The Top 25 Places People Checked In On Facebook In 2013 Shows The Most Popular Destination In The World

Going on vacation seems to be less and less about having a good time and more for checking in somewhere on social media to improve clout to those who follow our lives online.

To prove this, Facebook has listed the 25 most checked-in places on the massive social network, from Disneyland in Anaheim, California, to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.

From sporting arenas to popular city squares, the list shows some of the most famous places all over the world.

Of the top 25 places, the common theme seems to be Disney, as four Disney theme parks made the list, from California,Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, proving people want to see Mickey Mouse and friends all over the globe.

One thing that stands out about the list is there isn’t a check-in from New York City on the list, and this may be due to the fact that there isn’t one central location in which people would check in.

Here are the top 25 places people checked in during 2013, according to Facebook:

Argentina: Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires

Australia: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), East Melbourne, Victoria

Brazil: Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo

Canada: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia

Egypt: Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate

France: Disneyland Paris, Marne La Vallée

Germany: Reeperbahn, Hamburg

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Disneyland

Iceland: Blue Lagoon, Reykjavík

India: Harmandir Sahib (The Golden Temple)

Italy: Piazza San Marco, Venice

Japan: Disneyland, Tokyo

Mexico: Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City

Nigeria: Ikeja City Mall, Ikeja, Lagos

Poland: Temat Rzeka, Warsaw

Russia: Gorky Park of Culture and Leisure

Singapore: Marina Bay Sands

South Africa: Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

South Korea: Myungdong Street, Seoul

Spain: Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Catalonia

Sweden: Friends Arena, Solna

Taiwan: Tainan Flower Night Market, Tainan City

Turkey: Taksim Square, Istanbul

United Kingdom: The 02, London

United States: Disneyland, Anaheim, California

Via: CNN, Top Photo Credit: Shutterstock

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Artist Paints Models Their National Flags While Feeding Them The Foods Their Countries Are Most Known For (Photos)

If you’re looking for some art to hang in your kitchen, this could work. In a recent photo project by Jonathan Icher, a French photographer, body paint is used on models to transform them into national flags while eating primary foods associated with their countries.

Anastasia Parquet, a skilled makeup artist, is the mastermind behind the art on each model.

One of the photographs, for example, concentrates on a man as the American flag while eating a greasy cheeseburger. You get the idea! The photo series is called “Fat Flags.”

Check out the photo collection below. We think Icher should do more of these for each country!

 H/T: Visual News, Photos Courtesy of Jonathan Icher

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Highstreet with D

I had a date with a brazilian-japanese model/actor Daniel Kenji Matsunaga back when I was still on my second year. We had it at the opening of Sperry top-sider in the fort. I spent my whole afternoon with him while he's staring at me all the time.

THEN I WOKE UP FROM MY DREAM HAHAHAHAHAH ITS JUST PHOTOS OKAY

NOTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENED 

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Katy Perry Poses With Geisha Girls in Japan, Hangs With a Giant Robot

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Forget boys. Katy Perry's one of the Geisha girls.

In Japan on a promotional tour for her new album, Prism, the pop superstar tweeteda pic of herself all dolled up in a floral kimono costume while striking a bashful pose next to three of the traditionally shy Japanese female entertainers.

"One of these things is not like the other," the 29-year-old Perry wrote in the caption to her 46.6 million Twitter followers.

Of course, aside from not growing up Japanese, Katy's the only one not wearing the porcelain figurine makeup Geisha girls are known for.

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Perry also looked happy and very relaxed during a separate photo-op, flashing some peace signs while wearing an adorable black jeweled dress and black headband.

During the ensuing Q&A, she discussed how she did a lot of "self-reflection" in between her smash 2010 album, Teenage Dream, and making the new record.

"I needed to go inside and do a lot of work and therapy and mending and I did," said the "Roar" singer, adding that last spring she did a "mind and body and soul" type cleanse that improved her life and helped her "live very consciously."

VIDEO: Katy Perry talks Prism

Perhaps that rosy outlook is the reason she doesn't appear to be sweating the fact that the Australian edition of Prism was recently declared a potential biohazard by authorities Down Under who are investigating the seed paper contained in the packaging, which Perry has urged fans to plant and "spread the light."

The hitmaker's more pressing concern apparently though was the run-in she had with a giant robot on her Japan trip. She posted a twitpic of her feigning terror while caught in the clutches of the massive Transformer-like character with the caption, "Cybering!"

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