• Ponies Around the World 2024 - The Ponies! (Part 1)

    Clifftop castles, mountain vistas, major cities, and more can all be found in this year's Ponies Around the World! You all knocked it out of the park this year showing some locations I don't think we've seen in any of the last decade of these posts.


    Time to go check out neat places on Earth while we wait for that portal to Equestria~


    Go get the first gallery below. Expect another tomorrow.

    1 Spike visiting the Great Wall of China - Marjan

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    Visited China back in 2016 and took Spike along for the trip!
    2 Tree Hugger takes trips differently than other ponies... - Banana

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    Thought a fun alternative to the concept would get a smile.
    3 At the City Gates of Ponta Delgada (Portugal) - EddoEditya28

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    Little DJ PON3 by the city gates of Ponta Delgada (Portuguese: Portas da Cidade de Ponta Delgada) in Ponta Delgada, the capital of the Azores in Portugal. The city gate, which is facing the Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, was erected in 1783.
    4 DJ PON3 and the Monument - EddoEditya28

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    Still from the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores, this time little DJ PON3 was at Praia da Vittoria in the island of Terceira, Portugal. Behind her is the Monumento aos Homens do Mar ("Monument to the Men of the Sea"), a monument located right at the town's beach.
    5 Sunrise at Kintamani, Bali (Indonesia) - EddoEditya28

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    DJ PON3 enjoying a beautiful sunrise from a cafe on the hillside of Kintamani in Bali, Indonesia. In the background is Mount Batur, one of the well known mountains in Bali.
    6 AJ at Naritasan Park, Chiba Japan. - xengk

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    AJ in her autumn coat standing in front the Great Pagoda of Peace at Naritasan Park, Chiba Japan.
    7 AJ visiting Saint Denis Church - xengk

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    AJ visiting Ba Na Hill Sunworld Fantasy Park in Da Nang Vietnam
    8 AJ at the piers - xengk

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    A windy afternoon at Sant Monica Piers
    9 Applejack near Grain Elevator, Sylvan Grove, KS - Burt R. the Pony Guy

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    This was taken right on top of where the train tracks used to be for the Union Pacific that ran from Salina, KS to Colby, KS. Out of frame is the train depot. The line closed and was dismantled in 1998. Many ghost towns and dying towns line this former railroad.
    10 Reunion Tower in Dallas, TX - Chrome Thunder

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    Took this image just before I left Harmonycon 2024 of my "Elements of Harmony" R/C truck, and the 3 Harmonycon mascot plushies I bought at it.
    11 Solar Eclipse 2024: London, Arkansas - Chrome Thunder

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    In 2017 I photographed my Funko Luna and Cele under the Solar Eclipse that happened that year near Kansas City. This year me and my friend went down to Arkansas to catch this one too (we settled on the town of London), and again I brought them. In this pic' the sun was about 3/4 covered. I took another right at totality, but it was blurry.
    14 Pom at Breakneck Ridge - Addelum

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    Pom, the Champion of the Meadow from the game Them's Fightin' Herds, atop Breakneck Ridge, one of the handful of Appalachian peaks that line the Hudson River in New York. This mountain is a popular hiking spot because of the accessibility by train, the challenge of the steep climb, and the majestic view of the valley in autumn. Photo taken November 2023.
    15 Pinkie Pie in Sarajevo! - Eman

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    Pinkie Pie standing near the Sebilj in Old Town Sarajevo!
    16 Dashie in Madeira Beach - Buceps

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    Dashie in Madeira Beach, with some unicorn milkshake in St Petersburg.
    17 Chibilee Clearwater Beach vacation. - Buceps

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    Chibi teachers need vacations too.
    18 An Angel in St. Augustine. - Buceps

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    Visiting St. Augustine FL, and stumbled upon the angel Chibilestia, who decided to keep me company.
    19 !Cadence and Raven visit Trier! - Pony4Koma

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    Raven announces that Princeps Mi Amore Cadenza has arrived at Augusta Treverorum's northern gate!
    20 !Cadence and Raven visit Trier! - Pony4Koma

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    The baths Princess Celestia recomended had been closed down. For a while... - Raven Inkwell
    21 !Cadence and Raven visit Trier! - Pony4Koma

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    The most Friendship is Tragic 2 thing on this trip... A roman tomb that's now used for weddings!
    22 Buttershy T-Shirt in Trier (Germany) - Pony4Koma

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    Not sure if this photo counts as "Ponies Around the World", but here it is anyway... Buttershy T-Shirt from https://x.com/Poxy_Boxy Available for purchase at https://poxyboxy.shop/producto/unisex-tee-buttershy/
    24 Vinyl Scratch in Lisbon - David Chidester

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    25 Pinkie Pie's vacation to Varna, Bulgaria - Gabbiez_5

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    26 Pinkie Pie in California! - The Mountaineer Brony

