Annapurna awe

Siklis Valley –> Nepal

A fabulous view of the Annapurna mountain range from deep in the Mardi Khola valley.

Solu-Khumbu (Everest)

Kathmandu –> Nepal

The nearest I'm likely to get to topping Everest!

Mountains and Mennagio

Bellagio –> Italy

Menaggio and its dramatic backdrop as seen from Bellagio, on Lake Como.

Les Gorges du Verdon

Les Gorges du Verdon –> France

Gorge-ous

Les Gorges du Verdon –> France

The dramatic landscape at Les Gorges du Verdon. The canyon isn't on the scale of Arizona's Grand Canyon, but it's impressive nonetheless.

Valle d'Aosta

Aosta –> Italy

The valley-town of Aosta at sunset amongst alpine peaks. The most well-known - Mont Blanc - is behind the hill to the right of this picture.

Aosta peaks

Aosta –> Italy

One of the many snow-coated peaks which encircle Aosta, a town in the north-west corner of Italy, close to the border with France and Switzerland

Baracoa bay

Baracoa –> Cuba

Baracoa – a coastal town in Cuba’s eastern Guantanamo province – was first visited by Christopher Columbus in 1492. He described the mountain in this picture as being in the shape of an anvil. Thereafter it was used as a point of reference for sailors.

Countryside contrasts

Kathmandu Valley –> Nepal

A nice contrast between the orderly terraced fields in the foreground and the rugged mountains behind, as we look towards Tibet.

Annupurna mountain range

Bandipur –> Nepal

This picture is taken from the hilltop town of Bandipur, overlooking the Trisuli valley. In the distance the Annapurna mountain range.