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Body & Soul Cleansing Trip to Chiang Mai

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Here you see is my latest featured article of Chiang Mai called "Body & Soul Cleansing Trip to Chiang Mai" for New Year Special in a major newspaper

First Chinese Gay Cruise

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California, 12/23/2009 Cruise ship around Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam

Winter Vacation in Pusan

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My Pusan article appears in an international in-flight magazine 釜山補元氣 南韓釜山 Pusan (Busan), South Korea Don Schumann (My apologies to all English speakers for posting original published article in in-flight magazine in Traditional Chinese. Please make good use of your internet translator!) 秋冬想要出遊補元氣嗎?那麼擁有神奇療效溫泉與山海完美結合的釜山,絕對是您不可錯過的地方,加上國際知名的人蔘專賣店、有保暖及提神作用的雪濃湯、參雞湯等元氣料理,讓您精神口腹都能獲得滋補。

Hollywood Now

Hollywood now! 今日好萊塢!

Ladies Here We Come

(Warning: You might want to skip this video clip if you hate chesty buff guys!) Danish ad for Fleggaard

Season's Greetings from Don Schumann

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Happy Holidays and Great New Year to You All From Hotel Trotter / Don Schumann Photography

Gentlemen Here We Come

(Warning: You might want to skip this video clip if you hate big boobs!) Danish ad for Fleggaard Siemens

When God Created Man

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Monkey in Thailand

Fly for Free Plastic Surgery

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11/17/2009 Fly for Free Plastic Surgery Welcome aboard! Madam and Sir, would you like free flights, hotel rooms, car rental, or, breast implants or a face-lift after landing? A Finland airline company is offering plastic surgery incentives to frequent flyers. Breast implants, hair replacement surgery or a face-lift are available via the company’s customer incentive program.

Red Castle and Fort San Domingo

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21:40 on 11/18/2009, Taiwan time All photos by cell phone

Departure Tax Rise Hits Air Prices

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10/31/2009 My London Travel Card on 10/22/1999

International Colleges Collapse

11/6/2009 International Colleges Collapse The sudden collapse of four colleges in Melbourne and Sydney, leaving 2000 students stranded when a company that owns the four private colleges went into voluntary administration yesterday.

Are You Gay?

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Check-in lines at a domestic airport in Northeast Thailand Are You Gay? It has been reported that an employee of Ansett Australia (Airlines), who happened to have the last name of Gay, got on a plane recently using the company's 'Free Flight' offer for staff. However, when Mr Gay tried to take his seat, he found it being occupied by a fare paying passenger. So, not to make a fuss, he simply chose another seat.

一葉知秋

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First Autumn Foliage Colors

Brand New 5-Star Hotel Hiring

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(Expired) Macau, 10/16/2009 New hotel hiring million dollars' chefs... The chef de cuisine of Shin (or spelled Xin) Yeh Restaurants is busy preparing me a big feast. The awarded restaurant chains have brought a wholesome dining experience for over thirty years 新濠天地 City of Dreams Macau 全新開幕 澳門五星級飯店工作徵人 月薪10萬台幣左右

Cruising on Ha Long Bay

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Vịnh Hạ Long

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9/24/2009  下龍灣 (意譯: 神龍下降的海灣 越南語: Vịnh Hạ Long) 位于越南廣寧省的科教文組織 UNESCO 世界遺產地點 下龍灣的面積大約 1,553 平方公里 涵蓋了 1,960 個小島 大多數都是石灰石

Bangkok Smooth Love Story

曼谷浪漫愛情故事

Day 7: PM Hue, Vietnam

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Reminiscent of a French affair and surprisingly, found in the heart of Hue, right in the Central Vietnam!

Day 7: My Son of Hoi An, Vietnam

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4/26/2009, Vietnam

Wüstenblume (Desert Flower)

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Cell phone picture of the budding cactus by Don Schumann "Wüstenblume" premiered in Germany on 9/24/2009

Day 6: PM Da Nang, Vietnam

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4/25/2009, Vietnam My Son of Hoi An

Day 6: AM Nha Trang, Vietnam

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4/25/2009, Vietnam

She's Like the Wind

Swayze was born in 1952 in Houston, the son of Jesse Swayze and choreographer Patsy Swayze, whose films include "Urban Cowboy."

