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Beijing - Off the Beaten Track

Off the Beaten Track - Mountains in West Beijing (thumb) Beijing is massive. Most people stay well within the reach of the 5th Ring Road (unless it's a day trip to Badaling or the Ming Tombs). As a result, they're missing out on the real "great outdoors" -- on the outskirts of Beijing.And we're talking about the bits of Beijing that sometimes don't even make [...]

Driving to Lake Tahoe

The hills near Walnut Creek as you leave the Bay area (thumb)     We drove from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe during August 2006.  To make things more interesting, we tried taking photos along the way that would document major landmarks on what is actually a fairly boring drive.  The game definitely made things more interesting, and actually made us realize that there was plenty to [...]

Rocking Whiterock

An artist's pretty awesome welcome sign for this city (painted on a gate to an auto repair shop) (thumb) Whiterock is a little town that lies along the coast of B.C. It is about an hour's drive from Vancouver, and is easy to get to, as it is a rather famous tourist spot. Apart from being abuzz with tourists, it is also covered with rocks (well, isn't that a surprise), though whether they are white or not, I shall leave upto you to [...]

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