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03 Apr 2009
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There seems to be a window in front of every sink in every kitchen. Even if it is small, square, with sooty panes, but somehow the view beyond it mitigates the task of scrubbing dirty dishes in the sink below, and the consequently wrinkled fingertips. As omnipresent as the kitchen ... read more
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02 Feb 2010
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</span>[Bath, United Kingdom] London to Bath was my first trip alone while studying abroad. I was worried the whole train ride that I would miss my stop because I could not hear the conductor, but Bath is hard to miss when approaching. These are the train tracks that lead to and from the historic city, where I met family friends and spent the weekend learning about the undiscovered towns of the English countryside. The bench on the right is where townspeople used to sit to watch the magnificent trains arrive and leave the city.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Janet Vlosky</em><br />
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![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up<br />
</span>[Bath, United Kingdom] London to Bath was my first trip alone while studying abroad. I was worried the whole train ride that I would miss my stop because I could not hear the conductor, but Bath is hard to miss when approaching. These are the train tracks that lead to and from the historic city, where I met family friends and spent the weekend learning about the undiscovered towns of the English countryside. The bench on the right is where townspeople used to sit to watch the magnificent trains arrive and leave the city.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Janet Vlosky</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
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</span>[Koh Phi Phi, Thailand] With no developed roadways, native islanders of Koh Phi Phi rely on long-tail boats to transfer people and goods around the island. This long-tail boat is resting on the shores of Koh Phi Phi Don, looking out toward the sister island of Koh Phi Phi Le. However, being the budget-conscious traveler I am, I spent most of my time trekking through the jungle interiors of the island instead. By the end of my four-day trip on the island, my wallet was thanking me, but my feet sure weren't!<br />
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<em>Photo by Tim McNaught</em><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
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![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up<br />
</span>[Koh Phi Phi, Thailand] With no developed roadways, native islanders of Koh Phi Phi rely on long-tail boats to transfer people and goods around the island. This long-tail boat is resting on the shores of Koh Phi Phi Don, looking out toward the sister island of Koh Phi Phi Le. However, being the budget-conscious traveler I am, I spent most of my time trekking through the jungle interiors of the island instead. By the end of my four-day trip on the island, my wallet was thanking me, but my feet sure weren't!<br />
<br />
<em>Photo by Tim McNaught</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
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</span>[Kamakura, Japan] Japan is known for the most advanced forms of transportation in the world. Whether it be the bullet train or the subway, public transportation in Japan is unparalleled. On the other hand, there are many parts of Japan that still rely on bicycles or other less advanced forms of transit. In Kamakura, a culturally dense part of Japan, tourists are attracted to these bicycle-pulled rickshaws.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Filip Svitek</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
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![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up<br />
</span>[Kamakura, Japan] Japan is known for the most advanced forms of transportation in the world. Whether it be the bullet train or the subway, public transportation in Japan is unparalleled. On the other hand, there are many parts of Japan that still rely on bicycles or other less advanced forms of transit. In Kamakura, a culturally dense part of Japan, tourists are attracted to these bicycle-pulled rickshaws.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Filip Svitek</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
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[Gothenburg, Sweden] There are many tiny islands surrounding the city of Gothenburg, and the easiest way to get between them is by ferry. In this photo, a boat travels between Sweden and Denmark. Most Scandiniavans have weekly or monthly passes that can be punched every time they ride. A map shows the routes of the ferries and the stops they make, just like a map for a metro.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Simone Steger</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
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![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Gothenburg, Sweden] There are many tiny islands surrounding the city of Gothenburg, and the easiest way to get between them is by ferry. In this photo, a boat travels between Sweden and Denmark. Most Scandiniavans have weekly or monthly passes that can be punched every time they ride. A map shows the routes of the ferries and the stops they make, just like a map for a metro.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Simone Steger</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/qNWHuX/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Grand Prize Winner<br />
</span>[Erg-Chebbi, Morocco] As the evening air grows frigid, Ali contemplates how much further Buaro and Jimi can take him before sundown. He must reach the next nomadic family's location in order to sleep protected from the December winds. He has stopped to give his two camels a small ration of hay so that they might muster up the energy to finish the final stretch before nightfall.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Megan Williams</em> <br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/ArgEaU/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Grand Prize Winner<br />
</span>[Erg-Chebbi, Morocco] As the evening air grows frigid, Ali contemplates how much further Buaro and Jimi can take him before sundown. He must reach the next nomadic family's location in order to sleep protected from the December winds. He has stopped to give his two camels a small ration of hay so that they might muster up the energy to finish the final stretch before nightfall.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Megan Williams</em> <br />
