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Where I live, it's been raining for days. So I might be a bit biased but I love this photo taken in the Sacred Valley in Peru. I love the bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds, offset by the dry landscape. And I especially love the implication that Maras is up in the clouds, surrounded by angels and halos no doubt. Thanks to Dirty Dawg for submitting such a great photo.

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Photo of the Day (10.06.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looking at this photo by Corey Wood, don't you feel like you're on top of the world? Really, how can you not? The high peak looks like it's above everything. It's a very interesting shot, but a precarious one too, as if a few steps forward could plunge you thousands of feet into the deep, rugged terrain.

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Photo of the Day (03.06.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I'm an urban girl at heart. I grew up in the city and that's where I feel most comfortable: surrounded by blaring horns, blazing lights, people as far as the eye can see. Neon signs and the noises of strangers are seared into my psyche in a way that is inescapable.

So it goes without saying that I love night photography, particularly when it captures the lights of a busy urban nightscape. This photo of Nanjing, China by Matt Hintsa captures that perfectly. It's a little grainy, a little blown out, but so is the city. So is any city.

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Photo of the Day (05.27.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 27 May 2008 08:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Someone once told me that the sign of a good writer was the ability to make something mundane sound interesting. I think the same goes for photography -- it's the ability to see ordinary things in an extraordinary way, coupled with the ability to capture that view in your lens.

That's what I like about this photo of a birch tree by Roberta Attalla. When was the last time you looked at a birch tree up close? My favourite aspect of this photo is the spectacular depth of field.

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Photo of the Day (5.20.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 20 May 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wow. How amazing is this photo? The colours are perfect--deep reddish gold over purple shaded mountains framed by the black trees. Jason Bechtel took this photo of the sunset over the Jemez Mountains at the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico, and he did a great job, don't you think?

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Photo of the Day (05.13.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I love a good night photo, and this one by Trent Strohm (aka Strudel Monkey) fits the bill. It's colourful, it's clear, it's well-composed, and most importantly, it fills me with the insatiable urge to go to China right-freaking-now. Taken recently, the photo is of the Huilan Pavilion in Qingdao, China. It was built in 1891 and might look oddly familiar for a very good reason: It's on the label of all Tsingtao beer bottles.

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Photo of the Day (06.05.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 06 May 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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My first few hours in Barcelona went like this: Wandering around with an outrageously heavy pack on my back, a battered lonely planet in my hands, and a confused look on my face. I was lost, more lost than I think I've ever been. I have a natural sense of direction and a knack for reading maps and yet I still couldn't figure the place out. The city is a maze of busy streets, teeny alleys and meandering walkways. Don't get me wrong--it's not a bad place to get lost in, what with all the beautiful architecture and such--but if you're going to get lost, it's best to do it after you've found a place to leave your baggage.

This photo from Tyson Williams takes me back to the hurried streets of Barcelona. You too?

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Photo of the Day (04.29.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As far as photography subjects go, sunsets and sunrises are about as original as young celebrity starlets 'accidentally' showing off their ladyparts in public. In other words? It's been done before.

But every now and then, you come across a sunset photo like this one from Tarik B that kind of takes your breath away for a moment. It's just that good, you know? I love everything about this photo, from the surfers in the foreground to the divine-looking orange rays jutting out from the fluffy clouds. Truly awesome work.

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Photo of the Day (22.04.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I picked this photo by Kouiskas as the photo of the day because it looks almost too good be real, you know? Everything is perfect, from the colours of the earth to the fluffiness of the clouds. Postcard-perfect photos are usually fairly elusive, down to nothing more than the stroke of luck that you happened to visit a site on the ideal day. And it's why we bring our cameras everywhere -- we're afraid of missing that perfect photo opportunity.

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Photo of the Day (04.15.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of my strongest memories of my trip to southeast Asia was being chased by a herd of monkeys in Vietnam. It was kind of funny at first, until we realized how persistent they can be when they want some food. I think I can honestly say that hungry monkeys lose the 'cute' factor pretty quickly. Still, they're kind of charming in photos like this one from Geotraveler. So what do you think? With innocent monkeys in Phnom Penh guzzling Fanta like it's the sweet nectar of the Gods, is the obesity crisis going to start affecting Animals too?

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Photo of the Day (04.08.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A beach holiday in the English tourist town of Blackpool just isn't the same without a seaside ride on a donkey for the little one--it's one of those quirky traditions that has made Blackpool such a famous vacation spot in the UK. But new animal cruelty rules will soon ban overweight kids from taking the traditional donkey rides. According to this article from The Daily Mail, riders must weight less than 8 stone (112 lbs) in order to ride the donkeys, meaning the ride is open to normal-sized children and Nicole Richie.

And that's just the beginning of the new labour regulations for the Blackpool beach donkeys -- they also must have one day off a week, they must be cleared for labour by a vet and they must be allowed at least an hour's rest either at lunchtime or in the evening.

It's hoped that these regulations will help set the standard for the rights of asses around the world (sorry, I couldn't resist.)

