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Children playing in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:47:00 -0700

Curious but shy and always ready to run back.....

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Feet of a man selling traditional medicine in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:47:00 -0700

We were definitely not convinced that this stuff would work for us, but maybe it works for people who believe in these things, faith might be able to move mountains.....

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Portrait of a working man in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:23:33 -0700

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The guys at the wholesale market of Kolkata are some of the friendliest people we've met in India; everybody was very surprised that western ladies walked through their working grounds.

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Hands of a woman in the streets of Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:23:32 -0700

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A woman in a white sari like Mother Theresa.

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Boys during the Holi festival in Rangpo, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:23:32 -0700

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The Holi festival is quite an experience in India.The festival is to get people of all casts together,.... this is still a big thing in India. These four boys were eager to have their photo taken, but we went into hiding soon after again, because they love to throw with the colours on that special occasion.

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Portrait of a man with glasses in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:01:43 -0700

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What we noticed in India, that even poor people look very often very tidy...

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Working men at the wholesale market in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:01:42 -0700

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Probably they would be the stars in every western fitness center, because it's their job to lift heavy stuff every day...

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Getting ready for Holi in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:01:42 -0700

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He got a new pink turban for the Holi festival.

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Working men at the wholesale market in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:01:41 -0700

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These guys are tough, strong and fit, they work every day to load and unload trucks that arrive from all over India in Kolkata.

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Getting ready for Holi in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:01:41 -0700

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They had all the necessary stuff for sale already a few days before Holi festival.

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Street vendor selling nuts in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:52:20 -0700

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In Turkey you'll find all varieties of nuts and these nuts are one of the best in the world.

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Baklava at the spice bazaar near New Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:52:19 -0700

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If you have a sweet tooth, Turkey is a great place to be.

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The roof of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:52:18 -0700

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Three men selling goods near the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:52:18 -0700

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Obviously pensioners, trying to make some extra income...

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Süleymaniye Mosque at night, Istanbul.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:52:17 -0700

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Barbers in the streets of Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:03:55 -0700

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This is near Tollygunge train station, there are a few barbers around, that are busy from dusk 'til dawn every day of the week.

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"In the end, it's all down to luck"

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:03:55 -0700

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There are people that haven't been very lucky throughout their life, and it's heartbreaking when an old lady like her depends on donations of by-passers. She looks like a bird with broken wings...

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Howrah bus in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:03:55 -0700

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Howrah - Sealdah, Bus Number 28 - a very important bus line in Kolkata, even for tourists. If you go by bus you can save quite a bit of money and are very close to the locals.

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Portrait of a working men at the wholesale market in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:03:54 -0700

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This guy works all day at the wholesale fruit market, his look reminded us of a bat...

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Tata truck waiting to be unloaded in Kolkata, India.

nobody@flickr.com (cookiesound) — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:03:54 -0700

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Sometimes, trucks arrive on Sundays, so they have to wait until Monday morning when the action starts at the wholesale market..

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