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24 stunning photos that will inspire you to pick up your bags and travel
1 / 24Winter vacations are around the corner, which means it's time for a small trip with the family. Let these photos from around the world inspire you to pick your next destination. For instance, look at these Christmas decorations outside a house in Cainta, Rizal province, east of Manila, Philippines. The house is drawing huge crowds, especially during weekends, with visitors using the bright lights and festive Christmas decors as their backdrop for selfies with families and friends. (Source: AP)
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2 / 24Buddhist worshipers pray at the foot of golden stupa at Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, during the festival of lights on December 2. The festival marks the end of the rainy season and is an occasion for Burmese people to pay their respects in the predominantly Buddhist country. (Source: AP)
3 / 24A jogger is silhouetted as he passes by a bridge over the river Elbe in Dresden, eastern Germany. (Source: AP)
4 / 24Mona Shores choir students perform during the annual Singing Christmas Tree at the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon, Michigan, on Dec. 3, 2015. The Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree combines the usual elements into an unusual show that will draw thousands of spectators. (Source: AP)
5 / 24The first light of dawn colours clouds behind snow-covered spruce trees on Little Jackson Mountain, Maine, USA. The higher elevations of mountains in western Maine received the season's first significant snowfall on December 3. (Source: AP)
6 / 24Sunlight peaks through a gap in the clouds as a storm clears to the east of Spruce Mountain in the view overlooking Webb Lake, near Weld, Maine. (Source: AP)
7 / 24Fall colours surround people in Sacramento, California. Though not a traditional tourist destination, tourists have a number of interesting museums, and historic buildings in the older part of the city, with lots of shopping and dining options for a relaxing vacation. (Source: AP)
8 / 24A fog forms beneath the Gorny Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ein Kerem, an ancient village near Jerusalem. The Israeli tourism industry is trying to capitalize on turmoil in the region, marketing the country to Russian visitors as a safe and friendly alternative to Turkey and Egypt’s Sinai peninsula. (Source: AP)
9 / 24Visitors watch the annual year-end illumination "Canyon d’Azur" in Tokyo's Shiodome district. (Source: AP)
10 / 24White water curls around Pass Island as small Strawberry Island appear from Deception Pass Bridge in Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington. Deception Pass, located about 80 miles from Seattle, is the name of the strait that divides Washington’s Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island. (Source: AP)
11 / 24A man stands inside of the kiosk at Plaza del Castillo square illuminated with Christmas lights as the sun sets, during an autumn day, in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Source: AP)
12 / 24The Jefferson Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington, DC, dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, one of the most important of the American Founding Fathers as the main drafter and writer of the Declaration of Independence, is seen at sunset, in Washington. (Source: AP)
13 / 24Mt Etna near Catania, Italy, which is Europe's most active volcano at 3,350m and erupts quite frequently, and the most recent eruption was on Dec. 3. And that is exactly what makes it a much sought-after tourist destination. (Source: AP)
14 / 24A rainbow shines in the sky above the city following a rainstorm, in Gaza City. (Source: AP)
15 / 24A Pakistani man is silhouetted against the sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (Source: AP)
16 / 24Italy's Luca De Aliprandini takes a training run for a skiing event in Beaver Creek, Colorado. This time of the year is great for tourists and ski enthusiasts to hit the slopes. (Source: AP)
17 / 24Chill, a winter- and holiday-themed experience set up alongside the retired ocean liner ship in Napa Valley. Chill offers ice slides, skating and walk-through scenes carved in ice themed on “A Christmas Carol". (Source: AP)
18 / 24This photo shows an illuminated Christmas tree at the Biltmore, a historic mansion in Asheville, North Carolina. The theme for this year’s holiday decor at the Biltmore is “A Gilded Age Christmas.” (Source: AP)
19 / 24A skier is ascending the Kachina Peak at the ski resort located in Taos, N.M. The summit of Kachina Peak is 12,481ft. Last year, the resort opened its long-awaited lift to the peak, which takes skiers to expert terrain that could previously only be accessed by those able to hike up. (Source: AP)
20 / 24Sarajevo's TV tower is seen surrounded with fog, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Largely restored following the 1990s Bosnian War, its historic core has museums and sites commemorating historic local events that are a huge draw for tourists. (Source: AP)
21 / 24A history enthusiast dressed in regimental costume sits in a tree as his group stops to take a rest on their way to in Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic. The re-enactment of Napoleon's famous battle of Austerlitz, celebrating its 210th anniversary in 2015. (Source: AP)
22 / 24A replica of Statue of Liberty in front of the sunset in Nice, France. Created by French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, it measures 45ft, and is installed on the Promenade des Anglais. The coastal city of Nice is a popular destination in the southern part of France. (Source: AP)
23 / 24A large flock of greater white-fronted geese, fly near a fish pond in the puszta or Hungarian steppe of Hortobagy, some 180km east of Budapest, Hungary. This species native in Russia, Greenland and North America is a regular guest of the Carpathian Basin, an important wintering area for it. (Source: AP)
24 / 24Athletes row as they train at sunset, at the Idroscalo artificial lake, in Milan, Italy. Though temperatures dip quite a bit during winters in the Italian fashion capital, tourists still come over for the local fests in December, especially during the Oh bej! Oh bej! fair around Christmas. (Source: AP)
