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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: Heather Wang LOCATION: Las Vegas, Nevada (2009)
So much for the so-called Ugly American, that hateful 1958 political novel that forever stereotyped U.S. tourists and business people as loud, egotistical and obnoxious.
Quite the contrary, it turns out that Americans — like Heather and husband-to-be George Clooney — are not so ugly after [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Heather Wang LOCATION: Las Vegas, Nevada (2009)
In retrospect, it should have been obvious that Tiger Woods had much more on his mind on the golf course. Look at that gaze. We suspect he isn’t thinking about what par this hole is — or that he even cares [...]
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 [...]
A TACKY TOURIST EDITORIAL – By Ilya Mirman
I’m a huge music junkie and love capturing snippets of my concert experiences with photography.
Obviously, I’m not alone. Check out the sea of cameras at this recent Springsteen concert at Boston Garden:
So you might imagine how psyched I was to plan a visit to the Rock and Roll [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Ilya Mirman LOCATION: The Louvre, Paris, France (2009)
Is ANY painting or ANY museum exhibit worth waiting in lines longer than the Outback Steakhouse on a Saturday?
Is it possible to enjoy the Mona Lisa when you know there are dozens of people hovering behind you, wishing that you would disappear?
No [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Ilya Mirman LOCATION: Louvre Fountains — Paris, France (2009)
This is either an inside joke or the next Benneton jeans ad.
Strike that. If this were a Benneton ad, there would be a female priest and a female rabbi making out, with each one being a different ethnicity just to rile up people who get [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Darren Garnick LOCATION: O’Leary, Prince Edward Island (2009)
Home of Canada’s largest artificial potato, the PEI Potato Museum respectfully honors potato pin-up models, potato guns and even Mr. Potato Head. But perhaps its most meaningful contribution to Canadian culture is its mournful documentation of diseases and pests that are deadly to the [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Brad from The Terrible Catsafterme
LOCATION: Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, Las Vegas (2009)
Only one in five billion of us are fortunate enough to share our blessings as a Playboy centerfold. But the fantasy stays alive.
A couple more glasses of wine, and Hugh Hefner might not be able to resist Brad’s sexy Shazam-Bunny Ears ensemble!
(Brad’s [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Lehman PICTURED: John Oakes, Jr.
LOCATION: Jell-O Museum, LeRoy, NY
According to Salon Magazine, Jell-O is now the official feel-good food for this horrific economy.
What better way to boost America’s spirits than by updating the classic Jell-O Girl, too?
(John Oakes and Paul Lehman explore America’s backroads with the Nash Car Club of America.)
SUBMITTED BY: Diane Garnick LOCATION: Louisville, Kentucky (2009)
We’ve never read “The Art of Hitting .400″ by Ted Williams, but we assume that wearing high heels to the plate must screw up your equilibrium.
(Diane Garnick is a Red Sox-worshiping Wall Street guru and founder of Ladies in Red, a charity that requires donors to [...]
