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<h4>Each new week brings us a new #swmchallenge, a contest dedicated to discovering our planet's beauty. Traveling all around the world our dedicated steemians are exploring  hidden gems of untouched nature, historical landmarks, experiencing  other traditions and exploring the cultural differences of people around the globe, compiling it all in a post and sharing it with the world by adding it to the [SteemitWorldMap.](http://www.steemitworldmap.com/)</h4> 


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<h1>Places discovered  </h1>

Last week|This week|Total
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60|45|355



<h1>For those who still don't know [SteemitWorldMap](http://www.steemitworldmap.com/)</h1>

Is a great tool made by @blueorgy and @martibis that allows you to pin your posts to a specific location or browse the world map where ideally every place on the map is a Steemit post. This contest is all about making it more popular, encouraging more people to contribute their posts to the map.

<i>Together we can make this happen!</i>

<h1>Take a minute to appreciate this week's winners, visit their blogs, engage with them and upvote if you like </h1>

<h1>#1 @schmidthappens 
[My Journey Through Petra](https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@schmidthappens/my-journey-through-petra)
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![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQ1Me9mRQzN9PxfKPxYmkuVSTzoJcGR7bC9iKqG2fsvVF/image.png)

With an amazing write-up and stunning images your post just blew me away! I'm glad to have you in the challenge, looking forward to see where the see takes you and what will you write about for your next travel blog :)![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP88Ewp1jEqR8KHxNrsK2TXzLRzsZgqQPKsAc5xch1KPJ/image.png)

<h1>#2 @snaptravel
[Temple Of The Sun And Temple Of The Moon (Huaca Del Sol y Huaca De La Luna) In Peru](https://steemit.com/travel/@snaptravel/temple-of-the-sun-and-temple-of-the-moon-huaca-del-sol-y-huaca-de-la-luna-in-peru)
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![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZ8LC4ipBu6rBwUAjGmK3TrH42dWy3fqbW2qHAkFLAnxB/image.png)

I just love the how you format your blogs, they fit to my OCD just right,  everything just looks perfectly aligned  and  you got a sort of a flow to your blog that is really enjoyable for reading. Also the dogs are  hilarious :)![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP88Ewp1jEqR8KHxNrsK2TXzLRzsZgqQPKsAc5xch1KPJ/image.png)

<h1>#3 @buttpacker
[The city that never sleeps](https://steemit.com/photography/@buttpacker/the-city-that-never-sleeps)
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Short and lovely. Love the format of your blogs, as you keep it very short, simple and interesting proving you don't need to write thousands of words to win in the challenge. Also read your introduce and I'm glad to see more people recognizing and running away from the tyranny of fb/insta and other major players. Welcome to Steemit, I hope you enjoy your time here and make some decent profits. 
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP88Ewp1jEqR8KHxNrsK2TXzLRzsZgqQPKsAc5xch1KPJ/image.png)

<center><h1>HOW TO ENTER</h1>

Make a travel blog about a place you visited and share it in SteemitWorldMap
Use the #swmchallenge tag
Check last week's winners to see what kind of quality I'm hoping you can achieve
Tag your post accordingly and add at least 200 words of description
See how to add posts to the map here [HOW TO add a post to the world map guide](https://steemit.com/steemitworldmap/@steemitworldmap/how-to-add-your-post-to-the-steemit-worldmap-and-other-updates)
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<center><h1>RULES</h1>

Original and quality content only (plagiarism will be punished)
Only use high quality images
Unlimited amount of entries
Only quality posts will be taken in consideration and all attempts to miss-use #swmchallenge tag will be punished</center>

<center><h1>REWARDS</h1>
Each entry get's a partial upvote
SBD rewards for 3 or 5 winners</center>
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<h1>HELP THE CONTEST GROW BY</h1>
*  Participating
*  Resteeming this post for increased visibility and more people joining
*  Donating to increase the reward pool
* Inviting your friends and fellow steemians to join the contest and share their travel posts in the map</center>

<center><h1>As always, best of luck to everyone, see you in a week when the contest ends, winners are announced and the new contest begins.</h1></center>