Top travel photos of the week, July 24, 2015 Jul 24 2015 at 11:58 AM For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Madison McCann and Zack Hill explore a field of sunflowers at Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The two enjoyed a Sunflower Festival hosted by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Legacy Parks Foundation, featuring biology talks and live bluegrass music. Photo: AP People walk along the beach in strong winds as play is suspended during the second round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. Photo: Reuters A fan whips her hair to the music of Melt-Banana at the Eaux Claires music festival in Eau Claire, Wis. Photo: AP The Hong Kong Observation Wheel stands near Two International Financial Center (IFC), centre right, and other buildings in Hong Kong, China. Photo: Bloomberg Light trails are formed on the Hong Kong Observation Wheel as it stands in front of buildings in this long exposure photograph taken at night in Hong Kong, China. Photo: Bloomberg Umbrellas and beach-goers pack a beach in Shirahama town, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan on the Marine Day national holiday. Photo: AP People stand and take photos from a partially completed building in the Vidigal favela community which overlooks Ipanema beach on July 19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Getty Images Bosnian children wave burning bark during celebrations of St. Ilija at the village Dokanj norheastern Bosnia, near Tuzla. Bosnian Catholics celebrate St.Ilija by burning the bark of cherry trees as part of tradition celebrating this holiday. Photo: AP A tourist holds a United States' national flag as she walks towards the US embassy, in Havana. A new era began in Cuba and U.S relations with little fanfare when an agreement between the two nations to resume normal ties on July 20 came into force just after midnight Sunday and the diplomatic missions of each country were upgraded from interests sections to embassies. Photo: AP Sophia Newton, of Frankfort, Kentucky, approaches manatees for a photo in Pompano Beach, Florida. Photo: AP People hold onto windows to avoid a bull during the 'Toro de Cuerda' (Bull on Rope) festival in Grazalema, southern Spain. Three bulls restrained by a rope are allowed to run through the streets of the village during the annual festival. Photo: Reuters People hold onto windows to avoid a bull during the 'Toro de Cuerda' (Bull on Rope) festival in Grazalema, southern Spain. Three bulls restrained by a rope are allowed to run through the streets of the village during the annual festival. Photo: Reuters Revelers take a selfie during the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. Photo: Reuters The Pancake Rocks in Greymouth, New Zealand. These limestone rocks are a popular tourist attraction along the beautiful west coast of the south island. (AP Photo/Carey J. Williams) Photo: Carey J. Williams A tourists takes a selfie as he attends the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong, South Korea. Photo: Reuters A hiker walking behind Sutherland Falls, New Zealand's largest waterfall, in Milford Sound, New Zealand. The falls are a side-trip option for hikers on the Milford Track. Photo: AP Tourists use kayaks on Ton Sai beach in Krabi province in southern Thailand. Photo: AP Tourists use a selfie stick to photograph themselves against the backdrop of the Parthenon temple as they watch the sun set from Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece. Photo: Bloomberg Tourists observe the Parthenon temple ruins on Acropolis Hill at sunset in Athens, Greece. Photo: Bloomberg Tourists look at the city skyline from a viewing location on Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece. Photo: Bloomberg A man circles a tourist in a giant soap bubble at Columbus Circle near Central Park in New York. Photo: Reuters Participants of the World Congress of Santa Clauses 2015 take part in the annual swim at Bellevue beach, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Reuters Participants of the World Congress of Santa Clauses 2015 take part in the annual swim at Bellevue beach, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Reuters A couple sunbath on the beach in Ostrowo, northern Poland. Photo: Reuters As storm clouds loom in the distance, lifeguards advise people to leave the pier and beach during the Ocean Festival in San Clemente, California. Photo: AP People look at hot air balloons at the Cup Hot Air event during the Air Sports festival titled "70 Years of Peaceful Sky" in Minsk, Belarus. Photo: Reuters Muslims leave through a gate of the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) after offering prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in the old quarters of Delhi, India. