Asheville was crowded, but not over-crowded. It still afforded people enough green space and quiet that you could actually sit down and think.
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Sapelo Island is located off the coast of Georgia, roughly midway between Brunswick and Savannah. The few residents of the island are African American descendants of gullah/geechee African communities, brought to the island as slaves.
kure beach, nc
I Dream of Cake's cake-makers have backgrounds in the visual arts -- so it isn't surprising the shop's works of art can be seen, not eaten, by most city dwellers.
Open by appointment only (and quite pricey), I Dream of Cake is still worth a peek through the windows at fantasy cakes in shapes including Louis Vuitton handbags, Jabba The Hut and a buttercream-frosted Eiffel Tower.
There were many homeless, all of which seemed to be musically gifted as just about all of them had a guitar. I like this shot as it shows just how opposite people can be.
Taken in downtown Asheville. This group, setup outside a local music joint, was pleasuring earholes.
I personally haven't witnessed such sights elsewhere around the world. In remote Scottish Highlands and Islands you often run across phone booths, stations, hostels and post boxes with no obvious link to humanity but a road or a well trodden path.
North Stradbroke Island is a 40 minute boat ride off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is one of the world's largest sand islands.
Former prison island during the civil war. Now is a city park and houses several abandoned buiildings and other fun spots.