Get Ready to feast on some Culture

It's the new year and people already planning their holidays (In the Northern Hemisphere at least).

What type of Traveller are you?
Will you be laying on a beach for two weeks in June or are you more inspired by experiencing local heritage. Do you travel off the beaten track to immerse yourself in a new culture....

If you have looking for something to write for Steemit, this challenge is just what you need to get going. As a bonus this month the prize fund is a guaranteed 115 USD.

• Are you interested in travel, culture and history?
• Are you looking for inspiration?
• Do you want to get writing on Steemit and build up your followers?

Culture Vulture

The tag #culturevulture is a place where you can share something unique about your country with the world. Instead of being a tag about travel or tourism this tag is more about sharing local experiences. Let's get inside the hearts and souls of the Steemit Community.

This challenge has been running since July 2017. We have had participants from the 4 corners of the world, with 40k votes, 9k comments and nearly 7.5k paid out in post rewards, this challenge has certainly gotten noticed and we are looking forward to a record breaking December. It's Christmas time after all!

For more info about entering this challenge and the rules you can read about it in one of the following posts

	Culture Vulture Challenge
	Competición de CultureVulture
	“文化秃鹰” CultureVulture Challenge
	Le défi "Culture Vulture" - Les vautours de la culture
	カルチャー・ヴァルチャー "CultureVulture Challenge"
	CultureVulture Challenge (컬쳐벌쳐)

Monthly Challenge

For the Month of January any post tagged with "#culturevulture" will be eligible for the challenge.

The Rewards

The prize fund has been growing each month thanks to generous contributions as well as the initiative by @deanliu. This month the prizes are as follows:

• 1st Place 55 USD Paid in Steem
• A prize of 15 USD Paid in Steem for a post in each of the 4 themes; Festivals, Customs & Traditions, Food, Art.
• Weekly promotions and original authors will get a share of posts translated by @deanliu, rewards from that post will be shared with the original author and the culture vulture challenge.
  For translations you will be contacted in advance and if you do not wish your post to be translated and posted by @deanliu, your wishes will be respected. The original post will be referenced in the translation.

Decisions

Our guest judge from this month is a regular poster on #culturevulture and will be known to many. @steemitjp writes about travel experiences in Japan and is very active in the Korean Community. I had the pleasure to meet him in person at a meetup in Tokyo last November.

Image Source: @bedusaini

Inspiration is all around us. I can't wait to read about your culture this month...

Thanks

A big thank you to all those who have taken part and made this challenge what it is. If you wish to support this challenge you may write an article, donate to the monthly prize fund, spread the word, resteem or most importantly check out the tag from time to time and comment and upvote peoples posts. Thank you for reading.

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Thank you for reading this. I write on Steemit about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Travel and lots of random topics.

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