DIY Travelers

DIY Travelers is the real life travel triumphs and tragedies of blogger Giuseppe Macchiaverna. A regular guy giving world travel a try. You can follow his escapades across social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. Please let us know what you think at [email protected].

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The sunset explodes into beams of light over Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows. One of the few places in the world you can swim in fossil water. #sunset #sun #sunbeam #light #nature #water #ashmeadows #crystal #reservoir #fossil #ancient #desert #oasis #naturephotography #night #nightphotography #nevada #armagosa #旅行 (at Ash Meadows NWR)

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Frontiersman Jack Longstreet built this cabin near a desert spring in Ash Meadows in the late 1800s. A gunslinger, he put a notch on his gun for every man he killed. #gunslinger #frontier #cowboy #cabin #1800s #oldwest #ranch #spring #desert #ashmeadows #nevada #travel #travelphotography #history #历史 (at Ash Meadows NWR)

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Only 60 miles outside of Las Vegas, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is an oasis of crystal blue waters. #oasis #desert #water #roadtrip #wildlife #wilderness #fish #birds #ashmeadows #refuge #lasvegas #nevada #armagosa #nature #naturephotography #荒野 (at Ash Meadows NWR)

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After miles on a long desert highway, a stop along the way on Route 66; Ash Fork, Arizona #route66 #ashfork #arizona #desert #highway #roadtrip #deserthighway #openroad #travel #railroad #railroadsign #roadside #stop #exit #travelphotography #vacation #假期 (at Ash Fork, Arizona)

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A lizard enjoying the fall weather in Red Rock Canyon outside Las Vegas. Love the red colors of autumn in the desert. #redrock #redrockcanyon #lizard #reptile #desert #lasvegas #nevada #hiking #red #autumn #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #travel #travelphotography #蜥蜴 (at Red Rock Canyon)

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It's not ancient Egypt, just New York City. Cleopatra's in Central Park. #nyc #newyork #centralpark #cleopatra #egypt #hieroglyphics #ancient #centralpark #met #纽约 #travel #travelphotography (at Cleopatra's Needle)

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Bright nights in Downtown Las Vegas. #lasvegas #downtown #city #cityscape #brightlights #neon #night #nightphotography #nightlife #gold #skyline #travel #travelphotography #nevada #市 (at Smith Center for the Performing Arts)

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Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. This modern structure was designed in an Art Deco style. #smithcenter #performingarts #soundofmusic #play #musical #symphony #symphonypark #artdeco #neoartdeco #lasvegas #nevada #downtown #tower #belltower #theatre #剧院 (at Smith Center for the Performing Arts)

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The forested Greywacke Arch bridge in New York City's famed Central Park. #nyc #centralpark #newyork #newyorkcity #bridge #greywacke #park #tree #green #path #bigapple #urban #travel #nature #travelphotography #naturephotography #纽约 #walk #footpath (at Central Park)

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The ocean fills the horizon from the salt water soaked sand on a beach in Bodega Bay. #beach #ocean #shore #sun #sunspot #rock #sand #california #bodegabay #coast #birds #westcoast #water #travel #travelphotography #nature #naturephotography #海滩 (at Bodega Bay, California)

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An ocean of clouds fill the Grand Canyon with a white ethereal layer creating a fairy tale vista. #grandcanyon #nationalpark #grandcanyonnationalpark #westrim #clouds #canyon #ethereal #ether #vista #fairytale #weather #arizona #nature #naturephotography #travel #travelphotography #云 (at Grand Canyon National Park)

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Night on the streets of New York. The Buckyball illuminated sculpture can be seen across the street in Madison Square Park. The Empire State Building looms in the distance, shinning in the fog of the night sky. #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #night #street #traffic #streetlights #crosswalk #citylights #madisonsquarepark #buckyball #villareal #nightphotography #travel #travelphotography #travelblog #纽约 #taxi (at Madison Square Park)

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Did you know the Empire State Building is a child of the Great Depression? Find out more about the history of one of the world's most famous skyscrapers in the latest DIY Travelers article. Link in our profile. #empirestatebuilding #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #skyline #skyscraper #manhattan #greatdepression #1931 #tallestbuilding #86th #travel #travelblog #travelphotography #纽约 (at Empire State Building)

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Empire State Building: The Great Depression Skyscraper Race

Empire State Building: The Great Depression Skyscraper Race

I challenge you to find a person on earth who has not seen a picture of the Empire State Building. It is a classic symbol not only of the great urban metropolis of New York City but also of the United States. One of the great engineering marvels of America, towering above a city full of architectural treasures. There is however a part of the Empire State Building’s history which may not be…

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On Grant Avenue in San Francisco's Chinatown. One of the oldest streets in Chinatown, Grant Avenue is home to the Dragon Gate. #sanfrancisco #chinatown #grant #grantavenue #dragongate #transamerica #1848 #california #bay #chinese #lantern #lamppost #brownstone #travel #travelphotography #travelblog #city #skyline #圣弗朗西斯科 (at San Francisco Chinatown)

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Bay Bridge in the bright noonday sun under a blue sky as seen from Treasure Island. #baybridge #sanfrancisco #treasureisland #california #pacific #coast #shore #beach #sun #sunbeam #clouds #bluesky #water #ocean #saltwater #bridge #nature #naturephotography #travel #travelblog #travelphotography #圣弗朗西斯科 (at San Francisco Treasure Island)

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San Francisco's Columbus Tower with the Transamerica Pyramid. Completed in 1907, this early skyscraper stands between the Italian North Beach neighborhood and Chinatown. #sanfrancisco #columbustower #sentinelbuilding #transamerica #transamericapyramid #columbusavenue #kearneystreet #1907 #northbeach #littleitaly #chinatown #california #travel #travelphotography #travelblog #travelpics #假期 (at Columbus Tower)