a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to tourism
Everything tagged tourism
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06/17/07
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Blog Post from
Heather's House // Brooklyn // New York
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Being There
Myrtle Beach does not exist. Myrtle Beach is in fact a copy of a place that does not exist. Nearly everything in Myrtle Beach is a paltry derivative of some original form. For instance, most of the country has golf …
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Topics:
Airports,
Americans,
Beach,
Philosophy,
Tourism,
Travel
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01/19/06
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Blog Post from
Tat Kung Si Waterfalls // Luang Prabang // Laos (PDR)
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Hymn of the Big Wheel
A misty haze settles over the Mekong River Valley every evening; it begins to gather as an almost imperceptible smoke around sundown, the mountains begin to look farther away, less distinct and then it builds through the night reaching its …
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Topics:
Asia,
Mekong River,
Rivers,
Round The World Trip,
Tourism,
Waterfalls
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11/30/05
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Blog Post from
Shilpogram // Udaipur // India
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Around Udaipur
I spent the day wandering around Udaipur, in the morning I visited the Jagdish Temple and the Bagore-ki-Haveli. I don’t have much interest in religious temples apart from an architectural standpoint, but the Jagdish Temple was an incredibly impressive design, …
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Topics:
Asia,
Palaces,
Round The World Trip,
Tourism
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11/19/05
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Blog Post from
Joomla Guesthouse // Colva Beach // India
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Fish Story
I ate a whole fish—skin, flesh, and all. Yes after about 24 hours of traveling I finally made it to Goa. I’m staying at Colva Beach, which is in Southern Goa and apparently less of a party town than some …
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Topics:
Asia,
Beach,
Food,
Round The World Trip,
Tourism,
Trains