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FURNACE CREEK, CALIFORNIA - JULY 15: A car passes a sign warning of extreme heat danger on the eve of a day that could set a new world heat record in Death Valley National Park on July 15, 2023 near Furnace Creek, California. Weather forecasts for tomorrow call for a high temperature of 129º Fahrenheit and possibly as high as 131. Previously, the highest temperature reliably recorded on Earth was 129.2F (54C) in Death Valley in 2013. A century earlier a high temperature in Death Valley reportedly reached 134F but many modern weather experts have rejected that claim along with other high summer temperatures reported in the region that year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Gatwick Airport, London, UK, 7 Jul 2023. People queue to check in for flights at Gatwick Airport. Thousands of flights in Europe could be delayed or cancelled this summer as air traffic controllers threaten to strike. (Photo by: Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Start of the Naadam Festival celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Mongolian State in the National Stadium. A Genghis Khan actor was central the spectacular event. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)

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Harbor of Portofino, Portofino, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy

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In February 2024, The Eastern & Oriental Express, A Belmond Train will launch two new seasonal journeys out of Singapore that take in the landscapes of its northern neighbor, Malaysia.

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China - Shanghai - Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

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The incredible tunnels pushing deep below the surface

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An aviation-loving kid posed by an airplane in 1999. Over 20 years later, she recreated the photo

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A Russian military large landing ship, which now transports cars and people between Crimea and Taman because the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait is closed, sails not far from Kerch, Crimea, on Monday, July 17, 2023. An attack before dawn damaged part of a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. The strike Monday has forced the span's temporary closure for a second time in less than a year. (AP Photo)

Crimea vacationers urged not to cancel trips after bridge attack

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Greenway House in southwest England was once home to mystery writer Agatha Christie.

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<strong>5. Catena Zapata (Argentina): </strong>The Catena Zapata winery is a pyramid-like structure inspired by Mayan architecture.

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NARA, NARA-KEN, JAPAN - 2017/08/17: Toshodai-ji Temple was founded by a Chinese priest invited to Japan by the emperor to teach Buddhism. Its influence propagating Buddhism in Japan was monumental. Toshodaiji's main hall was reopened in 2009 after being renovated. During this time the building had to be dismantled then reconstructed. The temple's lecture hall was originally at the Nara Imperial Palace and was moved to Toshodaiji. Today it is the only surviving building of the former Nara Palace. North of the temple, the tomb of Ganjin is surrounded by a moss garden. (Photo by John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Airline passenger finds plane floor soaked in blood

Hornelen Via Ferrata opened June 18, 2023. Enjoy the view from the highest sea cliff in Europe.

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<strong>5. Catena Zapata (Argentina): </strong>The Catena Zapata winery is a pyramid-like structure inspired by Mayan architecture.

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Chocolate-dipped, sprinkle-covered ice cream cones are seen on a tray at Sundaes and Cones ice cream shop in New York July 15, 2012. The third Sunday of every July is National Ice Cream Day in the United States.

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CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

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SEARCHING FOR MEXICO

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Breakfast tacos from HomeState including (from bottom up) Pecos, Dont Mess with Texas and Blanco taken on the outside patio at HomeState on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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SURVIVAL GUIDES

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING, UNITED STATES - 2017/06/02: A Mother Grizzly and her cub walk through a meadow in Yellowstone National Park. (Photo by Will Powers/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Bull Shark off the coast of Jupiter Florida.

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Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

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