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sierras; sierra Nevada; Bridgeport; sierras; sierra Nevada; high sierras; eastern sierras; herding cattle; herding cows; cattle; cows; dude ranch; Sawtooth Mountains

Grazing horses on Hunewill Dude Ranch in the Sierras near Bridgeport; view of Sawtooth Mountains in the background

South Beach Deco; Miami beach; Miami; art deco; deco; deco architecture; Lifeguard Huts; south beach huts; lifeguard huts; lifeguard stations; lifeguard shelters south beach; deco; art deco; kitsch; lifeguard; life guard; lifeguard huts; lifeguard cabins; lifeguard stands; lifeguard stations; Miami beach

South Beach Deco Lifeguard Huts - Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco District is the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the world with hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures built between 1923 and 1943. Mediterranean, Streamline Moderne and Art Deco are all represented in the District.

Tepoztlan Market; tepoztlan; Mexican market; Mexican baskets; Tepoztlan Market Gates

Tepoztlan Market, Mexico - On Sundays the market place in Tepoztlan is a swirl of colours, smells, people, free roaming donkeys and local products.

Phuket; Thailand; James Bond Island; Andaman sea; southern Thailand; pacific ocean; koh tapu; ko tapu

James Bond Island, called Koh Tapu by locals, one of the main tourist attractions in Phang Nga bay as it featured in "The Man with the Golden Gun" noted for its unique shape.

new Orleans; Louisiana; Street; Street Performers; Zydeco; buskers

Street Performer Zydeco

San Blas Beach; cape san blas; Florida; Florida panhandle; driftwood; Cape San Blas Beach; Florida beach

Cape San Blas Beach on the Florida Panhandle

Phuket; Thailand; Dino Park; Kata Beach; Phuket; tropical; Dino Park Grotto; Dino Park; Grotto

Dino Park, one of the more outlandish attractions in Phuket, is not only a Jurrasic theme park but an 18 hole mini golf course in case you get bored waiting for the faux volcano to erupt.

Cuernavaca; taxco; Mexico; Flamingo; lotus; mananitas; reflection; Mexico

Flamingo and Lotus at Mananitas Hotel garden, Cuernavaca

sari, wearing sari, Indian woman, Indian woman wearing sari

Indian woman wearing sari on beach

Albert Einstein 1921, Einstein, chalkboard, Dr Einstein

Albert Einstein 1921

Albert Einstein 1947, Dr Einstein, Einstein, genius

Albert Einstein 1947

trans-siberian; siberia; trans-mongolian; the baikal; baikal; trans-siberian railway; railway platform; MSLS540, streetscape

All Aboard! This version of the Trans-Siberian Railway is the "Baikal" which runs between Irkutsk, Siberia ("The Paris of Siberia") and Moscow. The Baikal is preferable to "The Rossiya" as it has a shower compartment which comes in handy. As the trip takes three nights and four days, a shower is a nice thing to have for your comfort, not to mention the olfactory comfort of your fellow passengers.

trans-siberian; siberia; trans-mongolian; the baikal; baikal; trans-siberian railway; MSLS540

All Aboard! This version of the Trans-Siberian Railway is the "Baikal" which runs between Irkutsk, Siberia ("The Paris of Siberia") and Moscow. The Baikal is preferable to "The Rossiya" as it has a shower compartment which comes in handy. As the trip takes three nights and four days, a shower is a nice thing to have for your comfort, not to mention the olfactory comfort of your fellow passengers.

new Orleans; Louisiana; Street artist; Street Performers; buskers; Street Artist; French Quarter; Jackson Square

Street Artist, French Quarter, Jackson Square

sri lanka couple; sri lankan people; sri lanka wedding; wedding bouquet

Tending toward the traditional, Sri Lankans dress in their particular style of sari when dressing up. When it comes to more modern dress, jeans and T shirts are the norm. For weddings, formal attire is almost always chosen.

new or leans; Louisiana; Street Jazz; Street Performers; buskers; African-American; black American

New Orleans Street Jazz Clarinetist Performer

Tandoori Set; Tandoori; Tandoori Chicken; Indian Cuisine; Indian Cuisine; chicken; roast chicken; RDPC0506b

