New Book Project Kicks Off Crowdfunding Campaign, with Proceeds Benefiting Children's Charities

Seattle, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/23/2016 -- The team at global book project The Trip that Changed My Life is thrilled to announce the launch of its crowdfunding campaign Sunday, May 22, on Indiegogo. The book that will be launched in three formats and features more than 50 worldwide collaborators is an inspiring example of diversity, inclusion, and unity, as travel enthusiasts from around the world came together to present amazingly captivating travel anecdotes to the public.

All funds raised from the book will be donated to Unbound and Save the Children, two global nonprofit organizations that benefit disadvantaged children. By joining together to share their travel tales to encourage others on their own journeys while helping those in need, the worldwide team at The Trip that Changed My Life looks forward to the positive impact the engaging book will have on a diverse audience.

"What began as a modest idea I had has wildly surpassed anything I could have envisioned for The Trip that Changed My Life," says book organizer Hung Thai, founder of travel blog Up Up and a Bear. "I am elated by the passion I've seen from our team and am excited to launch the crowdfunding campaign to bring the book to fruition."

The innovative collection of stories will be available in paperback, coffee table, and e-book form. Readers can look forward to adventures ranging from how moving to another continent can provide the confidence to tackle any challenge life presents, to how travel from infancy can forever shape one's life and those around them. Because the writers come from all parts of the world and from various cultures, each story presents a unique perspective on travel and the meaningful impression it makes.

"This project shows the power of what working together to help others can produce," Thai says. "By embracing our differences as the things that make life so beautiful, our team and The Trip that Changed My Life show others the wonderful effects travel can make on both individual self-discovery and the global community."

Support the release of The Trip that Changed My Life on Indiegogo at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-trip-that-changed-my-life-book-for-charity/ now. Learn more about the team behind the book at www.upupandabear.com/project-alpha. Reach the team for more information at ht@upupandabear.com.

About Project Alpha
The Trip that Changed My Life originator Hung Thai has always had an intense love for the travel and the ability it has to transform one's life, and he started traveling seriously five years ago. In an effort to join forces with those around the globe who share his same joy for traversing the world's landscapes, he had the idea for The Trip that Changed My Life, nicknamed Project Alpha, in early 2016. With the intention to recruit a dozen or so writers to contribute to a small book supporting two charities, Thai is passionate about—Unbound and Save the Children—the charitable project quickly grew to more than 50 collaborators from around the world. Thai, founder of travel blog Up Up and a Bear, which has six regular contributors, is thrilled that global book Project Alpha has been embraced by backpackers, jet-setters and everyone in between of all ages and backgrounds from around the world.

Media Contact:
Hung Thai
Project Alpha
408-457-4578
ht@upupandabear.com

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All Funds Raised from Captivating New Book Donated to Reputable Charities Benefiting Children

Seattle, WA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/13/2016 -- People go on life-changing trips all the time, whether it was the impact of the historical sights they saw, the friendliness of the people they met, the cultural differences they learned from, or even the delicious delicacies they ate for the first time. For Hung Thai, the trip that changed his life was in Peru. Seeing the destitution of families, including the little girl who gratefully gobbled up the granola bar he gave her instead of deciding to throw it away, made an impact that lasted forever. Stories like Thai's, from more than 50 travel writers from around the world, comprise the new book, The Trip that Changed My Life.

The charitable leanings that inspired the global project continue to fuel its mission, as all funds raised will be donated to nonprofit organizations. Those who sign up for notifications on the book's release at the project's Indiegogo page will receive 10 percent off the price of the book, which will be available in e-book, paperback, and coffee table book format. Various sponsorship levels in the campaign give contributors rewards ranging from book mentions to video endorsements, to blog posts featuring sponsor companies.

Thai, founder of travel blog Up Up and a Bear, has been traveling the world extensively for the past five years and has a passion for interviewing adventurers about their journeys. He recruited top writers, editors, and ambassadors to contribute to the book, which contains anecdotes ranging from stories about volunteering during a political coup in Africa to navigating the Sahara desert.

"Travel, for me and so many others, is such a powerfully transformative way to impact positive life change," says Thai. "The team hopes The Trip that Changed My Life inspires readers to take their own journeys of self-discovery by exploring the world's wonders and meeting the people who inhabit them."

All proceeds from the book will benefit Unbound and Save the Children. Unbound is the only child sponsorship program to receive a score of A+ from CharityWatch. Save the Children works with children in 120 countries, aiding in initiatives on nutrition, health, education and more.

Learn all about The Trip that Changed My Life at www.upupandabear.com/project-alpha. Stay up to date on notifications on the book release at www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-trip-that-changed-my-life-book-for-charity/coming_soon. Contact Thai for more information at ht@upupandabear.com.

About Up Up and a Bear
The Up Up and a Bear team believes travel is the best education anyone can receive. Founder Hung Thai works as an engineer but is passionate about touring places far and wide in hopes of learning more about those who are different than him, and more about himself. He founded Up Up and a Bear to share travel insights with readers, and the team of six regular contributors presents unique tips and tidbits taken from travel experiences from around the world.

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Hung Thai
Up Up and a Bear
ht@upupandabear.com

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