<a href="http://glimpse.org/accounts/12506/profile/">view profile</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/ArgEaU/large.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Outside of Ihosy, Madagascar] In Madagascar, the main method of getting from city to city is the taxi-brousse, a semi-chaotic bus that also doubles as a mail delivery truck. Trips of about 600 miles can take upwards of three or four days when traveling in southern Madagascar, or longer during the rainy season. This picture was taken several hours outside of our breakfast stop in Ihosy. The taxi-brousse, overloaded with mail and luggage, is sinking in the middle of the National Highway. Everyone in the bus had the opportunity to push, pull, hold, and lift many times during this single trip. Other adventures during this voyage included cutting down tree branches to make ramps, rebuilding parts of the road that had caved in by stacking rocks over the ledges, and even replacing the motor in the middle of the highway at 2 a.m. (fortunately, they thought to pack an extra one).</p>
<p>Would I take the trip again? I already have, many times.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Andrew March</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
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![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Outside of Ihosy, Madagascar] In Madagascar, the main method of getting from city to city is the taxi-brousse, a semi-chaotic bus that also doubles as a mail delivery truck. Trips of about 600 miles can take upwards of three or four days when traveling in southern Madagascar, or longer during the rainy season. This picture was taken several hours outside of our breakfast stop in Ihosy. The taxi-brousse, overloaded with mail and luggage, is sinking in the middle of the National Highway. Everyone in the bus had the opportunity to push, pull, hold, and lift many times during this single trip. Other adventures during this voyage included cutting down tree branches to make ramps, rebuilding parts of the road that had caved in by stacking rocks over the ledges, and even replacing the motor in the middle of the highway at 2 a.m. (fortunately, they thought to pack an extra one).</p>
<p>Would I take the trip again? I already have, many times.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Andrew March</em><br />
<a href="http://glimpse.org/accounts/6543/profile/">view profile</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/VQ4sF1/large.png)
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</span>[Gulu, Uganda] Given the intense poverty in northern Uganda, most people travel by basic means. They move on foot or bicycle, as pictured here. Travel at night is daunting as the roads are lit only by passing cars.<br />
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<em>Photo by Pete Muller</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
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![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up<br />
</span>[Gulu, Uganda] Given the intense poverty in northern Uganda, most people travel by basic means. They move on foot or bicycle, as pictured here. Travel at night is daunting as the roads are lit only by passing cars.<br />
<br />
<em>Photo by Pete Muller</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/MyqCNy/large.png)
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[Rome, Italy] Getting to Rome from the quiet, medieval Umbrian hilltop town where I've lived these past three months was easy, comparatively speaking. I had mastered the intricacies of the Italian railway early on, managed to find my way home from faraway towns (after Italian buses repeatedly left me stranded), and dodged Fiats like a real-time game of Frogger. After coming to terms with the complexity of Italian transportation, a horse-drawn carriage was the last thing I expected to see outside the Colosseum.<br />
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<em>Photo by Christine Mallia</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/HGuu3Q/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Rome, Italy] Getting to Rome from the quiet, medieval Umbrian hilltop town where I've lived these past three months was easy, comparatively speaking. I had mastered the intricacies of the Italian railway early on, managed to find my way home from faraway towns (after Italian buses repeatedly left me stranded), and dodged Fiats like a real-time game of Frogger. After coming to terms with the complexity of Italian transportation, a horse-drawn carriage was the last thing I expected to see outside the Colosseum.<br />
<br />
<em>Photo by Christine Mallia</em><br />
<a href="http://glimpse.org/accounts/11612/profile/">view profile</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/HGuu3Q/large.png)
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[Varanasi, India] The quintessential experience in Varanasi, India is to take a boat ride along the Ganges at dawn. We watched the city wake up and thousands of Hindus come to the ghats along the sacred river to bathe, worship, and auspiciously begin their days. As we headed out, I took this photo of a boatman silhouetted against the early morning sun. Despite the heat and pollution and noise, at that moment, floating along the Ganges, everything was perfect.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Olivia Postell</em><br />
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/6iFzfq/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: large;">Runner-Up</span><br />
[Varanasi, India] The quintessential experience in Varanasi, India is to take a boat ride along the Ganges at dawn. We watched the city wake up and thousands of Hindus come to the ghats along the sacred river to bathe, worship, and auspiciously begin their days. As we headed out, I took this photo of a boatman silhouetted against the early morning sun. Despite the heat and pollution and noise, at that moment, floating along the Ganges, everything was perfect.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Olivia Postell</em><br />
<a href="http://glimpse.org/accounts/facebook_4205622/profile/">view profile</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">Check out our <a href="http://glimpse.org/contests/submit/">current photo contest</a></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"> and submit for a chance to win a $250 travel voucher, courtesy of STA Travel!</span></p>
<p> </p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/6iFzfq/large.png)
