Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

If you could make one thing free for the entire world, what would it be? (a) food, (b) fuel, (c) frivolity, (d) fireworks, (e) fresh paint, (f) your autobiography? [2014]

South Lake Tahoe, California, USA

On the shores of Fallen Leaf Lake the leaves haven't fallen, but the sunbeams have. And, they are just in time to coax the golden hues out of a clearing in the woods. [2006]

York, Pennsylvania, USA

We live in a liberal democracy, which means that liberties, including religious liberties, are protected. Not even a majority vote of the population can take them away. Three hundred years ago, two places in the world became the first to pioneer in the protection of religious freedom: Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The tradition continues. [2014]

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Vote? Vote? Vote? Vote? Vote? Vote? Vote? Vote?
Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote.
Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! [2013]

London, England, UK

What is the most appropriate geographical name for the area shown on P&H's lorry? (a) British Isles, (b) Great Britain, (c) England, (d) Scotland, (e) United Kingdom. The answer is the last item in the title of this post. If you got it right, treat yourself to a snack, since that is what's inside. [2009]

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

This 'subtle rock eater' inhabits Puerto Vallarta's Malecon. Are we allowed to defy the official interpretation: that we ingest negative emotions every day of our lives? Could it be, since he is on the beach, that rocks go in one end and sand comes out the other? It's physical geography anthropomorhized. [2007]

Oxford, England, UK

The first of November is the traditional start of low-sun season. As days grow shorter and shadows grow longer, all manner of chimerical creatures begin to appear. They co-inhabit the human earth until high-sun season chases them away on the first of May. [1984]