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    Group of tourists passing by inhabitants of the batey. The inhabitants of the host country were gathered outside sharing a moment together. I remember feeling like an unwanted guest, a creature part of a herd of loud animals with hoofs so big they could destroy everything they stepped on, a group of unjustly privileged human species confronted to a similar reality they face back home: homelessness. This moment seemed to summarize all I had ever learned on inequality, except this time it had a face. by: onethousandwords Views[366] Rainy night at Mr. Soon's rented family home and workplace. His family generations have been staying here for the past 120 years. Life here however is coming to an end for Mr. Soon and his family by December 2014. With the once famous British colonial trading settlement - George Town rapidly turning into tourist town after the conferment of UNESCO title in 2008, he is not spared from merciless home eviction due to capitalism. Even being listed in the intangible heritage trade inventory, Mr. Soon today is facing the threat of not having a place to run his old trade, as the rental price tag has skyrocketed to an unrealistic figure, that poses so much threat to his already endangered trade - the bamboo and rattan weaver trade. He is contemplating to stop his old trade, not because of the lack of business volume, but basically involuntary movement (without any protection and relocation effort from UNESCO official monitoring agency) and high rental for alternative place. The gentrification of tourism has caused ripple effect of lacking of workplace for traditional trade and residence for the living heritage. Food for thought. We hope this series of documentary photos give us room to think, how could we make the photos meaningful and to help the community at large. by: theforgottenbambooandrattantrade Views[615] It was interesting to see how the villages of mountains live,expecially what do their children do, how do they play.It seems like they have really ANOTHER life, than urban children of our cities. They are helpers,they don't know what the computer-games-all-the-day are,they really depend on nature and each other.They were looking so pure but so happy in the same time.And the house looked really autentic by: urbanhippie Views[392] A typical Omani family home in a village close to the barrier lake we visited. It's beauty is it's simplicity and the colour composition. by: evamast Views[869] The government house of San Luis, also called Portezuelo's Terrace. by: vvone Views[454]
     
    A pretty house with lots of flowers along the Camino by: giho Views[621] While exploring the sleepy town of Haines, Alaska, I came across this abandoned canoe on the front porch of what used to be a house for enlisted men stationed at Fort William H. Seward. by: pdolan1 Views[308] Beside the Seward Highway, between Anchorage, Alaska and Kenai, one can still see remnants from the 1964 tsunami after the 9.2 Alaskan Earthquake. The once washed away landscape is now coming back and taking over everything that once stood. by: pdolan1 Views[1358] Less is more. by: worldseeker Views[258] Ordinary wiew by: worldseeker Views[241]
     
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    Just Hanging Out, Hanging Out, Hanging Out with my Family

    MOROCCO | Fri, 13 Jun 2014 | By kakimono | Views [430]

    The shower is the first thing that I look at and think “I need to put up with this for seven weeks?” Take a typical half-bath, maybe a little wider than normal and with a decent window sill. Shrink the sink so that you can move it into ... Read more >

    Tags: arabic, food, host family, house

    What an adventure! Part 2: Cirencester

    UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 22 Aug 2013 | By aliceritchie | Views [578]

    After a pretty uneventful flight to London (I fell asleep straight away and woke up an hour before landing - good ol' flatbed seats!), I got off to the plane to discover the worst immigration queues I have ever seen. Even the girl checking our Fast Track ... Read more >

    Tags: blackberries, cheltenham, cirencester, cotswolds, dvt, horses, house, nhs, uk

    Taronga, Fantastic Hillside Zoo

    AUSTRALIA | Mon, 16 Mar 2009 | By liam_omalley | Views [992]

    Yesterday I decided to take the Ferry into the city, which has to be the most impressive way of entering the harbour. The ferries opporate very regularly from two streets away at a nice little wharf, and then run directly into Circular quay in the ... Read more >

    Tags: birds, harbour, house, opera, sydney, taronga, zoo

    New House New House

    VIETNAM | Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By willpeach | Views [590]

    Don’t petrol bomb us. We’ve moved and doesn’t out guesthouse hate it? Every bloody day I get a call telling me I have outstanding payments. What cheek! They raised my rent each week without telling me. Some Vietnamese are slimy bastards I’ll ... Read more >

    Tags: apartment, house, saigon, vietnam

     

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