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Happy International Day of Happiness! 9 travel photos to make you smile now.

by Alyssa Daniells March 20, 2017
written by Alyssa Daniells March 20, 2017
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Feature photo credit: Flight Centre’s Ashley Hamer-Jackson.

We’re international. We’re happy. And we’re celebrating International Day of Happiness today!  Check out these smile-inducing photos by our fun-loving Flighties and influential Instagram-mers. Be warned: happiness and wanderlust are contagious!

A post shared by Jaimie Rogers (@jammer_rogers) on Dec 22, 2016 at 7:54am PST

Jaimie Rogers says of her photo, “On my travels through Nepal every child I met was genuinely happy and loving life…not rich with “things” but instead rich with family and love.”

March 20th is recognized by the United Nations as the International Day of Happiness. Very timely, as it’s also the first day of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, definitely happy news for the winter-weary!

A post shared by Becky Bee (@beckythetravelingbee) on Nov 13, 2016 at 6:43am PST

But as you can see from beaming Becky Bee, winter isn’t always so bad.  Enjoying ice fishing in Lake Simcoe, Ontario.

A post shared by Anna Crosby (@annfrantravels) on Feb 8, 2017 at 2:03pm PST

And over on the West Coast, Anna Crosby seemed pretty happy about a snow dump, in Victoria, BC.

Since its inception in 2013, the International Day of Happiness is marked each year, with the UN’s World Happiness Report, a ranking of the world’s happiest countries.

Which contented country tops this year’s list? Norway! After sitting at fourth place the past two years, 2017 is the year this Nordic nation shines. In fact, five out of the ten top countries worldwide happiness index are Scandinavian: 1) Norway, 2) Denmark, 3) Iceland, 5) Finland and 9) Sweden (tied with Australia.)

A post shared by Jaimie Rogers (@jammer_rogers) on Sep 30, 2016 at 11:18am PDT

Here is Fjaðrárgljúfur, what Jaimie calls  “an absolutely magical” canyon, in the southeast of Iceland. Seems it’s not only Icelanders, but visitors there, that know what happiness is!

Many of us from Canada, which by the way ranks number 7 on the report, simply head south of the border for a dose of mood-boosting Vitamin D,

A post shared by Jaimie Rogers (@jammer_rogers) on Nov 2, 2016 at 7:36am PDT

Or in this case, a boost of adrenaline too, at the edge of Horseshoe Bend, Arizona.

A post shared by Patrycja Podgòrski (@ppodski) on Oct 12, 2015 at 9:48am PDT

Here’s another angle (and another happy Flightie, Patrycja Podgorski!) from this spectacular sight.

For those whose spirits are lifted less by Mother Nature and more like an artistic muse, one can’t go wrong with a visit to the Louvre in Paris, France:

A post shared by Ashley 🌏 (@livehappylovelife) on Dec 13, 2015 at 11:19am PST

If Ashley isn’t the embodiment of happiness (and her own work of art here, outside the world’s most famous gallery) we don’t know who is!

Ok, so maybe Kirstyn Thomas also knows “the point” of having fun while visiting Paris:

A post shared by Kirstyn Thomas (@kirst213) on Nov 17, 2016 at 7:14am PST

On that playful note, sometimes happiness comes in the form of good ol’ fashioned monkeying around:

A post shared by Sarah Dayman (@sarahdaymantravel) on Mar 1, 2017 at 7:15pm PST

Like Sarah Dayman, reaching her happiness “summit”climbing Mt. Batur, in Bali, Indonesia.

Even at lower altitudes, and with human company this time, Sara is all smiles in Bali.

A post shared by Sarah Dayman (@sarahdaymantravel) on Mar 4, 2017 at 8:41am PST

As was her accidental tour guide, who lead her out of the rice fields she and her crew got lost in!

But it’s a fun reminder that sometimes the best times can be had unplanned and unexpectedly.

Happy International Day of Happiness, everyone!

Contact a Flight Centre travel agent for the best prices and travel inspiration and you’ll be on the road to happiness! Call us at 1 888 916 0890, in-store, or online.

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