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Our upcoming January 2012 Travel issue is your chance to shine. Think about a trip you’ve taken. What was special about it? What made it so memorable? Why would other Playtimes readers want to know about it?

Tell us your story and you might just see your work in print!

The top entries will appear in the January 2012 issue, and the writers will also receive cool prizes from LU plan their next adventures. Other entries will be considered for publication in future issues of Playtimes .

Word limit: 750 to 1000

Deadline: 18 November 2011

Format: Email a Word document to playtimes@ppp.

com.hk and include “Travel Writing” in the subject line.

Photos: Great travel shots are tough to capture.

But, if you’ve got some amazing ones that illustrate your story, feel free to attach them to the email. Please make sure they’re high resolution (minimum 300 dpi), and, please, don’t embed them within the Word document.

Before you start typing, read a few other Playtimes articles, especially those from last year’s travel issue, which you can download at www.ppp.com.hk/www/ playtimes.html . We’re looking for well-written pieces that ft the magazine, in style and tone. Take an extra moment to edit and proofread, and send us your best effort. (We do reserve the right to edit entries as needed, for grammar, punctuation, style and clarity.)

1st PRIZE: The LUXE Grand Tour Box

This box set is a blaze of colour-blocked fery pomegranate, blood orange, ambe and rich aubergine interspersed with slee carbon suede-focked stripes. The box is crammed full of 12 LUXE City Guides, including London, Paris, Rome, Los Angeles, New York, Bangkok, Hong Kong Tokyo, Dubai, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney. (Retail price: $860)

2nd PRIZE: The LUXE Asian Grand Tour Box

Exclusively developed by LUXE, this uniqu textured and hand-drawn Oriental toile de Jouy features exquisitely detailed vignettes of Asia’s major city landmarks and local scenes, in a dazzling, modern design that puts the fab in fabric. The box holds 8 guides, including Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. (Retail price $585)