Steem Basic Income Giveaway (Dream Destination...)
Well... let's start by saying I'm a complete dufus for forgetting to get around to the replies and the upvotes for the last SBI Giveaway (Cringe...). Thus, the bounty just didn't work... so, as compensation... everyone who made a valid entry last week gets a SBI share! However, drop round to the last SBI Giveaway... there were some truly hilarious replies!
So, this week is vacation week for us... and it has me thinking about Dream Destinations! About places that we would love to go to if money was no object.. we all have that special place that is on our bucket list to visit... but just haven't had the time or the resources yet!
My Question
- What is the place or thing that you would most dearly love to see or visit? Why?
My sample answer
The place (on Earth...) that I would most love to be would be the Northern parts of Europe (or Russia or Canada...) in the mid-winter. Now, I'm not a fan of the freezing cold... in fact, I would likely freeze to death if I wasn't looked after!... but the fact is that this would be the only place for me to see the Aurora... which is something that I've longed dreamed to see!
I mean, just look at that photo! And then just think of the physics behind the amazingly beautiful display of colours, patterns and lights! It's such a visible and stunning display of the laws of nature and particle physics! The ultimate melding of art and science!
Luckily, the Northern Reaches of Europe are not that far away... so, soon! One year, I will subject my family to the eternal nights of the North!
Rules
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- In the comments, answer as best as you can the questions that are posed in the "My Questions"!
- I have added a small Steem-Bounty to the post, so that everyone who replies with a valid entry will get something back. If I give your post a small upvote, it is valid (also, subscribe to @dustsweeper for maximum benefit!).
- I will be sponsoring as many people as this post pays out in liquid SBD/STEEM. Also I will kick in at least the required amount to round up to the full number. Winner is by random generator after a shortlisting of quality comments!
- PLEASE PLEASE Don’t upvote your OWN comment. I can’t stop you doing it, but it seems to mess up the distribution of the Bounty for everyone else. If you upvote your own comment, I will consider it an invalid entry when doing the draw.
Steem Basic Income
One of the first communities that I came in contact with at the beginning of my time at Steemit was @steembasicincome. As a author starting out on your fresh new Steemit account, Steemit can be a daunting and lonely place to be. OFten, it can feel like you are posting into an abyss with no one listening and with no ability to grow out of the situation. A share of Steem Basic Income gives you a guaranteed vote on one post a day, thus giving you a small but over time cumulative support to your account to help grow you out of your initial wilderness!
With this post, I want to help sponsor people who might not even have the spare 1 STEEM that is required for registration. So, when this post pays out, I will sponsor people depending on the payout of this post. Basically, I will round up the SBD payout from this post and then that will be the number of people I will sponsor. (So, if the payout is 2.3 SBD, I will sponsor 3 people). OF course, this is not simply an altruistic move, as the sponsor of a Steem Basic Income share also gets a share, so it is a great way to help others whilst helping yourself!
Last week's winners
The last post paid out 0.554 SBD and 0 STEEM in liquid earnings. So, that would make 2 shares.
The winners by random draw are:
Everyone who made a valid entry... because I'm a dufus!
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@rawbirdtoe
@simplymike
@missteriously87
@steemstreems
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@improv
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I would love to visit New Zealand. In particular some of the locations where the Lord of the Rings and Wolverine were filmed.
There's an outside chance my wife may be required to visit Un Zud for work later this year, so if she does we'll make a bit of a holiday of the trip I think. Fingers crossed.
Weirdly enough, I've also never visited New Zealand! It is so close to Australia as well... Perhaps one time, we will include it on a family trip back to the homeland, but for now it is a touch far! However, it does look like a beautiful place and the white wine is pretty good too!
Same. My only trip overseas was a 2 month work sojourn to Mumbai which was fantastic
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https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawaybeingevil-f6zwm9b2d9
I would love to visit the Lego factory in Billund and do the official tour. I think it would be pretty special to set foot in a factory that helped occupy many of my childhood (and still plenty of adulthood) hours.
I had no idea that was the home of LEGO. That would be a pretty special place to visit!
It would be amazing. I've seen a couple of documentaries but I don't think it would compare to doing a tour of the place.
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https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawaybeingevil-f6zwm9b2d9
@bengy my dream place is one big place and lots of other places, besides: I want to do a circumnavigation of the Mediterranean. Start at the Bosphorous or Gibraltar and back. Don't want to go to the touristy places, but little villages and backstreet places and experience the food. I love Mediterranean food - all of it. #justsaying!
