This week, we celebrate a flamingo-turned-celebrity, see images from the world’s most romantic places; wander through Dolly Parton’s Tennessee ... and learn how to take travel images like a pro. Plus, our favorite Nat Geo covers.

PHOTOGRAPH BY  JASPER DOEST

It’s not every week that an award-winning photographer can float on his back to make a Photo of the Week. Yet Nat Geo Explorer Jasper Doest has a terrific sense of humor—and Bob the Flamingo is no ordinary bird.

Related: 5 ways to celebrate birds 

Also: What can save the desert’s most tenacious birds? Tiny underground apartments

PHOTOGRAPH BY  TUUL & BRUNO MORANDI, GETTY IMAGES

A pre-Valentine quiz: We’ve come up with images from 19 of the most romantic destinations in the world, including this lovely neighborhood in blue. Where are we?

A. Andalusia, Spain
B. Cartagena, Columbia
C. Chefchaouen, Morocco
D. Jodhpur, India 

Related: See 10 heart-shaped places around the world 

Photography 101: Take travel images like a pro 

PHOTOGRAPH BY GILLIAN LAUB

Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountains: It’s a place where, as she sings, “life is as peaceful as a baby’s sigh,” where “crickets sing in the fields nearby.” And eastern Tennessee is a place where Parton returns not just to recharge, but to nurture and share the enchantment that fuels her creativity, she tells us.

See: 31 great National Geographic covers over the past half century 

Quiz: Can you guess the story behind these stunning photographs?  

Today’s Soundtrack: Worth It. Raye 

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