Author: Andrew Baldwin

Andrew the Manager of Community Engagement at Geocaching HQ. He is typically laughing at his own jokes, getting into mischief with Signal, or looking for the next adventure.
/ Andrew Baldwin

New country souvenir, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Geocache of the Week: Top of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Traditional
GC58W8A
by raumangst
Difficulty:
1
Terrain:
4.5
Location:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
N 43° 16.870′ E 018° 43.980′

The border around Bosnia and Herzegovina is shaped like a heart, so it’s only natural that we show some love by announcing it as our newest Country/Regional souvenir! 

Bosnia and Herzegovina is blossoming with nature. Tumbling mountain ranges, hidden away castles, and ever-expansive forests draw in tourists from all over the world. Roughly 40% of the country is covered in pine, beech, and oak trees, teeming with wildlife. These forests aren’t the only tree-covered ecosystem in Bosnia and Herzegovina; it remains the only country in Europe to have a jungle. It’s called Perućica Rainforest, and some of the trees are over 300 years old.

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/ Andrew Baldwin

Der Telefonjoker (🌜Night-Cache, Multi🌛) — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC7XJ13
by WM79
Difficulty:
4
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Zurich, Switzerland
N 47° 14.421′ E 008° 29.780′

You will have to wait for a dark ‘night’ to find this cache. We aren’t talking about Batman—this is a night cache, so all you have to do is wait for the sun to go down. This Letterbox Hybrid is no joke. It has three stages that lead you to a red-herring box full of 200 mobile phones and a birdhouse with an mp3 speaker that tells you your task to find this Geocache of the Week. 

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/ Andrew Baldwin

Walensee 8° — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC2B614
by tuxracer
Difficulty:
5
Terrain:
4
Location:
St. Gallen, Switzerland
N 47° 07.814 E 009° 17.210

Grab your helmets, headlamps, and a spelunking friend for a cave diving adventure in the Swiss Alps for this Geocache of the Week. With high peaks and the beautiful Walensee it’s easy to see why people come to this location, but cache owner, tuxracer, had their eyes set on something else. Deep below the skyscraping mountains and glimmering alpine lake is a vast underground cave formerly used for mining. A perfect opportunity for an ambitious D5/T4 geocache with an Indiana Jones feel. 

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/ Andrew Baldwin

Van het vliegen van vliegtuigen naar het vinden van caches – Interview met cache-eigenaar Cliptwings

Voor cache-eigenaar “Cliptwings” is geocachen niet alleen maar een hobby, het is een nieuwe mogelijkheid voor hem om zich te realiseren dat, ook al kan hij niet meer vliegen, de vleugels van passie ervoor zorgen dat hij niet alleen binnen hoeft te zitten. Een voormalig Luchtmacht- en commercieel piloot veranderd in een creatieve gadget cachemaker. Toen hij de wereld overvloog in vliegtuigen, was er geen plek te vinden waar geen cache in de buurt lag, zegt Cliptwings.

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