Delhi, India

Is there a better place to find a steady supply of customers than outside where everybody can see the quality of your work? Ironing requires rudimentary skills, minimal capital investment, and a little entrepreneurship. Processes of specialization that create urban economies begin in neighborhoods like this. [2011]

Ramsey, Isle of Man

If the Manx are really so super, they should have x-ray vision just like Superman. We need them in the world's airports. Given that they're faster than a speeding bullet (yes, acceleration is worshiped on the Isle of Man), they would be able to work at LAX or IAD and go home every night for dinner. Have you read Supermanx Versus the Terrorists? [2011]

Quneitra, Syria

Today, U.N. Peacekeepers are stationed in 15 locations around the world, most of them in the Middle East and Africa. With their blue berets, they have been patrolling the demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel on the Jaulan Plateau/Golan Heights since 1974. In the 1990s, the Poles were a prominent part of UNDOF (U.N. Defense Observer Force). [1996]

Paris, France

Unsettling, isn't it? Water is the symbol of life and Godliness. Water spouting from a serpent's mouth becomes venom, the symbol of death and devilish evil. [2005]

Athens, Greece

Looks like fun, doesn't it? And, who can say they've had a view of the Parthenon from that vantage point? The years leading up to the 2004 Olympics meant that Greece had to catch up with a lot of deferred maintenance. [2001]

Taipei, Taiwan

Just a guess:
Father and son?
Out for some fun?
Deterred by the rain?
Or how they keep sane?
Umbrella for two?
How communal: it's true!
Shared time! Shared Space!
Inspirational view
Of the whole human race!
[2011]

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

The Nebraska capitol houses the core components of the state's governing apparatus. Surmounting the tower is a gold dome; surmounting the dome is a statue called The Sower. If it were built from black granite, it might remind you of Lincoln's stovepipe hat. Nebraska became a state on March 1, 1867. [2008]