Takeya machi dōri, Kyoto, Japan
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A quiet corner of Nijō Castle’s gardens at the end of May: late azaleas around the pond, a tea house among the pines, and big summer clouds overhead. Hard to believe this was once a shogun’s stronghold.
Forest Trail, Singapore
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A December afternoon at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve: water lilies on a still pond and the mangroves just beyond.
Enoshima, Fujisawa, Japan
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Keeping watch from an old tin roof on Enoshima, one of the island's many cats.
Gumbo Shop, New Orleans, United States
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A bowl of gumbo in the French Quarter, rich and dark, with a scoop of rice on top. Two days after Four Corners, worth every mile.