Photos from Albania

Photos from Albania

The following pictures are from Albania, and were taken during the winter of 2009. They are of the colorful buildings of Tirane, the mountains of Albania, farm animals, bunkers, bridges, and hiking trails.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Istanbul, Turkey- February 24, 2009
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Colorful painted buildings of Tirane, Albania's capital city.

Old wooden bridge in mountains of Albania.

One of the 700,000 bunkers in Albania.

Mountains of Albania.

Ugly women's shoes in Albania.

Blood feud tower in the north of Albania.

Mountains and hiking trails.

River cutting through mountains.

Farm animal in Albania.


Albanian medicine.
Photos from Albania

Travel Photos from Budapest

Travel Photos from Budapest

The following photos were taken in Budapest, Hungary in the winter of 2009 and the summer of 2008. Follow the below links to go to the photos.

Hungary- Open roads, ancient cities, and the River Danube.

Budapest Artists and Tourist Attractions

Shopping and Markets in Budapest

Graffiti and Vegetables in Budapest, Hungary

Graffiti Buildings Expats in Budapest

Danube River Parliament Budapest, Hungary

Graffiti in Budapest Hungary

Architecture Danube Graffiti in Budapest Hungary

Mbuti Pygmies Tourist Attractions in Budapest Hungary

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Travel Photos New York City

Travel Photos New York City

New York City Photos

Brooklyn, New York, Barak Obama Posters

Indians in Queens, New York City

New York City Farmer's Fruit and Vegetable Market in Union Square

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Code Pink Congress Lobbying Washington DC Photos

Code Pink Congress Lobbying Washington DC Photos

The following photographs were taken in the autumn of 2008 around Washington DC. They are of Quaker lobbyists, Code Pink activists, a vagabond lobbying congress, and a horny skeleton in the Smithsonian museum.

Photo of US Congress
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Brooklyn, New York City- October 29, 2008
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Horny skeleton trying to get some action from an antelope in the Smithsonian natural history museum in Washington DC.

The poet Sydney March at Busboys and poets cafe near U Street in Washington DC.

Code Pink activists house in Washington DC,

Outside of Code Pink women activists house in Washington DC.

Liz Huricane of Code Pink.

Seal of the US House of Representatives with vagabond boot in Washington.

Vagabond lobbying Maine congressman Mike Michaud on Salvadorian immigrant rights and the upcoming elections in El Salvador.

Salvadorian immigrants in Maine congressman's Mike Michaud's office.

Lobbyists tell Mike Michaud's aid about the political situation in El Salvador.

Quaker lobbyists in Washington DC.



This is a video tour of the Code Pink house in DC

Code Pink Congress Lobbying Washington DC Photos
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New York City Vagabond Journey Photos

New York City Vagabond Journey Photos

The following photos were taken in New York City during the late summer and early autumn of 2008. They cover Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Brooklyn, New York City- October 22, 2008
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Click on the following links to view the photo pages:

Photos from New York City

Chinatown New York City Photos

Herman Melville Grave

Bridges Between Manhattan and Brooklyn

Coney Island Brooklyn

Ground Zero Rebuilding Photos

Ground Zero Rebuilding Photos 2

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Chinatown New York City Photos

Chinatown New York City Photos

The following photographs are from Chinatown in New York City. They were taken in the autumn of 2008, while I was finishing my degree with Global College.

Vegetable Market in Chinatown, New York City.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Brooklyn, New York City- October 10, 2008
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Quote from Wikipedia about origins of New York City's Chinatown:

"Faced with increasing discrimination and new laws which prevented participation in many occupations on the West Coast, some Chinese immigrants moved to the East Coast cities in search of employment. Early businesses in these cities included hand laundries and restaurants. Chinatown started on Mott Street, Park, Pell and Doyers streets, east of the notorious Five Points district.

The early days of Chinatown were dominated by Chinese "tongs" (now sometimes rendered neutrally as "associations"), which were a mixture of clan associations, landsman's associations, political alliances (Kuomintang vs Communist Party of China) and (more secretly) crime syndicates. The associations started to give protection from harassment due to anti-Chinese racism. Each of these associations was aligned with a street gang. The associations were a source of assistance to new immigrants - giving out loans, aiding in starting business, and so forth."
-Wikipedia Chinatown Manhattan


Photograph of Chinese cooks in New York City from Wikipedia.

