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Shopping in Beijing Megamalls are everywhere here. And many of them are as beautiful and ornate as this one. In some ways, i think it is kind of cool that everything is ultra-modern and slick... in other ways, it's not because it feels like I am back in Dallas or something... know what I mean? Who knows... the Chinese people seem to love it... who am I to say.... - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Megahangar at NASA Imagine a giant skyscraper, but hollow and filled with people making rockets. That's what the VAB is. To really get a sense of the size of this thing, look at the outline of the man standing in the distance, his body backlit by the door. The VAB, or Vehicle Assembly Building, is the worlds largest single-story building, and it's where NASA assembles many of the rockets, including the mighty Saturn V. It's also the tallest building in the US that's not in a downtown area. It's situated at Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center, and it's awesome dot com. The thing is so big that it even has its own weather system. In fact, on humid days it can even rain inside the building! In my photo below, you are really only seeing part of it. Off to the right, they are fueling up the Atlantis for its upcoming mission. Staring through the girders from another angle, you can easily see the giant orange tank going through its pre-launch ordeal.Getting into this place was very difficult. I felt privileged to even get through the various security screenings and get the governmental approval to go inside. They let in little groups of us from the Tweetup, and I have to thank Stephanie Schierholz for making it all happen. It's one of the mysterious places on earth I've always wanted to visit, so I was very excited to be inside. My next goal is to get back inside and get up higher... perhaps even get in while they are prepping the next rocket.I have many more shots of this building that I'll be sharing in coming weeks and months... you guys know how I like to keep these threads and stories open for a long time!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Secret Spots in Tokyo What an amazing place. Now, knowing the crowd around here, you will be able to identify this secret spot in Tokyo. I really thank everyone out there for being so kind and introducing me to these great spots for photography. I feel quite lucky that when I travel, I have instant friends everywhere. I can't believe it! Anyway, the gentleman who ushered me into this incredible lair was Alfie. Be sure to hit that link if you ever visit Tokyo and want to get some lessons WHILE seeing great places around the city.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Shopping in Beijing


Megamalls are everywhere here. And many of them are as beautiful and ornate as this one. In some ways, i think it is kind of cool that everything is ultra-modern and slick... in other ways, it's not because it feels like I am back in Dallas or something... know what I mean?

Who knows... the Chinese people seem to love it... who am I to say....

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
here at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(1443971019,'',XLarge,'',570,768);">Shopping in Beijing Megamalls are everywhere here. And many of them are as beautiful and ornate as this one. In some ways, i think it is kind of cool that everything is ultra-modern and slick... in other ways, it's not because it feels like I am back in Dallas or something... know what I mean? Who knows... the Chinese people seem to love it... who am I to say.... - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Shopping in Beijing


Megamalls are everywhere here. And many of them are as beautiful and ornate as this one. In some ways, i think it is kind of cool that everything is ultra-modern and slick... in other ways, it's not because it feels like I am back in Dallas or something... know what I mean?

Who knows... the Chinese people seem to love it... who am I to say....

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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