Look Into the Faces of People - Doing So Will Often Tell More of a Story About Their Lives Than Words Can.
If you're not the outgoing type, or if you're not very proficient in the language native to the country you are visiting, it is often difficult to strike up a conversation with the local people to learn more about their lives, customs, and cultures.
Sometimes, though, if you look into their faces, you can almost "read" what their life is like. Are they content with their lives? Are their families strong and caring? Do they feel safe? Do they have comfortable surroundings when they are at home?
We've been able to often answer these questions and more. So, go ahead. Look into their faces. That is what we've done with photos throughout our travels.
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
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Watching the streets in Durbar Square, Kathmandu
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Sometimes, though, if you look into their faces, you can almost "read" what their life is like. Are they content with their lives? Are their families strong and caring? Do they feel safe? Do they have comfortable surroundings when they are at home?
We've been able to often answer these questions and more. So, go ahead. Look into their faces. That is what we've done with photos throughout our travels.
Argentina
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| Andrea joined us midway on one of our hikes in Los Glaciers Nat'l Park |
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| Teachers protest in the street of Ushuaia |
Australia
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| Dear friends and Sydney residents, Molly and Tony, who we met years earlier while trekking in Spain |
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| Men gather for a picnic in Sydney |
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| A busker in Melbourne |
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| Another busker |
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| Waiting for the bus |
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| On the way to the office |
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| Our boat's skipper on one of our snorkeling tours in the Great Barrier Reef |
Belgium
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| Harp player at a free concert in Bruges. |
Belize
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| Southwater Caye snorkeling guides, Captain B (l) and his first mate. |
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| Librarian at the Hopkins public library. |
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| Junior, our Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) caving guide - near San Ignacio. |
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| Chocolate making instructor in San Ignacio. |
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| Hol Chan snorkeling guide, Captain Philip. |
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| Hol Chan snorkeling guide, Rahim. |
Cambodia
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Japan
Luxembourg
Monaco
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Peru
United States
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| In the streets of Phnom Penh |
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| Cyclo driver |
Canada
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| Park Ranger in Gros Morne Nat'l Park, Newfoundland |
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| Halloween fun in Victoria, British Columbia |
China
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| Beijing shopper and child. |
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| Beijing fur merchant. |
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| Near the Summer Palace. |
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| Repairing a watch near the Summer Palace. |
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| Children at play in Beijing. |
Costa Rica
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| Our guide, Fabio, showing us his homemade sugar cane cakes. |
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| Alexandra, our tour coordinator. |
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| Rafting guide, Pacuare River. |
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| Rappeling and canyoneering guide, near La Fortuna. |
Ecuador
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| Our snorkeling guides in the Galapagos. |
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| Owners of our hostel on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos. |
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| Man admires a statue in the central square. |
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| Looking for a few coins outside on the steps of the San Francisco church. |
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| Man out walking near Quilotoa. |
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| These children asked for money while we hiked the Quilotoa crater rim. |
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| Nadine, from Germany, joined us while on our hikes in Quilotoa. |
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| This man was out walking his donkey when we passed him on our bikes near Mindo. |
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| Man selling incense in front of the church in downtown Banos. |
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| Indigenous weavers and dancers near Aluasi. |
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| Women by herself in downtown Cuenca. |
England
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| Fellow hiker from Brighton on the Coast to Coast path (near Longthwaite). |
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| Shop proprietress in Patterdale. |
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| Fellow hikers from Manchester on the Coast to Coast path (near Glenridding). |
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| Fellow hikers from Canada on the Coast to Coast path (near Orton). |
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| Sheep herder in Yorkshire. |
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| Fellow hikers from Derbyshire on the Coast to Coast path (near Keld). |
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| Fly fishermen near Glaisdale. |
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| Couple paddles their SUPs on Stroudwater Canal, Stonehouse. |
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| Local villagers, Fiona and Eric, stop to chat on the Cotswold Way, Middleyard. |
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| Locals in period costumes at Dryham Mansion, Dryham Park. |
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| Couple from Florida who we met while walking the Cotswold Way, here in Bath. |
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| Another couple, these two from Ontario, who we met while walking the Cotswold Way, here in Bath. |
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| Cyclists on a bridge over the River Thames, Henley-on-Thames. |
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| Lady with her dog. Near Mapledurham. |
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| Local couple helped us with trail information while on the Thames Path. Here, near Clifton Hampden |
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| Guards at Windsor Castle, Windsor. |
France
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| This woman is lost in the music played by a busker outside of a Paris train station |
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| Man and child in Aix-en-Provence |
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| Lone boy eating his lunch in Apt |
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| Musicians on the streets in Apt |
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| Babushkas watching a game of petanque in Apt |
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| A model poses at a street side cafe in Avignon |
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| Fellow trekker near Aumont-Aubrac |
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| Crepes are on order in the Latin Quarter, Paris |
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| Wearing his Sunday's best in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral |
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| A model poses in the Montmarte neighborhood, Paris |
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| Madame Jeanine watches over everything in the Saugues town square |
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| A man quietly sips his beer at a cafe in St. Saturnin Les Apts |
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| A field hand picks grapes near Lacoste |
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| Mountain villager outside of Chamonix. |
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| A couple takes a break from their game of petanque, near Blois. |
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| A couple in period costume in the Royal du Blois chateau, Blois. |
Guatemala
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| Omar, our guide to the Tikal Mayan ruins. |
Hong Kong
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| Scouts on a hike high above the city |
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| School children waiting for their parents |
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| Busy street scene |
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| Merchant in front of his store that sells snakes, powders, and potions |
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| Businessman waits for his ride |
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| Domestic workers visit with each other on their day off |
Ireland
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| Musicians outside of an Irish bar |
Italy
