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Travel Photos & Pictures From Around The World

These travel photos and travel pictures are the ones that I have taken from around the world. Having taken travel pictures and travel photos in just over 80 countries now I share them all here. In the future I do plan on posting one travel photo a day to catch up on all of the pictures I have taken from around the world.

Uruguay’s Version Of The Twin Towers

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The impact of American culture never seems to escape me anywhere I go.  So far the country with the least American impact has been Brazil.  These two buildings are withing a complex which is rightly called the World Trade Center – Montevideo.  A side note is that the United States is one of the largest […]

Dancing With El Indio: Atacama Desert, Chile

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In the middle of this picture you can see three goofballs doing something silly, including that Wandering Trader fellow to the left.  In the back ground you will see “El Indio”, The Indian in English.  This is one of the pronounced rock formations that you will find the highest and driest desert in the world, […]

Mountain Poking Through The Clouds: Bolivia

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This is one of the first sights I saw on my tour to Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.  I took about 10 pictures of this volcano because of the unique ring that started to smoke all around the tip.  The tour started at the border between Chile and Bolivia near San Pedro de Atacama and it […]

Daisy Dukes In Brazil

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This is something that is very common in Brazil, no not the fur balls on his legs, the shorts.  The men wear trunks to the beach just like women wear thongs.  Although this man is good looking, in shape, and has a phenomenal tan line, it gives you a great example of the life of a Brazilian. […]

Capoeira In Carnival: Salvador, Brazil

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This was taken in the Pelourinho circuit during the 2nd day of Carnaval while we were talking towards Campo Grande.  A bit more laid back than the Barra circuit there is still plenty of chaos for everyone to enjoy.  One of the girls in our group actually started dancing Capoeira with the group which they […]

A Bloco in Salvador During Carnival in Brazil

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What you are looking at is float during the Brazilian Carnival in Salvador.  In Portuguese they call them Blocos (pronounced Blouckus) this is one of the ways that you can enjoy the Carnival.  You can either pay to join the bands at the top or walk along the roped off area that is controlled by security on […]

The Hand In The Desert – Atacama Desert, Chile

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The Hand in the Desert (mano del desierto) was created in the early 1980’s by a Chilean Sculpture named Mario Irarrázaal.  It is made out of iron and cement and sits in the middle of nowhere, the Atacama Desert (in Chile)  which is the driest desert in the world.  The sculpture was created to signify the […]

Surfing in Salvador, Brazil

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This is located at Barra Beach in Salvador (pronounced baha) where most of the locals go (and tourists also).  This is the beginning of the Dodo circuit for Carnaval 2011 in Salvador, Brazil.  During the day this is usually where everyone goes to recover from nights activities! Click here for more pictures of Brazil & check […]