This site near the border with Mexico usually has mild or warm weather over the "cold season," but droughts and occasional hard freezes produce a "dead of winter" look. Uncultivated areas are dominated by mesquite which is also deciduous. Join discussion...

A crow flew near the Google camera at a northern Vancouver Island town. Join discussion...

The Sign Post Forest of Watson Lake was started in 1942 by American soldiers. Homesick while building the Alaska Highway, some of them posted signs with name and distance of their resident towns. Since the war, visitors have continued to donate. Join discussion...

This crow posed for the GSV camera in Lillooet, British Columbia. Join discussion...

Old-fashioned, "cheap" accommodation ($84/night) is found just one block west of Times Square. A New York Post story (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/the_dirt_on_filthiest_of_ny_hotels_Z3nnnBGha7bPv8GW3uxkLN) may bring in some curious people. Join discussion...

Here is "Mainland Cancun," the alternate to "Disneyland Cancun." Join discussion...

With so many colorful English-language signs and logos, the Cancun tourist zone would be a good place for Roman Polanski to stay if he wanted to make a film set in Miami Beach -- or Las Vegas. Join discussion...

Most of the tourist facilities are located on a narrow island which is connected to the mainland by causeways. Familiar brand names provide comfort food and medicinal comforts at this multiple-purpose building. Join discussion...

Beyond the interchange seen in "Welcome to Paradise -- Part 2," this sculpture lets incoming visitors know that they're on the proper route. Join discussion...

Soon after seeing the first Welcome sign, you come to an interchange. If you're a typical snowbird, the "ZONA HOTELERA" is where you want to be. Drive straight. Join discussion...