Vegetable market in Chinatown New York City.

"No Dogs Allowed" sign in park in Chinatown. I made a jesting reference to the infamous sign that once hung at the gates of a park in Old Shanghai that read "No Dogs or Chinese People."

Chinese man hauling fruit in New York City Chinatown in Manhattan.

Sign for a tattoo studio in Chinatown.

Chinatown New York City Photos
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Passport Stamps and Visas

Passport Stamps and Visas

The following are some photos of the passport stamps and visas that are in my US passport.

This is my beat up and battered - war torn - USA passport.

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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Brooklyn, New York City- September 21, 2008
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Passport stamps from Ecuador, the first country that I ever traveled to in South America.

Passport stamps and visas from Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile.

Vietnam visa stamp.

Passport and visa stamps from Japan and the European Union. I like how the Japanese one is like a postage stamp.

Chinese tourist L visa stamp.

Egypt visa stamp and Chinese exit stamp.

Indian visa stamp.

Chinese student visa.

Passport stamps from Southeast Asia.

Passport Stamps and Visas
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South America Travel Photos

South America Travel Photos

The following photos were taken between the years of 2000 and 2003 from my travels in South America. During this time I wandered from Ecuador to Patagonia and up to Uruguay and Buenos Aires.

Archaeology excavation on the Manabi coast of Ecuador near Salango. This is where I had my archaeology field school and learned the trade.

Cabana on the beach of Ecuador.

Patagonia near Puerto Natales, Chile.

Docks in Puerto Natales, Chile.

Alpacas in the mountains of Peru.

Volcan Villarica in Chile.

Beggar in the Otavalo Market in Ecuador.

Quilatoa Crater in Ecuador.

Beautiful mountains and valleys of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador.

Interesting tree at an archaeology site in the hills of Ecuador.

South America Travel Photos
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New York City Brooklyn USA Photos

New York City, Brooklyn, USA Photos

The following photographs were taken in the USA in Philadelphia, New York City, and at the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Hannah Kates-Goldman shedding off her Maine flower and wearing shades to keep the Big City at bay.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Brooklyn, New York City- September 15, 2008
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Foreign author at Brooklyn Book Festival who could hardly read his own book. I must love a writer who cannot even read his own writing.

Indian author Manil Suri doing a Bollywood dance at the Brooklyn Book Festival. This was the high point of the show, and it made a cracked smile come to my cynical lips.

Manil Suri, the author of The Age of Shiva and The Death of Vishnu performing a Bollywood number to perfection at the Brooklyn Book Festival. This was seriously good stuff. Hannah Kates berated me earlier in the day for saying that I judge books by the author photos, but after watching Manil Suri do his dance masquerading as an Indian woman I think we are both going to read his books.
Lady the Tramp smoking a pipe.

Lady the Tramp smoking a cigar.

Vagabond Journey Wade smiling.

Dekalb and Flatbush in Brooklyn, where I should be spending the next three months before returning to my journey to the Middle East.

New York City subway.

New York City subway.

New York City, Brooklyn, USA Photos
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Lake Balaton Hungary Photos

Lake Balaton Hungary Photos

The following photographs were taken around Lake Balaton in Hungary.

The view of beautiful Lake Balaton.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Brooklyn, New York, USA- September 14, 2008
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Sunset over the lake.

Factory or foundry in the countryside of Hungary.

Church in Hungary.

Lake Balaton at dusk.

Hungarian people swimming in Lake Balaton.

Wind-surfing in Hungary.

Sunset over Lake Balaton.

Wade from VagabondJourney.com sitting on a fishing dock on Lake Balaton.

Hungarian food.
Lake Balaton Hungary Photos
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Budapest Hotel Hostel Photos

Budapest Hotel Hostel Photos

The following photographs are of accommodation in Budapest, Hungary. They show the Budapest Bubble and the Loft Hostels.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Philadelphia, PA, USA- September 7, 2008
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The Budapest Bubble Hostel:

This hostel can be found at-
Brody S. n.2
Budapest, Hungary 1085
State or Province: Budapest

It costs between $30 and $40 per night depending on if it is high or low season, and it is a very comfortable, at home, type of hostel.