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Photo: Reuters Tourists cool off in a public fountain at the Sforzesco Castle, in Milan, Italy. Europe's heat wave has pushed the mercury to levels as high as 40 degrees Celsius. Photo: AP Women smear each other with mineral-rich blue mud on the bank of Tus lake in Khakassia region, southwest of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. During the summer, Russians from different regions travel to lake Tus, famed for the curative properties of its black and blue sediments, to bathe in the salty water and smear themselves with mud. Photo: Reuters Revellers take part in the annual 'Naval Battle' of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain. The slogan for this year's water battle is 'Get wet for Alfon, freedom for Alfon', referring to Alfonso Fernandez Ortega, a Vallecas resident who was sentenced to four years in prison in June. The festival was started spontaneously in 1981 when some neighbours started to throw water at one another due to high temperatures during the Virgen del Carmen Festival. Photo: Reuters A Palestinian from Bethlehem flexes his muscles on a beach of the Mediterranean in Tel Aviv during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Photo: Reuters Revellers take part in the annual 'Naval Battle' of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Reuters Revellers take part in the annual 'Naval Battle' of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Reuters A woman poses for a photo at the throne with actors dressed as persona from a Game of Thrones during a historical festival in St.Petersburg, Russia. Photo: AP Members of medieval knights historical clubs are reflected in the water as they walk to the venue during a historical festival in St.Petersburg, Russia. Photo: AP Members of medieval knightshistorical clubs fight during a festival in St.Petersburg, Russia. Photo: AP Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Al Noor Mosque in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The Muslim holiday Eid marks the end of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. Photo: Getty Images Visitors enjoy 'The Beach', an interactive architectural installation inside the National Building Museum in Washington. The Beach, which spans the length of the museum's Great Hall, was created in partnership with Snarkitecture, and covers 10,000 square feet and includes an 'ocean' of nearly one million recyclable translucent plastic balls. Photo: AP Around 200 people dressed as Vikings simulate a battle during the Viking Festival at Trelleborg, the Viking fortress of King Harald Bluetooth from around year 980 ad, near Slagelse, south-west of Copenhagen. 800 Vikings from all over Europe gather in Trelleborg for the annual Viking Festival, which also include a more peaceful Viking-style market. Photo: AP A tourist drinks a bottle of beer during sunset at Seminyak beach, near Kuta, on the resort island of Bali. Photo: Reuters A sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle named Aaron, with a satellite tracking transmitted affixed to its shell is shown in this handout photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau as it makes its way to the ocean at Sombrero Beach in Marathon, Florida. Treated for more than three months at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, the turtle is the only rehabilitated turtle of a dozen sea turtles that are to be tracked online as part of the Sea Turtle Conservancy's Tour de Turtle education program. Photo: Reuters People take a ride at an amusement park as they celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Baghdad. Photo: Reuters Boys play with soap bubbles at a festival of Eid-al-Fitr to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Dortmund, Germany. Photo: Reuters A child plays within Pixels Wave 2015, a giant carpet of moving lights on the ground in an interactive virtual reality installation by Mexican-born experimental and multidisciplinary artist Miguel Chevalier, during the Malta International Arts Festival at the entrance to Valletta, Malta. The festival, which runs from July 10 to August 3, provides a mix of theatre, dance, music and visual arts. Photo: Reuters A woman takes a selfie photograph in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China. Photo: Bloomberg Participants of the Castle Party festival sit on a bench at a castle in Bolkow, southwestern Poland. The annual festival features around 50 musicians and artists playing on various stage Gothic rock and other styles of the dark music subculture. Outside Germany, it is one of the biggest festival with this genre of music, the event attracts regular international audience of up to 5000. Photo: Reuters Hot air balloons are seen at the Cup Hot Air event during the Air Sports festival titled '70 Years of Peaceful Sky' in Minsk, Belarus. Photo: Reuters of Share Post on facebook wall Share on twitter Share via Email Pin to Pinterest Share on Google Plus Take a look at some of the top travel photos from around the world this week.Travelling right now? Share your travel photos with us on Instagram using #travellerau. See Also The Big Picture: Readers' top travel photos, July 18, 2015 Top travel photos of the week, July 17, 2015 The best pics will be regrammed on our official account and published in Traveller in the Saturday editions of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Take a look at the latest pics below. Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Pin to Pinterest PIN Link SHARE Madison McCann and Zack Hill explore a field of sunflowers at Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area on Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn. The two enjoyed a Sunflower Festival hosted by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Legacy Parks Foundation, featuring biology talks and live bluegrass music. (Adam Lau/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP) Photo: AP
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