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Photo of the Day : Travel

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Photo: Candles in front of Al Khazneh in Petra, Jordan

Petra, Jordan

Photo of the Day, June 2, 2012

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Photo: A 1950s Buick traveling the National Highway in Cuba

Buick, Cuba

Photo of the Day, June 1, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Traveler Contest Images

The National Highway in Cuba has many stretches where you ...

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Photo: A Sherpa carrying luggage near a monastery in Nepal

Mount Everest, Nepal

Photo of the Day, May 27, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos

A Sherpa carries luggage in the vicinity of the ...

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Photo: A kayaker on still waters in Greenland

Kayaking, Greenland

Photo of the Day, May 13, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos

Kayaking in Torssukatak fjord, near Kummiut, east Greenland

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Photo: Bodhnath Stupa in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Nepal

Photo of the Day, May 8, 2012

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The Bodhnath Stupa is a World Heritage site in ...

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Photo: A pair of kayakers paddling above a coral bloom off of Maui

Kayakers, Maui

Photo of the Day, May 3, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos

There is an incredible coral bloom off the village ...

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Photo: A hang glider soars over the dunes in a North Carolina park.

Hang Gliding, North Carolina

Photo of the Day, May 2, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Adventure and Exploration Photos

My friend Wes Stalls gave me a call one ...

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Photo: Pedestrians walk across the Charles Bridge in Prague.

Charles Bridge, Prague

Photo of the Day, April 29, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos

Prague's Charles Bridge at night as a dense ...

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Photo: The Golden Gate bridge at sunrise

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Photo of the Day, April 16, 2012

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My favorite photograph, captured on my last morning in ...

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Photo: A fisherman hauling up a net off the coast of Thailand

Fisherman, Thailand

Photo of the Day, April 13, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos

At the break of dawn, fishermen from the Phatthalung ...

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Photo: A street scene in Istanbul

Taksim Square, Istanbul

Photo of the Day, March 28, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Street Life
Istanbul, Turkey
By foot, rail, and automobile ...

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Photo: A man standing alongside a stream flowing through Seoul

Stream, Seoul

Photo of the Day, March 19, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Urban Renewal
Seoul, South Korea
Buried under an elevated ...

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Photo: A pair of horses in snowy Montana

Horses, Montana

Photo of the Day, March 17, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Two sorrels belonging to Buster and Helen Brown have ...

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Photo: A water-themed resort in Dubai

Water Resort, Dubai

Photo of the Day, March 12, 2012

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A huge water-themed resort rises on Dubai's coast ...

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Photo: A statue of King James in a palace outside of London

King James Statue, England

Photo of the Day, March 10, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

A life-size statue of King James dominates the most ...

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Photo: Visitors to Yosemite National Park climb Olmsted Point

Boulders, Yosemite National Park

Photo of the Day, March 7, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Boulders perch randomly at Olmsted Point in Yosemite National ...

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Picture of horses grazing on the steppe of Mongolia

Horses, Mongolian Steppe

Photo of the Day, March 4, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

An ocean of green, Mongolia is the most sparsely ...

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Photo: Bathers on the banks of the Esil River in Kazakhstan

Esil River, Kazakhstan

Photo of the Day, March 3, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

The French Riviera it isn't, but Astana makes ...

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Photo: White Pocket, a geological formation in Arizona

White Pocket, Arizona

Photo of the Day, March 2, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Miniature lakes reflect the sky in White Pocket, one ...

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Photo: An abandoned oil tanker in the Persian Gulf

Oil Tanker, Persian Gulf

Photo of the Day, March 1, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

A relic of the Iran-Iraq war, this oil tanker ...

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 Photo: A gaucho surveying his land in southern Patagonia

Gaucho, Patagonia

Photo of the Day, February 28, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

This picture was taken at Estancia El Condor, a ranch in ...

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Picture of a herd of cattle in India

Cows, India

Photo of the Day, February 23, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

I shot this calf on the road in 2011 on the ...

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Photo: A herd of giraffes in Kenya

Giraffes, Kenya

Photo of the Day, February 19, 2012

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Giraffes are pictured at dawn in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve ...

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Photo: A mountain town in Italy enshrouded in fog

Asiago Plateau, Italy

Photo of the Day, January 31, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

The small town where I live (Asiago plateau, Italy) is shrouded ...

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Photo: A young Sami herder and his dog in Scandinavia

Sami Herder, Scandinavia

Photo of the Day, January 30, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

Johan Kuhmunen, with his dog Cammu, lives in Sweden, but the ...

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Photo: Caravans arriving at Lake Asele

Caravans, Ethiopia

Photo of the Day, January 29, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

Evoking a scene from biblical times, caravans arrive at the salt ...

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Photo: A boat on Dal Lake in India

Dal Lake, India

Photo of the Day, January 28, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

A lone shikara boat slices through the peace and tranquility of ...

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Photo: A cave wall stenciled with handprints

Cave Painting, Papua New Guinea

Photo of the Day, January 27, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

For generations people in the region have marked cave walls with ...

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Photo: A climber scaling a rock in England's Peak District

Rock Climber, Peak District

Photo of the Day, January 26, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

A man climbs at sunset in Peak District National Park, England ...

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Photo: A woman with her bicycle in Suzhou, China

Cyclist, China

Photo of the Day, January 25, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

Walking along one of the many canals in the ancient city ...

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 Photo: The Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River in Arizona

Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona

Photo of the Day, January 24, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

Against the soaring backdrop of Arizona's Vermilion Cliffs, the 1929 ...

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Photo: A view of a city square in Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan

Photo of the Day, January 23, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

Floral flourishes decorate Nurzhol Boulevard, or "Radiant Path."

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Photo: A buffalo race in India

Buffalo Race, India

Photo of the Day, January 22, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

Kambala is a simple sport played in parts of Karnataka, India ...

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Photo: An aerial of Lake Assal in Djibouti

Lake Assal, Djibouti

Photo of the Day, January 21, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

Djibouti's Lake Assal is one of the world's saltiest ...

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Photo: A herd of reindeer at night in Scandinavia

Reindeer, Scandinavia

Photo of the Day, January 20, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

On a moonlit night, herders bring the reindeer into temporary tarp-enclosed ...

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Photo: A couple walks along a riverbank in Belgrade

Riverbank, Belgrade

Photo of the Day, January 19, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel Photos

Overhead snapshot of the Belgrade riverbank—summer love, I guess!

(This ...

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