www.backpackwithus.com - world-tour sponsoring in the internet age

On March 20, 2001 Maren and Kirk began our trip around the world. We plan to spend the next year traveling to the farthest reaches of the planet. In each region of the world, we will immerse ourselves in the current events and culture.

We have developed a Website called www.backpackwithus.com. It is a dynamic documentation of our trip around the world. As a German and an American we are able to report our experiences from two different viewpoints. These experiences will be reported and documented, through our interactive website. We will upload our personal journals, digital pictures, travel tips, and pricing information regularly. Site visitors can contribute through emails and online postings.

We are looking for companies to be a partner in this adventure and join us on our tour around the world. You can sponsor us by providing equipment, services, or funding in exchange for twelve months of continuous and powerful advertisement. We would be pleased about a partnership with your company and hope that you will be an interactive part of www.backpackwithus.com, as potential customers follow us online around the world.

Below is information which outlines the strengths of this type of promotion, the organization of our website, and abbreviated copies of our resumes. We can be contacted by mail, email, or telephone as written below.

It would be great to hear from you.

Maren Stoltenberg & Kirk Melcher

Email: Email US

Benefits for your Company

· Contextual promotion of your products

· Continual and positive portrayal of the capabilities of your products or services

· Link direct to your Website

· Mentioning of your products or services with positive reviews

· Picture and description of your products or services in Action / Performance

· Exciting experiences with your products or services as our companion throughout our trip

· Daily diary with quality photo-section

· Your logo or your products or services well visible on the Website

· Directed commercial marketing in the Internet to promote traffic to www.backpackwithus.com

Website Organization

· Website-Updates 1x / week

· Categories

Who we are / Reasons

Itinerary

Daily Diary

Expenses / Costs

Transportation & Accommodation

Photography

Communication / Health & Security

Travel Resources

Email Post Office

And we can assure you something?

· We have the resources and the will to accomplish our goals.

· We are seasoned successful travelers.

· Planning for our trip began over a year before the projected start date.

· Emotionally appealing team with whom your customers can identify.

· Material will be presented with a positive attitude, quality, humor, and fun.

Maren and Kirk doing what they enjoy most!

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Kirk Lee Melcher 

Birth:		21.03.1969 in Ithaca New York, USA

Occupation:	EDP Manager of a German, middle-size company since 1992 
		Financial Manager / Controller of two smaller subsidiaries since 1999 

Study: 		Bachelor of Science in Business Management  Ithaca College

 		Bachelor of Human Resource Management: Ithaca College                 
		Masters of Business Administration: Clarkson University

Travel Exp.:        Australia, Africa (Climbing Kilimanjaro), United States, Europe

Hobbies:		Sports, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Climbing, Marathon, Rollerblading, 
		Websites, Computers, Travel, Camping, Reading, Tennis, Squash, Racquetball, Scuba Diving,

		Skiing, Golf


Maren Stoltenberg 

Birth:		29.07.1972 Bergisch. Gladbach, Germany

Occupation:	Art History Student at the University Bonn, Germany
		Travel Agent 
		Foreign-experience as Au-Pair in Sydney Australia

Travel Exp.:            Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Fiji, United States, Europe
      
Hobbies:		Sports, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Rollerblading, 
	   	Travel, Museum-visits, Reading, Languages, Camping, Scuba Diving