lighthouse with red stripe

April 12, 2014
lighthouse with red stripe
Posted by gem on April 12, 2014
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Architecture, Chile Photo Posts, Instagram
Tagged with: instagram, lighthouse, stripe, valparaiso

Instagram, April 2014, Valparaiso Tweet

two Hualien eateries

April 11, 2014
two Hualien eateries
Posted by gem on April 11, 2014
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People, Rural, Taipei
Tagged with: eatery, electric fan, Hualien, interiors, travel

photographed a year apart: famous iced dessert shop, Hualien, October 2012 Tweet

four places that are closed

April 8, 2014
four places that are closed
Posted by gem on April 8, 2014
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Guam, Landscape, Metro Manila
Tagged with: closed, shuttered, travel, typology

four photos: office grilles drawn down, Quezon City, March 2011 Tweet

United States Post Office

April 5, 2014
United States Post Office
Posted by gem on April 5, 2014
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Architecture, Guam, Signs
Tagged with: post office, steps, travel

Hagatna, Guam, November 2012 Tweet

dental clinic

April 4, 2014
dental clinic
Posted by gem on April 4, 2014
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Metro Manila, People, Signs
Tagged with: city, dental clinic, Street, teeth, urban

How many graphic representations of teeth do you see in this picture? Manila, April 2011 Tweet

Valparaiso Graffiti Tour

April 3, 2014
Valparaiso Graffiti Tour
Posted by gem on April 3, 2014
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Chile Photo Posts, Chile Places, Chile Writings, Graffiti, Street, Travel
Tagged with: cerro, Graffiti, street art, travel, urban, valparaiso

back to Chile 2014 main page Click here to see all my other Chile graffiti photos. This is a photo-heavy post, please wait for it to load. I was late […]

six dental clinics

April 3, 2014
six dental clinics
Posted by gem on April 3, 2014
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Metro Manila, Signs
Tagged with: dental clinics, shuttered, signage, typography, typology

Manila, Philippines, April 2011 Tweet

Concon sand dunes

April 3, 2014
Concon sand dunes
Posted by gem on April 3, 2014
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Chile Places, Landscape
Tagged with: concon, nature, outdoors, sand, sand dunes, travel

back to Chile 2014 main page Concon’s sand dunes are a ten minute bus ride from where I live in Renaca. It was a scary climb for me to the […]

train station lockers

March 31, 2014
train station lockers
Posted by gem on March 31, 2014
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Objects, Taipei, Transportation
Tagged with: blue, lockers, train station, travel

Hualien, March 2010 Tweet

Abandoned University

March 31, 2014
Abandoned University
Posted by gem on March 31, 2014
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Architecture, Chile Places, Graffiti, Travel
Tagged with: abandoned, chile, renaca, travel, urban exploration, urbex

back to Chile 2014 main page Universidad del Mar was a university whose headquarters are a ten minute walk from where I live in Renaca, Vina del Mar. It shut […]

tuk tuk interiors

March 28, 2014
tuk tuk interiors
Posted by gem on March 28, 2014
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Signs, Thailand, Transportation
Tagged with: Chiang Mai, driver, interiors, travel, tricycle, tuk tuk

Chiang Mai, August 2012 Tweet

graffiti in the middle of nowhere

March 26, 2014
graffiti in the middle of nowhere
Posted by gem on March 26, 2014
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Architecture, Graffiti, Landscape, Rural, Taipei
Tagged with: Hualien, street art, travel

Hualien, Taiwan, May 2011 Tweet

Impressions of Atlanta

March 25, 2014
Impressions of Atlanta
Posted by gem on March 25, 2014
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Architecture, Chile Journal, Chile Writings, Transportation, Travel
Tagged with: atlanta, city, layover, Street, travel, urban

back to Chile 2014 main page I had a six hour layover in Atlanta, my final stopover before Santiago, Chile. My first layover after departing Manila was two hours in […]

kid and grandpa

March 24, 2014
kid and grandpa
Posted by gem on March 24, 2014
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People, Taipei
Tagged with: child, shirt, travel

