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Photo of the Week

I took this photo during my visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan. Unfortunately the boy died three days later. Have you visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial? How did you feel after spending a few hours in it? Share your thoughts below…and this post too if you think it’s worth it!

October 12, 2010 | 2 Comments More

Photo of the week

Traditional Japanese shoes or japanese Geta have been used by women in Japan long before females from Europe and the Americas were using high heels, initially to keep ther feet elevated and thus dry from the rain and snow but later to maximize their beauty; they have in fact been traced back to the Yayoi [...]

October 3, 2010 | 5 Comments More

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Did you know that pelicans have been around for about 40 million years? The male of the pelican species pitches in to help incubate the eggs, much like a penguin does? That there are various legends in various cultures that would have the pelican either nourishing or resurrecting her young with her own blood? Or [...]

September 19, 2010 | 0 Comments More

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Occuppied by the moors for over 800 years (711-1492) Spain has an overwhelming diplay of Arab influence particularly in the South, where fortresses built by the Romans to defend themselves and islamic architechture mingle with modern day constructions. Perhaps the two most famous pieces of such architechture are the mosque in Cordoba and the Alhambra [...]

August 22, 2010 | 4 Comments More

Photo of the week: Bullets in Belgrade

I was digging through my photo archives looking for this week’s picture when I found this shot I took in Belgrade during a trip I did accross the Balkans in 2003, a couple of years after the war in the region was over. By then Belgrade was clearly recovering itself from chaos, and the lively [...]

August 1, 2010 | 14 Comments More

Photo of the Week

Australia is a land of spectacular natural wonders, great beaches and exciting people and not surprisingly travelers flock there every year to enjoy this great country. During our trip a few months ago we were driving with our campervan through a small town and reached a small fishing harbour set right besides some rocks when [...]

July 26, 2010 | 5 Comments More

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The Dome in Hiroshima is one of the only three buildings within a 2 kilometer radius of the explosion’s epicenter that did not collapse on that dreadful morning of August 6th ín 1945. Known as the Gembaku Domu in Japanese it was originally called the Industrial Promotion Hall and was designed to be a commercial [...]

July 4, 2010 | 3 Comments More

Photo of the week

It’s an undisputable reality that Bali’s culture and magnificent people are the main reasons why tourists and travelers alike flock here every year. If you add the fact that it is probably the place in the world where you get the best value for your money, food is excelent, it has some of the best [...]

June 28, 2010 | 4 Comments More

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