Back in early 2003, when I was living in Ecuador, I rode atop the famous Nariz del Diablo (Devil’s Nose) train. And one of my favorite pics from the journey was this image of me and a vendor who climbed atop the train and was selling his wares during one of the stops:
(for a bigger version, click here. The photo would’ve been better without the annoying German guy sticking his head up behind us. But anyway.)
I subscribe to an RSS feed (What is RSS? you say) for Flickr photos tagged “Ecuador,” and today this one was delivered to me. It’s a photo of the same vendor — and interestingly, though the pic was just uploaded, it appears to have been taken some three years before I met the guy, before he traded in his traditional bowler’s cap for his (probably pirated) Yankess woolie:
Update: Sorry, this photo is no longer available on Flickr, it seems.
One of Flickr’s most useful features is that it allows users to associate their images with “tags,” thus liberating them from individual albums. And discovering such photos is simple with RSS. Pretty cool stuff, if you ask me.