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Incredible pictures of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribe

dailymail.co.uk — Skin painted bright red, heads partially shaved, arrows drawn back in the longbows and aimed square at the aircraft buzzing overhead. The gesture is unmistakable: Stay Away.More… (Travel & Places)

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Dubai Architecture: Dubai is NUTS!

dubai-architecture.info — Dubai is said to currently have 15-25% of all the world's cranes.There are more construction workers in Dubai than there are actual citizens. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON OVER THERE?More… (Travel & Places)

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Photography is Not a Crime - Blint of SFMOMA is an *****!

thomashawk.com — "After purchasing my family membership and visiting the museum today I was forcibly thrown out of the museum by two museum security guards at the direction of the Director of Visitor Relations Simon Blint. My crime? Taking a photograph from the second floor stairs in the SFMOMA's atrium (an area where the SF MOMA's own website explicitly says..."More… (Travel & Places)

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Stranded at the airport? Don't forget Rule 240

msnbc.msn.com — Travel Editor Peter Greenberg explains the unwritten rule that can get you on your way when your flight is canceled or delayed.More… (Travel & Places)

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Incredible Pictures of Earth from Above [PICS]

boston.com — Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand will bring his work to the United States for the first time in 2009. Aiming to inspire people to think globally about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has been photographing unique views of our planet, seen from the sky, since 1994 - and has produced an exhibit of over 150 4-ft. by 6-ft. printsMore… (Travel & Places)

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7 Abandoned Wonders of America (+PICS)

weburbanist.com — Ever see an impressive derelict structure and wonder just how a building so elegant, sizable or centrally located could be abandoned? There are amazing abandonments all over the world, but some may be closer than you think. Many are even located right in the heart of major cities like New York or Los Angeles and are decades or even centuries old.More… (Travel & Places)

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7 Abandoned Wonders of the Former Soviet Union [w/ pics]

weburbanist.com — There are abandonments all over the world, but the former Soviet Union has some of the most interesting, unique and strange abandoned buildings. The complex political, military and social history of the country has led to everything from almost-finished buildings abandoned before actual use and entire abandoned cities to chilling gulags.More… (Travel & Places)

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Worlds Largest Swimming Pool 3500 Ft Long!

dailymail.co.uk — Measuring almost 3,500 ft in length, The San Alfonso del Mar seawater pool in Algarrobo, Chile has been named the world's largest outdoor swimming pool by the Guiness Book of World Records. More… (Travel & Places)

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Lost In Translation: English Interpreted [PICS]

divinecaroline.com — One of my favorite things about traveling is seeing how English is used, or misused. Apparently I'm not alone. Most of these seem to be from Asian countries, however there are a few from other parts of the world that are just as hilarious. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.More… (Travel & Places)

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Crazy Water Slide Drops You Straight Down a Trap Door

gizmodo.com — This German water slide is the definition of terror. Rather than starting out sitting down and sliding into the steep part, you start standing up on a trap door that they pull out from underneath you. It drops you straight downMore… (Travel & Places)

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Why It's OK to 'Steal' Wi-Fi

blogs.computerworld.com — There are two reasons why it should not be illegal, or considered unethical, to use someone else's Wi-Fi network: 1) By using a Wi-Fi network you're -- by definition -- asking for, and receiving, permission from the owner; and 2) Your computer can't be on their Wi-Fi network unless their network is in your computer.More… (Travel & Places)

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What One Pilot Would Really Like to Say from the Cockpit

rd.com — "Before we take off, I would like to apologize on behalf of this and every airline for the hassle you just endured at the security checkpoint. As is patently obvious to any reasonable person, the humiliating shoe removals, liquids ban, and pointy-object confiscations do little to make us safer...."More… (Travel & Places)

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The World's 16 Least Inspiring Flags

cracked.com — Just try and salute one of these monstrosities.More… (Travel & Places)

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I Hope Those Pillars Are Strong [PICS]

deputy-dog.com — below is the recently (2003) extended runway at funchal airport in portugal. the original 1400m runway was notoriously short and, as a result, sometimes dangerous for landing planes (see here). the runway extension won the iabse’s ‘outstanding structures award’ and rightly so: due to an obvious lack of land, engineers have supported the extenMore… (Travel & Places)

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