This Week in Photos, July 29-August 4, 2011
Check out TravelChannel.com's favorite travel photos from this week. Highlights include a chimp feeding a baby tiger, a beer festival and plenty of extreme sports.
A hang-glider prepares to fly over the Vipavska valley in Slovenia on August 3, 2011.
Kong Qingyang and his bride Shen Likun sit on a forklift during their wedding in Xingtai, China on August 3, 2011. Kong, a former forklift driver, met his bride while buying a forklift from her.
Freerider Drew Petersen of the United States launches off a drop during the World Heli Challenge Extreme Day at Mount Albert in New Zealand on August 1, 2011.
Jason Rutledge of Southland is tackled by Steven Luatua of Auckland during the ITM Cup on August 3, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Ale enthusiasts gather at the CAMRA Great British Beer festival on August 3, 2011 in London, England. The 5-day event is Britain's largest beer festival with over 60,000 people expected to attend.
Tourists enjoy their ropeway ride amid a mist of monsoon clouds at the Saputara hill station, 250 miles south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on July 30, 2011.
Catharine Pendrel of Canada in action during the LOCOG Mountain Bike Test Event for London 2012 on July 31, 2011 in Hadleigh, England.
People in boats approach "The Bather,' a giant sculpturein the Binnenalster lake on August 3, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. The sculpture, which is made of styrofoam and steel, is a project by artist Oliver Voss and will be on display for the next ten days.
A reporter leans over the edge of the catwalk during the media preview for the "EdgeWalk" on the CN Tower in Toronto. Participants are strapped in to a harness while walking around the structure, 1,168ft off the ground.
Two-year-old chimpanzee "Do Do" feeds milk to "Aorn,' a 60-day-old tiger cub, at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo on the outskirts of Bangkok on July 30, 2011. The farm houses some 80,000 crocodiles and is the largest in Thailand.
An employee of a jewelry shop holds a 112.5 gram-weight gold pig in Seoul on August 1, 2011. The threat of a massive loan default by the US government drove the price of gold to a record high this week.
A rider performs on his motorcycle during FMX Jam, a freestyle motocross event in Prague on August 3, 2011.
A shepherd watches over his flock on July 31, 2011 on the highest road in Romania, which reaches an altitude of 7,044 feet. The road is currently under a modernization process.