My Most Favorite Portraits From TravelBlog.............................

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One of my favorite pages on TravelBlog to explore is the "Travel Photos" tab. It's a temporary escape from my stationary life and the stresses of work. The pictures transport me to far off places through breathtaking photographs rated highly by other travelers on the site. Essentially they make me lust for the next big trip! Please take the time to explore the specific entries- I think they are some of the most impressive that TravelBlog has to offer.

You might notice a curious absence of landscapes from this collection- I've posted 2 other similar entries.
One with just landscapes(in progress!):
My Most Favorite Landscapes From TravelBlog..........................

One with just food and drink(in progress!):
My Most Favorite Food From TravelBlog....................................

cheers!

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Maria

November 6th 2006
Chichicastenango and Antigua

Mursi women and child, Lower Omo Valley

March 29th 2008
In a Strange Land

Passing Time

December 3rd 2006
Same Same but Different

Hey Dude

November 22nd 2006
Nepal

Cao Dai Temple

July 22nd 2007
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)/Vietnam

Reto

August 3rd 2007
Sepilok - Never work with Animals or Children... But what happens when it is both?!!!!

Szkolne dziewczynki.

April 28th 2009
Notatki z Shiraz.

Timbermen

December 18th 2006
A fading hope

Gandalf, La Paz

November 20th 2005
I, Tourist

Lady of the Mosque

March 30th 2007
Day 2 - Abri-Wawa-Kerma-Some village north of Dongola

Monkeys at the Zoo

June 2nd 2009
Beer, BBQ and Beautiful Qingdao

Carnaval at the SambaDromo

February 23rd 2009
The Greatest Show on Earth

Indian Sadhu - Varanasi

February 2nd 2007
India - Varanasi "I See Dead People" & "Lepers Make Terrible Pickpockets!!!"

A woman from the Western Highlands

September 24th 2006
Who put all that paint into my face?

Hill tribe people

July 8th 2008
Bangkok - Chiang Mai - Ayuthaya

School Days

November 12th 2007
The Answer my Friend is blowin' in the wind.

Girls on the Pullman Bus

May 1st 2007
Hot Face Wax on The Axis of Evil

Striped

June 2nd 2007
Welcome To Iraq, Are You Tourists or Terrorists?

Sadhu at the Jagdish Temple

April 19th 2009
Further Adventures in Rajasthan

Sheepherder

September 28th 2008
17 horses per Inhabitant

woman with lip-plates and scarification on torso

November 20th 2008
Think you've got a little something on your lip there...

Timon

October 22nd 2006
The Ghost of King Leopold

Cooking up the tourists

December 28th 2006
The two Bolivias

Old friends

July 24th 2009
Goodbye America..

Masked Dance

November 17th 2007
Dogon Country

Mico and Osma Shuffling

August 16th 2007
Sepilok - Going Wild! And High Teas

religious man

July 17th 2008
Dear Diary

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prayer wheels

November 15th 2004
Karma police, arrest this man

Hanging outside a mosque in Fes

June 27th 2009
An Ounce Of Moroccan

Multiples of Infinity

August 31st 2008
Balinese Hangovers & The Balian's Cure

Gorillas 8

August 9th 2008
Rwanda (Gorilla treking)

children of Phandar

August 21st 2007
The Hindu Kush from the Passenger Seat

Jerusalem

November 30th 2007
Jerusalem

Rajasthani Girl

May 10th 2005
Rajasthan; on the road again

What a way to bring in the new year

August 2nd 2009
2009 So far

Friendly Rio

January 9th 2006
The unbearable tightness of Lycra

A sweet old bag lady outside....

October 30th 2007
Guinea Kebab

Give Me Your Hair!!

October 31st 2007
Across the Wild West: Kailash to the Friendship Highway

President Bob with PDG Ray Gaskill after his presentation at Kinsley Rotary

December 20th 2006
Hawkins Texas

ילדה מאופרת בסגנון מקומי באראמפורה

June 21st 2007
מינגאלאבה מבורמה!!

October 26th 2004
Back to Bolivia

Mariama Kamara

April 5th 2006
Highlands and lowlifes

The incredible gorilla

May 26th 2008
Gorillas: A Very Close Encounter

Photographer

February 20th 2007
Message from Burma - "We need tourists to visit, you are our Trojan Horse"

the dream team!

June 16th 2007
Guerrillas and Gorillas

man

October 24th 2008
To DRC or not to DRC?