Visit the Budapest Bubble Hostel on Hobohideout.com for more information.

This is the brochure for this hostel in Budapest.

This is the main common area of the Budapest Bubble.

This is another common area where people from all over the world meet and swap yarns.

This is another photo of a common area in the hostel.

This is the outside of the Budapest Bubble Hostel.

The Loft Hostel:

The Loft Hostel can be found at-
Veres Paine U. 19
Budapest, H-1053
Hungary
State or Province: Budapest

Visit the hobohideout.com pages for the Loft Hostel for more information

This is the building that the Loft Hostel is located in.

Entrance to the hostel.

Dorm beds.

The outside.

The staff of the Loft.

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Caving Under Budapest Photos

Caving Under Budapest Photos

I went down into the Matyas Cave that runs for 17 kilometers under the Buda side of Budapest. I traded some words and photos on the internet about the caving tour to straggle along for free. I had never been spelunking before and this caving tour was a good introduction.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Budapest, Hungary- mid August, 2008
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com in caving clothing.

Cavers in the caves beneath Budapest.

The caving guide telling us what to do in the cave when we go inside. This guy could run through the narrowest passage in the cave with ease, looking like he was a native to these underground caverns.

The narrow passages of the caves under Budapest being navigated by a first time spelunker.

Cave paintings from the 1950's. "We were not the first people to come down here spoke the guide." It was interesting to see the marks of past cavers 50 meters down under the streets of Budapest.

Caving Under Budapest

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Photos Budapest Hungary

Photos Budapest Hungary

The following photographs are from Budapest, Hungary and were taken during the summer of 2008 when I was working in hostels throughout the city.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Philadelphia, PA, USA- September 1, 2008
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The below photos are of the fruit and vegetable market, trains with graffiti painted on them, the Nyugati train station, a sign in front of a smoking pipe shop, the inside of a pipe shop, the second largest Jewish synagogue in the world, cavers in the caves beneath Budapest, old architecture, a gyros restaurant, and the first McDonalds restaurant in Hungary.

Fruit and vegetable market in Budapest, Hungary.


Graffiti on train in Nyugati train station in Budapest.

Nyugati train station.

Sign for a smoking pipes shop in Budapest.

The old pipe shop in Budapest. This family has been selling pipes from this location for over a hundred years.

The second largest Jewish synagogue in the world in Budapest.

Cavers caving in the caves beneath Budapest.

Old architecture in Budapest.

Gyros restaurant in Budapest.

The first McDonalds restaurant in Hungary.

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Gyor Hungary Travel Photos

Gyor Hungary Travel Photos

The following photographs were taken in Gyor, Hungary. They are of traditional Hungarian pottery, a kiln, Christian churches, a fisherman, and other tourist attractions.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Budapest, Hungary- August 14, 2008
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Alter of Christian church in Hungary.

Government building in Gyor, Hungary.

Photograph of a fisherman in Hungary.

Flyer for a punk rock show in Hungary.

People waiting for Hungarian food.

Japanese woman making Hungarian pottery.

Traditional Hungarian pottery.

Pottery in Hungarian.

Pottery kiln.

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Graffiti in Budapest Hungary

Graffiti in Budapest Hungary

Graffiti covers the streets of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Everywhere you walk here you are greeted by the messages of VAS, TISH, KASHMIR and other notorious artists of the night. The graffiti in Budapest is mostly bombed tags and quickly scrawled messages with spray paint or marker or really nice hall of fame style painting that appears to be commissioned or with the permission of the land owner. The shear street-side graffiti coverage is awesome.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Budapest, Hungary- August 7, 2008
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Photos of graffiti in Budapest:










For more about graffiti around the world:

Graffiti in Portugal: The other side of the wall
Photos of Graffiti in Portugal
Pipe Talk and Graffiti in Budapest
Interview with Mr. Dheo- Portuguese graffiti artist
Interview with Eskema

Graffiti in Budapest Hungary
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Budapest Tourist Attractions

Budapest Tourist Attractions

The following photos are of tourist attractions in Budapest in Hungary. They are off the Chinese Four Tigers Market,

Entrance to the Chinese market in Budapest.

