Photo of the Day (10.11.10)

by Mike Barish on
The great thing about traveling with friends is that you really get to spend a tremendous amount of time together. Assuming you haven’t chosen a bad travel partner, that extended and intense time together can truly take a friendship to the next level. However, even best friends get sick of each other from time to time. Eating every meal together, sharing every bedroom and never having an privacy will wear on everybody. Eventually, someone is bound to snap. Fights with your travel companions are inevitable. They happen to the best of us.

This photo by Flickr user tajkd shows what happens when someone finally gets sick of their partner walking too damn slowly. Even in the Galapagos, surrounded by pristine beauty, tempers will eventually flare when someone is keeping the group from arriving to their lunch spot in a timely fashion. Pick up the pace, dude!

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Photo of the Day (10.08.10)

by Mike Barish on
In my travels, I’ve noticed that there are cat countries and dog countries. Some places, like Morocco, are littered (pun alert) with stray cats. There are other nations, like many of those in the Caribbean, that are home to large populations of stray dogs. Then, of course, there are the monkey countries, but that’s a story for another day. What you don’t see nearly enough of, however, are pig countries. Sure. there are populations of dangerous wild pigs out there, but one wants to encounter a pack of those. I’m talking about cute little pigs. Who wouldn’t enjoy stumbling into a couple of cuddly porkers downtown?

This photo by Flickr user Where and Back shows off just such a dream scenario. That must be the nice part of town because those two look dapper. And they provide a nice change of pace from the stray dogs and cats (and monkeys) that we’re all used to seeing.

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Photo of the Day (10.04.10)

by Mike Barish on
One of my favorite songs is “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell. Sure, he only got to record it because he was Motown chief Berry Gordy’s son. But it features a chorus sung by Michael Jackson and Jermaine Jackson (one of the top seven Jacksons) on backing vocals. It’s a fantastic song and a real anthem for paranoia.

This fantastic photo by Flickr user Flavio@Flickr is best enjoyed while listening to Rockwell. Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that your nosy neighbor isn’t watching your every move.

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Photo of the Day (10.01.10)

by Mike Barish on
We’re nearly two weeks into autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere, but I had put off officially saying farewell to summer. I mean, it had been mild here in New York. But, this week brought rain, wind, cooler evenings and all the trappings of autumn. Kids are fully entrenched in the new school year, football season is hitting its stride and, yes, the foliage is getting ready to be peeped. Heck, it’s now October. Summer, my friends, is over.

This picture by Flickr user snowjumpr seems like a fitting goodbye. However, let us not mourn Summer’s loss. As the sun sets on the season of vacations, beach weekends and picnics, let’s enjoy the comfortable temperatures, pick some fresh apples and find our fat pants that make Thanksgiving oh so comfortable. Autumn has plenty of perks, not the least of which is the food. It’s pie season, folks!

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Photo of the day (9.30.10)

by Meg Nesterov on


It’s 5 o’clock, a near-universally accepted time for happy hour. Flickr user t3mujin snapped this beer ad-worthy pic in Madeira, off the coast of Portugal and notes that the snacks in the background are tremoços or Lupin beans.The legumes are typically pickled, eaten with or without the skin, and served with beers in a pub. Here in Istanbul, drink snacks may include a bowl of nuts, cherries or other bite-sized fruits, or sliced cucumbers and carrots in a salty solution. Around many outdoor bars, vendors sell small plates of almonds or walnuts on ice, with the ice helping to peel the skins off and removing the bitterness of the nut. All of them pair well with a cold beer in summer.

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