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    A picture of my Pinkie Pie keychain I took at the Donner Pass rest stop (elev. 7,057 ft!) in California during my vacation. The big metal fence unfortunately frames the photo and draws some of the attention away from the pretty nature, but hey, Pinkie's the star here anyway!
    27 Surprise at the Arch - Railphotos

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    Surprise makes a visit to the St.Louis Arch on the way home from Trtcon
    28 Storm King Mountain - Addelum

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    From an autumn hike at Breakneck Ridge. Storm King Mountain across the river was one of the inspirations for the Hudson River School.
    29 Pinkie Pie on vacation - Gabbiez_5

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    This is on a beach in Varna, Bulgaria :)
    30 Meeting of Frog Traveler and Fluttershy - Unreal_Sergey

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    Frog-Traveler, smallest monument in the world. Tomsk, Russia.
    31 Twilight studies the Tree of Knowledge - Unreal_Sergey

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    Tree of Knowledge sculpture. TUSUR University, Tomsk, Russia.
    32 Zipp imitates a galloping horse - the symbol of Tomsk. - Unreal_Sergey

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    Sun Watch with the symbol of Tomsk - a galloping horse. Tomsk, Russia.
    36 Ancient rune (Baska, Croatia) - theOwtcast

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    The 'rune' shown on the statue isn't actually a rune, but a letter I (i) in Glagolitic script, the alphabet used by Croatians around 1000 years ago. Similar statues with other letters of Glagolitic alphabet are scattered throughout Baska.
    38 RD in the middle of nowhere - Motorchuna river - Kayaker

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    RD sits on fragments of kimberlite rock. Maybe there are tons of rare pink diamonds down there? Motorchuna, Siberia, Russia.
    39 RD has just arrived at this nice beach - Kayaker

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    Great place for a field camp! Motorchuna river, Siberia, Russia.
    40 Fluttershy's Australian Adventure - Candlelight Flicker

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    Fluttershy posing in front of the Sydney Opera House with her two koala travel companions.
    41 Misty's Ruins - EddictedBrony

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    Misty Brightdawn visits ancient ruins in Baalbek Lebanon, looking for answers on the origins of ancient ponies.
    42 Looking Over Baalbek - EddictedBrony

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    Misty looks over on the mountains of Lebanon. She feels free, Opaline would never know this feeling.
    43 Climbing a Mountain with a Large Flutterbat Plush (34-inch long, hoof to hoof). - NatureShy

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    I climbed South Sister–tallest of the Three Sisters mountains and third tallest summit in Oregon last year with my Flutterbat plush made by QTpony (his Travelshy size, at 34"). South Sister rises to 10,358 ft (3,157 m) and is one of the major active stratovolcanoes in the Cascade Range, such as Mt St Helens, Mt Rainier, and Mt Hood. I spent one night at Moraine Lake about 1/3 of the way up, and the second night I camped at the summit! More images of my climb and how I carried her up there (strapped to my backpack) in the link to the image.
    44 Backpacking with Flutterbat (with a Dramatic Sunset) at Mount Rainier National Park - NatureShy

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    On a 6 night backpacking adventure at Mount Rainier National Park, the William O. Douglas Wilderness, and the Norse Peak Wilderness, I brought Flutterbat along. This is my favorite photo I took of her from 2023.
    46 Backpacking with Flutterbat at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - NatureShy

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    I brought Flutterbat along on a 3 day backpacking trip at Mount St Helens in the Mt Margaret Backcountry, in fall. Mount St Helens' bottom half can be seen hiding under the clouds in the background of this image, with Spirit Lake (further) and St Helens Lake (closer) in view behind her. Note the dead tree snags all laying in one direction away from the mountain, as this is in the old blast zone. New trees have started growing in their place, but in a much more sub-alpine growth form, probably because of the increased exposure from snow and winter weather.
    47 Backpacking with the Waifu through the Deschutes River Canyon in Oregon - NatureShy

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    This year in mid spring I backpacked with Fluttershy, my waifu, for one night along a desert canyon rimmed with basalt cliffs. The Pacific Northwest is more than just rainforest and mountains!
    49 Pony in the Tall Ball - FormulaPony

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    Cave Glider takes in the sights the sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex from atop the Reunion Tower (aka, The Tall Ball) in Downtown Dallas during HarmonyCon 2024 weekend. He loves the crazy, big stack interchanges!
    50 All Aboard the Friendship Express - FormulaPony

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    Applejack had some fun checking out this steam locomotive at the Illinois Railway Museum after Whinny City Pony Con 2024. Not quite as fun-colored as the Equestrian equivalents. If only she could've fixed her necklace before taking the photos!
    51 - Teru

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    A Day at the Lakeside of Portsloge
    53 Twilight Sparkle at the Grand Staircase of the Titanic - Starnotion

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    Branson, MO - TITANIC Museum


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