Recent figures suggest that France is the world’s most popular tourist destination, and we don’t blame tourists for loving it. Here are some of our […]
Month: April 2014
Samburu tribal dance
On International Dance Day we found this great image of a Samburu tribesman performing a traditional dance in Laikipia, Kenya, by Sergio Pitamitz. The Samburu live in the Rift […]
Holland’s new King’s Day
Every April Holland has celebrated Queen’s Day by holding flee markets and parties and dressing up in orange, the national colour. This year though, Queen’s […]
Best beach huts
Wooden beach huts have existed since the late 19th Century in Australia, England, France and Italy. They evolved from the ‘bathing machine’, a mobile changing room that preserved the […]
Amazing rivers
This Earth Day we have found some beautiful aerial shots of rivers around the world. A colorful river delta in saline Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Africa, Tanzania […]
An end to antarctic whaling
by Tom Walmsley Good news: the hundred year war is over for whales. For the last hundred years many of the great whales have been hunted […]
Mexican cowgirls
Escaramuzas are Mexican cowgirls who perform fast and furious routines on galloping horses. They wear colourful dresses and hats and ride sidesaddle. Our photographers captured these amazing riders in action. Escaramuzas ride […]
North York Moors
Landscape photographer Lizzie Shepherd shot these wonderful images of England’s North York Moors from the same point along the Cleveland Way, at different seasons and times of day. Read […]
Holy Week processions
During Holy Week in Spain, Catholic brotherhoods take to the streets to perform solemn processions, often dressed in striking (and quite scary-looking) robes with hoods, originating from medieval penitents’ […]
Derwent Water reflections
Neale Clarke took this gorgeous photo of Barrow Bay landing stage on Derwent Water, Lake District, Cumbria, England. See more of Neale Clarke’s work here
Songkran festival
Songkran is Thailand’s New Year’s Day festival, celebrated on the 13th to the 15th April and co-inciding with other New Year’s celebrations across South and Southeast […]
Myanmar (Burma)
After a travel boycott lasting over ten years was lifted (with Aung San Suu Kyi released from house arrest in 2010) a growing number of tourists are […]
Salar de Uyuni
A pristine white salt flat stretching over ten thousand square kilometers (the largest in the world), the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is one of the earth’s most […]
Cornwall’s coast in pictures
Cornwall was recently voted by travel writers to have the best coastline of any UK holiday destination (see survey by 101 Holidays). We chose our favourite […]