reclaim Your Youth and Virginity by Ben the Grate
• They call me Saigon by Ishtar
• En Guate '05- Coban! by ToeAnne