Tandoori Set at an Indian restaurant in George Town, Penang.

new Orleans; Louisiana; Street Jazz; Street Performers; buskers; African-American; black American; street performer; F74

New Orleans Street Jazz Performers

Changi Butterfly Garden; Changi Airport; Butterfly Garden

Singapore's Changi Airport Butterfly Garden is designed to be a tropical nature retreat for passengers of Changi Airport Terminal 3âs to have a quick rest. It is home to more than 1,000 free flying singapore butterflies, and close to 50 butterfly species native to Singapore and Malaysia were specifically selected to be bred in the butterfly garden. The two-storey open-air enclosed garden is protected by a curved-shaped roof made out of high quality stainless steel mesh and unique glass windows, facing Changi Airportâs large airfield. It was designed in this manner to keep the butterflies in, maintaining exchange of wind and natural air which is vital to the survival of butterflies.

Changi Butterfly Garden; Changi Airport; Butterfly Garden

Singapore's Changi Airport Butterfly Garden is designed to be a tropical nature retreat for passengers of Changi Airport Terminal 3âs to have a quick rest. It is home to more than 1,000 free flying singapore butterflies, and close to 50 butterfly species native to Singapore and Malaysia were specifically selected to be bred in the butterfly garden. The two-storey open-air enclosed garden is protected by a curved-shaped roof made out of high quality stainless steel mesh and unique glass windows, facing Changi Airportâs large airfield. It was designed in this manner to keep the butterflies in, maintaining exchange of wind and natural air which is vital to the survival of butterflies.

Golden Gate Park; segway; segway tours; golden gate segway

Glide through 1,000 acres of Golden Gate Park on a nifty Segway. Why kill yourself walking over seven miles of Golden Gate Park's landscaped roads, trails and lanes. Other popular methods of cruising the park is by bicycle and roller skates.

Zen Garden; Japanese Tea Garden; Golden Gate Park,

The Zen Garden at the San Francisco Golden Gate Park Japanese Tea Garden was designed by Nago Sakurai, a leading Japanese landscape architect. Dry landscape gardens, often called "zen gardens" were introduced into Japan originally from China during the Kamakura Period. Japanese Zen monks, during studies in China, were impressed with landscape scrolls and rock work in Chinese gardens. So when they returned to Japan they adapted them and created what we think of today as a "zen garden" or "dry landscape garden". The sand, gravel, stones are meant ro symbolize mountains, hills, islands, rivers, oceans and ponds.

Paris; France; marche aux puces; Paris flea market; clignancourt Paris; st ouen; clignancourt; puces; flea market; antique market; Paris antique market; Paris antiques; antiquaire

Marche Aux Puces - Saint-Ouen is home to the Paris flea market, the most important concentration of antique dealers and second-hand furniture dealers in the world. The flea market is held every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

paris; Frances; belleville market; marche volant; marchee volant; paris markets; dog; poodle; french dog

Marche Volant is a temporary market that sets up along an appointed street or boulevard on one, two, or even three days each week though never on Mondays. These markets can be a block or several blocks in length, with two or three aisles of vendors. Vendors don't tend to vary very much from week to week, and many will have had their stalls for years. Market hours are limited, typically running from earlier morning to early afternoon.

Ruijin Hotel Shanghai; Ruijin Hotel; Shanghai, Shanghai French Concession; Shanghai; streetscape

The Benjamin Morris family estate - now the Ruijin Hotel, -is comprised of four houses, numerous outbuildings and ornate gardens in the French Concession area of Shanghai. The Morris family owned the North China Daily News, the oldest English-language newspaper in China. Prior to opening its doors to the public, the hotel was the official guesthouse of the Shanghai regional government. The first mayor of Shanghai chose the Ruijin as both his office and residence. Leaders of many countries also stayed here: President Soekarno of Indonesia, the Prime Minister of India, President Ho Chi Min of Vietnam, US President Nixon, as well as other government emissaries. In 1979 the Shanghai city government decided to open the hotel to the public. Since that time the hotel has hosted many famous scholars, business leaders, and tourists from all over the world.