Photo of the Day (07.26.10)

by Mike Barish on
Having a mascot for your trip or an item that always travels with you is a neat way to add a personal twist to your adventure. We’ve touched on this before with the hula girl in Calgary photo. I’ve even done it myself with a little friend who followed me around Tasmania. That’s why I was thrilled to see this image by Flickr user skinnymalinky1 in the Gadling Flickr pool.

What was Squiggly doing in Salzburg, Austria? Does he have his own passport? Did he insist on sleeping in the top bunk on the overnight train? [Sigh] We may never know. But he looks happy and that’s all that really matters.

Do you have a travel mascot who joins you wherever you go? Or maybe you just have some amazing pictures from your last trip? Submit your images to Gadling’s Flickr group right now and we might use it for a future Photo of the Day.

Photo of the day (7.23.10)

by Alex Robertson Textor on


A travel mascot injects levity into a journey. Photographing one’s mascot in various exotic locations is an often hilarious way to articulate a narrative string for a journey. This image of a tiny robot on the Great Wall by cjthekid is playfully awesome. It neatly juxtaposes the old and the contemporary; the durable and the disposable.

Poke around cjthekid’s Robot Travel Association 5000 photo set and you’ll find additional images of this little robot in China and Mongolia. I look forward to seeing where this little robot will show up next.

Anyone with similarly whimsical images of mascot-like objects perched on popular tourist sites or elsewhere for that matter should submit said images to the Gadling Flickr Pool. You might just have your image selected as our Photo of the Day.

Photo of the day (7.22.10)

by Meg Nesterov on

In addition to making awesome song parodies and being a fun celeb to follow on Twitter, Weird Al Yankovic has been a passionate polka advocate for his entire career. It’s no wonder when you see how much joy this gentleman is experiencing playing the polka, captured by Flickr user Adam Baker in Krakow, Poland. More music could benefit from accordions; they’re portable, fun to play, and make a regular afternoon at the park feel like a party. Dancing monkey optional.

Taken a photo of someone in a moment of pure joy in your travels? Upload it to our Gadling Flickr Pool and we might choose your snapshot to feature as a Photo of a Day.

Photo of the Day (7.21.10)

by Melanie Nayer on

Fancy a game of hide-and-seek? What better place to test out your childlike skills than in a big, wide, open space with awesome acoustics and plenty of pillars to hide behind?

That must be what the little darling in this photo is thinking… how can I make the most impact and scare the living crap out of them as they walk by? The shot was captured by t3mujin and takes us all back to our childhood days when hiding from parents, friends and teachers was the delight in our days.

Have a photo that brings back a childhood memory? Upload it to our Gadling Flickr Pool and we might choose your snapshot to feature as a Photo of a Day.

Photo of the Day (07.19.10)

by Mike Barish on
I don’t get people who don’t like the beach. You know those people. All they do is complain about how they hate that sand gets all over them and that there’s nothing to do. Sure, we all hate when we take a bite of our sandwich and encounter than unmistakable crunch of sand mixed in with the turkey, but that’s a small price to pay for a day wearing next to nothing, swimming in the ocean and frolicking the same way we did as kids.

Where else can you bury your friends up to their necks, ogle scantily clad sunbathers and laugh when some kid gets blind-sided by a wave? That’s why I love this beach shot by Flickr user (and NileGuide staffer) AlexiUeltzen. The beach is for jumping and laughing and being free. Just make sure that you have someone rub lotion on your back. It’s the smart (and erotic) thing to do.

Have a photo of some beach shenanigans? Or some awesome photos from your travels? Submit your best travel images to Gadling’s Flickr group right now and we might use it for a future Photo of the Day.