Friday, November 30, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

Sunset Week shot 6.
The sun sets in the sky in Udaipur, India
his popularity with the people is as vast as the night sky, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

Sunset Week shot 5.
Surfer heads home during sunset in Bali, Indonesia
For a whale of a wave ride, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

Sunset Week shot 4.
The sunsets over Phnom Bakheng in Angkor Wat, Cambodia
A UNESCO World Heritage Smoothie, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

Sunset Week shot 3.
The sun sets over Buenos Aires, Argentina
He'll kick you where the sun don't shine, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Monday, November 26, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

Sunset Week shot 2.
Sunset from a Chinese junk ship in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Junk and Chinese lead-free, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Sunday, November 25, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

Hey, it's sunset week. Let's start it off with a sunset shot from the just departed sunken ship, The Explorer taken during better times when it was still afloat.
Sunset off of the coast of Antarctica
Always full of good times, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

RENdom Sinking Ship of the Day

Well, it looks like she's gone. I sort of feel sad having spent ten days on board. It was a nice little ship, not a big cruise ship like the lifeboat. The staff on board were incredibly knowledgeable and polite, and of course the Antarctic scenery is incredible. They also had a piano on board which was the only time I was able to play the keys while travelling for a year and a half. Damn, I wish someone would have saved that piano.
The Explorer during happier times in Antarctica
For silky sweet music, tune into Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Friday, November 23, 2007

RENdom Sinking Ship of the Day

This is crazy. I was on this sinking ship in March of 2006 on a trip to Antarctica.
(see NY Times article and BBCnews article).......man, I hope that South American Explorers still prints the cover story I wrote about taking a last minute trip to Antarctica.
Lucy, just edit the stuff out about sailing on the "Explorer" and the article will still be good to go.
The Explorer during happier times at a barbecue in an Antarctic harbor.
Could this have been the work of......Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Thursday, November 22, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

One year ago, I was spending my Thanksgiving in Burma.
A young Burmese girl at one of the Bagan Temples who told me I was very handsome in order to try to get me to buy one of her bracelets. They teach them flattery at a young age in Bagan, Myanmar
She also said, this guy is silky, smooth, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

A dolphin escort on the boat back from Antarctica to South America.
Dolphins showing us the way home to Ushuaia, Argentina.
He travels alone when continent hopping, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

A boat makes its way across the Mekong River from Laos to Thailand. Security is pretty lax here, so you could pretty much swim across the Mekong if for some reason you needed to flee one of these countries, although the current is pretty strong, that you might end up in Cambodia first.
The view of a boat crossing from Huay Xai, Laos looking towards Thailand.
We think Che has fled across this river many times helping the People's Freedom Fighters of Laos, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Monday, November 19, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

I once spent 12 hours in Hong Kong. About 8 hours of that time was spent here napping on a bench.
View from the bench I was sleeping on while waiting for a flight at Hong Kong's International Airport
Never one to be caught sleeping on the job, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Saturday, November 17, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

No it's not the AIDS quilt, but a really big laundry day in India.
Washing and drying sheets on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, India
Speaking of getting taken to the cleaners, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Friday, November 16, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

Hey homeboy, what do you think of Global Transmission?
A thumbs up from our main man in Bali, Indonesia
And a double thumbs up gimme a pound hit me on the backside for, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

With the screenwriters strike going on, lots of your favorite crappy shows are on hold. So instead tune into nature for interesting theatre.
Killer whale orcas on a leisurely swim next to their invited dinner guests in Puerto Madryn, Argentina
The greatest meal he has ever had is shark flank steak with a twist of lemon, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

These are the biggest incense sticks my eyes have ever seen.
Incense sticks in Leshan, China
This is the biggest thing I've ever heard of, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Monday, November 12, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

It's getting close. Explore Travel Guides by Autum Publications, is publishing my guidebook on Buenos Aires as we speak. Hopefully it'll be on the shelves soon.
So why the photo of Big Ben in London? Because Autum Publications is British, that's why
We think he's got multiple European and South American passports, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

58,000 gallons of oil has spilled into San Francisco Bay due to a tanker crashing into the Bay Bridge tower. Thousands of birds and wildlife have been affected during their feeding season. People suck.
Late afternoon on Halong Bay in Vietnam
He's for the birds, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Friday, November 09, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

The Feds just announced that the economy is going from shitty to shittier. Pretty soon, these counterfeit bills will be worth the same as the actual bills they're trying to imitate. A British guy I met withdrew 400 USD's out of an ATM one night, and came out with these counterfeit bills. There's a big counterfeit scam in Bolivia, and many of the bank workers are in on it. Never withdraw USD's in Bolivia. At least wait till the US economy is completely in the shitter.
Fake Benjamin's in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia. If you look close, it even says "Sin Valor Legal", meaning not legally valid.
Coincidentally, when these bills were found, nobody knows, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Thursday, November 08, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

It's cold and foggy in San Francisco. Wish I was here.
No electricity and no annoying cell phones in Colombia
it's annoying not to know, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

When at home, I like to take my dog for a walk through the city. In Bolivia, they sometimes take their chicken for out for some exercise.
Relaxing with Fido on the streets of La Paz, Bolivia
he doesn't care much for fresh air, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

With over 1.3 billion people in the most populous country in the world, it's hard to find privacy for the simple things in life such as picking your nose.
Chinese lady in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China
never one to have his finger caught in the wrong place, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Monday, November 05, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

Windshield of the always colorful and always pollute-ful tuk tuk.
A parked tuk-tuk with buddhist monk stickers in Bangkok, Thailand
have you seen the promotional stickers for, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Sunday, November 04, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

There are some places in the world where life still moves at it's own pace.
Donkey traffic in Imlil, Morocco
speaking of donkey life, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Saturday, November 03, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

This one goes out to all you lovers out there.
Ipanema sunset in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
The lover of all lovers, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Friday, November 02, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

kid, no matter hard you try, you're just not 'street'.
A local porteño boy with a shirt that says 'Street Skatin' in Buenos Aires, Argentina
This guy is all 'street', Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Thursday, November 01, 2007

RENdom Photo of the Day

For a mere $200, you can be in one of these balloons flying high over the Cappadocia landscape. But the view is just as nice from down low.
Early morning balloons over Göreme, Turkey.
Shhh, this is on the down low, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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