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A clever fellow named Eric Fischer tapped Flickr geotag data to map where locals and tourists take photos in major cities. Above -- the wiggly Thames declares it instantly to lovers of this city -- is London, where I'm moving (for a time, anyway) in just a few weeks. Blue denotes photos taken by locals, red by tourists. H/t Ferris Jabr, BoingoBoingo, and Kottke
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