Travel Photos

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 11/3/2009 is of Sanssouci Palace and was taken by Wolfgang Staudt

Photo credit: Wolfgang Staudt
Sanssouci, which translated from French as “carefree,” is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Located in Potsdam, near Berlin, Sanssouci is often referred to as one of Germany’s answers [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/1/2009 is of London Arch and was taken by bram_souffreau

Photo credit: bram_souffreau
The London Arch is a natural rock formation in the shape of an arch located in Port Campbell National Park, Australia. It is one of the main tourist attractions situated along the Great Ocean Road, Australia’s [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/29/2009 is of Hong Kong and was taken by dawvon

Photo credit: dawvon
Hong Kong is a territory of China situated between Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the south. The city is an extremely important member of the global economic community, greatly involved in [...]

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 10/26/2009 is of Damnoni Beach and was taken by Wolfgang Staudt

Photo credit: Wolfgang Staudt
Damnoni Beach is a long sandy beach located in the southern part of Crete, near Plakias. The area is largely developed, with the beach guarded by the Hapimag Time Share Hotel and the Damnoni [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/24/2009 is of Midui Glacier in Tibet and was taken by reurinkjan

Photo credit: reurinkjan
The Midui Glacier is located in the Yupu Township of Tibet. The monsoon marine glacier was formed by the convergence of two ice waterfalls, which in turn surrounds an incredibly lush forest. This creates [...]

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 [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/16/2009 is of Patagonia and was taken by reurinkjan

Photo credit: reurinkjan
Patagonia is a name used to describe the geographic region contained by the southernmost part of South America, located in Argentina and Chile. Chile’s Patagonia has become immensely popular as a tourist destination for visitors from all [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/14/2009 is of Temagami Ontario, Canada and was taken by Joel Bedford

Photo credit: Joel Bedford
Temagami is located in northwestern Ontario, Canada, a region that surrounds Lake Temagami. The area is home to a large aboriginal population which is officially referred to as the Temagami First Nation. Many [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/12/2009 is of Azure Window in Malta and was taken by Glen Bowman

Photo credit: Glen Bowman
The Azure Window is a rock formation located on Gozo, an island of Malta. Like the name suggests, the Azure Window consists of a table-like rock that sits over the sea, creating [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 10/10/2009 is of Chamonix France and was taken by Leo-setä

Photo credit: Leo-setä
Chamonix is a French commune, or collection of small towns and villages, located in the Rhone-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Only about 9,800 people call Chamonix their home, but many millions more have visited Chamonix to [...]