Travel Digest #294

Introduction

Hi it's Hive account@livinguktaiwan today. If you read our #traveldigest everyday, you will have noticed that we had a new curator yesterday. Today I'd like to formally welcome her to the Hive account@steemitworldmap team - Hive account@itchyfeetdonica. In her own words, "So I think Hive account@livinguktaiwan Hive account@choogirl and Hive account@martibis already knew me, and it's funny I have a bit in common with each - I am ethnically Chinese like Hive account@livinguktaiwan , living in Belgium now like Hive account@martibis , and used to live in Australia like Hive account@choogirl". I think she was destined to join the team. Welcome to the team!!! Back to today's #traveldigest. Today we were spoilt for choice for the featured posts and spent ages pondering which three to put in. After a lot of this one or that one, here are the final choices.

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Travel Digest

#1 Flower Battle Valencia 2018: Batalla De Flores

First up is Hive account@for91days and the Flower Battle in Valencia, Spain. This festival dates back to 1891 and the main event is the parade of floats decorated with flowers. The floats goesa round a few times and after the last round the Flower Battle starts. Thousands of flower bulbs are released and the crowds throw them at the Falleras, who are well prepared with their tennis rackets to protect themselves and to hit the flower bulbs back to the crowd. If you thought that was mad, the next stage takes things up one notch when the crowds scramble into the ocean of flowers and start throwing them at one another.

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#2 Travelling with Stabilo #27: Waimangu Volcanic Valley 经纬游踪 #27: 怀芒古火山谷地热区

The Rotorua Region in New Zeland is famous for the geothermal features and Hive account@stabilowl visits the Waimangu Volcanic Valley. It is one of the youngest and most active geothermal areas in the region and luckily still rather uncommercialised with not many tourists. There is a bush walking trail which leads you to the many small scale flats and pools with colourful mineral deposits and he takes a detour to the top of the hill where he gets a magnificent view of the crater and lake. Ok, this is pinned to my go to list now, need another trip to New Zealand again.

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#3 Travel Blog 46: First Time in Seoul,South Korea [ Gyeongbokgung Palace & National Palace Museum]

Korea is a country full of rich cultural history, and Hive account@explorenations takes us on a tour around the capital Seoul. In her post she takes us to the Gyeongbokgung Palace. Here you can watch the changing guard ceremoney, admire the Korea Drums on display, and follow the guide on a free tour of the palace. There is also a museum displaying relics from the Joseon Dynasty, and whilst you are there don't forget to checkout the water clock.