Author: Delanie

Delanie is a Content Strategist at Geocaching HQ. In her free time, she is most likely to be knitting, pining after Mt. Rainier, or trying to revive her over-watered succulents.
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New country souvenir, Monaco, with Geocache of the Week: Chemin des pecheurs

Multi-Cache
GC7JZ48
by poik
Difficulty:
1
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Monaco
N 43° 43.928 E 007° 25.642

Today, we release a new country/regional souvenir for Monaco! If you have found a geocache in Monaco, you automatically receive the souvenir on your profile.

Poised along the stunning Côte d’Azur is the independent microstate of Monaco. As the second smallest but most densely populated country in the world, its size is comparable to New York’s Central Park. The bustling quartier of Monte Carlo, infamous annual Grand Prix, and popular oceanographic museum overlooking the French Riviera make for a coastal geocaching dream. 

It’s no wonder that residents (called Monacoians) live in the only country in the world to reach a Human Development Index above 1.0 (a magnificent score denoting the best quality of life). Happy residents means happy caches, leading us to this Geocache of the Week, Chemin des pecheurs!

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GIFF: Behind the Scenes Quiz

3..2..1..action! Filmmakers have one more month to say ‘that’s a wrap!’ on the production of your short films before the August 1st deadline. Before you click ‘send’ on your GIFF submission, how well do you know the guidelines behind-the-scenes? Test your cinemaphile meter and geocaching etiquette, then review your score in post-production!

GIFF 2019 is your chance to have your geocaching film viewed by thousands of people on movie screens all over the world. You can find the rules here. When you’re ready, fill out the submission form. 

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Brandweerman Sam / Fireman Sam — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC58PBZ
by team vos 2014
Difficulty:
2.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
N 52° 15.575′ E 004° 34.251′

Ever find a geocache so hot that it was placed directly next to the fire station? Brandweerman Sam / Fireman Sam is heating up the Netherlands with its blistering 530 Favorite points, putting it high on the heat index for caches to put on your watchlist. Heed the sirens, steer clear of the marked zone on the roads, and grab your fireproof logging pen for this Geocache of the Week!

Image by CCenTT

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FF2017: Warp Pipe — Geocache of the Week

Mystery
GC7CW9Y
by Fundy Fog
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
2
Location:
New Brunswick, Canada
N 45° 50.015 W 066° 29.523

The best geocachers know the best ways to level up their GC game: collect all golden coins per level, risk it all running after 1-Up mushrooms, and harness the fireball power of Fire Flowers.

Wait, what? This is advice for a different game? Two games collide for a SUPER-crossover that will have you saying ‘Mamma mia, that’s-a one cool container’ for this Geocache of the Week!

Rough-sketched blueprints and the pixelated Mario and the relevant sections cut out as patterns for the different layers.

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Entretien avec un propriétaire : Totov, le géo-mentor du Grand-Est

L’une des meilleures qualités du géocaching est la créativité des propriétaires. La communauté française ne fait pas exception. Elle comprend des caches inattendues, personnalisées, et artisanales, le genre que nous aimons tous trouver. L’un de ces cacheurs est Totov. Ses 160 géocaches ont accumulé 1.600 Points favoris, qui représentent l’impact qu’il a dans la région Grand-Est, France. Nous avons interviewé Totov, le président d’Alsace Géocaching, pour en savoir plus sur ses caches créatives, et d’où il s’inspire.

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