Squirrel monkeys on banana alert

March 2nd 2006
Rurrenabaque and the junglist massive

Soothsayer

June 5th 2009
Mysterious Dwarves: Still Observers Are Worried

May the force be with you

June 27th 2009
An Ounce Of Moroccan

Australian Dancer

October 6th 2006
Conquest of a continent

RECOVERED

June 16th 2007
Guerrillas and Gorillas

Puja Purification

August 21st 2008
A Balinese Yoga Festival

Shimti

December 24th 2007
Habitat for Humanity

the Elders

September 9th 2006
With open arms

Shepherd

December 7th 2007
The Pied Piper of Bujumbura

16. say cheese

April 25th 2009
The People of the Forest

Happy kid, Villa Mar

November 20th 2005
I, Tourist

cheeseball

July 17th 2008
Kilimanjaro; The Other Side of the Mountain

Kid in Madurai

February 19th 2009
Varkala to Madurai.

Bedouin Guide

May 19th 2009
Jordan: The Real Land of Smiles

Salgueiro - Flag Carrier Queen - Rio Carnival

February 9th 2008
Rio Carnival - this time with real women...

Shaman from the third, freezing Dukha encampment

May 20th 2009
My battle with malaria, part 2: shamanist reindeer-herding nomads, a near-death experience and "the best hospital in Mongolia"

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Kids from Bugiri

March 14th 2006
The Great White Missionary turns Businessman!

Mobile Produce

December 3rd 2007
Into the Dragon's Den

Chinese Comedy

May 10th 2008
Little bit of terracota, little bit of fur and some freaky facial expressions for good measure.

Locals, Ksar Ouled Soltane

December 28th 2005
Tunisia - from Arab Towns, to Roman Ruins, to the Southern Rocky Desert

Whirling Dervishes - Dhikr ceremony at Hamed al-Nil Tomb, Khartoum

February 23rd 2008
The War Train

The object of the festival

May 19th 2009
THE MOST POPULAR FESTIVAL IN GHANA

School Children

September 22nd 2006
Dramatic Entrance to a Dramatic Land

Very cosy

May 28th 2009
Sumatra - Pulau Weh and Bukit Lawang

Dressed to shop - Hanami-koji in Gion, Kyoto

October 12th 2006
The Strength of Silence

2nd Priest by the pool in ubud

July 16th 2008
Jam and Jerusalem

Adorable

January 13th 2007
The Teaching-English-in-Korea Blog

Hmong girls...

August 19th 2007
The relaxation nation of the world.... The Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos

Monsieur Jacky Alou

August 21st 2006
Days in the desert

Aspiring Huli Wigman

September 24th 2006
Who put all that paint into my face?

Guys

March 14th 2009
The comfort of strangers

Traditional Miao Welcome!

December 9th 2008
Tourism to The Rescue?

Collective Union

August 31st 2008
Balinese Hangovers & The Balian's Cure

Posing Priest at Entos Eyesu Monastery - Lake Tana, Ethiopia

May 8th 2008
The Many Faces of Ethiopia

More Swamis.

June 26th 2009
Nepal - The City Experience

Happy Holi

March 15th 2006
The multicoloured slop swap

Chess playing Hagars

May 4th 2007
I've discovered a new talent....

I think i startled him....

January 14th 2009
Onto Hampi and Gokarna

Old Naxi woman, Lijiang

June 27th 2005
Vanishing Charlie Street

LALIBELA

July 25th 2008
LALIBELA, GONDER, AXUM AND THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS

Snake Enchanter

October 27th 2007
Fatehpur Sikri and Agra

Drill Monkey

December 23rd 2007
Afi Mountains Drill Ranch

shiraz

November 12th 2006
el viaje llega a su meridiano

Ipanema

August 9th 2008
Rio and I (Part II)

"and meet some friends of mine."

January 9th 2006
The unbearable tightness of Lycra

Maori's like showing their tongues we discovered..

September 1st 2006
North Island

albino Mursi baby

November 20th 2008
Think you've got a little something on your lip there...

Pygmy kids staying with me

July 16th 2009
21 Pygmies, the Jungle, and Me

Elderly but tough hitchhiker, West Coast, Chiloe

December 14th 2005
On the road with Maximum Velocidad

Old Miao lady in the town of FengHuang...

