E: 30/09 find the treasure and win a £2500 travel voucher! (twitter + effort

kiki_725

find the treasure and win a £2500 voucher!

Follow Intrepid Travel on Twitter from 5 September to discover clues that will take you on a journey around the world and lead you to the treasure - a £2500 travel voucher to spend on any Intrepid Travel adventure around the world.
The hunt begins on 5 September.
Clues will be released daily on Twitter up until 6.00pm, 24 September*.
Once you have collected the answers to all the clues, return to this page to complete your entry.


If you're lucky enough to be in Auckland, Chicago, London, Melbourne or Toronto, you can also take part in a treasure hunt around your city. Follow us on Twitter and search for #intrepidtreasure_VIRTUAL to get clues.

• Auckland - 6 September
• Melbourne - 10 September
• Toronto - 14 September
• London - 16 September
• Chicago - 23 September

*Australian Eastern Standard Time.


from here


i'm not taking part but feel free to help/ update with clues etc

kiki_725

competition terms and conditions

WIN a $5000 / £2500 Intrepid Travel voucher

1. Entry into this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Conditions of Entry. Entry is via www.intrepidtravel.com/treasurehunt only.
2. Entry is free and open to all global residents, except where prohibited by law, aged 18 years or older who complete, in full, the entry form available at www.intrepidtravel.com/treasurehunt during the promotional period. Employees and immediate families of the Promoter and suppliers, providers and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter. No purchase is required to enter or win. A purchase will not increase the odds of winning. Void in NY, FL, RI, AZ & where prohibited.
3. The promotion commences 5 September 2010 9:00am (AEST, Australian Eastern Standard Time) and closes 30 September 2010 at 04.59pm (AEST, Australian Eastern Standard Time). To enter the promotion, eligible entrants must complete all required fields on the entry form available at www.intrepidtravel.com/treasurehunt during the promotional period. No entries will be received by the Promoter after 04.59 pm (AEST, Australian Eastern Standard Time) on 30 September 2010.
4. Entrants can only enter in their own name. The Promoter, Intrepid Travel PTY LTD, reserves the right to request proof of residency at the stated address and identification for verification (to the Promoter's satisfaction in its discretion) before issuing the prize. Incomplete or incomprehensible entries will be deemed invalid. Entries containing and/or depicting illegal, sexually explicit or morally offensive content will be ineligible to enter. The Promoter's decision to disqualify an entry is final and no correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility will be taken for lost, late or misdirected entries. Entrants may enter once a day for the duration of the competition.
5. The competition is a game of skill. All eligible entries received will be judged by a panel of appropriately qualified judges at 2.00 pm (AEST, Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday 6 October 2010 at Intrepid Travel 11 Spring Street, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia. The winner will be selected by being judged the most creative answer to the question 'Tell us in 25 words or less where the treasure (travel voucher) will take you?' The Judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The winner will be notified by email following the judging (approx. 24 hours) and their name and entry will be published on www.intrepidtravel.com. The winner's name and entry may also be published on Intrepid's social media sites. In the event of the prize notification e-mail being returned as undeliverable, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from all remaining (non-winning) eligible entries received. Names of the winners (first name, last initial and city/state of residence) may also be announced in the Intrepid Express e-newsletter.
6. The winning entry will win the $5000/£2500 Intrepid Travel voucher .
7. Trip kitty, international airfares, travel insurance, spending money, domestic airfares, meals, travel taxes, passports, visas, transport to and from departure point and all other ancillary costs, as well as obtaining any of these, are not included in the prize and are the responsibility of the winner and their travel companion. The travel prize must be booked by 31 December 2010 and travel completed by 31 December 2011 otherwise it will be deemed to be forfeited by the winner. Once booked, any changes made to the booking may incur a cancellation fee or amendment fee, at the cost of the winner. Please refer to Intrepid's Booking Conditions at www.intrepidtravel.com - standard booking conditions apply. All components of the prize must be taken together or otherwise are deemed to be forfeited. Travel is subject to booking availability and black out periods may apply. Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other Intrepid or third party discounts or special offers. Travel must be arranged by the winner contacting Intrepid Travel, quoting their full name and promotion #5208. The Promoter will not contact the winner to arrange travel and this is the winner's responsibility.
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kragen_ironfist

gonna try and keep all the cluse updated here

#intrepidtreasure_VIRTUAL wrote:

> The hunt begins! 3 clues per day. 1 country perday.
> Collect all countries and enter here http:// bit .ly /dgS8mJ on 25 Sept to WIN.

Day 1
1> I might be small but today is the day I hold a lot of sway.
2> Climb and count to 320 and you'll have eternal views.
3> The man who lives here prefers red at Easter and white at Christmas.

Day 2
1> This part of the world is the fifth biggest continent.
2> Congratulations it's a baby boy named Emilio. The first child born here.
3> Ice, ice baby. 98% of this place is covered in ice.

