Whitewashed buildings hug the cliffs of the Tajo Gorge in Ronda, Spain.

The whitewashed Hotel Don Miguel and the Puente Nuevo bridge, seen shrouded by storm clouds.

The lush green valley below the town of Ronda, as seen from the Alameda del Tajo Park.

The Casa Del Rey Moro, home of the Moorish king.

The Djemma El Fna, the famous trade and entertainment square in Marrakech.

The Ben Youssef Medersa is a middle ages school for teaching children the Koran.

This is the reward that greets you after hiking the Inca Trail for four days. This was taken at sunrise after hiking about two hours from the last camp of the trail and passing through the "sun gate" into the Machu Picchu grounds.

One of the fascinating things about canoeing on the Amazon is how close you get to the little details, such as these wild flowers growing right on top of the water

As I was boating in to the Amazon lodge, an endless number of egrets would pop up and fly away as the boat approached. It was almost like a synchonized dance

There are thousands of little islands like this in the Andaman. A good way to spend a day is kayaking the seas around Krabi. I arrived here by taking a longboat from the beach at Hat Ton Sai

Taken on the grounds of the National Museum. Lotus flowers are seen commonly in most of southeast Asia

One of the most recognized landmarks in the world, Picadilly Circus is unmistakeable. It's an exciting hub of motion and electricity. I tried to capture that vibrancy in this photo

I shot this from the window of a moving "colectivo", a taxibus, on my trip from Ollontaytambo to Cusco. This is near Moray

I went out canoeing early one morning during my stay in the Amazon. The air was cool and the fog was thick. I wasn't sure if this photo would capture the true feeling of that scene, but I think it did

Looking down from a trail that leads to the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, you get a wide sweeping view of the charming little city of Cusco

I didn't have to go to the other side of the world to get this photo. This is a walking trail at a small lake near my home that I like to visit often. Frequently, deer can be seen on this trail

A close up shot of the same island seen above, showing more detail of the rocks and sandy shore

The Inca trail's infamous "Dead Woman's Pass" at 14,000 feet. The Paqaymayu campsite is seen at the lower right

Such a fun place to play! There are swimming holes and vines to swing on. The cascades here seem endless. This is a must see if you're in Luang Prabang

I took a day tour trekking to the hilltribe areas around Chiang Mai. At one of the stops, I kind of wandered off a bit and came across this monk siting by a lake filled with lotus flowers. The scene was so peaceful I still think of it often

Hiroshi, one of the young guides I mentioned in my Peru travelogue, led me here to this tranquil lake. One of the benefits of befriending locals is finding places you'd never see otherwise. I was lucky he showed me this place

This popular spot was a great place to look down on the city of Luang Prabang. It's also a good place to chat with monks if you like. Many of them hang out there and enjoy talking with tourists. You can also see great sunsets here

Walking down behind the Vang Vieng market, I came across this scene. It looked like something straight out of a Hollywood set of a Vietnam movie. Vang Vieng is one of the most picturesque places I've been

My journey down this road will forever be memorable. This is the road leading from Poipet on the Thai-Cambodia border to Siem Reap, the town just outside of Angkor Wat. Some potholes on this road were the size of the car itself

I caught this photo almost by accident. I was listening to a tour guide and got a bit bored, which led me to just look around on my own a bit. I turned and saw the rays of light hitting the ruins and framed up this photo

This is one of the stops every tour of the Sacred Valley makes. Although the Sacred Valley generally refers to the whole area between Machu Picchu and Cusco, this is "the" Sacred Valley proper

This very popular dive spot is where the movie "The Beach" was filmed. It's about a one hour ferry ride south of Krabi

Just south of Siem Reap is the Tonle Sap lake. It is populated by Vietnamese refugees who have built floating homes on the water, along with these fixed huts on the shores

Vang Vieng is located on route 13 between the capital of Vientiene and Luang Prabang. The gorgeous sunsets and mountainous backdrop make it a must see in Laos

The ice blue color of these pools is caused by light reflecting off of minerals at the bottom. It almost appears to glow when you see it in person

