Bath, in southwestern England, was the first home Jane Austen knew away from her tiny village when she moved here at about age 25. Though the author only lived in Bath from 1801 to 1806 and did little writing here, no doubt this spa city on the River Avon gave her inspiration. After all, Bath was a popular resort at the time for Britain"s upper crust—the posh, mannered society types whom Austen satirized so wittily in novels like "Pride and Prejudice."
Celebrating all things Austen
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Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province, China
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Falling for Tennessee
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Vote!
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Groovy!
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National Mushroom Month
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Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
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Blink and you ll miss it
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A peek at an explosive peak
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Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
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Fibonacci Day
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Ready, set, read
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World Art Day
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Great on so many levels
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Bridges to the past
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Yarn bombing in the village of Gurnard, England
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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It s Australia Day
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Saint Andrews Day
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Rocks on the move
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Quiver trees in Namibia
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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Tough turf
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Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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Memorial Day
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Earthrise on Moon Day