September 24th 2007
Rich & San's Long March... Yunan, Guangxi, Hunan, Shaanxi

Novice Monk Inwa

November 18th 2005
Impressions of Mandalay

Duck Seller

April 25th 2008
On the Trail of Uncle Ho - Vietnam

Fisherman

April 1st 2006
Come sail away, come sail away, come and sail away with me, you guys

The funky chicken man...

March 2nd 2006
Mindanao; Abu Sayyaf the MILF and a bloke called Joe.

Local Kogi girl

June 26th 2008
The Lost City is no longer lost, but the rainforest is still very rainy...

Local character

November 12th 2006
How wow Lao Lao - Luang Prabang and out along the Mekong

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Guinea-Pig for lunch anyone?

April 8th 2008
Lake Titicaca: Birthplace of the Incas

Dinner

October 21st 2006
From Bangui to Kisangani

Our host for lunch, had an amazing time !

May 29th 2009
China Yunnan province, insider trek by the Vietnamese border...incredible rice terraces & Chinese minorities!

Tired

February 25th 2006
Travel by all means possible...

Kids at Thanbodday

January 25th 2009
...It'll Always Be Burma To Me!

Takab

June 1st 2007
Illegal Whiskeys in Iran (III)

48

March 6th 2009
Fort Worth, Texas

Geoff checking out some possible new beard styles

March 11th 2007
Singapore slip ups

Bread Guy

May 10th 2008
Jordan - The City half as old as time...

Local Boys

March 6th 2008
OOHHH luuu-annnn-yah!!! SOUTH AFRICA

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Pleased to see us then...

November 5th 2007
Sandakan

Chariot Race

November 7th 2007
The Heart of The Holy Land

Holy men in glam frocks

November 8th 2007
Sacsayhuaman (sexy woman)

anam

January 13th 2008
Under African Skies

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04 - Sama

December 17th 2007
Djungletur i Bukit Lawang

Another great group from Simbu Province

September 24th 2006
Who put all that paint into my face?

Welcome to Dili

December 11th 2005
Tourists - an unknown species

Uros Floating Islands: Water taxi from Chumi to Kamisaraki / Islas Flotantes de los Uros: Taxi acuático de Chumi a Kamisaraki

April 6th 2006
Lake Titicaca Islands / Islas del Lago Titicaca

It may look cute ...

March 25th 2006
Agra-phobia

Monks @ Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang

November 6th 2007
Slow boat to Laos

Playing with Penguins

March 27th 2007
Across the Vast Southern Ocean

Old Man

October 6th 2006
The Art of Haggling

Peruvian kids are too cute!

August 27th 2006
It´s the journey and the destination...

Ninhos de procesion

August 10th 2007
Despedida indonesia

Toy Train Ooty

January 31st 2009
On to Ooty then Fort Kochin and Varkala

Voodoo (2)

May 19th 2008
New Orleans - The Big Easy

Massi lady

February 1st 2007
Simba Says Hakuna Matata

Take My Pee..cha!

June 18th 2008
Namibian Odyssey

This face is so peacefull

January 18th 2008
A few days in the blue town

Dachshund, Budapest.

November 1st 2008
The little blog with the little dog.

...and the perfect time to catch the sunset

September 4th 2008
Getting Maui'ed

orando por nuestro compromiso

March 25th 2006
De Regreso a Pichilemu..

Snake Enchanter

October 27th 2007
Fatehpur Sikri and Agra

Monkey Man

November 16th 2008
Sumatera Sendiri

the grape farmer who gave us thousands of yen worth of grapes!

August 25th 2008
getting through the thirties

RECOVERED

June 27th 2007
Sepilok - And First Contact!

Top

July 28th 2006
5 days, 33 miles & Machu Picchu Later

Solo wifes at work outside the mine

September 4th 2004
The mine in Potosi

fetish market at Lome

June 15th 2009
Bargaining With the Gods

the silverback

June 16th 2007
Guerrillas and Gorillas

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June 25th 2009
New place, new rules!