The Kuang Si falls are easy to get to from Luang Prabang. It's about a 30 minute ride by tuk tuk, and all the drivers in town know the way

This is called whisky village because they do, in fact, make whisky here. But it's not the bourbon flavored variety most westerners would recognize. Lao whisky is more like moonshine

On the day I arrived in Siem Reap I overheard a tourist saying "I hope we see some monks". Little did she know you couldn't avoid it if you tried. There is an active monastery on the grounds of Angkor Wat and many of the monks seem as eager to meet tourist as vice versa

When you get to the town of Vang Vieng, you can cross the river via a bamboo toll bridge (toll: 2000 Lao kip, or 20 cents) to get to this field where rice is grown

This view across the river was seen just from a cliffside road just south of the market in Vang Vieng

This scene is also on the other side of the river in Vang Vieng, just at the foot of the bamboo toll bridge

By climbing to the very top of one of the Angkor Wat temples, on some very narrow steps, I came to this view looking down into the courtyard and over the tree tops

I took a standard tourist boat out on the Tonle Sap lake. My boat driver spoke not a single word of English, but I managed to get him to take me on a route close to these trees so I could snap this photo

One of the most enjoyable things about boating on the Tonle Sap was seeing how the kids just play in and around the water. This youngster and his friends were riding their bikes in knee deep water

The beaches of southern Thailand are truly some of the most gorgeous in the world. I arrived at this picturesque scene on the longtail boat pictured here from where I was staying on Hat Ton Sai beach

One of the best known and most beautiful beaches in southern Thailand. The beaches in this area are part of the Ao Nang natural area and are only accessible by long tail boats. There are no roads here

I happened to get this photo when I was trying out a new camera, my Fuji GSW690III. I was visiting my sister over the Labor Day weekend and these motorcycles happened to come through at the right time

This was also taken with my Fuji. The ethereal look above the San Francisco skyline comes from a very long exposure, six minutes

One of the towns of the charming Cinque Terre, on the Ligurian coast. I waited for three days to get just the right lighting and cloud conditions for this. There are no roads in the five towns of the Cinque Terre. You enter by boat or by train

This is the first town of the Cinque Terre you'll come to when entering by train from Pisa

I'd love to be able to tell you right where this is in Venice, but I have only the vaguest idea. The streets of Venice are truly maze-like. It's incredibly easy to get lost... and that's one of the nice things about Venice. I do know this is just off the Ca d'Oro on the side nearest the train station, but that's about as specific as I can get

The Ha'penny bridge gets it's name from having formerly been a toll bridge. The toll was a half penny. This spans the Liffey river in central Dublin

Dingle is one of the most charming towns in Ireland and the penninsula has loads to see. The best way to explore it is in your own rental car. This was taken at the busy Dingle harbor on my first night in town

A wider view of Manarola than the one above. This was taken shortly before that one. The western facing Manarola gets some breathtaking sunsets

This is the end point of the Dingle Penninsula. Making the 30km journey around the penninsula is a good day trip here

Looking from this perspective gives you a great sense of wonder about how these structures were built onto the most precarious cliffs and rocky outposts. It's fascinating

Standing here gives you a feeling that you're truly at the end of the earth. I got a chuckle from some people here, who will tell you that Boston is "just a wee bit" across the water

Oban is a very sleepy little town, but very charming and beautiful. It's well known for its tasty whisky. It's also where you'll embark for visits to the Isle of Mull and Islay

Before I went there I had no idea Ireland had the kind of beaches I saw... or any beaches at all. But this one at Brandon bay is an honest to goodness beach, and a rather nice one at that. This is on the north side of the Dingle penninsula

Portovenere is not part of the Cinque Terre, but is very similar in look and is close by. It lies just south of Riomaggiore and it's best to get there by bus from La Spezia

This fascinating old castle lies within sight from the town of Oban. This photo was taken from the ferry crossing on my return from the Isle of Mull. The sunset light could not have been any more perfect

These gardens are unmissable, even if you wanted to miss them, as they sit right in the middle of central Edinburgh, separating the old and the new parts of town. This is the greenest grass I've ever seen in my life. I swear they spray painted it