We just bought our plane tickets for Amsterdam and now we want to help you buy yours!
image from @t-r-f - The Travel Reimbursement Fund for SteemFest
@richardcrill and @lindseylambz will be attending SteemFest!
We have booked our room at VolksHotel and want to remind everyone to book their room now because the deadline for a guaranteed room there is tomorrow, Oct. 12th!
Update: @steemfest has just announced that the deadline has been extended so you now have unitil Sunday Oct. 16 to book your room at VolkesHotel
The plane tickets were a bit ridiculous and honestly, the only reason we are going to make it, is because we made it a priority so we did what we had to do. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to travel and take a break from the grind while making some SP along the way! We had to sell some things and use all the savings we had, but we believe in Steemit and think 1000 SP each makes it worth the trip. Plus there is a chance for some travel reimbursement so we decided to do what was needed to make it happen!
Interacting with the Steemit community
With Steemit, not only do you get paid fo doing what you want to do and writing about it, you can be rewarded by interacting with the community. This includes curating but there is so much more.
image from @steemsports
From my wallet you can see where I won my SteemFest ticket from @infovore and where I've won a little Steem with SteemSports. I wanted to share that as an example of how interacting with the Steemit community can be a rewarding experience. I also won @cryptocameo's contest a few weeks ago! And now my SteemFest Ticket! This is the most I've ever won in my life! Steemit is AWESOME! I love every part of it - curating, writing, and seeing cool projects like - @curie, @robinhoodwhale, SteemSports from @thecryptodrive, SteemFest from @roelandp, SteemMag from @infovore, BeyondBitcoin from @officialfuzzy, SteemPrentice from @virtualgrowth, @rubellitefae & @sykochica, SteemTrail from @instructor2121 and many others.
The opportunity to meet the community in such a cool way makes the trip worth it in itself.
I was lucky enough to win my SteemFest ticket from @infovore through SteemMag, so now we are going to try to pay it forward to another lucky Steemian to help them make it to SteemFest! There is also another ticket or two to win so we will be watching for that in SteemMag's next issue and you should too!
Making the Dream a Reality
SteemFest Dreamers has already bought SteemFest tickets for @mrwang and @the-future. We have also made a few small donations to a few other Steemians, but now we want to try to help a lucky Steemian make their SteemFest dreams come true with a big lump sum to pay for things like airfare and lodging! Here is how: