50 Travel Photos to Inspire Your Next Adventure

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view of airport tarmac with the new york city skyline in the distance
 

Sometimes all it takes is one photograph to make me want to book a flight.

Travel and photography have always gone hand in hand for me. Some of my favorite memories from exploring the world are tied to the photographs I've brought home, from standing in front of places I'd dreamed about seeing for years to unexpectedly discovering somewhere I hadn't even known existed.

Over the years, my camera has followed me through colorful cities, ancient landmarks, enormous waterfalls, mountain landscapes, black sand beaches, and plenty of places that are difficult to fully appreciate until you're standing there yourself.

So I went through my travel photography and chose 50 images that remind me why I keep wanting to see more of the world.

Some are iconic places you probably already recognize. Others are smaller moments and landscapes that surprised me along the way.

If you're looking for a little inspiration for your next adventure, I hope at least one of these photographs makes you want to see somewhere new.

view of the glacier lagoon in iceland filled with different sizes of ice chunks and mountains in the distance

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon in Iceland

multiple gondolas in venice italy lined up in the water tied to poles with a boat loading station in the back

Venice, Italy

 
a white building train station with a dark blue roof with a blue and white train coming up the tracks towards the camera with snow capped mountains in the background

Mount Rigi, Switzerland

 
 
View of Egypt out of an airplane window

View of Egypt out of an airplane window

 
 
view of an empty manhattan new york street with a few cars parked lined with tall buildings and a street sign hanging over the street that says west 41st street

Manhattan, New York

 
drone view of a waterfall surrounded by green mountains with a cloudy sky

Gljufrabui waterfall in Iceland

Niagara Falls, Canada lit up at night as the Canadian Flag

Niagara Falls, Canada lit up at night as the Canadian Flag

 
photo of side of orange building with a wooden door partially open surrounded by plants on either side

Venice, Italy

 
view of a grand library with many sections for shelving for books

Trinity College Library - Dublin, Ireland

 
view of venice italy canals with two gondolas and a brick bridge over the canal and lined with colorful buildings

Venice, Italy

 
 
view of the egyptian pyramids from a bus window as it's driving down the road

Casually passing the Pyramids of Giza while on a main road in Cairo, Egypt

 
high up view of the main square in munich germany lined with colorful buildings and a large detailed church and a partly cloudy blue sky

Munich, Germany

 
multiple rock walls going in many directions with people walking along the paths and surrounded by green grass and a gray sky

Inishmore, Ireland

 
a person standing on a path with a red coat on surrounded by green moss covered hardened lava

Eldhraun Lava Field, Iceland

performers dancing on sand with a large sculpture behind them and the view of the ocean and surrounded by a crowd of people watching

Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

 
a woman standing in the front of the photo throwing a coin over her shoulder into a large fountain with sculptures

Rome, Italy

 
 
snow capped mountain range with trees at the base

Liechtenstein

 
 
brick walking street lined with colorful buildings and people walking

Innsbruck, Austria

 
large white and tan temple with tiers and steps with the leaves from a tree in the foreground to the right

Chichén-Itzá in Yucatan, Mexico

a white castle with a black roof sits on a hill surrounded by hills with green trees and a partly cloudy blue sky

Neuschwanstein Castle - Schwangau, Germany

layers of snow covered mountains and trees

Mount Rigi, Switzerland

 
venice italy canal lined with white buildings and a white archway

Venice, Italy

 
black sand beach with a road going down the middle and a large mountain to the right

Vestrahorn black sand beach in Iceland

large redwood tree centered in a forest with smaller trees

Sequoia National Park, California

gray castle nestled in a dense green tree forest with a grayish blue sky

Blarney, Ireland

roman colosseum in italy close up with a green tree in the foreground to the right

Rome, Italy

city view from above showing many buildings with orange roofs and many people walking

Munich, Germany

Top of Niagara Falls spilling over in Canada

Top of Niagara Falls in Canada

 
huge white rock formation centered in the frame surrounded by bright blue water

Capri, Italy

 
 
line of gondolas in a canal in venice italy lined with buildings

Venice, Italy

 
woman with flower shirt on sitting facing away towards ocean and view of green grass covered cliffs

Cliffs of Moher - Lislorkan North, Ireland

line of colorful houses on a river with snow capped mountains behind and clouds covering

Innsbruck, Austria

view of red rocks amphitheater in colorado from the top facing the theater and large orange rock formation on the left

Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado

 
view of the swiss alps snow covered with a small town at the bottom and bright green grass

Switzerland

 
looking up view of a window and balcony against an orange building

Taormina, Italy

 
back of a horse head following a path in a heavily wooded area with a castle in the distance

Ring of Kerry, Ireland

 
 
Woman standing in front of a large sculpture made of wood panels made to look like a very tall person opening their chest with greenery handing on the inside

Escultura Ven a la Luz in Tulum, Mexico

 
 
shot of rows and rows of colorful houses almost stacked on top of each other with a boat at the front in Positano, Italy

Positano, Italy

 
 
woman in a bright blue shirt sitting on the edge of a cliff with multiple cliffs shown in the background against an ocean with crashing waves

Inishmore, Ireland

 
 
large snow capped mountain range behind a bright blue lake with a forest surround it and small buildings

Schwangau, Germany

 
large beach with clear blue ocean and many white beach chairs and blue umbrellas and green palm trees with a bright blue partly cloudy sky

Isla Cozumel, Mexico

view of many buildings with one that has writing across the front reading hofbrauhaus

Munich, Germany

 
highway with multiple cars driving down it and lined with red trees and a large mountain in the background

Liechtenstein

 
drone shot of a large blue waterfall in iceland surrounded by green grass

Faxifoss waterfall in Iceland

display case filled with pastries in austria

Innsbruck, Austria

 
large circular castle with square windows surrounded by green trees and a gray sky

Blarney, Ireland

 
multiple green grass covered cliffs again an ocean with crashing waves; cliffs of moher in ireland

Cliffs of Moher - Lislorkan North, Ireland

large ruins of a old stage in italy with houses and trees in the background

Taormina, Italy

large waterfall with moody dark coloring surrounded by mountains and a person walked away from it in iceland

Skógafoss, Iceland

 
photo of a large waterfall looking upwards with a large boulder in front and a person standing looking up at it from that boulder

Gljufrabui - Þórsmerkurvegur, Iceland

 
 

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Karen

Hi, I’m Karen. The traveler and photographer behind Karen From Earth. I work a full-time 9-to-5 and spend my PTO seeing as much of the world as I can. Here I share the itineraries, budgets, planning tips, and lessons from my own trips to help you make the most of your time off.

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