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This tried-and-true method of taking candid street scene photographs can render some refreshingly surprising results.

Jump to the full entry & travel map Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Kate and I went to the restaurant we spotted in the busy lane in the poorer neighborhood near our place. We think the staff may have been encouraging us to go upstairs to a private room but we want to sit on the main floor and watch the street life outside the window. We order Kung Pou Chicken and fried rice and then the owner motions me to a poster that depicts a fish head split in two swimming in broth. He indicates that it is very good. Feeling adventurous I order it as well. It comes with a side dish of noodles and it turns out to be about half a fish, head…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Uyuni, Bolivia Tupiza would be my startingpoint for the salar tour. After waiting for 2 weeks for the strike at Potosi to end, and already having psychologically accepted that I would skip this important part of my trip for now, I did end up being able to go. The one thing I really learn here is that I can plan as much as I want, up till now I think the rate of really doing things as planned were probably about 1 out of 250. Nice, just taking things as they come, but I still consider it important to research …

Jump to the full entry & travel map Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain got into the city mid afternoon. took several wrong trains (we can be so dumb sometimes) and were absolutely terrified. we had no plan as to where we were sleeping that night. no internet. finally decided to bit the bullet and get a hotel. the first one was full and left us apprehensive, but the second one we looked into …

Indulge in a romantic vacation for two at the El Dorado Maroma, a beachfront, adults-only resort. By Nina Gass What makes  Cancun hotels such an excellent beach vacation destination is that they have something for everybody — those who like to party, those who want family adventure with sports galore, and those who like quiet and privacy. Then, past comes to life through the mysterious Mayan ruins and archaeological …

Jump to the full entry & travel map Madikeri, Karnātaka, India list of mahindra homestays http://www.mahindrahomestays.com/homestays/Pages/coorg.aspx tripadvisor homestays http://www.tripadvisor.in/Hotels-g641714-c3-Madikeri_Kodagu_Karnataka-Hotels.html #1 gowri nivas homestay, highly recommended by friends, and on tripadvisor, listed on mahindra as well http://gowrinivas.com/contact_us.html http://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g641714-d1171920-r…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Ban Baktheung, Salavan, Lao Peoples Dem Rep As we lay in our cosy air conditioned room in Pakse listening to rain patter against the window, we anticipated a muddy couple of days up the Plateau. Thankfully we were wrong and we were blessed with a blissful first day that provided us with one hell of a bike ride that I’m sure will prove …

Jump to the full entry & travel map Siem Reap, Cambodia After three nights in the oddly pleasant but definitely sleepy Batambang, we decided we were ready to head for what many tourists make their only stop in this delightfully complex land: Angkor Wat. Aside from the insanely fun bamboo train, the other main reason backpackers flow through Battambang is to …

Oktoberfest ? where to stay, what to do, how to eat? Saturday 18th September ? Sunday 3rd October 2010

Jump to the full entry & travel map Tokyo, Kanto, Japan Richmond Hotel Tokyo Mejiro

Jump to the full entry & travel map Debrecen, Hungary I have one question: do you think the 7 miles I ride to work and back every day takes care of the several cookies, puddings and chocolates I eat afterward? It never fails; I leave the US, and my meals turn into a steady diet of desserts. Tomorrow I will also check out a Tae-Bo class with a friend from work. I hope I can balance all of this out =) This week has been a strange, kind of transitional week for me. I feel like I’m probably going through some normal phase of working abroad. I feel much less understood this week and …

Jump to the full entry & travel map Inhassoro, Inhambane, Mozambique 26 July 2010 – Monday Chidenguele – Inhassoro Total Distance: 507 km After our unstable entrance into Sunset Beach on Saturday, we make sure to deflate our tyres before heading out. All that preparation and the ride out turned out fine. Not sure whether that’s because we’ve unloaded our bikes or because the sand’s still quite firm or because we’ve actually deflated our tyres, but it was easy enough regardless… While…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque, Spain After a loooong drive on an endlessly straight motorway we hit the pyrenees and thus, Spain! what a feeling of relief. We are greeted with road signs in Basque language and winding roads. The pyrenees are far from impressive to what i’d imagined, theyre quite small. Our aim is to stop off at Irun quickly but get lost in a huge basque spaghetti junction in the middle of san sebastian. To remedy this we simply head for the next stop, Vitoria-gasteiz. On the way we stop off at a roadside restaurant that has a petrol station behind it, that turns out to be closed and were…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Nice, Provence, France Since it was my last full weekend with Jacquie visiting, we decided that a trip to southern France would be an awesome way to spend some time together. On Friday afternoon, we caught a train to Geneva airport, then a flight to Nice, France for some sunbathing, swimming, and exploring. Of course, our flight was delayed, as is the case with all EasyJet planes… no problem though, as we arrived around dinnertime and we were able to ditch our stuff at our hostel and enjoy dinner on the pier while watching the sun set… classy, I know. After we ate, we…