The end is near! You have only until July 31 to enter our 2009 Dream Trip Contest for a chance to win a $25,000 vacation to wherever you choose. So far, we've had more than 17,000 contenders. For inspiration for your own entry, read our take on a submission that caught our eye:

We're well into summer vacation here in North America, so the image of children rejoicing at the end of the school day is downright unseasonal. But Dream Trip entrant adrobnick's photo of just-dismissed students in Bali skipping for joy is too sweet to wait for September to highlight.

"On a day-trip to Bali's villages, temples, and rice paddies, we shot this picture of several young schoolchildren being released from school for the day," writes adrobnick, a teacher, in the Dream Trip entry, "School's Out!" "It reminded me of my own students, and of the universally shared joy of being let out of school at the end of the day."

Share your travel photos and memories in our 2009 Dream Trip Contest. You could be just a few clicks away from a $25,000 trip to anywhere you choose.