GuamMap
September Guam is a US territory. This is probably great for the US military base located here. But it’s bad news for those who like to travel to different cities and countries.  Like any other American place (with the exception of New York City and San Francisco), it has absolutely nothing to see or do.  Generic boring scenery.  It’s impossible to determine where in the US this picture was taken.  America is the most astonishingly homogenous country on the planet, no matter where it’s located.  Only the tour bus offers some kind of clue.  The buses are the only instance of local color in Guam. It’s hard to tell which end is the front and which is the back.  “Guam, U.S.A.” A license plate with provincial insecurities—it makes absolutely no sense to write the name of the country on state plates.  One type of bus stop. The mushroom’s stem is modeled after the Mariana Islands’ main tourist attraction—the so-called latte stones. These keyhole-shaped stones were carved here for some unknown reason many centuries ago.  A second type of bus stop. Half the walls consist of R-shaped concrete components—also a reference to the historical stones. Yet they look just like your typical Soviet bus stop.  The shape of Guam’s official seal resembles a lentil.  This is why Guam’s highway signs are also based on this shape.  The tsunami evacuation route sign is the same as in Sri Lanka, Saipan, Phuket, and so on.  Rare traces of the country’s Spanish past.  The airport sells iPhone-sized sushi.  Russian citizens are allowed into Guam without a visa. |
