Visitors to Egypt fell by 52% last December after the slaughter of 58 tourists near Luxor at the beginning of the winter season.

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In Harbin, though, the arrival of winter signals the beginning of the peak tourist season.

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Beginning in the winter of 2001, I spent several months observing the people around me become increasingly afraid of the world outside of America.

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The photo was taken in winter or autumn, or maybe at the beginning of spring, but certainly not in summer.

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