A Wider View

I had a long g-chat (Google’s version of Instant Messenger) with Shannon this morning. She’s currently in Thailand, which she says has been her favorite country, by far, along her trek.

I haven’t said much about Shannon’s trip lately. She’s had some amazing experiences and has taken some really good pictures. You know how I love to share pictures, right? So today, I’m going to share some of her pix.

That’s my girl, Shannon, happy to be in a picture with a cow.

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And what a nice cow, too. Shannon seems oblivious to the fact that she is squatting under a sign that says “toilet” in a land where squat toilets are likely the norm. Fortunately there’s also an arrow on the sign, pointing right. Or I’d be all, “OMG, she must be drunk. She forgot to drop her pants!”

The cow picture is nothing compared to this…

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Yes, the tiger is real.

And check this out…

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It was taken at Erawan National Park in Thailand.

I told Shannon I could have spent an entire day there just photographing the waterfalls. Check out some other people’s shots on Flickr.

There’s lots of gold in Thailand. Gold leaf, I think. But still, it’s gold.

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The buddha above is just one example.

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If you haven’t been following her and want to know the story, check out her blog. If you don’t feel like reading her blog, you should at least go flip through some of her pictures, which are organized in sets by location:

  1. Thailand
  2. India
  3. Dubai
  4. Egypt
  5. Istanbul
  6. Athens
  7. Prague
  8. Barcelona

She’s been taking lots of pictures.

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Again, that’s my girl! I taught her well…

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But I have never, ever looked that cool and intriguing.