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Lake Baikal’s endless open waters

Excellent conditions for activities such as mountaineering, hiking, water sports, horseback riding and biking

• Date: 20 July 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: travel lake to baikal siberia
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Svyatoi Nos peninsula on Baikal

The Holy Nose Peninsula is the only peninsula in Lake Baikal (on Baikal’s east shore in the Zabaikalsky National Park area).

• Date: 19 July 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: travel lake to railway baikal transsiberian siberia
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Big Ushkany Island

The Ushkany Islands are located in the middle part of Lake Baikal, about 7 km to the west from the Holy Nose Peninsula (on Baikal’s east shore in the Zabaikalsky National Park area).

• Date: 17 July 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: islands travel lake to baikal siberia ushkany
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Visit to the Old Believers' village

• Date: 16 July 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: travel lake old to baikal siberia believers transbaikalia
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Visit to the Ivolginsky Datsan

The Ivolginsky Datsan in the Republik of Buryatia is the most important Buddhist temple in Russia.

• Date: 14 July 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: travel lake to baikal siberia ivolginsky datsan
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Old Believers in Lake Baikal region

Visit to the Old Believers’ village which is located 70 km from Ulan-Ude (Siberia, Republic of Buryatia).

• Date: 10 July 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: travel lake old to trip baikal irkutsk siberia belivers
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The Selenga River Delta

The Selenga River Delta - is one of the key ornithological sites of Eastern Siberia. This unique eco-system occupies more then 600 square meters. Consisting of a host of channels, islets, and reed and sedge thickets, it is an extremely picturesque and diverse area.

• Date: 28 June 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: travel lake river to baikal siberia delta selenga
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• Date: 18 June 2009
• Photographer: rioandlucy: gallery
• Location: Haast, New Zealand
• Tags: the from glacier to fox pass haast arrowtown
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• Date: 18 June 2009
• Photographer: rioandlucy: gallery
• Location: Haast, New Zealand
• Tags: the from glacier to fox pass haast arrowtown
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• Date: 18 June 2009
• Photographer: rioandlucy: gallery
• Location: Haast, New Zealand
• Tags: the from glacier to fox pass haast arrowtown
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• Date: 18 June 2009
• Photographer: rioandlucy: gallery
• Location: Haast, New Zealand
• Tags: the from glacier to fox pass haast arrowtown
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Olga and Joey on the road to Marmari

• Date: June 2009
• Photographer: mahixson: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: the a family to special addition she's hixson
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Travel to rajasthan

• Date: 8 May 2009
• Photographer: Sairajs: gallery
• Location: India
• Tags: travel safari to camel rajasthan package
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Bemm Namanga Backpackers and Campsite and the art work in the shop

here you will get all sorts of Kenyan art and you will love it

• Date: 7 May 2009
• Photographer: bemm: gallery
• Location: Kenya
• Tags: bus to arusha namanga
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Cessna Caravan

• Date: 16 April 2009
• Photographer: olin: gallery
• Location: Nicaragua
• Tags: flight island to corn little
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Winter road to Lake Baikal

Road to Baikal's shores through winter Taiga-forest

• Date: 10 March 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: winter travel in on lake to trip baikal siberia
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Baikal horse

Traditional life of local people on Lake Baikal shores

• Date: 10 March 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: winter travel in lake to baikal siberia
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Seal watching on Lake Baikal

In the spring, the Baikal seals (nerpa) have their babies, and the tourists have a great opportunity to observe these unique endemic seals in their natural conditions.

• Date: 10 March 2009
• Photographer: baikaleast: gallery
• Location: Russia
• Tags: winter travel in lake to watching baikal seals siberia nerpa
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Principal Fan accepting our gift

Principal Fan made a special apperance at the welcome back to school ceremony on Monday 2/16 for us to present our gift to the school.

• Date: 16 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Beijing, China
• Tags: welcome to jingshan!
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Speech in Chinese to the school assembly

I was "volunteered" by Kristen to give the speech to the school assembly. Miles helped me and I did it in "ok" Chinese.

• Date: 16 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Beijing, China
• Tags: welcome to jingshan!
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Becky and Elias give a speech

Becky and Elias volunteered themselves to speak on behalf of the students.

• Date: 16 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Beijing, China
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Our group on the stage at the welcome back to school ceremony

On the first day of the new semester, the school had a flag raising ceremony, speeches by top students and lead school officials and an introduction of us. It was really really cold.

• Date: 16 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Beijing, China
• Tags: welcome to jingshan!
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Welcome Lunch

The teachers and principal Fan brought us across the street to a fabulous welcome lunch buffet on our intoductory day at Jingshan on Thursday before school started.

• Date: 12 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Beijing, China
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Teachers at the welcome lunch buffet

Principal Fan offered us some beer, but Kristen and I had to politely decline as we were with our students. He promised to take us out for a drink when we were not with our students.

• Date: 12 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Beijing, China
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Welcome reception

After giving our speeches to the entire Jingshan teaching staff, we and the kids were invited to a welcome reception in one of the VIP lounges. Principal Fan said some very nice words and the students introduced themselves.

• Date: 12 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Beijing, China
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