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In celebration of #WorldPhotoDay, enjoy this photo of pine needles taken from Abha! I appreciate photography as it connects people together, being able to share each other's experiences, not only in terms of travel, but also in replicating emotions triggered - may it be special or mundane.

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Salat

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

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Angelina Soon

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Mobile seafood vendors

Pangasinan, Philippines

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Loree Luna

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Ballooning in Cappadocia, Turkey

November 19, 2013

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"The closer you are to nature, the closer you are to God." Despite being surrounded by man-made objects, a simple look up to the sky can teach you a lot. I could have been where I was standing a minute earlier or later, but then I would have missed this view of pigeons and a mushroom cloud moving with the wind with towering buildings leaving only a small window of time to capture the moment (Yada yada yada, etc) it goes on and on until I can no longer express the magnitude of my appreciation of this simple moment in words. Somewhere lingering in the whole thing is the presence of grace and faith in His time. I know some people who experience the same and share my enthusiasm in simple moments. It just feels really nice to emphasize feeling blessed just because we simply do.

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Uno temporarily dyed his hair for a hosting gig and we just had to memorialize it somehow.

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Istanbul at Night

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A cafe's resident cat.

Beyoglu, Istanbul,Turkey

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The boundary between Europe and Asia

Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

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Inside the Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)

Istanbul, Turkey

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Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Turkey