As the dying rays of the sun bathe the fine red sand of the huge windblown dunes of Erg Chebbi behind the little town of Merzouga on the edge of the Sahara, the camel rider and his charges are silhouetted on the skyline. Listening to the call to prayer echoing out from the nearby mosque minaret he is surely doing exactly what his ancestors have done every day for the past hundreds of years.
Total tranquility and a real magic carpet ride to a distant land.
With several days to spend in Porto, Jonathan L explores several aspects of local culture
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This iconic tree along The 17 Mile Drive is always a beautiful picture.
Of all the grand features of Paris’s Grands Magasins, Paul Heymont’s favorite is the stained glass dome at Printemps
DrFumblefinger shares images of a Lewis and Clark statue he spotted on the Boise State Capitol grounds.
After I wrote a few words about the floating fisherman’s villages in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, I was asked by
The sign of times soon to come! This was my first summer solstice sunrise at Stonehenge in England and I love the picture because it heralds the warm sunny days that are yet to come (please!) after the dark days of winter. The solstice sun-rises are the only occasions these days when the public are allowed to be within touching distance of the old stones that comprise ‘the Henge’.
From his shoebox, Mac pulls another incredible image of Tallinn
Very thought provoking photo.
Life hasn’t changed for a thousand years – and they’re still happy.
We define a desert as a waste land, but its obviously not.
a real classic…content and image!
Thanks!
I believe we will call you “Mac of Arabia” from now on.
Another excellent image, my friend, thanks!
Gorgeous photo! Well done!!!