Day 5: Nha Trang, Vietnam

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4/24/2009, Vietnam Misty early daybreak sea sandy shore with diffused sunlight in late Spring, Nha Trang

Day 4: PM Nha Trang, Vietnam

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4/23/2009, Vietnam Nha Trang, Vietnam

Day 4: AM Phan Thiet, Vietnam

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4/23/2009 Vietnam

Day 3: PM Phan Thiet, Vietnam

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4/22/2009, Vietnam

Day 3: AM Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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4/22/2009, Vietnam Buying banh mi (Vietnamese style French bread) for breakfast in Ho Chi Minh City

Day 2: PM Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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4/21/2009 Vietnam P.M. in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Day 2: AM Củ Chi, Vietnam

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The light at the end of the tunnel A.M. in Cu Chi, Vietnam

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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4/20/2009, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam

Unforeseen Vietnam

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"Unforeseen Vietnam" series starting from 8/14/2009 at 01:10 AM PST. Only on "Hotel Trotter" blog (http://hoteltrotter.blogspot.com/) !

Volcano Eruption from Space

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6/12/2009 Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands from 182 nautical miles (337 km) above by NASA on 6/12/2009 NASA 從千島群島的上空182海浬 (337 公里) 處攝得 Sarychev 高峰爆發 在6/12/2009

Top 5

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Out of the Closet

7/26/2009, Wales I wonder, what took them so long to get out of closet, or office to service me in store? 真是想不透 店員老是待在後面的儲藏室或辦公室裡幹嘛 幾時才會出來幫我服務啊?

Funeral

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Singapore, 2009

Delta Airlines and I

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10/29/2008 Say good-bye to Northwest Airlines

Working Holidays in Bali

July 2009, Bali Bali for a 30~40 days project work. Guys, who's coming with me this Summer?

Taipei Mitsukoshi Session

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Taipei, Taiwan on 8/23/2008 迷醉薄荷島上市今天剛好滿一週年 台北三越信義店講座組圖

Farah Fawcett also? How Sad!

9:11 PM PDT, 6/25/2009 Farrah Fawcett dies at 62; actress soared with, then went beyond, 'Charlie's Angels'

Summer Love

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Boracay Let's go outside, listen to the Summer music, eat tropical food and bring back the Summer spirit! 

Mandala Spa Boracay Received 7 Nominations

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11/5/2008 Mandala Spa and Villas I have just got this email from Boracay announcing that the multi-awarded Mandala Spa Boracay yet received another 7 Nominations again! 我剛剛收到 來自長灘島 比賽常勝軍 的 Mandala Spa and Villas 又獲得7項(溫泉界最高榮譽的)大獎提名的電子郵件通知!

Plane with Dead Pilot Lands Safely

6/18/2009, 11:49AM New York Time 14 minutes ago. NEWARK, N.J. – The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J.

9 Ways to Show Me Your Heart

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Around the World How? Just take me there and show me your gigantic heart. That is so easy. Oh, by the way, you must be able to make me high first!

Gosh! Lightning Strikes My Aircraft

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Our Airbus A330-200 (twin-jet) airplane of VN (Vietnam Airlines) ascending was rough for over 30 minutes long, just after take off from Taoyuang City (TPE) Airport. Over the Taiwan Strait, around 09:00 AM, GMT +8 on 4/20/2009. We went through a very active storm cell

“玩味宿霧島” 紀實

“玩味宿霧島” 2008/06 台灣出版在多國同時上架 “玩味宿霧島” 2008/10 德國法蘭克福書展初登場 “玩味宿霧島” 2008/11 西班牙鉤曼出版界獲獎項 “玩味宿霧島” 2008/12 歐洲入圍全球旅遊美食書 “玩味宿霧島” 2009/05 世界美食旅遊獎倫敦揭曉

48 Nikon D700

5/31/2009 You want to be a big-time Model crowded around with super cameras? 你夢想成為一個被超級相機所環繞不折不扣的名模嗎? Well, you must try this one now! 那麼 你最好立刻使出這一招!

