Hemingway-esque guys can win prizes in Spain

The Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest in Key West, Fla., is well-known, but now the idea has spread to Spain. To marking the 50th anniversary of the macho author's last visit, Navarre and its capital of Pamplona, site of the  legendary Running of the Bulls, is hosting the First International Ernest Hemingway Look-alike and Impersonators Contest, July 3-5. Participants get a free trip to Pamplona, and the winner goes home with $2,000 and also gets a return trip to Navarre. Applicants must submit a registration form with two recent color photos or a 25-second video before noon (Spanish time) on June 15 via e-mail to hemingwaycontest@artsaia.com. 

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Worth quoting

“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.”

                                                                                                                        -- Paul Theroux

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