Kids at the School I Volunteered at

April 13th 2008
This is Guatemala, Too

Tibetan Smiles

May 6th 2007
Mummified at Mount Everest

Banawe, Philippines

January 20th 2007
Different People

Our great leader Ali

September 17th 2008
Second Sk:n

Standing Sushi Chef in Standing Sushi Bar

November 26th 2008
Tokyo Trip - aka Mt Fuji Fiasco

In a typical shaikhouney

August 16th 2007
Ali, le rambo poseur de bombe irakien

Holy Water & Reverance

March 25th 2007
Life and Death on the Ganga

Its all a big old Soup Bowl

June 3rd 2008
Talk Does Not Cook Rice

The All Mighty Pacha Mama

June 22nd 2007
deep down underground with the real workers for tuppence a day breathing in toxic fumes and exloding dynamite

Yesterday... Today

July 30th 2007
Spot Me, Greet Me, Hassle Me, Guide Me

walking down an alley in Essaouira

July 18th 2008
No, you can't trade us 100 camels for our friend...

Me and Bonthorn

August 5th 2007
Siem Reap(Temples of Angkor)/Cambodia

Hampi

January 14th 2009
Onto Hampi and Gokarna

The car driver

April 10th 2009
A small dose of China without too much China

colorful carnaval dancers

February 18th 2008
Loca La Paz and Adventure Brew

stilts

November 20th 2008
Think you've got a little something on your lip there...

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Comments

[liliram]

Congratulations!
i'm so glad u came up with this blog! those pictures are truly awesome and deserve this special blog!!! thought u might want to do one with animals.............

[Christa]

Awesome!
Hi Steve...thanks for putting those all together...they are AMAZING! I want to GOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[The Dangling Carrot]

It's all about the people!
The world would not be worth seeing if it weren't for the differences between us. I like the use of our distant cousins in this people blog. Great collection.

[NomadAdrift]

a spectacular-fantastic display.
even though i'm currently out there traveling through the world, this only inspires me to go further and subtly reminds me how much i have yet to experience. the vast cauldron of diverse cultural differences like inexhaustible ingredients is an addicting elixir, that no matter how many times we pull from it's kettle to taste, it's never the same. thanks mate!

[the soul cultivator]

Thank You.
A great compilation of eclectic world images, that flow together as one. I am honoured to be part of this blog and of this fine world. I also love your foodie/landscapes blogs what a superb idea, keep them coming.

[laetitiaaroundtheworld]

Well Done
What a great idea! Travel is about meeting others discover new cultures and when I see all those pictures, I think of this special moment shared between the photographer and the person on the picture, the story behind, and it just make me want to jump in the first plane I can catch! Thanks so much Stephen for putting this together!

[Jen]

Beautiful!
So many places, so little time. Beautiful compilation with these photos.

[anonymous]

awesome
thanks for putting this together... some amazing photos i hadn't come across before.

[Stephen Paul]

thanks to all!
And by all I mean everyone who posted the pictures and made comments. Isnt the world amazing?!

[Jake]

I'm a convert!!!! Best Pictures
I travel a bunch. You have changed my life. If I want landscapes, I'll go to the National Geographic. The pictures that you have gathered togather have convinced me that from now on I will only take pictures of my wife, unique places and PEOPLE!!!!!!! What a treat. THANK-YOU SO, SO MUCH!!!! JAKE

[MAC from California]

FANTASTIC collection
Fantastic collection of images!

[Ali]

Worked a treat :)
Great idea - well selected shots ... damn'it - I'm in there :(

[Stephen Paul]

I had to!
I wanted to kind of balance out the countries a bit, but found pictures of Anglo's in day to day life few and far between. In fact looking at the collection Africa is obviously at the center of human culture for good reason. My point is Ali your portrait was a good shot of not only a white person in western garb- but its a great shot of probably what most of us represent! Westerners who have nothing but clothes, a grin, a camera and a desire to see the world. Plus you are the one who had the vision for the site and made the whole thing possible!!

[Crazy Canucks]

Faces of the World
Excellent idea; expressions are worth a thousand words. When I go through these pics, it reminds me of the little things that make people smile. Great selection of pics!

[cabochick]

nice job!
All our travel bloggers offer up some great world photos. Its nice to see some of the better ones compiled! So thank you for posting it. I love it!

[Debra]

Inspiring- Thanks
Great collection and well thought of, thanks Steve. So nice to wonder off into another world through these wonderful photos and blogs. You've inspired me to add my stories and photos which I have always meant to do but somehow keep putting it off.

[BlackManx]

i feel privileged!!!

[Lara]

Amazing!
I am really surprised with your pictures! You took not only that freezed moment in time but also the culture, expression and personal feelings of each people in each diffrent culture. Congratulations and thank you for the great moment i lived visiting your blog. bye bye A picture lover and friend, Lara from Brasil.

[pamela b]

nice photos
very very nice, thank you for sharing.