Photo of Chinese men playing cards.
Sign for the Chinese market in Budapest, Hungary.

The Budapest parliament building.

Church in Budapest, Hungary.

Chain bridge over Danube River in Budapest.

Hare Krishnas performing in Budapest.

Chain bridge. A good example of Hungarian architecture.

Church in Budapest.
The view over the Danube River at Hungary's capital city.

Rochester Zoo Animal Photos

Rochester Zoo Animal Photos

The following photographs are of animals at the zoo in Rochester, New York.

Baboon butt looking at you.

Baboons at the Rochester zoo.

People looking at sea lions at the zoo.

Young human animals on exhibit at the Rochester zoo.

Zoo animals from Tanzania in a crate.

Penguins in their holes. I was once told that penguins act as a sort of zoo currency: if one zoo wants a lion they will trade another zoo X amount of penguins for it.

Everybody loves penguins.

Elephants.

Rhinos at the Rochester zoo.

Sea lion swimming in a tank at the zoo.

Rochester Zoo Animal Photos

Palenque Mexico Photos

Palenque Mexico Photos

The following travel photographs were taken in Palenque, Mexico in the spring of 2008. They are of the ruins at the Palenque Mayan archaeology site and the modern city. Feel free to use these photos, just provide a functioning link (one that can be clicked on) back to http://www.travelerphotographs.com .

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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Upstate New York, USA- May 29, 2008
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Stone steps up to a residential area of the ancient Mayan city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.

Mexican religious ornaments in the city of Palenque.

Large Mexican pineapples.

Photo of Mayan ruins at Palenque in Mexico.

Cool looking Mexican tree outside of the Palenque ruins.

Photo of a pyramid at the Palenque archaeology site in Mexico.

Picture of the watch tower that rises above the ancient Mayan city.

Canal around Palenque.

Photo of tourists walking on the ruins of Palenque in the south of Mexico.

Mexican musician playing in the streets of Palenque in the modern city.

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Tikal Palenque Mayan Ruins

Tikal Palenque Mayan Ruins

These are photos of the Mayan ruins at Palenque, Mexico and Tikal, Guatemala, which were taken in the spring of 2008 on my travels through Central America of that year. Tikal costs the traveler more than $20 to enter, while Palenque only costs $4.50 to enter the archaeology park and another $2 to enter the nature reserve that the park is located in. If you enter Tikal after 3 PM you can also get in the next day.

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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Cancun, Mexico- May 2008
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The acropolis of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.

The stone steps leading to the top of the acropolis of the Palenque ruins in Mexico.

Tower in the center of the Palenque ruins.

Rock carvings at Palenque.

Residential area of the Palenque ruins.

Carhartt boot in front of a pyramid at Tikal in Guatemala. If the Carhartt people see this, I am available to promote your products (as they are good). You just have to keep me supplied with Carhartt boots and pants and I will keep taking these photos haha. I am not joking.

Towering pyramid at Tikal in Guatemala.

Lady the Tramp in front of a pyramid at Tikal.

The city of Tikal rising up out of the El Peten jungle.

Ruins at Tikal in Guatemala.

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Mexican Sombreros

Photos of Mexican Sombreros

The following pictures are of sombreros and hats in Mexico. Mexico is hot and the sun shines bright; when traveling there every vagabond needs a nice big sombrero (no matter how silly they may look).

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Wade from www.VagabondJourney.com
in Palenque, Mexico- Early May, 2008
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Lady the Tramp drinking a bottle of Corona beer with a big Mexican sombrero on her head.

Wade from Song of the Open Road with a good traveling hat in Mexico.

Wade showing off his tattoos, Mexican beer, and his new sombrero.

A good traveling hat in Mexico: is this a sombrero or just a cowboy hat?

A bottle of Mexican Mezcal. Stay away from this stuff, it makes you buy big hats haha.

Mira with a very large Mexican sombrero on her head in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.

Cowboy hats and sombreros for sale in the streets of Mexico.

Man in Chiapas readjusting his sun sombrero. These hats really do work to keep the sun off of your face and neck. The people here really do wear them for a good reason.

An English artist painting the ruins at Palenque. He is a smart man, and knows the value of a good hat in the hot sun.

T-shirts of Subcomandante Marcos wearing a hat.