Travel Photos of the Week

Minnesota, had set up her camera on a tripod to capture her and her husband, Jackson, in front of picturesque Lake Minnewanka in May when the squirrel popped in front of the camera for a closer inspection. The image of the squirrel has gone viral since it appeared on the National Geographic's website on Aug. 7.

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This photo dated August 4, 2009 shows tourists at the "Smiling Man" rock in the Alabama Hills near the town of Lone Pine in central California. The town on the edge of the Sierra Nevada mountains is famous as a desert like location for the hundreds of films and television series that have been filmed here since 1919 and as the gateway to Mount Whitney, which is the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).

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A holidaymaker walks past a closed beach cafe as they walk on the beach on August 4 2009 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. Many popular UK tourist attractions are hoping that the wet summer weather will improve to take advantage of the large number of people who have chosen to take their holidays or 'staycations' at home this year.

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A Santa poses prior to abseiling down the front of Sydney's Four Season's Hotel to launch the Sydney Santa Fun Run on August 5, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. The children's charity Variety are hosting the event on November 29 for which they hope to encourage 5000 Sydney-siders to wear a Santa suit and raise funds for disadvantaged children.

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A father and son walk by cracks following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake at Yaizu port in Shizuoka Prefecture (State), Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. The quake hit Tokyo and nearby areas shortly after dawn Tuesday, halting trains and forcing two nuclear reactors to shut down for safety checks.

AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye

A view from the peak of Mont Orford in Quebec's Trois-Rivières region.

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Tourists wait for the sunrise on top of the Lilienstein mountain near Koenigstein, Germany, Tuesday, July 28, 2009.

AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel

Reiko, the female polar bear dives in the water at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, July 26, 2009.

AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye

Jobseekers wait to hear who has been selected for the role of a resident witch at Wookey Hole Caves on July 28, 2009 in Wells, England. The Somerset tourist attraction is looking for a new witch to teach visitors about witchcraft and magic after its previous employee retired and it will come with a salary of 50,000 GBP pro rata. The job advert, which was advertised earlier this month, states that the successful applicant "must be able to cackle" and "must not be allergic to cats", and has recieved 2,319 applications as well as 23 letters of complaint from church or religious groups. Legend has it that the caves were home to the Wookey Witch who was turned to stone by Father Bernard who had been appointed by the Abbott of Glastonbury to rid villagers of her curse.

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Feathers fly as people participate in a giant pillow-fight at the central train station in Antwerp, Belgium, Saturday July 18, 2009. More than 200 participants, some dressed in pyjamas, showed up at the station in the morning to participate in the impromptu event which was organized by people using text messages and the Internet.

AP Photo/Virginia Mayo