Give It 2 Me

Here is a killer track to share with you. And the edit of the video is simply amazing too.

Nobody (but You)

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3/25/2009 Don on the rooftop of Hotel Majestic Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo by Ryan. Hey all, Yes, I am still burying myself in the insanely huge workload, days and nights. Two-thirds of post production to go at the time of this writing. 大家好 理所當然地 我仍然被瘋狂的工作份量壓到不能透氣 日以繼夜 截至目前 還有2/3的影像尚待處理 You think policemen can not dance? Check this out!

唐上超級電視台新聞挖哇哇節目訪談

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6/14/2008, Taiwan Photo by Assistant R in Bohol Island

(Updates) Lenten

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Taipei at 01:10 GMT +8 on 5/19/2009

Nekomata

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1970's Illustrated by Toriyama Sekien (鳥山 石燕 1712 - 1788)

Travel to Pearl Farm Resort Davao

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前往大堡珍珠農場渡假中心 2009/04/13 00:11 沒去過你建議自由行嗎?

Tant Pis

Tant pis. Such an amount of worse. 否極泰來

Penses à Moi

Penses à moi comme je t'aime. Think of me just like my love. 你對我的思念 正如我的愛意

Hard-Earned Money

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I am a freelancer . Luckily never have to work in a cubicle. Lately I came across some video clips helping me to realize how 9-to-5 office workers make their hard-earned money. 我是一個自由工作者 幸運地 從來不需要被關在小隔間裡上班 最近 我發現一些影片幫助我去了解 原來一般上班族群要如何辛苦才能賺到血汗錢

2009/4/20 通告!

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3/10/2009 (3/30/2009 在泰國更新) 剛結束在泰北清邁3家超級飯店 (一家散落在稻田間的別墅渡假中心,一家當地全新尚未正式開幕的時髦都會飯店,還有一家奢華採男同性戀定調的精品旅館) 之旅。

Hotel Swimming Pool Pilgrimage Tour

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Photo by myself at the fancy poolside of the Panglao Island Nature Resort, Bohol, 1/12/2006

野狼125

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Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills Oops, That is my car across the street in the picture! 加州 比佛利山莊 羅迪歐大道 啊 我居然拍到自己停在對街的車子了!

Around the World "Stand By Me"

Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe. Playing For Change 小組帶著小白手提電腦和錄音、錄影器材 由加州聖塔摩尼加出發跑世界 把各地街頭藝人詮釋 Ben E. King 的經典好歌重新混合出輯 藉以傳達、散播音樂代表和平的概念

Life is Like a Box of Chocolate

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6/4/2008 Modeling by Sho

2009/3/26 通告!

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Elephant Nature Park 我剛完成長榮航空飛行雜誌四月份介紹馬尼拉的新任務。 現在,我已經再度準備好飛行。 從 2009/3/26 起連續幾天無法為您服務。

公車廂外廣告又來囉

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Taipei, Taiwan 2009/3/10 我拍攝了國外著名的景點 做為推廣國際旅遊 在菲律賓國家觀光部的全力支援之下 現在 已經有好幾十輛帶有車廂外大廣告的公共汽車 從2009年的3月起 強力開跑 在台灣.臺北市的主要街道上都可以看得

Pomosa, South Korea

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全南韓境內唯一的禪宗寺廟 梵魚寺 南韓梵魚寺 南韓採訪攝影 Don Schumann

Balay Ti Amianan

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North Philippines, 4/16/2006 "Balay Ti Amianan"  means "Malacanang of the North". Popularly known as Malacañang of the North (in Philippines), the 2-storey stone and wood mansion was built on a slightly elevated area overlooking Lake Paoay. Designed as a resthouse, it has wide windows as if to welcome the breeze from the lake into the house. And, even wider verandas for a good view of the lake. The imposing structure is now a museum through which visitors can roam freely after paying a nominal charge