Ever thought of doing something unexpected? Being adventurous, bold – and a bit crazy – now pays off. Big time
The fourth round of Kiwi.com’s Instagram contest #WhatOnEarth has closed and so far we have handed over €1,000 in vouchers to travellers that have submitted their hilarious, bizarre, or meaningful photos.
The most recent and lucky recipient of a €200 voucher, Jānis Apels aka @lndscps, took his winning picture on Pangaimotu island in Tonga during a lazy Sunday walk. He saw two sunken ships and decided to jump into the water and play around with his GoPro.
“I’m super excited that I won!” Jānis said when we informed him about his prize.
“It was one of my top moments last year and I’m really glad I took a good photo of the activity. I even printed this photo.”
“I’m planning a trip to Peru, and I live in Europe, so this will come as an excellent discount on the expensive plane tickets.”
The judge for this round was Kiwi.com’s Sales Specialist Jaime Benson Diogo.
Jaime chose this picture because of the sense of mysteriousness he saw in it: “Go to the boat party they said, it will be fun they said,” and: ”Next stop Titanic?” or “Anyone seen my shorts?”
The fourth round’s runner-up was @pauksh who went skateboarding in Fox Glacier village, New Zealand.
“That snowy peak in the left corner is magnificent Mt. Cook,” she explained.
She will receive 50 euro voucher for her future journeys.
To enter #WhatOnEarth, just follow @kiwicom247 on Instagram, and post a picture with the caption: “Here’s my photo for the #WhatOnEarth #contest from @kiwicom247. Every two weeks you can win a €200 #travel voucher!” More information can be found here.
Just as in the previous rounds, we had far too many entries to select from. And we want to show off the ones that we found outstanding, but just couldn’t win.
@polik89 snaped this beast during his ride through the Yellowstone National Park.
“It’s not easy to meet these fellas, but take a selfie with them? Challenge accepted!” he said.
Obviously, he managed to fulfil the challenge. But his face doesn’t look like he was too excited about the whole thing.
@pauksh calls herself Ms Fancy and she claims to love trees. But to take this selfie by the crater lake of White Island, she had to put on special gear and do some serious hiking through a desolate landscape.
“The White Island, also know as Whakaari, is an active volcano, located 48 km from the coast of North Island of New Zealand,” pauksh explained.
“It has been smoking nearly continuously since James Cook ‘discovered’ it in 1769.”
@isuzketi‘s lovable picture was taken at the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík.The colourful glass reflects the contemplation she went through.
“It was my last day in Iceland and I was trying to remember all the beautiful things that I had seen there,” she said.
“Once is not enough to see the whole of Iceland, so I was already thinking when I will go back next.”
The last picture is not crazy nor bizarre, but it caught our attention for its noble message.
“I am a current Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Moldova, and one of their big crops is sunflowers for its oil,” @chelsea_pcmi16 said.
“Sunflower fields are everywhere here, and I snapped this along a walk by my village.”
We wish Chelsea good fortune on her mission.
Visit #WhatOnEarth to see winners and runners-up from each round and to read the full terms and conditions.
