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Greetings travelers!
Welcome to the 18th 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 visiting or putting on the travel bucket list. Each week here is filled with posts full of captivating scenery, stunning images and great stories. Basically, great travel blogs worth checking out. So If you like to travel (digitally or in real life) #swmchallenge is the place to go.

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

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It's 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 to make it more popular and build a community around it.

Travel blogs of the week

#1 [An Iconic View Of Angkor Wat.](https://steemit.com/travelfeed/@snaptravel/an-iconic-view-of-angkor-wat)

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We join @snaptravel in exploring one of the largest religious monuments in the world where he tries to get that perfect postcard shot. Being the symbol of Cambodia and one of the most famous landmarks in AsiA, Angkor Wat is truly a sight to behold.

#2 [Crossing the Ecuadorian Border with Refugees, 50 Shades of Stark and Unwelcoming Quito](https://steemit.com/adventure/@nameless-berk/crossing-the-ecuadorian-border-with-refugees-50-shades-of-stark-and-unwelcoming-quito)

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We have a déjà vu of last week with @nameless-berk in the second place again, but this time he walks us through his border crossing adventure from Colombia to Ecuador and treats us with some photos from Ecuador's capital citty; Quito.

#3 [#85: A City A Story Photo Weekly Contest #26 - Welcome To The Harry Potter Themed Restaurant!](https://steemit.com/citystory/@hungry-nomad/85-a-city-a-story-photo-weekly-contest-26-welcome-to-the-harry-potter-themed-restaurant)

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@hungry-nomad takes us to a very magical harry potter themed restaurant in India. The place is full of Harry Potter references. There are several things experience from the interior itself to food and all kinds of accessories that make you feel like a real wizard, heaven for any Potterhead out there.

Honorable mentions

[#94 The Wild Cuban Beach and Dying Mangroves](https://steemit.com/bwphotocontest/@itchyfeetdonica/94-the-wild-cuban-beach-and-dying-mangroves-and)| ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQme6LybMXgQsoWYQHbLaX42uyvgtp5VyNNEPsjgXUaiXFx/image.png) -|- [A TRUE fairytale village - Colmar](https://steemit.com/travel/@alexandraioana26/a-true-fairytale-village-colmar)| ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYmAFDLMEE1b8UJ6bVB5CPJQLvyDWTbS2ZS4JrnzMLFNR/image.png) [Akaroa Cemetery - South Island, New Zealand](https://steemit.com/photofeed/@izzynoel/akaroa-cemetery-south-island-new-zealand)|![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUwZcaSCw9JYgVFgwPNJ1c44uaBLLgsqQgTwyJ7u3weFV/image.png) [Owned a Resort for 24 Hours in Bantayan Island, Cebu Philippines](https://steemit.com/travel/@steemspots/owned-a-resort-for-24-hours-in-bantayan-island-cebu-philippines)| ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdQgbdzWimz2xaPrKn8Ucxj2UrF8wNwp2L4sZyd225GTC/image.png)

Entry counter

Last week|This week|Total -|-|- 80|57|866

HOW TO ENTER

Make a post about a place you visited and share it with the [SteemitWorldMap](https://www.steemitworldmap.com/) 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) Unlimited amount of entries All attempts to miss-use the #swmchallenge tag will be flagged

REWARDS

1st - 4 SBD 2nd - 3 SBD 3rd - 2 SBD Honorable mentions - 1 SBD

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 one begins.