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Idjwi, a haven of peace in DR Congo's conflict-ridden east 28 Apr 2019 - 08:24 pm
Esperance Mawanzo and Luc Henkinbrant, founders of the Esperance (Hope) Agency, play with a cat as they stand in front of their ecotourism lodge on Idjwi island, in Lake Kivu, on April 5, 2019.  AFP / Luke Dennison
Tuscan paradise where da Vinci's genius bloomed 28 Apr 2019 - 10:10 am
A general view taken on April 9, 2019 shows visitors walking past the Santa Croce church in Vinci, the Tuscan village where Leonardo Da Vinci was born. AFP / Filippo Monteforte
Sri Lanka halts low season visa-free plan after bombings 25 Apr 2019 - 07:39 pm
Sri Lankan children bathe as an elephant walks in a lake at Kataragama on April 14, 2017. AFP/Ishara S Kodikara
Western bloggers, YouTubers extol virtues of Pakistani mountains & beaches in tourism push 24 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
Canadian tourist Rosie Gabrielle  on her motorbike during a trip in the southwestern Balochistan province in Pakistan on March 18, 2019. AFP / handout photo/ Rosie Gabrielle
In Rwanda, mountain gorilla treks spur country's renewal effort 24 Apr 2019 - 10:56 am
In Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, a young gorilla hangs on a vine. Photo for The Washington Post by Mary Winston Nicklin
Tourists follow 'Game of Thrones' trail in Northern Ireland 20 Apr 2019 - 10:55 am
French Game of Thrones fans, Claire Pottier (L) and Hugo Chivard (2L), from Normandy, US fan Jocelyn Vadli (R) take part in axe throwing with Master of Arms Will van der Kells (2R) at the Castle Ward Estate in Strangford, northern Ireland, on April 17, 20
Turf houses, Iceland's architectural jewels 19 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm
Turf houses in Iceland at the end of the 19th century. Photo by Szilas in the National Museum of Iceland
Dutch tulip forecast: brilliant, with a chance of tourists 19 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm
People visit the Keukenhof, one of the world's largest flower and tulip garden in Lisse, Netherlands on April 18, 2019. (Abdullah A??ran/Anadolu Agency)
Ancient shipwreck to be made accessible to divers in Greece 15 Apr 2019 - 06:44 pm
This undated handout photo released on April 9, 2019 shows divers exploring the ruins of an ancient shipwreck on the Aegean island of Alonissos, Greece.  AFP / Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities
Singapore airport nature dome unveiled in fight for flights 11 Apr 2019 - 12:01 pm
Newly built Changi Jewel complex at the Changi international airport is pictured during a media preview in Singapore on April 11, 2019. AFP / Roslan Rahman
Under the Shenandoah Mountains, a West Virginia caving adventure 10 Apr 2019 - 01:37 pm
Guide Lester Zook, center, chose this cave in Franklin, W. Va., for its kid-friendly passages. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by John Briley
Against the tide: Thai 'floating temple' defies coastal erosion 08 Apr 2019 - 05:21 pm
This aerial photo taken on March 9, 2019 shows a view of a Buddhist temple isolated by coastal erosion in Samut Chin village, off the shore of Samut Prakan. AFP / Jonathan Klein
Bedouin women blaze new trail in Sinai 04 Apr 2019 - 08:48 pm
Umm Yasser (C), an Egyptian Bedouin woman guide from the Hamada tribe, leads a group of hikers in Wadi el-Sahu in South Sinai governorate on March 29, 2019, during the first
Diving Thailand's Andaman Sea, by day and night 25 Mar 2019 - 11:20 am
Ko Kradan, a remote island in Thailand's Andaman Sea, is home to a handful of small resorts. Photo for The Washington Post by Erin E. Williams
Slovakia's ice church draws visitors closer to heavens 12 Mar 2019 - 09:11 pm
A tourist visits a Tatra Ice Temple at Hrebienok, High Tatras mountains resort in eastern Slovakia on February 27, 2019. AFP / Vladimir Simicek
Tourism in Antarctica on rise 10 Mar 2019 - 05:53 pm
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One of world's longest skate trails transforms Canada's Winnipeg 03 Mar 2019 - 05:51 pm
A warming hut in the style of a fur trade post is part of the Red River Mutual Trail in Winnipeg, Canada, on February 19, 2019.  AFP
Along Brazil's northeast coast, a kitesurfing safari 24 Feb 2019 - 02:56 pm
With kites aloft, a group prepares to launch off of Ilha dos Poldros, a 3,000-acre island owned by a Spanish tanning magnate, in Brazil's Parnaiba River delta. Picture: Courtesy of Analice Diniz