Above and beyond

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Aerial photographs of the US' distinguished landscape monuments present an entirely different perspective to the viewer. An aerial view of a baseball field, for instance, presents a cryptic angle to an otherwise ordinary structure. Photographs of other sites are presented.

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He who dares to go

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Travel writer Norman Lewis made his reputation writing about fin de siecle societies such as pre-1960 Vietnam and Burma. Lewis wrote about the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest and genocide against aboriginal peoples long before these issues became fashionable.

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A room of my own

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A ryokan, or traditional Japanese inn, is a place of simplicity and tranquility. Visitors find themselves entering a different sense of self, space and time.

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