Photo Of The Day: Venice Of The East

by Meg Nesterov on


In travel media, we hear a lot of city comparisons: Ljubljana is the new Prague. Shanghai aims to be the Paris of the East. Looking at today’s Photo of the Day, you’ll think, “Wow, that looks like Venice. But in the East!” Taken by Flickr user Ver Argulla in western Thailand, the photo shows the floating market of Damnoen Saduak. Its proximity to Bangkok has made it a big tourist attraction, and while it may have lost its authenticity as a market for locals to grow and sell food, it still makes for a stunning photo.

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[Photo credit: Flickr user Ver Argulla Jr]

Photo Of The Day: Snow On A Beach In South Korea

by Jessica Marati on

A fresh coating of snow can’t stop this child from enjoying a day on the beach in Gangneung, South Korea. Flickr user BaboMike describes the very surreal setting in which he captured today’s Photo of the Day:

Not the usual day at the beach. Fresh snow coupled with a beautiful day [makes for] a very unusual day out. No swimming or bikinis here. This kid was just throwing snow at his sister. Can’t blame him really.

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[Photo Credit: Flickr user BaboMike]

Photo Of The Day: Mongolian Ger

by Chris Owen on

This Photo of the Day, titled “Mongolian Ger,” comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Mark Fischer who captured the image with a Nikon D90.

Mark describes the photo as “A ger, sometimes called a yurt, sits on the Steppes near Mandalgovi, Mongolia.”

A ger or yert is a portable, bent wood-framed dwelling structure traditionally used by nomads in the Mongolian-Manchurian Steppes, which covers an area of 887,300 square kilometers. Mandalgovi is the capital of the Dundgovi Province of Mongolia on the border of the Gobi Desert.

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[Photo Credit- Flickr user Mark Fischer]

Photo Of The Day: Winter Wonderland

by Chris Owen on

This Photo of the Day, titled “Winter Wonderland,” comes from Gadling Flickr pool member mjlacey who captured the image using a Canon PowerShot S100.

“When the sun comes out, it’s nice weather, whatever the temperature! (-12 °C on this particular morning),” says mjlacey of the image, which can also be found in their “Sweden” set.

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[Photo Credit- Flickr user mjlacey]

Photo Of The Day: Sunrise, Hua Hin Beach

by Chris Owen on

This Photo of the Day is for anyone already tired of winter and looking forward to spring. Titled “Sunrise, Hua Hin Beach” the photo comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Nancie (Ladyexpat) and is part of a set of 27 images captured earlier this month.

Hua Hin is a popular Thailand seaside beach resort about 200 km south of Bangkok.

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[Photo Credit- Flickr user Nancie (Ladyexpat)]