The Roaming Gnome

Since 2008, a faithful friend has accompanied my travels around the world: Cedric the Roaming Gnome. He's been smushed and smashed, bagged and broken, and tried and true. He's been fixed with super glue and sharpies more times than I can recall. I thought he deserved a few photos:

Does this really need a caption?

Stuck in the sand at the Black & White Desert, Egypt

Captaining a 'felucca' on the Nile, Aswan

Turkish coffee in Damascus, Syria

Smoking sheesha in Istanbul, Turkey

Hanging out in Hua Hin, Thailand

On layover in Seoul