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The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/8/2009 is of Lime Kiln Lighthouse Vancouver Island and was taken by FunnyFence

Photo credit: FunnyFence
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada, named after George Vancouver, a British Royal Navy officer who explored much of the area between 1791 and 1794. Most of the inhabitants [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/6/2009 is of Mercer Bridge and was taken by Michel Filion

Photo credit: Michel Filion
The Honore Mercier Bridge, usually referred to as just the Mercier, is a bridge in Quebec, Canada, that connects the Montreal borough of LaSalle with the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake. The bridge has two [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/5/2009 is of Echo Lake Maine and was taken by shoothead

Photo credit: shoothead
While there are many Echo Lakes in the world, Maine’s Echo Lake has become one of the most popular freshwater recreation sites for locals and visitors to the area. Located on Mount Desert Island, Echo [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/2/2009 is of Kintai Bridge and was taken by d’n’c

Photo credit: d’n’c
The Kintai Bridge is located in the Japanese city of Iwakuni, which is in turn located in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture. Spanning the Nishiki River, the Kintai Bridge features a series of five wooden bridges. Although the [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/31/2009 is of a Spooky Moon over Corfe Castle and was taken by sermoa

Photo credit: sermoa
Corfe Castle is a fortification in the English county of Dorset. It stands above the village of the same name. The castle dates back to the 11th century, and commands a gap [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/28/2009 is of Urubamba Valley and was taken by lebce

Photo credit: lebce
The Urubamba Valley, otherwise known as the Sacred valley of the Incas, is a valley located in the Andes Mountains of Peru, close to the Incan capital of Cusco. The Urubamba River, or Sacred River as [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/27/2009 is of the Drake Passage and was taken by 23am.com

Photo credit: 23am.com
The Drake Passage is the name for the body of water that spans between the southern tip of South America and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Named after the famed explorer Sir Francis Drake, [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/25/2009 is of the Merced River in Yosemite and was taken by Dawn Endico

Photo credit: Dawn Endico
The Merced River begins in the southeastern half of Yosemite National Park and flows into Yosemite Valley and west through Merced River Canyon. The river flows freely until it reaches the [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/23/2009 is of Great Ocean Road and was taken by Aschaf

Photo credit: Aschaf
The Great Ocean Road is a 150 mile stretch of road that runs along the southeastern coast of Australia between the cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was originally constructed as a means to [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/22/2009 is of Rakaia Gorge and was taken by geoftheref

Photo credit: geoftheref
The Rakaia Gorge is located on the Rakaia River, which is in turn located in Canterbury in New Zealand’s South Island. The Rakaia River is one of the largest braided rivers in New Zealand, flowing hundreds [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/20/2009 is of Canaima National Park and was taken by aeruginosa

Photo credit: aeruginosa
Canaima National Park is a park located in southeastern Venezuela that borders both Brazil and Guyana. The park was established in 1962 and it is the second-largest park in the country, already larger than the [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/18/2009 is of a Llama at Machu Picchu and was taken by epicxero

Photo credit: epicxero
Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city perched in the mountains above Peru’s Urubamba Valley, has become one of the most recognizable locations in the world due to its mysterious nature and its dramatic [...]