Iconic Locations

Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe), from a helicopter over the Zambezi

Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe)

Mount Vesuvius (Italy), whilst flying out of Naples

The Taj Mahal (Agra – India)

Annapurna South (Nepal)

The Colosseum (Rome – Italy)

The Trevi Fountain (Rome – Italy)

Mount Cook from the helicopter (South Island – New Zealand)

Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland) The castle which featured in the film ‘Highlander’

Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland)

Seven Sisters (East Sussex)

The Golden Temple of Amritsar (India)

Stromboli Erupting (Italy)

The High Atlas, eventually to summit Jebel Toubkal (Morocco)

Moai re-erected at Tongariki on Easter Island

Moai on Easter Island

Mount Nebo (Jordan) – the place where Moses stood when looking at the Promised Land of Canaan

 

 

The Old Man of Storr, The Quiraing (Skye – Scotland)

The Quiraing (Skye - Scotland)

Cotopaxi (Ecuador) as it appeared just whilst we were travelling along the highway.

The Forbidden City (Beijing – China) originally closed to all outsiders

The Forbidden City (Beijing - China)

On The Equator (Ecuador)

The Forum at Jerash (Roman city) in Jordan

 

Torres del Paine (Chile) – you can’t get much further south

Torres del Paine (Chile)

Lindisfarne (Holy Island – Northumberland)

Lindisfarne (Holy Island)

The summit of Kilimanjaro seen from the summit of Mount Meru at sunrise (Tanzania)

The summit of Kilimanjaro seen from the summit of Mount Meru at sunrise (Tanzania)

Just a small part of The Terracota Army (Xian – China)

The Great Wall of China

The Angel of the North (Gateshead – U.K.)

The Angel of the North - Gateshead - U.K.

 

Ironbridge (Shropshire) – The first iron bridge in the world

Ironbridge (Shropshire)

2008 Olympic Stadium or Bird’s-nest (Beijing – China)

2008 Olympic Stadium (Birds-nest). Beijing - China

Ribblehead Viaduct (Yorkshire, U.K.)

 

 

 

 

Hadrian’s Wall (Northumberland)

Santorini – Greece. Looking down into the harbour which is a caldera or land collapse following a volcanic eruption.

Santorini - Greece

Watts Gothic revival Chapel and mortuary built 1896-1898 by Mary Fraser-Tytler (Compton – Surrey)

Watts Chapel (Compton - Surrey)

Macchu Pichu (Peru) Ancient 15th Century Inca city discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911

Petra or Rose City Jordan

 

Castlerigg Stone Circle (The Lake District)

Castlerigg Stone Circle (The Lake District)

Mount Everest as seen from the Nepalese or southern side with Lhotse (South Peak) and Nuptse (West Peak) in the foreground

Mount Everest see from the Nepalese side

The Tyne Bridge, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, The Sage & The Baltic (Newcastle)

The Tyne Bridge, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, The Sage & The Baltic

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights (Iceland)

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights (Iceland)

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