Donkeys have rights too! originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This photo of Bondi Beach really speaks to me, you know? I love the scenery--the sand, the surf, the bright blue sky stacked above the perfectly tanned sand. It's a perfect scene, particularly for those of us who are feeling the last remnants of winter.

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Photo of the Day (01.04.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Canada: America's Hat. Catchy, ain't it? The folks over at Tourism Canada thought so so they've decided to make it the official new slogan for the country's soon-to-be-even-more bustling tourism industry. And Prime Minister Stephen Harper's endorsed the slogan, saying, 'It will show the world that I ... I mean, we Canadians have a sense of humor. Ha. Ha. That's funny'

Still, not everyone is sold. Says one die-hard Canadian: 'It doesn't make any sense. Canada's bigger than the states. Who wears a hat that's bigger than them?' Adds another, 'If Canada's the hat, then the USA is like Mr. Peanut. The hat's the best part -- without it, he's nothing. He's just a nut.'

Canada to adopt new national slogan originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here's an excerpt of an employee handbook found at a small Mexican restaurant located in Huntington Beach, CA that I saw on Gridskipper. And thank goodness I did because I really had no idea that all Mexican people like booths and hate waiting to be seated. Wait, does that mean that us whities don't mind sitting around and are okay with uncomfortable hard-backed seats? Really, the logic here is beyond me.

That's not all--women waitressing at this gem of an establishment must wear make-up and cannot wear a skirt that goes below the knees. Kind of reminds me of the dress code rules at my high school--except completely opposite.

Mexican people prefer booths, don't like waiting originally appeared on Gadling on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A divorced British banker died after a blow to the head on the Inca Trail and was found in a nearby river--and it's raising more than a few eyebrows across the pond. Colin Murphy, 44, disappeared on News Year's day during a Christmas holiday to Peru from the town of Aguas Calientes in the Andes, not far from the Machu Picchu.

The last hours of his life were spent with 14 other holidayers, who left their campsite on New Year's Eve to grab a drink at the nearest watering hole. The next day, Mr. Murphy was not in his tent. It's believed the last person to see him alive was fellow tourist Harvey Layton, a construction worker he had befriend on the trip.

Called "the life and soul of any gathering.", Mr. Murphy's body has since been flown back to England, and while investigators are looking into his suspicious death, they're hesitant to speculate on what happened.

I guess I can stop complaining about how awful my New Year's Eve was ...

Murder on the Inca Trail originally appeared on Gadling on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There's just something about a castle, you know? They can't help but exude a sense of history and regal divinity. Or maybe that's just because I live in a city that's only been around for about 100 years, in a country where castles and cobblestones are few and far between. Maybe if I lived near Carcassonne, the castle depicted in this photo by Luke Robinson, I wouldn't be so awestruck by every castle I see. Then again, maybe not -- It looks pretty darn awesome from what I can see here.

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Photo of the Day (03.25.2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In my travels, I've discovered something about small towns -- they each have something that is uniquely theirs, something they're know for, a claim to fame if you will. In the town of Vegreville, Alberta, for instance, it's the giant easter egg in the center of town that commemorates the Ukranian heritage. In the town of Hoi An, Vietnam, it's the abundance of tailor shops, each ready to make you a custom suit at a bargain rate. And in Borsang, Thailand, it's the handmade umbrellas that are their claim to fame. In fact, the town even holds an annual umbrella festival each year in January. Gadling reader Lady Expat was there, and luckily for us, she took this excellent photo.

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Photo of the Day (03.18.08) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember last week when I told you about the awesome $1 fare for bus service between NYC and DC aboard BoltBus? Well, the good news just got even better -- they've added Boston as another one of their cheap-o destinations, starting in April. You won't find seats for $1, but once they go on sale, they'll cost you around $7 for a one-way trip. But, like I mentioned before, be sure to book far in advance and expect to see a booking fee on top of that.

Tickets aren't on sale yet, but once they are available, book quickly as their sure to go fast at that price. As an added incentive, Bolt Buses offer free WiFi and power outlets on their coaches.

(via Cheapskate Travel)

BoltBus adds Boston to schedule originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aside from a 2-week bout of the nastiest weather imaginable, winter in my cold little nook of the world has been pretty mild. In fact, the temperature today was in the mid-60s, while our neighbors to the east are experiencing severe winter weather warnings.

So it's in honour of them that I choose to feature this photo of Toronto by PDPhotography today. I love the framing, I love the bleakness of the image, and most of all, I love that I'm not there.

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Photo of the Day (3-11-2008) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This photo of the Volcán Arenal in Costa Rica from ohad conjures a certain feeling of an invigorating hike on a warm, bright, summer's day. So what if I told you it was taken in the middle of the night? Pretty unbelievable, huh? But that's exactly when it was taken, and on the evening of the eclipse to boot. How did he do it? With some fancy camera work, a tripod and a 117-second exposure. It's pretty amazing, really. I'm surprised at how well the colours came out. Read more about the photo here.

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Photo of the Day (03-04-08) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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