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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: Keithy Ro LOCATION: Albay Province, the Philippines (2010) OK, so this volcano’s ash may not have shut down a month’s worth of international air travel, but it still must not feel good in your lungs. It appears that Keithy has some sort of volcano immunity! Tens of thousands of Filipinos chose to build [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Zackin LOCATION: Israel (2010) What do Israel and Uganda have in common? Both have slyly transformed invisible geographical concepts into tourist attractions. For Israel to brag about the Dead Sea being the “Lowest Place on Earth” (1378 feet below Sea Level), it set up Sea Level markers for comparison. You can see [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Ari Zackin LOCATION: Somewhere in Israel (2010) Eeeeeewwwwwww! This photo goes out to all those animal lovers who kiss their dogs. Who knows where this camel’s mouth has been? Take a closer look at the drippage: (Ari Zackin is a frequent contributor to Tacky Tourist Photos, most recently serving up an unprecedented Spider-Man [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Michael S. LOCATION: Thailand (2010) A pun-inspired shoutout for marijuana legalization in Thailand, where the prisons are filled with tourists who “just” inhaled once. But good news for those who merely fantasize about pot. So far, there have been no reported cases of the authorities confiscating pretend marijuana.
SUBMITTED BY: Marcia Greene LOCATION: Ein Gedi National Park, Israel (2010) King David hung out in the caves at this Judean Desert oasis. The Moabites and Ammonites were fans of its waterfalls. And the nature reserve also gets a plug in King Solomon’s “Song of Songs.” But for Marcia’s friend Adi, the freshwater seaweed makes [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Romeo Vasquez Flores LOCATION: Costa Rica (2010) It’s Tacky Tourist Doctrine that if you give tourists a goofy costume, they’ll put it on regardless of how ridiculous it may be. Costa Rica’s InBioParque nature preserve gives kids and adults the opportunity to squeeze into Green Sea Turtle shells, a tribute to the [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Douglas Mack LOCATION: Venice, Italy (2009) The pigeons in New York and Boston are virtually flying rats, perhaps the filthiest birds in the urban biosphere. So what makes their brethren any more appealing in London’s Trafalgar Square or Venice’s Piazza San Marco? Why would anyone want to channel their inner St. Francis [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Chris Hartzell and Ame Wells LOCATION: Zion National Park, Utah (2009) Why bother with the burros and those eroding switchback trails when you can just use the shortcut? Nature photographer Chris Hartzell has amazing balance to be able to maintain this Karate Kid pose. And his wife Ame has laser beam vision to [...]
