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Photo of the Day : Travel

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Photo: Historian on the Niger River

Niger River

Photo of the Day, December 27, 2010

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Timbuktu historian and philosopher Ismael Diadie Haidara takes a ...

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Photo: Snow-covered mountain in Europe

Western Breithorn

Photo of the Day, December 25, 2010

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Western Breithorn, European Alps. It is considered to be ...

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Photo: Namsto lake

Namsto Lake, Tibet

Photo of the Day, December 24, 2010

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In Tibetan, Namsto means “Heavenly Lake,” and the serene ...

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Photo: Woman watching a Good Friday procession

Good Friday Procession, Italy

Photo of the Day, December 23, 2010

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An elderly woman has a front-window view of a ...

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Photo: Irish landscape

Giant’s Causeway, Ireland

Photo of the Day, December 22, 2010

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People visiting Northern Ireland necessarily go to the Giant ...

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Photo: Window of a moving train

Train Trip, Sweden

Photo of the Day, December 21, 2010

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This picture was taken in northern Sweden during a ...

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Photo: Man smoking a pipe

Mana Village Man

Photo of the Day, December 20, 2010

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Mana village, Uttaranchal, India and Tibet border

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Photo: Chinese opera troupe

Chinese Opera Troupe

Photo of the Day, December 19, 2010

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This Chinese opera troupe spends half of the year ...

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Photo: Serengeti sunset

Serengeti, Tanzania

Photo of the Day, December 18, 2010

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This was shot in the Serengeti, Tanzania, April 2010 ...

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Photo: Fisherman at sunset

Rawa Pening, Indonesia

Photo of the Day, December 16, 2010

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A fisherman in Rawa Pening, central Java, Indonesia

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Photo: Polar bear leaning on a large ship

Polar Bear, Norway

Photo of the Day, December 15, 2010

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A curious female polar bear approaches the Lindblad Expeditions ...

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Photo: Iceland landscape

Lagoon, Iceland

Photo of the Day, December 14, 2010

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I travelled around Iceland for two weeks with my ...

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Photo: Kite surfer

Kite Surfer, South Africa

Photo of the Day, December 13, 2010

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Kite surfers riding the wind, Table View, Cape Town ...

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Photo: Storm clouds over a cornfield

Storm Clouds, Utah

Photo of the Day, December 12, 2010

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Storm clouds move in over a Utah cornfield at ...

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Photo: Colorful umbrellas

Colorful Umbrellas, Laos

Photo of the Day, December 11, 2010

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This photo was taken in Luang Prabang, Laos.

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Photo: Surfer on a South African beach

Surfer, South Africa

Photo of the Day, December 10, 2010

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This photo was taken in Elandsbaai, South Africa. This ...

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Photo: Death Valley salt bed

Badwater Basin, Death Valley

Photo of the Day, December 9, 2010

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This was taken in Death Valley at a location ...

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Photo: Festival goers

Dragon Boat Festival, China

Photo of the Day, December 8, 2010

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The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional cultural event ...

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Photo: Hiker in Point Reyes, California

Point Reyes, California

Photo of the Day, December 7, 2010

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Point Reyes, California, near the top of the cliff ...

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Photo: Tourists in an ancient city

Megiddo

Photo of the Day, December 6, 2010

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Tourists explore Megiddo, an ancient city north of Jerusalem ...

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Photo: Snorkeler and fish in Thailand

Snorkeler, Thailand

Photo of the Day, December 5, 2010

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I headed out to Thailand from Los Angeles for ...

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Photo: Perth sand dunes

Sand Dunes, Australia

Photo of the Day, December 4, 2010

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The east of Lancelin town is bordered by endless ...

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Photo: Kayakers near a rock formation

Kayakers, Land’s End

Photo of the Day, December 3, 2010

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Kayakers navigate the waters around Land’s End in ...

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Photo: Twilight in Santorini

Santorini, Greece

Photo of the Day, December 2, 2010

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I went to Santorini toward the end of the ...

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Photo: Storm clouds over a bay

Storm Clouds, Nushagak Bay

Photo of the Day, December 1, 2010

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Storm clouds gather over Nushagak Bay, where a tempest ...

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Photo: Roadside wall of abandoned license plates in Nagorno-Karabakh

License Plated Road, Nagorno-Karabakh

Photo of the Day, October 30, 2010

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The license plates were taken from cars abandoned by ...

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Photo: Ash and lightning over a volcano

Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

Photo of the Day, October 29, 2010

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Lightning veins the Eyjafjallajökull volcano's ash plume, which ...

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Photo: Plants on a sand dune

Sand Dune, Fraser Island

Photo of the Day, October 28, 2010

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Pioneering plants get a toehold above the tide line ...

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Photo: Baobab trees

Baobab Trees, Madagascar

Photo of the Day, October 26, 2010

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Avenue of the Baobabs, an area near Morondava protected ...

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Photo: Man putting a golf ball on a rooftop

Rooftop Golf, New York

Photo of the Day, October 24, 2010

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Big city, short game: Resident Charlie Bernhaut works on ...

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Photo: Lavish mausoleums

Mausoleums, Mexico

Photo of the Day, October 22, 2010

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Death is not the end of bravado for Mexican ...

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Photo: Cowboy riding a horse across an open plain

West Texas Cowboy

Photo of the Day, October 20, 2010

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If there is an image of mine that captures ...

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Photo: Sufi shrine

Khwaja Ghulam Farid Shrine

Photo of the Day, October 19, 2010

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Idol worship is what extremists call it. But Sufis ...

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Photo: Lake at night

Lake McKenzie

Photo of the Day, October 18, 2010

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One of dozens of lakes on the island, Lake ...

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Photo: Man walking near a mosque

Badshahi Mosque

Photo of the Day, October 17, 2010

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A quiet interlude between prayers is the best time ...

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Photo: Meltwater-carved canyon

Ice Canyon, Greenland

Photo of the Day, October 16, 2010

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Meltwater has carved a canyon 150 feet (45 meters ...

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