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Greetings travelers!

Welcome to the 12th week of the #swmchallenge where we travel around the globe and try to bring up to light the most unique and special places or events worth putting on the bucket list. Each week is filled with entries full of captivating scenary, stunning images and great stories, basically travel blogs worth checking out. So If you like to travel #swmchallenge is the place to go.

For those who still don't know about [SteemitWorldMap](https://www.steemitworldmap.com/)

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It is a fun 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. #swmchallenge is my attempt is to make it more popular and build a community around it.

Travel blogs of the week

#1 [The Fire Parade Of Fallas 2018 - The Burning Is Near! ](https://steemit.com/valencia/@for91days/the-fire-parade-of-fallas-2018-the-burning-is-near)

After taking us to [Fallas](https://steemit.com/valencia/@for91days/can-t-see-them-all-the-fallas-figures-of-2018-we-visited) last week, today we have a chance to be at the last day of the parade and witness the festival of fire from a safe POV. @for91days post is so immersive you will definitely feel like you've been there and experience the show. ![U5dr6M4qCesoDFB3ifnbLbhkBqBbENM.gif](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNV1xWWpDdrguYZcoeZrZPqdyhMxjRWiFTrwBpuhMAKQ9/U5dr6M4qCesoDFB3ifnbLbhkBqBbENM.gif)![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP88Ewp1jEqR8KHxNrsK2TXzLRzsZgqQPKsAc5xch1KPJ/image.png)

#2 [Colourful Fallas Sculpture in Valencia, Spain ](https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@jpphotography/colourful-fallas-sculpture-in-valencia-spain)

@jpphotography was also at the Fallas festival and he got to capture an unique sculpture that in his pictures looks so unreal that for a couple of seconds if not minutes you will think it's a computer generated image and won't believe it's an actually styrofoam sculpture. ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmS5bD4YNTo2VTCpqujoJvnihjSycCZDHJuThHF8rPVxk6/image.png)![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP88Ewp1jEqR8KHxNrsK2TXzLRzsZgqQPKsAc5xch1KPJ/image.png)

#3 [#69 A Photo Journey: Exploring Aryapala Meditation Temple 🇲🇳 蒙古禅修图片之旅 | 摄影月旦评 ](https://steemit.com/killerpix/@itchyfeetdonica/69-a-photo-journey-exploring-aryapala-meditation-temple-or)

@itchyfeetdonica takes us on a trip where we discover a very special place that is the Aryapala Buddhist Meditation Temple. Join her journey and learn something about Mongolia's history and culture. ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXVJX5osp3wLB7AbsmKjQQdneXGF8o2q9ZC3iFvxrGCue/image.png) ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP88Ewp1jEqR8KHxNrsK2TXzLRzsZgqQPKsAc5xch1KPJ/image.png)

Honorable mentions

[Angkor Thom And The Faces Of Bayon In Cambodia.](https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@snaptravel/angkor-thom-and-the-faces-of-bayon-in-cambodia)|![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUWNpcxh25U6uv2Vqp3L85WPdvhTBT9VJCfSsAtVUWoGc/image.png) -|- [Take a swim in an oasis in the hottest desert on Earth](https://steemit.com/swmchallenge/@nameless-berk/take-a-swim-in-an-oasis-in-the-hottest-desert-on-earth)| ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTcexAFpSurGTM3dLJNmkenK77FV1ugsRVbgTarPvQb2i/image.png) [Romantic place - a city of fountains](https://steemit.com/swmchallenge/@lil4a/romantic-place-a-city-of-fountains) | ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXZcdA9ECmeknoJeYpwrA7E2LGuaBAZH1sYGYYkKhc3aJ/image.png)

Entry counter

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HOW TO ENTER

Make a post 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)

RULES

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

REWARDS

Partial upvote for each entry SBD rewards for 3 winners

HELP THE CONTEST GROW BY

* 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

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