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From partying at the world’s largest Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to paragliding in New Zealand, here are the trips you should take when you can still handle the thrill. ### Upsala Glacier in Argentina  View of the Upsala Glacier at Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz province, Argentina on March 16, 2014\. AFP PHOTO / MARIO GOLDMAN (Photo credit should read MARIO GOLDMAN/AFP/Getty Images) Mario Goldman—AFP/Getty Images Marvel at the icy-blue Upsala Glacier, a valley glacier in Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia. ### Victoria Falls in Zambia  ZAMBIA - 2014/06/15: Rainbow over Victoria Falls seen from the shore of the Zambezi River at the section above the falls near Livingston in Zambia. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) Wolfgang Kaehler—LightRocket/Getty Images Feel like you’re swimming off the edge of a cliff at the Devil’s Pool, a natural infinity pool in Victoria Falls, which borders Zambia and Zimbabwe. ### Pacific Crest Trail in the U.S.  Brian Vander Brug—LA Times/Getty Images Hike the Pacific Crest Trail through California, Oregon, and Washington. The whole trail is 2,650 miles, but you don’t have to do it all at once. ### Koh Phangan in Thailand  KOH PHANGAN, THAILAND - AUGUST 22: Hundreds of full moon partiers dance the night away on the beach of Haad Rin on August 22, 2013 in Koh Phangan, Thailand. Thousands of people from around the world pack the Haad Rin beach enjoying the cheap liquor, drugs engaging in an all night affair. The full moon party started in late 1988 and has become one of the biggest tourist attractions for young backpackers in love with the all night beach party. It is also a huge money making venture for locals both on Koh Phangan and Koh Samui. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Paula Bronstein—Getty Images Dance the night away decked out in neon at one of the monthly full-moon parties in Koh Phangan, Thailand. The beach rave starts at dusk and continues till the early hours of the morning. ### Eil Malk Island in Palau  31 Mar 2009, Eil Malk, Palau --- Mastigias jellyfish (Mastigias sp) with mass of jellyfish in background, Jellyfish lake, Palau, Western Pacific Islands, Micronesia --- Image by © Ingo Arndt/Nature Picture Library/Corbis Nature Picture Library/Corbis Swim with thousands of jellyfish at Jellyfish Lake in Eil Malk Island, Palau. ### Cancun, Mexico  Visitors sail in Cancun, Mexico, on Saturday, April 4, 2015\. International tourists exceeded 14.2 million in 2014 while visitors increased 2.8 percent compared to the first half of 2013, reaching 39.4 million, according to The Mexico Tourism Board. Photographer: Cassi Alexandra/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Getty Images Spend a break in Cancun, Mexico. ### Southeast Asia  People climbing and descending the 300 steps up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Nov. 12, 2010. UIG/Getty Images Backpack through Southeast Asia. Some popular stops include Chiang Mai in Thailand, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Laos, Hanoi in Vietnam, and Bali and Ubud in Indonesia. ### New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.  <> on February 16, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Erika Goldring—Getty Images Parade through the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras. ### Maui, Hawaii, U.S.  MAUI, HAWAII - DECEMBER 07: People on Jet Skis help the surfers get to the top of the wave on December 07, 2009 in Maui, Hawaii. Thousands of spectators and surfers are flocking to Hawaii's beaches to see the biggest waves in years crash ashore. Heavy traffic backed up for miles yesterday along roads leading to Oahu's North Shore. Some of the world's most daring surfers took on the powerful and dangerous waves, which forecasters say could reach heights of 50ft (15 metres). This was the biggest surfing winter swell in Hawaii in the past six years at the famed 'Jaws' surfing break. (Photo by Kirk Aeder / Barcroft Media / Getty Images) Barcroft Media/Getty Images Surf Jaws (Pe’ahi in Hawaiian) in Maui, a spot that has consistently been ranked among the best for die-hard surfers. Waves supposedly reach 120 feet. ### The Swiss Alps, Switzerland  BELALP, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 14: Participants ski in the 30th edition of the Belalp Witches Ski Race on January 14, 2012 in Belalp, Switzerland. The race is inspired by a legend dating back to the middle ages, of a witch who tormented villagers in the area until she was burnt to death. