We feel chilly just looking at this image of the Europa sailing the Penola Strait, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This three-masted barque may resemble polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated ship Endurance, which was lost to the ice in an expedition to the South Pole in 1915. But the Europa is a modern, refitted lightship that now sails the world with paying passengers and makes annual trips to Antarctica.
Commemorating peace in Antarctica
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An unlikely friendship in the wild
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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Mapping courage in the Seventh Ward
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Fiesta at Siesta
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An historic forest
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day
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A peek at an explosive peak
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Taking the scenic route
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A cliff-hanging complex of temples
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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A new tradition in London
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A medieval Moorish gem
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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In celebration of America’s national bird
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National Mushroom Month
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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A rock in a wild place
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Napping away New Year s Day