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The main drag in Montezuma, Costa Rica
Taken outside my hotel in Montezuma, Costa Rica. These hammocks are popular. Grab it while …
Sami storehouse on stilts at Skansen, the world's oldest open-air museum, in Stockholm, Sweden
The La Parroquia Church rises above the jardin in the charming hillside town of San …
The amazing pyramids at Teotihuican, Mexico. The Sun Pyramid is in the background.
Ruins of the ancient Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City. Notice …
Colorful and beautiful Guanajuato,Mexico.
This huge crowd in Mexico City's zocalo is watching their beloved national soccer team play …
Quito, Ecuador-preparing for the World Cup?
Picasso's first residence in Paris was this modest studio, Le Bateau Lavoir. He lived here …
This is the legendary Les Deux Magots, a cafe in Paris that was frequented by …
The mosaic decorations and details surrounding the doorways of the Watts Towers are particularly striking.
Simon Rodia arrived in the US from Italy with a desire to do something big. …
Ground zero of the Summer of Love.
The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. This is a great place to relax …
Chinatown, San Francisco. This building at 743 Washington was rebuilt after the earthquake and fire …
Riding the cable car in San Francisco. Did I do something wrong?
A blustery day along the coast in Pacific Grove near Monterey.
The sun peeks through the magnificent Muir Woods.
Hiking trail in Kauai, Hawaii.