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| Sleeping it off in Florence |
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| This woman berates her husband over some argument in a Florence square |
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| In renaissance costume for a Florence parade |
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| Swiss guard at the Vatican |
Japan
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| Man in Kyoto park making friends with the pigeons. |
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| Junko, our guide in Kyoto's Geisha districts, with a picture of her grandmother, a Geisha from the 1920s. |
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| Rainy day and all dressed up, near Senso-Ji, Tokyo. |
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| Posing for pictures, near Senso-ji, Tokyo. |
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| Tender moment in a Kyoto park. |
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| In Tokyo, these students stopped me to practice their English. |
Luxembourg
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| Man leaving cafe near Echternacht. |
Monaco
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| Standing guard at the Prince's Palace |
Nepal
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| Watching the streets in Durbar Square, Kathmandu |
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| Collecting water from a local well in Kathmandu |
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| A Kathmandu woman heading to the market |
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| Looking for what to sell next in the street of Kathmandu |
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| Taking her picture was too good to pass up. Then she asked for money after I did so. |
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| Local Kathmandu woman |
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| A life of hardship is evident in the eyes and expressions of this Kathmandu bricklayer |
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| A beggar on the steps across from Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu |
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| Earning a living posing for pictures |
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| Schoolboys pose for us in Durbar Square |
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| A grandchild entertains her grandmother on the Annapurna Trail, Himalayas |
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| School children do their homework at the side of the trail in the Himalayas |
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| Our porter (left) and our guide, Ramkumar (right) in the Himalaya mountains |
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| Too cute to pass up - at a small village near Pokhara |
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| Near Pokhara |
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| On the Annapurna Trail, Himalayas |
Netherlands
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| Cross-channel ferry commuters. |
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| Train commuter. |
New Zealand
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| Weary trekkers warming up in a shelter along the Routeburn Track |
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| Fellow trekker, Sophie, from the Netherlands on the Kepler Track |
Peru
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| Child plays in the dirt at a market near Ollantaytambo |
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| Weaver and her child near Ollantaytambo |
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| A boy teaches his younger brother to play the flute in Cusco |
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| A musician plays quietly in Lima |
Portugal
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| Tour guide describes the Alfama District in Lisbon. |
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| Lady sells us shots of ginjinha from her Lisbon doorstep. |
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| Australian tourist in downtown Lisbon. |
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| Acoustic guitar player at a Fado concert in Porto. |
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| Portugues guitar player, playing Fado music in Porto. |
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| Vocalist singing Fado music in Porto. |
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| Shopkeeper stamping credencials on the Portuguese Camino in Ponte de Lima. |
Scotland
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| Fellow trekkers enjoy their coffee at the end of the West Highland Way |
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| Earning a living in Edinburgh |
Spain
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| Hotel proprietor in Porrino. |
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| Fellow pilgrim on the Camino Portuguese, near Padron. |
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| Musicians on the Camino, near Milladoiro. |
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| Fellow pilgrim on the Finisterre Camino, near Olveiroa. |
Tanzania
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| Nyegina school children listen to our presentation on building a new library |
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| Nyegina village children |
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| Our driver while in the Musoma area |
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| Local official from the city of Musoma |
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| Mother and child at the Musoma market next to Lake Victoria |
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| Village woman from Nyegina |
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| Village woman from Nyegina |
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| Lone child outside his hut on Iriga Island, Lake Victoria |
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| Nyegina school children |
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| Nyegina school children |
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| Nyegina students, Christina (l) and Nikko, who joined us on our Kilimanjaro summit trek |
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| Some of our porters on the Kilimanjaro summit trek |
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| Nyegina Head Schoolmaster, Boniface, who joined us on the Kilimanjaro summit trek |
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| Our lead guide, Aboo |
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| Children are curious to see their picture on a smartphone in Arusha |
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| I hired Duncan to guide me through the back streets of Moshi to better learn of its culture and traditions |
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| Nyegina school children greet us on our return from Kilimanjaro |
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| Nyegina school children mob us as we walk through their Nyegina village streets |
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| Nyegina kids are curious with our presence in the village |
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| They can't keep their eyes off of us |
Ukraine
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| Our friend Slava (l) and his parents outside their home in Kharkiv |
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| School girls in traditional dress to greet us at their village outside of Kharkiv |
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| Orthodox priest at his church near Kharkiv |
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| Fellow hikers in the Carpathian Mountains show us the way |
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| A babushka shows us the way in a rural village near Lviv |
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| Our museum and history guide in Lviv |
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| Young woman in Lviv |
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| Businessman in Kiev |
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| Going shopping in Kiev |
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| At play in the Lviv town square |
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| Chess players in Lviv |
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| Enjoying refreshements with our friend Natalia and her husband Vitaly |
United States
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| Fellow cyclist while on the RAGBRAI in Iowa |
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| A village elder watches over us while on the bicycle trail in Iowa |
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| A musical break from cycling |
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| The local sofball team sells ice cream bars to hungry cyclists |
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| Hamming it up on the RAGBRAI ride |
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| Someone needed a nap |
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| Long distance cyclists on the Great River Trail, Illinois. |
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| Couple at a canoe portage, Boundary Waters, Minnesota. |
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| A Thomas Jefferson impersonator at Monticello, Virgina. |
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| Chainsaw-carver in Libby, Montana. |
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| Train conductor, Georgetown, Colorado. |
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| Fellow hiker on the trail near Mt. Shasta, California. |
You.Wow.. It's nice seeing the world through your eyes.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics. You have seen a lot of people.
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