Mediterranean food is really the best! The North African stuff is supposed to be quite phenomonal! Also the Israeli... well, Greece, Italy, France and Spain are already known... but I did visit Turkey once... That is really really good food!
Ah! I am so glad you get it. There is a great Turkish restaurant in Cape Town. The food is amazing. And thank you for the share of bounty 🥂
The winners the SBI Giveaway and the new question (Being evil...) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawaybeingevil-f6zwm9b2d9
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There are many places but first of all I want to show Brazil to my family.
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Definitely a good idea... However for a valid entry, which place would you want to show? And why?
Of course in my list Foz de Iguazu, Corcovadu, Rio de Janeiro, Compina de Misus and Portu Alegree and I think Fortaleza and Curitiba. Rio coz it's side seeing places. Fortaleza Curitiba coz it's beatcs and to relax there))
Thanks! It's a valid entry!
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There are still so many places I'd like to see! But just coming through another ugly midwest winter, I'll say one of my warm destination desires:
Maui, Hawaii
We stopped there on our honeymoon cruise, but I always wanted to go back and spend much more time there!
Oh, and thank you for the SBI from last week's contest!
My pleasure!
Hawaii sounds like a paradise! Great weather, nice beaches and superb Japanese food! For some reason, I have it in my head that the Midwest of America is mostly hot and desert.
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https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawaybeingevil-f6zwm9b2d9
Well I took a tour of Europe when I graduated college and thanks to the US Army I've seen Iraq and Afghanistan, but I haven't seen much of is my own country's natural wonders. I'd like to see the Grand Canyon and take the mule train trek to the bottom.
Ha! I hiked all the way to the river and back on foot! It was awesome, but I don't think I will repeat that performance ever again!! It was way harder than it seemed and I was in shape then!
I would love to return though, it will probably be by mule train!
Wow, you've been around the world! I've not seen the Middle East at all (apart from airports...), but I gather you didn't really see the best parts of it...
Grand Canyon sounds like a great place to visit though. I don't know much about it, but from what I see it is quite a great looking trek if you are up for it!
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https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawaybeingevil-f6zwm9b2d9
Great question @bengy. When I have some energy tomorrow I’ll create my answer! Does it have to be a location where you have never been? Because on top of my list is a return to destination😇
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It doesn't matter!
Cool! Than my dream destination is still Iceland. I've already created a post last year with the same subject actually. And not returned to Iceland yet so I can still say that this is my dream destination.
During my surftrip and first visit to Iceland, we had a wonderfull time together. Started a story together with my friends that wasn't written before. Since I've been there I know what Iceland does with other people and is still doing by me. I think people like @saunter can confirm this feeling?
Iceland did show a lot of it's beauty to me, but it didn’t show me everything... Things like the northern-lights (like yourself @bengy I'm still wondering how it would be to see those magical lights lighting the sky) or some spectacular falls like Dynjandi. But I do get it know. Really, I do understand! The time wasn’t there yet for us. Oh Iceland we had an encounter that leaves us wanting more. Your tempting. Oh Iceland we shake hands for sure in the future, maybe even a heartwarming cuddle.
Iceland, we’ll meet again soon! 😍 (hopefully this year, my travelplans are a bit uncertain at the moment)
I confirm this fully!!!
Iceland! I really should have visited when their economy crashed... But I hear it is really quite an amazingly beautiful place. Also on my list to visit... And like you said, maybe also could tie in with the Northern Lights!
The winners the SBI Giveaway and the new question (Being evil...) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawaybeingevil-f6zwm9b2d9
First of all, thank you for chooaing me as one of the winner last time @bengy!
Secondly, the place that I want ti visit the most is Mount Kinabalu. It is the tallest mountain in my country. In fact, it is situated in my hometown, Sabah.
So the top list place I wanted to visit is there. I want to arrive at the top and take a selfie, just like any other tourists.
I have only seen them from a far. But one day, I shall conquer it.
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No worries, my pleasure!
Wow... that looks like a pretty tall mountain there! Would be really interesting to take a few days and just trek to it and take your time to admire the scenery!
Its slightly more than 4km from sea level. You can hike and reach top in a day, but usually they stop midway and continue early morning to see the sunrise!
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https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawaybeingevil-f6zwm9b2d9