Taipei City, October 2012 Tweet

big Quezon Avenue graffiti beside a parking lot

March 21, 2014
big Quezon Avenue graffiti beside a parking lot
Posted by gem on March 21, 2014
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Graffiti, Metro Manila
Tagged with: city, quezon city, Street, street art, urban

July, 2013 Tweet

3D Street Art

March 19, 2014
3D Street Art
Posted by gem on March 19, 2014
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People, Singapore, Street
Tagged with: 3D, art, street art, travel

Singapore Tweet

lotto folks

March 17, 2014
lotto folks
Posted by gem on March 17, 2014
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Metro Manila, People
Tagged with: city, portraits, quezon city, Street, urban

folks betting at the lottery booth in Tomas Morato, Quezon City, March 2011: Tweet

two stencils and some stickers

March 15, 2014
two stencils and some stickers
Posted by gem on March 15, 2014
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Graffiti, Metro Manila, Taichung
Tagged with: stencil, sticker, street art, travel, work

Work! stencil graffiti, Manila, April 2011 Tweet

chicken coop with Pacquiao vs. Cotto sign board as roof

March 12, 2014
chicken coop with Pacquiao vs. Cotto sign board as roof
Posted by gem on March 12, 2014
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Animals, Metro Manila, Signs
Tagged with: cage, chicken, handwritten, rooster

San Andres, Manila, February 2010 Tweet

two men crossing paths

March 11, 2014
two men crossing paths
Posted by gem on March 11, 2014
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Indonesia, People
Tagged with: cargo, city, garbage bags, Street, travel, urban, work

Ubud, Bali, October 2011 Tweet

wooden shoe repairman’s cart in front of posts with politicians’ ads

March 9, 2014
wooden shoe repairman’s cart in front of posts with politicians’ ads
Posted by gem on March 9, 2014
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Found Objects/ Structures, Landscape, Metro Manila
Tagged with: cart, city, handwritten, politicians, Street, urban, wooden

San Andres, Manila, February 2010 Tweet

seven graffiti photos from 2010

March 7, 2014
seven graffiti photos from 2010
Posted by gem on March 7, 2014
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Graffiti, Metro Manila
Tagged with: city, quezon city, Street, street art, urban, wall

all photos here from 2010: Roosevelt Ave., Quezon City Tweet

fruit vendor

March 5, 2014
fruit vendor
Posted by gem on March 5, 2014
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Landscape, Metro Manila, People
Tagged with: business, cart, fruits, vendor, weighing scale, woman, work

fruits on a wooden cart with a weighing scale Mandaluyong, Philippines, June 2010 Tweet

chopping meat in front of slaughterhouse, taken four years apart

March 2, 2014
chopping meat in front of slaughterhouse, taken four years apart
Posted by gem on March 2, 2014
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Metro Manila, People, Signs
Tagged with: colors, san juan, signage, slaughterhouse, typography, work

sandwich shop seller

February 28, 2014
sandwich shop seller
Posted by gem on February 28, 2014
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People, Rural, Taipei
Tagged with: chinese characters, sandwiches, seller, shop, store, travel, vendor, woman

Hualien, Taiwan, October 2012 Tweet

Singapore night skyline

February 25, 2014
Singapore night skyline
Posted by gem on February 25, 2014
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Architecture, Night, Singapore
Tagged with: buildings, skyline, skyscrapers, travel, urban

September 2011 Tweet

Shanghai night skyline/ architecture

February 23, 2014
Shanghai night skyline/ architecture
Posted by gem on February 23, 2014
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Architecture, Night, Shanghai
Tagged with: buildings, skyline, skyscrapers, travel, urban

Pudong, Shanghai, August 2010 Tweet

ferris wheel in temporary fair, San Juan

February 18, 2014
ferris wheel in temporary fair, San Juan
Posted by gem on February 18, 2014
No Responses
Found Objects/ Structures, Metro Manila, Signs
Tagged with: colors, fair, ferris wheel, san juan, small town, typography

I’ve seen a similar traveling fair in 2009 where the ferris wheel sign has the same design. Might be from the same company. Click here to see the 2009 photos. […]