Trippy Travel Photo 28 is of hedera algeriensis—aka, Algerian Ivy. Did I know this when I shot the photo? No, absolutely not. And where the heck was I when took it? State Capitol Park, Sacramento, CA., home of the California Legislature since 1869. The person who won the game is listed below. She followed these steps…
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I took this photo of a hand-carved dugout Kuna Yala canoe in San Blas, Panama. It is used by the Kuna (local indigenous) for transportation and fishing. I zoomed in on the hand-painted design so that players in this round would have to work hard to win. The person who guessed it followed these steps:…
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This photo is of the SkyWheel ride at Niagara Falls, which takes riders 175 feet above the Falls. A bit surreal, isn’t it? Looks a little bit like a space station on another planet. Or part of a toy, up close or photographed in miniature… We had a winner (named below) rather quickly this time…
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This photo is of Indonesian students’ images reflected on a whiteboard at a school in Sumatra. Tricky right? Well, someone came very close to guessing it. How? By following these steps. 1. Look at the Photo/Study the Details 2. Guess what/where! What is it? Where was I traveling when I saw it? And if you…
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This photo is of Tirta Empul Temple (Pura Tirta Empul in Bahasa), a Hindu temple in the middle in Bali where people go to purify themselves with holy water. The day I was there, it was rainy–very wet–and that didn’t matter. It only added to the beauty of the experience and the photos. Those who…
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This photo is of a fresco of a nearly-nude woman painted on the wall inside Qasr Castle–aka, Qusayr Amra–in Jordan. The castle was built somewhere between 711 and 715 AD by Umayad Caliph Walid I. I had the opportunity to see this when I went on a tour of Jordan’s Eastern desert castles. Those who…
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This photo is of the Galata Bridge, which spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul. It has been crossed by millions of people over the years, and while standing on it, you can look west toward Europe and east toward Asia. No trip to the city is complete without visiting it. The person who successfully guessed…
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Play this fun photo guessing game and possibly win a mention/link back to your site! It’s not so easy, but it’s always fun. Here’s bit of a deviation from the regular game. This time, you’ll view photos from Ecuador and Panama and tell me which are from which country–and give a 1-sentence explanation of why…
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Trippy Travel Photo #20 is of a ‘golden chicken fern’–aka, Cibotium Barometz–and was shot in West Sumatra, Indonesia. There were two winners of the game this time, who followed these steps in order to guess successfully. 1. Look at the Photo/Study the Details 2. Guess what/where! What is this thing? And is it simply what…
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This mystery of this photo–of a ‘water apple’ in the Dominican Republic–was successfully solved by a woman named Helene. To win the game, she followed these steps… 1. Look at the Photo/Study the Details
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