Best Instagram Photos of 2013

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Check out a year’s worth of beautiful travel photos Instagrammed by T+L fans.

Instagram users not only hail from all over the world, but they travel it too. Just consider the list of top five Instagrammed cities of 2013, which hops from New York (No. 1) to Bangkok, then Los Angeles, London, and São Paulo, Brazil.

Throughout the year, we’ve encouraged T+L’s Instagram fans to share their travel photos using the hashtag #TLPicks or #TLTransportMe. Our favorites include images from popular cities like London as well as off-the-beaten-path destinations like Guanajuato, Mexico.

Wherever they go, T+L’s fans have captured vivid travel experiences, from rock climbing in Utah to an up-close encounter with a giraffe in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert. And they’ve enhanced them too, using filters and features like selective focus.

In reviewing the tagged travel photos, we came across Instagrammers who are new to the Travel + Leisure community, along with a few repeat engagers, like @minerand and @sweetdivergence.

Take a look at their most compelling Instagrams from 2013, and share your Instamoments with us in the New Year.

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Mono Lake, CA

ravenreviews

In the wake of Poseidon. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
—@ravenreviews

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Keu Henua, Rapa Nui

jbeebs18

A pensive Moai indeed #Easter #Island
—@jbeebs18

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Scotland

pmistyhn

#ullapool #Scotland
—@pmistyhn

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San Diego, CA

sweetdivergence

Most dedicated effort for an #instajump I’ve ever seen!
—@sweetdivergence

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Rome

minerand

Imperial Forums, Rome
—@minerand

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Chicago

sweetdivergence

Shh, Chicago is America’s best-kept secret!
—@sweetdivergence

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Botswana

minerand

Final one on the crazy elephant.
—@minerand

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La Cite de Carcassonne

sweetdivergence

A visit to #Carcassonne has been on my bucket list for a long time. Breathtaking.
—@sweetdivergence

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Utah

murphyslaw_

Daydreaming about those endless adventures in Utah #takemeback #cantwaitforthissummer #rockclimingfordays
—@murphyslaw_

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Monaco

floridagirl34210

Beautiful Monaco! #travel #honeymoon
—@floridagirl34210

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Na Pali Coast, Hawaii

andystenz

I can’t stop posting Hawaii shots. Here’s a kayaker on the Na Pali Coast.
—@andystenz

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Hong Kong

willrong

Shot of the week. Glamorous #HONGKONG
—@willrong

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Snoqualmie Falls, WA

gjsmith89

Remember “Twin Peaks”?
—@gjsmith89

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Madrid

jnasa

Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid. I pretended Hemingway was with me. #madrid #toro #bullfighting
—@jnasa

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Croatia

captainandclark

The Plitvice Lakes look like they belong in Middle Earth. The best part of visiting in the off season is that we didn’t have to fight off hoards of other visitors and the changing of the leaves only enhanced the beauty of the lakes.
—@captainandclark

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London

jnasa

He’s big…and I hear his name is Ben.
—@jnasa

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Botswana

minerand

Adult female giraffe at Kalahari Desert, Botswana
—@minerand

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Australia

theofatty

Such a stunning spectacle at the central of Australia, the biggest rock on earth.
—@theofatty

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Dunton Hot Springs, CO

ontippytoes

It’s beginning to look a lot like fall in #Colorado
—@ontippytoes

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Positano, Italy

muratdincler

#Positano #colorful #style #Amalfi
—@muratdincler

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Hallandale Beach, FL

londonspop

—@londonspop

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Paris, France

carinaokula

Paris #realtime #ParisLight
—@carinaokula

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Guanajuato, Mexico

willrong

Part of me lives in this gorgeous town forever.
—@willrong

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Saint Emilion, France

carinaokula

Another one from Saint Emilion, such a beautiful place. #bordeaux #darlingweekend
—@carinaokula

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Alberta

pedrino5

“Be a voice, not an echo.” Icefield Parkway, Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta. “Do you see the fox?”
—@pedrino5

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Mono Lake, CA

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Keu Henua, Rapa Nui

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Scotland

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San Diego, CA

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Rome

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Chicago

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Botswana

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La Cite de Carcassonne

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Utah

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Monaco

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Na Pali Coast, Hawaii

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Hong Kong

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Snoqualmie Falls, WA

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Madrid

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Croatia

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London

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Botswana

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Australia

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Dunton Hot Springs, CO

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Positano, Italy

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Hallandale Beach, FL

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Paris, France

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Guanajuato, Mexico

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Saint Emilion, France

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Alberta

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