Nearly two months in and Dream Trip 2009 is going strong, with almost 10,000 entries so far. For inspiration for your own entry, and a chance to win a $25,000 vacation to wherever you choose, read our take on a recent eye-catching submission:

The phrase Roman holiday may be one of the most overused expressions when writing about a trip to the Italian capital, but this shot by Dream Trip entrant admorph makes it easy to understand the perennial appeal of the Eternal City--even on a business trip.

"I was in Rome, on business, for the first time a couple of years ago and took as much time as I could to see the sights," writes admorph in the Dream Trip entry "Pantheon, Roma." "My first night there I couldn't sleep, so I had a taxi driver whisk me around the best spots."

"There was no one around," admortph says. "It was past midnight--definitely the best way to see Rome!

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