The Visual Splendor that is Sagrada Família

Located in Barcelona, Spain, the Sagrada Familia is hands down, the most amazing building I have ever had the pleasure of setting foot in. Absolutely breathtaking!
Antoni Gaudis grand vision is st...

Gleaming Golden Wonder: Mezquita de Córdoba, Spain

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ancient Temples, Ancient Awesomeness

Angkor Wat, located near Siem Reap in Cambodia is the largest religious monument on the planet. It was first a Hindu temple, but is now Buddhist. The temple ...

Loi Krathong 2014, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Candle Lighting and Performance

Loi Krathong is a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand, as well as certain parts of Malaysia, Laos and Burma. Occurring on the full moon of the 12th m...

Fire Dancers, Palenque, Mexico

El Panchan, Don Mucho's

One of the most impressive fire dancing performances I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing! This troop from Chiapas, Mexico tore it up every night at El Panchan the ...

Terceira Island, Azores

Portugual's Hidden Treasure

Terceira is an island in the Azores archipelago filled with beautiful lush, green rolling hills, rocky coastlines, and amazing vistas. Inhabited by lots of happy cows...

Hassan Il Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Architectural Beauty

Built in 1993, the Hassan Il Mosque is the largest in Morocco, and the only one foreigners are allowed to enter. And only by guided tour, mind you! But it was well worth it....

The Orange Dunes of Erg Chebbi

The Moroccan Sahara

Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes reach a height of up to 150 meters and altogether span an area of 22 kilome...

Chandni Chowk Market, Delhi, India

Hot Tea, Warm Smiles

The backstreets of Old Delhi and the Chandni Chowk market are full of spices, flavors, bargains, and characters. People were very friendly and curious, and also very interes...

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Standing The Test Of Time

The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in india and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage." It is regarded by many...

Camel-tastic

Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Pathway Into The Ocean

Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary consists of 2273 protected acres (920-hectare) of islands, shallow waters and mangroves. This makes it a haven for migratory birds from Si...

The Pyramids Of Giza, Egypt

Triumphant Trio

Attracting thousands of visitors every day, there are few creations on earth that can compare with the Pyramids of Giza. These monolithic, powerful structures have have left visi...

Kerala Tea Plantations, Munnar, India

Otherworldly Mountainscapes

Layers and layers of tea plantations, mountain mist, waterfalls, forests and wildlife sanctuaries make Munnar almost surrealistically beautiful. Misty mountain peaks ...

El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Paradise: Found

This place is, simply put, PURE PARADISE. Bathtub temperature oceans, incredible sunsets, tropical islands, sand bars, limestone cliffs. Insanely beautiful and picturesque. Natio...

Agua Azul and Misol-Ha, Chiapas, Mexico

Waterfalls From Heaven

The Cataratas de Agua Azul (Spanish for "Blue-water Falls") or Agua Azul waterfalls as foreigners refer to them are in the heart of the Lacandon Jungle in the Chiapas Stat...

Gardens & Temps of Kyoto, Japan

Pristine Serenity

In the gardens of Kyoto, the cold temperatures of fall cause the leaves of the Japanese maples to turn all shades of red, orange and yellow. Visitors come from all aver Japan t...

Wat Rong Khun, The White Temple

Artistic Beauty

Wat Rong Khun, or the White Temple as most foreigners refer to it, is an unconventional Buddhist temple in the Northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand. Designed in 1997 by famo...

The Lush, Green Jungles of Chiapas, Mexico

Mother Nature, At Her Finest

Gigantic trees, endless greenery, lush beauty and oatmeal-thick humidity — these are some of the descriptors of the the dense tropical forests surrounding the Mayan ...

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Casbahs & Oases

Nicknamed The door of the desert; Ouarzazate is a city and capital of the Ouarzazate Province in the Souss-Massa-Dra of southern-central Morocco. The Ouarzazate area is viewed by...

Novice Thai Buddhist Monks

Ordination Before Fire

The ceremony "buat nah fai, or 'ordination before fire' is where young Thai men become novice monks. A Sramanera (Thai: analaus samanen) is a novice monk in a Buddhist con...

Cathedral Of The Incarnation

Granada's Hidden Jewel

Completed in 1710, the Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incaration (Spanish: Catedral de Granada, Catedral de la Anunciación) took six architects a staggering 18...

Marrakech, Morocco

Ancient Wonder

Hectic, crowded, and full of wonder and amazement. Marrakech is definitely a city full of life! The medina and square (emaa el-Fnaa) lie at it's heart, a twisting maze of thin str...

Loy Krathong / Yee Ping Festival 2014

Coolest Holiday Ever

In Thailand, Yi Peng is an annual festival held on a full moon of the 2nd month of the Lanna calendar (Yi meaning "2nd" and Peng meaning "month" in the Lanna language). This...