Travel Oops: The Unfortunate Photo — Here’s a ‘Little Ditty’ about a Rock...
Look at how excited John Mellencamp is to pose with me! Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA. In 1986, I posed in a photo with John (Cougar) Mellencamp, one of the biggest rock ‘n rollers in the United...
View ArticleTravel Oops: The Unfortunate Photo — “I’m checking out her…form”
© Edward Schuck 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark: International Sand Sculpture Championship. Who can blame this man (on the far left) for checking out this form? The sculptures at this competition are truly...
View ArticleTravel Oops: The Unfortunate Photo — “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!!”
© Stephanie Glaser 2010 Sydney, Australia, The Opera House. I love this picture, but this is one of those photos I’m sure my son, Eddie, will look back at and go, “Really, Mom? Why did you dress me...
View ArticleTravel Oops: The Unfortunate Photo — Loving Our London Fogs
Me, my sister, Suzie, and my mom, Judy. © Edward Schuck 1980 Monterrey, California, USA. I don’t think my dad took a photo from our family trip to San Francisco and the towns along Highway 1 in which...
View ArticleTravel Oops: The Unfortunate Photo — The Fountain of Timbers
© Stephanie Glaser 1989 Rome, Italy. Anyone who’s traveled in Europe during the summer has seen this familiar sight: scaffolding. The Trevi Fountain or Fontana di Trevi in Rome was the victim when I...
View ArticleTravel Oops: The Unfortunate Photo — Really…that’s me out on the surfboard!
© Deborah Conroe 2010 Sydney, Australia. My most recent Oops story covered my attempts at surfing. While I was looking for photos for the post, I came across these images. Of course, I wanted evidence...
View ArticleTravel Oops: The Unfortunate Photo — All Templed Out
© Stephanie Glaser 2010 Bali, Indonesia. My kids Eddie (5) and Kasey (3) actually loved Bali. But you wouldn’t know it from these photos. In fact, they look pretty pissed off. “Not another temple,...
View ArticleTravel Oops: Unfortunate Photos Complete with Unfortunate Fashion
Feeling French in my pea coat, scarf and LeSportsac while my sister Suz looks fairly normal. © Edward Schuck 1985 This series of photos is unfortunate in so many ways. First there is the fact that my...
View ArticleThe Unfortunate Photo: Checking out the floor tiles of the Taj Mahal
© Jane Whitmer My friend Jane Whitmer was kind enough to let me use this photo of her at the Taj Mahal. Talk about trooper: Jane had bedbugs, Delhi Belly, and it was 120 degrees fahrenheit on the day...
View ArticleThe Unfortunate Photo: Flipping Off The Acropolis (not really)
Indira and I take a break from our sprint to the ferry to look at the Acropolis in the distance. Athens, Greece, 1995. After meeting up with my friend Indira at 3 a.m. in the Athens airport, we slept...
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