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The theme of today’s travel photo post is the sea. Here are some great photos which capture its variety.

Sea Turtle vs Land by dibytes

Red Sea Octopus by prilfish

Large rocks inside the crystal clear waters of the sea -by Horia Varlan

Three boats on a calm sea by Horia Varlan

And to finish off, this soothing video of the second largest aquarium tank in the world:

I always find time lapse photography interesting because it gives you such a different view of the things you normally take for granted. Here are a few time lapse travel videos that grabbed me recently.

First up, here’s a unique view of the Northern Lights from National Geographic:

Next, there’s a video taken by a guy crossing the country:

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Ben Southall, who won the ‘best job in the world’, has just started the job. He’ll spend the next six months exploring and promoting the islands of the Great Barrier Reef. The process of finding him started at the beginning of the year, with some 34,000 people sending in applications so they could make the shorlist (and the short-shortlist). Sixteen people made the final cut, and Ben got the job. Here’s the moment:

Here are his first impressions of the job: ‘The clanging of my alarm clock awoke me from my slumber and the adrenalin for the day coarsed through my veins as I leapt from my pit in the knowledge that it was all about to commence, The Best Job in the World starts here….’

You can follow Ben’s adventures on the Island Caretaker blog and his Twitter stream.

Where would your dream job be? Are you already living your dream?

As the festive season approaches, we decided to take a peek at some of the Christmas happenings in other parts of the world.

Italy

To kick this off, here’s a look at celebrations in Italy. Watch out for the three guys singing about pannetone.

Travel Italy Now-Christmas In Italy-TV Italy Telly-Rome Florence - Click here for more home videos

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