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Hazel in China

Those sunglasses are large enough that I can see myself in the reflection. And why did she pose for me, anyhow?

At the Forbidden City, Beijing

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Chinese grafitti

If you think English grafitti is difficult, try doing it in Chinese characters, in cursive!  Now that takes some skill…

Actually I’m pretty sure this fellow was actually spraying white paint to remove the graffiti. Still…

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Truth in Advertising

Hong Kong taxi. I think the expression on the driver’s face underscores the meaning of the message on the side of his car.

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Billy Was Here

At least, he said he was…

Empire State Building, Manhattan

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Meet the Pavement

Here’s how they pave roads in the  Mojave Desert

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Runaway Train

The Van Golu Espressi, from Kars to Istanbul.  Notable because it is about 2/3 of the way between Singapore and Narvik, which is the longest train journey on earth.  Actually, 30 trains.  One pair of tracks.

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Tomahawk Twilight

Girls in motion at the annual Tomahawk Twilight cross-country invitational. Marysville, Washington.

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Things to do…

…when you’re jet-lagged in Tokyo.

Ando Ryokan, Tokyo. Take off your shoes before you go into your room.

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Zurich Tram

From the hotel window, overlooking Banhofstrasse. Again, funny what you can see without having to leave your hotel  (here’s another one like that…)

Hand-held, jet lagged.

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Artisans, Cortisans

Funny, what you can see without even leaving the hotel.  Taken at the Shangri-la Hotel, Beijing.