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RobertPaetz > LUANG PRABANG, LAOS -Young monks celebrate Bun Awk Phansa, a festival marking the retreat of the monsoon season.

RobertPaetz > PINGYAO, CHINA - A retired elementary school principal in a small province of Pingyao warmly welcomed passing travelers to share tea in his humble kitchen where he enthusiastically regaled tales of his life.

RobertPaetz > CANCUN, MEXICO - American college students on Spring Break cram with 5,000 others in a club to catch a Fergie performance.

RobertPaetz > LAKE EUFAULA, OKLAHOMA, USA - The sun sets in a blaze of rich ocher over one of the country's largest man made lakes.

RobertPaetz > MADUO, CHINA (TIBET) - A Tibetan Buddhist woman whirls her prayer wheel during a spiritual gathering in a small shed that was their makeshift temple. My fellow travelers and I were graciously welcomed to join in and were then lavished with snacks and hot yak butter tea.

RobertPaetz > COLCA CANYON, PERU - A local indigenous girl rushes to pose with her baby llama as a bus load of tourists arrive, in the hope of earning some tips. At every location where tourists stop to gawk at the canyon, local women and children can be found peddling knitted goods or having their pictures taken for a fee.

RobertPaetz > PINGYAO, CHINA - An elementary school student rushes to class moments after a bell has sounded.

RobertPaetz > XI'AN, CHINA - The 269-year old Bell Tower of Xi'an retains an imposing air of grandeur despite a busy intersection and an increasing number of modern shopping malls mushrooming around it.

RobertPaetz > VANG VIENG, LAOS - A local rice farmer wandering through the fields on her way to work early in the morning.

RobertPaetz > VENICE, ITALY - The Piazza San Marco aglow by night, in the heart of this UNESCO World Heritage site which is slowly sinking into the sea.

RobertPaetz > BEIJING, CHINA - A single young guard is shadowed by Chairman Mao while protecting the Forbidden City.

RobertPaetz > CAYE CAULKER, BELIZE - Dusk falls next to The Split, where Caye Caulker was torn into two islands by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.

RobertPaetz > GOBI DESERT, MONGOLIA - A moonrise over a nomadic family's gers. Travelers crossing the gobi can often stay the night in families' spare gers for a mere US$1.25, which includes a modest dinner and the next day's breakfast.

RobertPaetz > AREQUIPA, PERU - A street vendor dressed as Spiderman takes a break from selling yo-yos to catch up on the day's headlines.

RobertPaetz > BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - Despite its seemingly affluent European feel, upbeat South American influences and a name which means "Good Winds", Buenos Aires has been struggling to regain its place in the world since the 2001 economic collapse.

LUANG PRABANG, LAOS -Young monks celebrate Bun Awk Phansa, a festival marking the retreat of the monsoon season.

RobertPaetz > LUANG PRABANG, LAOS -Young monks celebrate Bun Awk Phansa, a festival marking the retreat of the monsoon season.

LUANG PRABANG, LAOS -Young monks celebrate Bun Awk Phansa, a festival marking the retreat of the monsoon season.

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