Day 3
1> Transmit nuke. Confused?
2> Show me the manat! It's currency here.
3> Through the black you'll see the doors to hell.

Day 4
1> Love is an anagram in Eastern Europe.
2> My neighbours are Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia.
3> THe movie Prince Caspian was filmed here.

Day 5
1> Intrepid travellers flock here to find 'The Lost City'.
2> Here, the locals love to sip Pisco Sour.
3> Guinea pigs aren't pets here, but culinary delicacies!

Day 6
1> We were the first to tinkle the ivories.
2> I’m home to the most world heritage sites.
3> All roads lead here.

Day 7
1> You’ll thank this inventive nation when it rains.
2> Bring, bring. Hello? It's one of our famous sons.
3> If you get this nation you've got a hole in one.

Day 8
1> The folk here have a Heart of Gold.
2> This is the place to spend your 'Loonies' & 'Toonies'.
3> Tuck into some poutine like the locals do!

Day 9
1> 'The Big Five' lurk in the parks of this nation.
2> This place has a street that's home to 2 Nobel Peace Prize winners.
3> A few months ago, many goals were kicked here!

Day 10
1> Namaste. Fancy chewing on some paan?
2> Try bending into a downward dog for a different perspective.
3> Be careful: Karma is around every corner!

Day 11
1> Red Cross in reverse.
2> This place is home to a tennis prodigy like no other.
3> Who says you can't mix chocolate and cheese?

Day 12
1> Come October, hangovers are aplenty.
2> The world is too small for walls…
3> A football-obsessed psychic cephalopod lives here.A football-obsessed psychic cephalopod lives here.

Day 13
1> Sip on malbec... or 'mate'?
2> A famous 'Diego' hails from here.
3> It takes two to Tango

Day 14
1> Forget GDP, this kingdom is interested in "Gross National Happiness".
2> Climb high and you may find The Tiger's Nest.
3> Hear the roar of The Land of the Thunder Dragon

Day 15
1> Red-robed warriors roam the plains here.
2> How's your Swahili?
3> The roots of the current American President lie in this African nation.

Day 16
1> Rock the kasbah!
2> "Here's looking at you, kid"
3> See where Maximus Decimus Meridius got his revenge.

Day 17
1> A holiday here? Hell yes! Or Hellas?
2> Mamma Mia! What a stunning backdrop for a film.
3> Democracy was born here.

Day 18
1> Mark Tet on your calendar.
2> How long until we sail the beautiful bay?
3> Don't forget your dong!

Day 19
1> Kick back on the beach and relax....mon.
2> 'Stir it up' in the dance halls.
3> Feel like a dreadlock holiday?

Day 20
1> Nearly 24 hours of sunlight in Summer!
2> This nation has no army, air force or navy. Peace out!
3> One volcano = millions of stranded travellers!

Day 21
1> The rich aren't afraid to splash cash in this tax haven.
2> No airports here!
3> Grace Kelly was treated like a princess in this place.

And the answers so far...

Day 01 - Vatican City
Day 02 - Antarctica
Day 03 - Turkmenistan
Day 04 - Slovenia
Day 05 - Peru
Day 06 - Italy
Day 07 - Scotland
Day 08 - Canada
Day 09 - South Africa
Day 10 - India
Day 11 - Switzerland
Day 12 - Germany
Day 13 - Argentina
Day 14 - Bhutan
Day 15 - Kenya
Day 16 - Morrocco
Day 17 - Greece
Day 18 - Vietnam
Day 19 - Jamaica
Day 20 - Iceland
Day 21 - Monaco

lilias

So the first three clues refer to Italy? Vatican City?

kragen_ironfist

I would say the latter I believe the Vatican City has the status of a country in its own right?

thetoothfairy

It's Antarctica.

so that's:

5th. Vatican City
6th. Antarctica
7th Turkmenistan (this is right!)

mmm, that's odd...I just quoted some clues...but now they've gone?!

kragen_ironfist

thetoothfairy wrote: »

mmm, that's odd...I just quoted some clues...but now they've gone?!

erm yeah got confused at to which tweets were which - sorting them out now lol

zoold

#intrepidtreasure_VIRTUAL Transmit nuke. Confused?

#intrepidtreasure_VIRTUAL Show me the manat! It's currency here.

#intrepidtreasure_VIRTUAL Through the black you’ll see the doors to hell.

I think these are the latest tweets???



SORRY JUST REALISED THESE ARE POSTED ABOVE....

kragen_ironfist

its a bit confusing cuz according to my twitter feed some days already got 4 clues not 3 was hoping the enter to win message was the seperator bu that comes in after the transmit nuke clue

MEh!

zoold

Transmit nuke. Confused?

The answer is Turkmenistan as it is an anagram of transmit nuke??

I think???

zoold

I'm confused by this...

Are the 3 clues per day supposed to refer to one country?

Sorry just trying to make sense of this in my head...... which could take a while... lol