Trump Toronto gave us Carrly Patrice’s swan photo, our most popular Instagram post of 2015.
Photo Courtesy of Carrly Patrice
To spark some travel inspiration for 2016, we rounded up @ForbesTravelGuide’s 20 most popular Instagram posts from the past year. Romantic castles in Germany; bright, leafy scenes in Amsterdam; and stunning seaside spots in Greece were the destinations of choice among our followers. But the place that captured the most attention was the above Toronto photo.
Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto gave us this photo from Carrly Patrice (@carrly_patrice), a Toronto graphic designer and Web developer with an interest in photography. “We were at Tommy Thompson Park at dusk when I took the shot,” she said. “We noticed this large swan swimming towards us — he came right up onto the shore line where we were standing. I don’t think he was very pleased that we were there. Fortunately, he didn’t attack and I was able to get this shot as he left us.”
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2. Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany
By: @jacob Location: Schwangau, Germany Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Dec 19, 2015 at 5:20am PST
3. Venice, Italy
By: @mikecleggphoto Location: Venice, Italy Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Aug 21, 2015 at 7:31am PDT
4. Oia, Santorini, Greece
By: @sassychris1 Location: Oia, Santorini, Greece Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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May 10, 2015 at 10:47am PDT
5. Amsterdam
By: @kardinalmelon Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Nov 14, 2015 at 4:54am PST
6. Chefchaouen, Morocco
By: @thewaytotravel Location: Chefchaouen, Morocco Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Dec 5, 2015 at 3:23pm PST
7. Nuremberg, Germany
By: @missjetsetter Location: Nuremberg, Germany Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Dec 26, 2015 at 6:01pm PST
8. Amsterdam
By: @kardinalmelon Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Dec 12, 2015 at 4:56am PST
9. The St. Regis Bali Resort, Bali
Bali, Indonesia Hotel: St. Regis @stregisbali Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide hotels!
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Apr 27, 2015 at 5:57am PDT
10. Amsterdam
By: @jacob Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Nov 9, 2015 at 5:52am PST
11. Castle of Monemvasia, Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece
By: @wanderthisway Location: Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Jul 25, 2015 at 4:34pm PDT
12. Paris
By: @superchinois801 Location: Paris, France Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Jun 12, 2015 at 6:50am PDT
13. Mykonos, Greece
By: @missjetsetter Location: Mykonos, Greece Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Dec 2, 2015 at 5:12am PST
14. Cenote Il-Kil, Tinum, Yucatan, Mexico
By: @missjetsetter Location: Cenote Il-Kil, Tinum, Yucatan, Mexico Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places
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May 14, 2015 at 8:33am PDT
15. Palau
By: @ExtremeNature Location: Palau Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places
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May 2, 2015 at 4:29am PDT
16. Belmond La Samanna, St. Martin
St. Martin, French West Indies Hotel: Belmond La Samanna @belmond Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide hotels!
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May 9, 2015 at 9:07am PDT
17. Santorini, Greece
By: @kardinalmelon Location: Santorini, Greece Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Oct 31, 2015 at 5:48am PDT
18. Istanbul
By: @danflyingsolo Location: Istanbul, Turkey Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Oct 3, 2015 at 7:18pm PDT
19. Eltz Castle, Germany
By: @jacob Location: Eltz Castle, Germany Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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Aug 30, 2015 at 5:19pm PDT
20. Central Park, New York City
By: @thewilliamanderson Location: Central Park, NY, USA Share your favorite #ForbesTravelGuide places!
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May 16, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT