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Is it idiotic to take 4-5 months off work to travel? 8 incredible journeys say no.

1. The Vanishing Lake of Cerknica

Lake Cerknica, Slovenia

This lake disappears completely for months at a time, revealing a vast grassy plain before reappearing with startling speed.

2. Chinguetti's Ancient Desert Libraries

Chinguetti, Mauritania

Deep in the Sahara, this ancient trading post guards thousands of medieval Islamic manuscripts in private family libraries.

3. Vanuatu's Underwater Post Office

Hideaway Island Marine Sanctuary, Vanuatu

You can send a waterproof postcard from this fully functional post office located three meters beneath the Pacific Ocean.

4. The Painted Monasteries of Bucovina

Bucovina Region, Romania

These 15th and 16th-century Orthodox monasteries have entire exterior walls covered in vibrant frescoes that have endured centuries of weather.

5. The Door to Hell

Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan

A massive, perpetually burning crater in the Karakum Desert, accidentally set alight by Soviet geologists decades ago.

6. The Island of Dolls

Isla de las Muñecas, Xochimilco, Mexico

Hundreds of decaying, dismembered dolls hang from trees on this eerie island, a tribute to a drowned girl.

7. Monsanto: The Rock Village

Monsanto, Portugal

This village is built directly into, under, and around colossal granite boulders, some serving as roofs for houses.

8. Madagascar's Tsingy Stone Forest

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar

A vast landscape of razor-sharp limestone pinnacles, sculpted by millennia of rain into an otherworldly 'stone forest'.

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