For Christmas Day, we traveled 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle to Ilulissat, Greenland. It"s the island"s third-largest city, though in almost any other region, it would be considered a small town—only 4,670 people live here. Until a few years ago, Ilulissat served as a key destination for that most important holiday correspondence: Thousands of letters sent from around the world to Santa Claus, North Pole, ended up being rerouted to this giant mailbox. Today the mailbox has moved farther north, to Uummannaq, ever closer to the jolly old elf"s magical domicile. If you"re celebrating Christmas today, we hope you have a merry one.
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World Lion Day
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In the Supertree Grove
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A day of service for Dr. King
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World Lizard Day
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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Fly me to the moon
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Hollywood s big night
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Arbor Day
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World Population Day
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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Green is the new black
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The lights of Paris
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Art over Amalfi
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A day for the dolphins
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World Turtle Day
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Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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The Old City of Bern
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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Cinco de Mayo
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International Tiger Day
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The migrating monarchs of Michoacán
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Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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In celebration of cats
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Salt ponds of Maras, Peru