If everyone placing personal ads who claimed the hobby of “hiking” really did it with any regularity, the earth would have been trampled flat decades ago.
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These images show some famous places in the world through the tilt shift perspective - the world in 'minature'.
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii.
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