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I thought this was funny. This is what (((GLOBAL TRANSMISSION))) is in Canada. For one thing, they've got a way better opening page song than we do, aye.
Maybe our hosers on the other side of the border should take a look at this little fender bender in Cochin, India.
He's bigger than any Global Transmission on any side of the border, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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No matter how hard you try, no matter how many lessons you take, you will never be able to shake it on the dance floor like this girl.
Street dancers in Cartegena, Colombia
He's been shaking his shit for ages, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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You should never ever complain about public transportation.
On the road in rural Cambodia outside of Siam Reap

You have no right to complain about, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Futbol (or soccer) is the most popular sport in the world. It is especially so in Colombia. This girl seems like she couldn't give un culo de rato about it.
On the pitch in Salento, Colombia
speaking of culo's, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Nothing is ever easy in India......and sometimes I think they do this on purpose. Rather than getting let off on the flat dirt parking area, they dropped us off over piles of bricks.
Arriving by bus in Ahmedabad, India
he's no pile of anything, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Trains
It's nothing but fun on trains, which is my favorite way to travel. Does anyone else think these guys look like the Ecuadorian version of the Village People?
On a train through Devil's Nose in Ecuador
he's the Y in YMCA, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Trains
And then this part confused me. The other conductors started ripping off his shirt and slapping him on the back leaving red marks all over his body, all while the train was moving. Not sure what happened to the piece of fruit though.
On a train through Devil's Nose in Ecuador
he's nobody's back slapping fruitcake, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Trains
And then the train stopped, and one of the conductors stopped and went into the forest and picked up this fruit........
On a train through Devil's Nose in Ecuador
he's well adapt at survival in the middle of South American rainforests, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Trains
The view from the roof of the train as it stopped at a local village.
On a train through Devil's Nose in Ecuador
his influence is strong amongst the local villagers, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Trains
This would never be allowed in the states. Passengers allowed to sit on the roof.
On a train through Devil's Nose in Ecuador
well, speak of the devil, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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One year ago I was on a long overnight three leg flight from Bangkok to Sydney, Australia on Garuda Airlines. It was awful.
But the one highlight was this bathroom with a nice little homely touch in Bali International Airport during my last 2.5 hour layover.
A urinal with a fishtank over it in Bali International Airport in Indonesia.
not caught by the camera, was this inscription in the bathroom stall, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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this makes me want to cry ((read))
A river tributary in Kathmandu, Nepal littered with trash
this makes me wonder, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Flying Part V
or views this close to the mountains....
The view from Amazonas Airlines over the Cordillera Real outside of La Paz, Bolivia
a mountain of a man, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Flying Part IV
But it's only in these tiny 14 seater puddle jumpers that you can get views like this....
The view from Amazonas Airlines over the Cordillera Real outside of La Paz, Bolivia
Half man, half amazing, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Flying Part III
It's nice to see an airline like Amazonas that doesn't segregate between classes such as having separate coach, business, first or pilot class.
The view from seat 1b above Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
A man with class that knows no boundaries, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Flying Part II
and then when I see that I'm flying in one of these 14 person planes, I know I'm in for an adventure..
Amazonas Airlines charter flight from La Paz to Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
I got your adventure right here, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Third World Flying Part I
Anytime I arrive at an airport and it looks like this, the first thought that pops in my head, is uh-oh.
The bustling terminal at Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
then usually my second thought is, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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I wonder if this is where barbers got the idea for the red striped posts outside their shops. Of course barbers don't exist in San Francisco, there called 'hair stylists', the equivalent of a custodial engineer to a janitor.
The grand canal in Venice, Italy
speaking of stylists, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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The thing I like best about the mountains is that they make you realize how small and insignificant you are in the grand scheme of things. I think we could all use a slice of humble pie every once in a while.
Watching the sunset over Mount Everest in Nepal, with Nuptse in the foreground to the right
a mountain of a man, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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It's these rainy days in San Francisco that makes me long for a place like Bali. Coincidentally, it's the fifth anniversary of the Bali bombings that killed 202 people.
Sunset on Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia
this man is the bomb, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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No matter where you are in the world, Jesus is watching.
Jesus watching over the town of Alausi, Ecuador.
we don't know where he is, but he knows where we are, watching us by the wayside, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Remember the good old days before having to work, pay bills, debt, ill relationships, responsibilities, obligations, stress, worry, etc. etc.
A local boy jumping at one of the temples of Angkor in Cambodia
his work is his play, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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One of the many mysterious Nasca lines carved into the desert, viewable only from the sky. Carved by the Nasca culture around 500 AD, the motivation for their creation is unknown. Most popular belief is that they were creating these geoglyphs to appease the gods for water.......
A bird carved into the arid, pebbled plateau of the Nasca desert.
....another theory was to appease the all powerful savior, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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In honor of the Argentine revolutionary who was executed in Bolivia 40 years ago. Hasta la Victoria Siempre
A Che Guevara mural in the San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hasta la Suave Siempre, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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A year ago I was here in the Mekong River border town of Huay Xai during a Buddhist festival. Monks are receiving alms during a morning ceremony, to celebrate the end of the rainy season.
Easily the best border town in the world that I've stayed in, Huay Xai, Laos
Just as beloved by the Laotian freedom fighters, Dónde está Che Pelotas?

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Just a photo I found from '93.
Bombed remains of the Kaiser Wilhelm church in Berlin, Germany
Just another silky, smooth international mega-star, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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If you feel you're in a dead end job, just remember it can always be worse.
Weaving carpets in Luang Prabang, Laos
If Silky Smooth Secretary of State were a job, this man would be the diplomatic CEO, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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For a relatively calm, predictable lifestyle, move to the chemically green lawns of suburbia. To have all your senses completely blown away, visit India.
The never ending circus that is Varanasi, India
Speaking of blown away, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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When at high altitude, it's important to acclimate your body slowly to the lower oxygen content in the air. Go slowly, drink lots of water and avoid alcohol, or you might be like this Israeli girl to the right, with headaches and gasping for air.
The high altiplano near Uyuni, Bolivia
Or do what Che does, relax with a puff of flavor country, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?

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One of favorite things about travelling is leaving the guidebook at home, wander the streets, and stumble upon things like this.
A Hindu ritual in Kathmandu, Nepal
A religious experience in itself, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?