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TTP celebrates the goofy pictures we pose for when we let our guard down as tourists – because photos of sunsets and statues can get pretty damn boring.
We love to connect with fellow travelers who don't take themselves too seriously -- and especially seek contributions from childhood vacation albums!
SUBMITTED BY: Rachel and Steve Moore LOCATION: Branson, Missouri (2009)
Rachel and her brother Steve weren’t looking for a religious experience when they hit the Hollywood Wax Museum in Branson. Most of the museum met their expectations (Forrest Gump on a bench, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, etc.), but the glowing room with the Pope [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Emily Berezin LOCATION: Cairo, Egypt (2009)
Wouldn’t the Middle East Peace talks be a little less boring with cheerleaders?
This once-in-a-lifetime pose was not done with Photoshop or trick photography. Emily simply jumped off the camel, which is resting on its stomach on the scorching desert sands of Giza.
Emily’s enthusiasm, optimism and exuberance [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Rebecca & Steven Resnick LOCATION: Israel (2008)
Their family vacation was only a year ago, but Rebecca and her brother Steven can’t remember exactly where they took these precious “Hole-in-the-Head” shots of Moses and a Crusader.
“We know it was somewhere in northern Israel, possibly in the Golan Heights area, but disagree on whether [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Steve Mandich LOCATION: Williamsburg, Virginia (1975)
The Stockholm Syndrome is when a hostage starts to empathize with his or captors. The Colonial Williamsburg Syndrome is when a torture victim has no memory of being tortured.
Five-year-old Steve Mandich is seen here lifelessly dangling from the stockades as sister Cheryl, 10, sticks out her [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Darren Garnick LOCATION: Prince Edward Island, Canada (2009)
When I woke up this particular August morning, I had no idea that I later would be skipping around a Canadian village wearing braids and a vintage 1908-style dress.
Ironically, this all happened because I was checking if the Cavendish Figurines souvenir shop (at the Confederation Bridge) [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Dave Pryke LOCATION: East Berlin, Germany (2009)
When President Ronald Reagan dreamed of his Star Wars defense plan, this is not exactly what he had in mind.
Filmmaker Dave Pryke encountered a lone Stormtrooper from Darth Vader’s legendary 501st Legion guarding the Brandenburg Gate, which stands just outside the site of the demolished [...]
