The Glico Man on Dotonbori Bridge, Osaka, JapanIt's kind of weird that in a place with as many gorgeous traditions as Japan, one of the most famous sights in Osaka is all about advertising. Kind of weird, except that Japan is all about contrasts and of course being a super-technology land, you can't …
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Picture pirouette: Don’t point in the DMZ, Korea
This is not a particularly beautiful photo, but it's hard to take photos when (a) you have to take them from within a building, before you're allowed into the joint security area and (b) you're running through a million warnings in your head about not taking photos in particular places, not …
Picture pirouette: Not a penguin at Penguin Island
Gull in flight at Penguin IslandI've been thinking about penguins this morning. I can blame Pam from Nerd's Eye View for that as she's been tweeting and writing about penguin spotting from her recent Antarctic trip (yes, I'm extremely jealous!) and then it occurred to me that hey, I don't need to go …