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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: Jerry Monkman LOCATION: Acadia National Park, Maine (2011) It’s so true: Families who push boulders off cliffs together, stay together. This Road Runner-Wile E. Coyote photo-op is on the Bubble Rock hiking trail near Jordan Pond. (Nature photographer Jerry Monkman is the author of “The AMC Guide to Outdoor Digital Photography.”)
SUBMITTED BY: Matt and Traci Suppa LOCATION: Yarmouth, Maine (2010) Not wanting to play favorites with any one continent, Matt chooses a random stretch of ocean to rest on his shoulders. You have to give the DeLorme Map Company credit: They didn’t skimp on their Guinness Book of World Records office decor! (Traci and Matt [...]
SUBMITTED BY: Barrie Mirman and Christos LOCATION: L.L. Bean World Headquarters, Freeport, Maine (2010) Before they even had a chance to try on a pair of flannel-lined jeans, Christos and Barrie were crushed like yuppie bugs….
SUBMITTED BY: Pam O’Meara LOCATION: York Beach, Maine (2009) Somebody call Ralph Nader. This is one of the most insidious examples of product placement imaginable. Mere steps away from the frozen banana bicycle cart at York’s Wild Kingdom Zoo is an invitation for children to fantasize about being smothered in chocolate and rainbow ice cream [...]
