Todd’s favorites
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Inspirational billboard
Photo by Cheryn Flanagan, 11 July 2008
In addition to Vietnam's scarlet flag with a single gold star, illustrative billboards line the roadways, presumably to remind people of the greatness of Vietnam.
Shown here: a diverse group of occupations: farming, industry, military, science–I thought it strange that the hilltribe woman was simply 'being' a hilltribe woman and not 'doing' anything like the others. -
Assessment
Photo by Michael Ignatov, 14 July 2008
Two groundskeepers examine the torii for damage at Fushimi Inari Taisha. Sunlight fades the brilliant orange of the torii.
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Carniceros (i)
Photo by Stefan Sonntag, 16 July 2008
Carniceros (butchers) have a flying license and can take some of the rusting metal of the corrosion corner of the Aeropuerto International de La Paz to fetch meat grown in Bolivia's Lowlands.
For this short journey mechanics have to patch up 60 year old wiring, hydraulics, electrics and a pair of 18 cylinder Curtiss Wright R-2800-34 Double Wasp piston engines. -
Jailoo Life
Photo by Jane Keeler, 17 July 2008
This is the view from the yurt, looking out over the jailoo to the valley below. The child is Aishyola, my boss's daughter.
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Rock Solid
Story by Sloan Schang, 16 July 2008
Cast off your agoraphobia and join the crowds for an afternoon of slack-jawed, audio tour delight at America's most infamous prison - Alcatraz Island.
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Hong Kong in a hurry.
Photo Essay by Alessandra Cellini, 12 July 2008
A quick visit, but just enough.
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Welcome to Food Heaven
Story by Kate Blood, 13 July 2008
Miss San Francisco's Ferry Building Marketplace & Farmers Market and you miss a multicultural feast
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Let's Go Flying
Story by Dave Shultz, 14 July 2008
Get a cheap introductory flight to find out if you want to learn to fly.
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roasted corn from a street vendor
Photo by Keith Pennington, 2 July 2008
They warned us to not eat from street vendors in Pondicherry, India, but we did anyway. And we did it a lot - and never got sick!
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Come gamble in Bokor! A charming hilltop retreat surrounded by landmines.
Story by Frans & Claire van der Lee, 6 July 2008
When most visitors to Cambodia think of ruins, visions of ancient Khmer temples rising out of the creeping jungle come to mind - an abandoned French colonial hill station, surrounded by unexploded ordnance, swathed in mist does not.