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) Harold Cunningham—Getty Images Ski the majestic mountains of the Swiss Alps. ### Nagano, Japan  Japanese macaque monkeys, known as "snow monkeys," take an open-air hot spring bath at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014\. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) Toshifumi KitamuraI—AFP/Getty Images Get up close and personal with Japanese snow monkeys who come to bathe in the hot springs of Japan’s Jigokudani Yaen-koen in Nagano. ### Casa del Arbol in Ecuador  COTALO, ECUADOR - MAY 29: Tungurahua volcano throws ashes after an eruption on May 29, 2010 in Cotalo, Ecuador. Tungurahua is one of the most active and highest volcanoes in Ecuador. In 1999, it started an eruptive process that continues to this day, affecting the air traffic in the city of Guayaquil due to enormous quantity of ashes. (Photo by Patricio Realpe/LatinContent/Getty Images) Patricio Realpe—LatinContent/Getty Images Swing on the Swing at the End of the World at the Casa del Arbol in Ecuador and catch stunning views of the Tungurahua Volcano. ### Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.  Hotels, casinos, and stores stand illuminated along The Strip at dusk in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015\. This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be packed with a wide array of gadgets such as drones, connected cars, a range of smart home technology designed to make everyday life more convenient and quantum dot televisions, which promise better color and lower electricity use in giant screens. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Getty Images Go to a party in Las Vegas, Nevada. ### To Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa  APIA - JULY 2: A scenic view of Samoa, the next location for, SURVIVOR: SAMOA, the Emmy Award-winning reality series set to premieres Thursday, Sept. 17 (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images) CBS/Getty Images Swim in the To Sua Ocean trench, a 30-meter-deep natural-seawater pool surrounded by stunning gardens in the village of Lotofaga in Samoa. ### Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, U.S.  BRYCE CANCON NATIONAL PARK, UT - JULY 17: Visitors explore Bryce Canyon on July 17, 2014 in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Southern Utah is a popular tourist destination. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Sean Gallup—Getty Images Trek up to Rainbow Point, the highest part of the Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah at 9,105 feet, to see stunning views of the Aquarius Plateu, Bryce Amphitheater, the Henry Mountains, the Vermillion Cliffs, and the White Cliffs. ### Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland  NUUK, GREENLEND - MONTH DAY: Hillary Clinton touring a fjord near Nuuk, Greenland this morning, May 12, 2011\. (Photo by Joby Warrick/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post/Getty Images Fly to Ittoqqortoormiit in Greenland, which can only be reached via helicopter. From there you can sail the world’s longest fjord. ### Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Revellers of Portela Samba School, 5th in the 2015 Rio's Carnival, perform during the Champions' Parade at the Sambadrome in Rio, Brazil, on February 21, 2015\. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) Yasuyoshi Chiba—AFP/Getty Images Party at the world’s biggest Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ### Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa  (GERMANY OUT) South Africa / Tsitsikamma Nationalpark / Garden Route (Eastern Cape): Bloukrans Bridge (Photo by Lindesberg/ullstein bild via Getty Images) Ullstein Bild/Getty Images Bungee jump off Bloukrans Bridge, the world’s highest bungee bridge located between South Africa’s eastern and western capes. You’ll fall a whole 709 feet. ### Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.  Annual Albuquerque International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo by Education Images/UIG via Getty Images) UIG/Getty Images Ride in a hot-air balloon above the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, N.M. The city hosts an International Balloon Fiesta, but you can also take tours in hot-air balloons year round. ### Costa Rica  Costa Rica, Nicoya, Peninsula Nicoya, Safety instructions for Zip Line Tour . (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images) JTB Photo/UIG/Getty Images Zip-line above Costa Rica’s lush rain forests. ### Great Barrier Reef in Australia  20 Apr 2015, Green Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia --- Aerial View of Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia --- Image by © Reinhard Dirscherl/Corbis Corbis Dive into the clear blue waters of Australia’s Coral Sea to see the spectacular Great Barrier Reef. ### Machu Picchu in Peru  High Angle View Of Machu Picchu Getty Images Climb up to Machu Picchu in Peru to see the impressive and almost untouched ruins of the ‘Lost City of the Incas.’ ### Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada  ca. 2002, New Brunswick, Canada, Canada --- Kayakers in the Bay of Fundy --- Image by © Richard T. Nowitz/CORBIS Corbis Kayak in the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia. Chances are you’ll run into more than one humpback whale. ### Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave in Belize  BELIZE---12/01----Deep in the cave of Actun Tunical Muknal lies skeletal remains encrusted with calcium. This skull has a flattened forehead and the front teeth have been filed into tripartite fangs. The cave is full of human remains and pottery left over a thousand years ago during Mayan rituals. December 7-22, 2001\. (Photo by Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Steve Russell—Toronto Star/Getty Images Wade through the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave in Belize. The cave is full of ancient artifacts such as bones and pots; there’s even a full skeleton of a 1,000-year-old human. ### Poison Spider Mesa Trail in Moab, Utah, U.S.  04 Apr 2015, Moab, Utah, USA --- Apr 5, 2015 - Moab, Utah, U.S. - Mountain biker TIM LANE rides past a giant wind blown bore hole in the rock on the red slickrock sandstone of Poison Spider trail. The Poison Spider Mesa trail is one of the ''Must Do'' rides of Moab. Combining physically demanding biking challenges with great views, this trail is for expert bikers. The trail can be ridden as an out-and-back, or a 13-mile loop that includes the infamous Portal Trail as the return-route off the mesa. (Credit Image: ¬© Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Wire/ZUMA Press) --- Image by © Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press/Corbis Corbis Mountain bike along the Poison Spider Mesa Trail in Moab, Utah. ### Saint-Michel D’Aiguilhe Chapel in France  10 Apr 2009, Le Puy, France --- France, Haute-Loire, along El Camino de Santiago, UNESCO World Heritage, Le Puy-en-Velay, rocher Corneille and chapel of Saint-Michel Aiguilhe --- Image by © Marc Dozier/Corbis Corbis Climb the 268 steps to reach the France’s historic Saint-Michel D’Aiguilhe Chapel, which was built in the year 962 and sits atop a volcanic structure. ### Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia  View of the Uyuni salt pan, south from La Paz, on August 17, 2015\. The Bolivian government on Sunday signed a contract with German company K-Utec AG Salt Technologies to build a plant to extract Lithium carbonate from the salpeter of the Uyuni salt pan, the world largest. Bolivia has more than 40% of the global lithium reserves. AFP PHOTO/Aizar Raldes (Photo credit should read AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) Aizar Raldes—AFP/Getty Images Four-wheel drive across Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world. ### Amazon River in South America  Brazil, Amazonas, nr Manaus, passenger ferry crossing river Getty Images Boat across the Amazon River, the world’s second-largest river and home to more than one-third of the world’s animal species. ### Sahara Desert in Africa  TUNISIA - MAY 11: Men with camels, Festival of the Sahara in Douz, Tunisia. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) De Agostini/Getty Images Explore the Sahara desert, the largest desert in Africa. ### Black Rock Desert in Nevada, U.S.  BURNING MAN -- 08/28/05 -- BLACK ROCK DESERT, NV -- An day-long windstorm whips sand as fine as talcum powder at Burning Man as participants take evening bike rides and strolls on stilts. About 35,000 are camped out on the desert for the week-long party and arts festival, which ends Monday. -- DIGITAL IMAGE -- JIM RANKIN/THE TORONTO STAR (Photo by Jim Rankin/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Jim Rankin—Toronto Star/Getty Images Camp out in Nevada’s remote Black Rock desert with over 65,000 other art and music lovers and enjoy music performances, crazy costumes, and massive fire displays at Burning Man. ### Ibiza  IBIZA, BALEARIC ISLANDS, SPAIN - 2014/08/30: Cala Compte beach. (Photo by Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images) Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola—LightRocket/Getty Images Go to a party in Ibiza. ### Kenya  KENYA - MARCH 03: African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), Elephantidae, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) De Agostini/Getty Images Observe wild animals in their natural habitat on a safari in Kenya. ### Queenstown, New Zealand  People paraglide from Ben Lomond mountain in Queenstown, New Zealand on September 14, 2011\. AFP PHOTO PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) Paul Ellis—AFP/Getty Images Paraglide over the mountains and water surrounding the picturesque city of Queenstown, New Zealand. ### Grand Canyon, U.S.  Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park, Colorado River, Still Water Reflections at campsite. (Photo by: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images) UIG/Getty Images Raft the waters of Arizona’s stunning Grand Canyon. ### Java, Indonesia  PROBOLINGGO, EAST JAVA, INDONESIA - JULY 31: General view of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, the location of the Tenggerese villages where the Tenggerese Hindu Yadnya Kasada Festival is held on July 31, 2015 in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. The festival is the main festival of the Tenggerese people and lasts about a month. On the fourteenth day, the Tenggerese make the journey to Mount Bromo to make offerings of rice, fruits, vegetables, flowers and livestock to the mountain gods by throwing them into the volcano's caldera. The origin of the festival lies in the 15th century when a princess named Roro Anteng started the principality of Tengger with her husband Joko Seger, and the childless couple asked the mountain Gods for help in bearing children. The legend says the Gods granted them 24 children but on the provision that the 25th must be tossed into the volcano in sacrifice. The 25th child, Kesuma, was finally sacrificed in this way after initial refusal, and the tradition of throwing sacrifices into the caldera to appease the mountain Gods continues today. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) Ulet Ifansasti—Getty Images Explore the almost 45 active volcanoes in Java, Indonesia. ### Dubai, U.A.E.  Francois Nel—Getty Images Skydive from as high as 10,000 feet up in the sky at the Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residences in Dubai. ### Plitvice Lakes in Croatia  PLITVICKA JEZERA, CROATIA - JULY 06: A general view of lakes at Plitvice Lakes National Park on July 6, 2015 near Plitvicka Jezera, Croatia. Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia's largest national park and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a popular tourist destination for its waterfalls and turquoise coloured lakes. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images) Matej Divizna—Getty Images Walk through Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with stunning lakes, caves, waterfalls, and an array of wildlife. ### Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt  EGYPT - APRIL 08: The Pyramids of Menkaure, Khafre and Khufu, Giza Necropolis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979), Egypt. Egyptian civilization, Old Kingdom, IV Dynasty. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) De Agostini/Getty Images Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the only one of the seven ancient wonders of the world still in existence. ### Taktsang Palphug Monastery in Paro Valley, Bhutan  Paro, Bhutan - September 7, 2013 : Taktsang Palphug Monastery, or The Tiger's Nest Temple, near Paro, Bhutan on September 7, 2013\. Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom which allows only a limited number of travelers since it opened to foreigners in 1974 in order to preserve its fragile environment and culture, has become an increasingly popular destination for international tourists. (Photo by Kuni Takahashi/Getty Images) Kuni Takahashi—Getty Images Climb up to the Taktsang Palphug Monastery, known as the Tiger’s Nest, in Paro Valley, Bhutan. Padmasambhava, or the “Second Buddha” of Bhutan, is believed to have meditated here. ### Times Square in New York City, U.S.  NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05: A light drenched Times Square on May 5, 2015 in New York City. In an effort to reduce Manhattan's carbon footprint, New York's City Council is considering a bill that would limit the amount of external light commercial buildings may use when empty at night. If approved, the bill could alter the use of lights in nearly 40,000 structures and potentially change the iconic nighttime view of Manhattan. The controversial bill has received support from Mayor Bill de Blasio. 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