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A passenger ferry crosses Sydney Harbour in front of the Sydney Opera House, one of the icons of Australia

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A passenger ferry crosses Sydney Harbour in front of the Sydney Opera House, one of the icons of Australia

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Memorial to Gloria May with Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Opera House behind

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A passenger ferry docks at Milsons Point ferry terminal in Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Opera House behind

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A passenger ferry docks at Milsons Point ferry terminal in Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House behind

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A passenger ferry docks at Milsons Point ferry terminal in Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Opera House behind

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Wrought iron railings frame a view of Sydney Harbour with the city skyline and Sydney Opera House behind

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The bow of the original HMAS Sydney with a view of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the city skyline

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Passengers sit on the wharf at Milsons Point ferry terminal, waiting for the ferry across Sydney Harbour, with Sydney Opera House behind

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Sydney Harbour bridge frames a view of Sydney Opera House

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A sightseeing boat is moored at Darling Harbour, surrounded by the high-rise office blocks of downtown Sydney

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Low evening light, defines the eroded contours of grand Junction and highlights the different coloured layers of rock. The large cottonwood tree in the centre gives a sense of the enormous scale of the landscape.

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A slot canyon. these canyons are carved out by small rivers that often lie dry, but are prone to flash flood. The waters can rise from inches to 60 feet in under an hour making them extremely dangerous.

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A slot canyon. these canyons are carved out by small rivers that often lie dry, but are prone to flash flood. The waters can rise from inches to 60 feet in under an hour making them extremely dangerous.

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One of many abandoned houses in the South West. Beyond the tourist trail, rural communities suffer the harsh economies of the modern world

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Ancient Anasazi Indian builings and granaries. the buildings stand as if abandoned only recently, but in reality the Ansazi mysteriously disappeared 500 years ago.

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Ancient Anasazi Indian builings and granaries. the buildings stand as if abandoned only recently, but in reality the Ansazi mysteriously disappeared 500 years ago.

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Dawn at Toroweap with a view down the sheer cliffs of the North Rim all the way down to the Colorado River

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The Moon and Venus rise over the Mittens, one of the most famous rock formations in Monument Valley

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The Moon and Venus rise over the Mittens, one of the most famous rock formations in Monument Valley

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A green tarpaulin covers a Navajo trading stall, which stands empty in the low tourist season, with the mesas of Monument Valley behind.

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Cowboys sit on their horses at a Navajo horse fair in northern Arizona

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Uzbek man with hoe in a field

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Buddhist stupa, known as the "Bastion of Zurmal", Bactria, built in the Kushan period, 1st to 2nd century AD

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Statue of Timur

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Bibi Khanum mosque during reconstruction. Construction started in 1399 by Timur, the mosque was built as Samarkand's main place of worship and dedicated to Timur's favourite wife, Sarai Mulk (Bibi) Khanum, a Mongolian princess of surpassing beauty. 500 stonemasons worked on the 130m x 100 m building. 95 elephants were brought from India to Samarkand to carry building materials.

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Gur-e Mir mausoleum, commissioned by Timur for his grandson and heir Muhammed Sultan who died campaining in 1404. In 1405 Timur too died and was placed in Gur-e Mir along with other princes, including the assassinated Ulugh Beg.

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The Kalan Mosque. Built in 1121-22AD during the reign of the Kharakhanid ruler Arslan Khan Muhammed.

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The Karakul Gate and the remains of the city walls, circa 16th Century.

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The West Walls and the West Gate of the Ichan Kala, the old inner city.

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The Kalta Minaret. Mohammed Amin Khan meant this to be the tallest building in the Muslim world. Construction began in 1851 but after the khan died in 1855, his heir aborted the project. Nonetheless it has some of the city's most extravagant tiling (heavily restored) in blue, white, red and Khiv's hallmark green.

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The Kalta Minaret. Mohammed Amin Khan meant this to be the tallest building in the Muslim world. Construction began in 1851 but after the khan died in 1855, his heir aborted the project. Nonetheless it has some of the city's most extravagant tiling (heavily restored) in blue, white, red and Khiv's hallmark green.

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The arched entrance and windows of a mosque in the old city of Khiva

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The minaret and tiled dome of a mosque rise above the old city of Khiva. The dome is covered in Khiva's hallmark green ceramic tiles.

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The tall minaret of a mosque rises above the old city of Khiva.

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An Uzbek man walks beside the many domed walls of the Ichan Kala, the old city of Khiva.

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Uzbek families wander round the street market in front of The West Gate to the Ichan Kala, the old city of Khiva.

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A camel stands tethered in the Ichan Kala, the old city of Khiva, with the Kalta Minaret behind. Mohammed Amin Khan meant this to be the tallest building in the Muslim world. Construction began in 1851 but after the khan died in 1855, his heir aborted the project. Nonetheless it has some of the city's most extravagant tiling (heavily restored) in blue, white, red and Khiva's hallmark green.

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Elaborately carved wooden columns in the main hall of the Jame (Friday) mosque which dates between the 10th to 18th Century

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Overall view of Kyzyl Kala built around 3rd Century AD.

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The rusting hulls of old Russian ships lie abandoned on the dried out bed of what was once the Aral Sea.

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A Laikipiak Maasai with his camel at the beginning of the day during a camel trek at Sabuk.

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Flycamp under an acacia tree during a camel trek at Sabuk.

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Laikipiak Maasai moran (warriors) at a marriage near Sabuk. The groom is on the right.

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The minaret at Uzgen, Kharakhanid period, circa 11th century.

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The three mausolea at Uzgen, Kharakhanid period, constructed (left to right) circa 1152, 1013 and 1186 AD

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Stone Balbals or tomb markers, Western Turk, 6th to 8th century, Balasagun. The Balbals at Balasagun have been collected from sites all over Kyrgyzstan. Balbal grave markers were once erected by nomadic Turks above the graves of their companions to designate how many of the enemy the occupant had slain.

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The Burana Minaret. The minaret once stood about 45 metres in height but lost its top section during an earthquake. The stone circles in the foreground are millstones gathered from other parts of the country and brought to the site for safekeeping.

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The Burana Minaret. The minaret once stood about 45 metres in height but lost its top section during an earthquake. The stone circles in the foreground are millstones gathered from other parts of the country and brought to the site for safekeeping.

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Stone Balbals or tomb markers, Western Turk, 6th to 8th century. The Balbals at Balasagun have been collected from sites all over Kyrgyzstan. Balbal grave markers were once erected by nomadic Turks above the graves of their companions to designate how many of the enemy the occupant had slain.

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Blue clad Tuareg male elder and grand children outside his reed woven shelter

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Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988

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Detail of Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988

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Detail of Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988

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Detail of Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988

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Locally made pattern cloth and artifacts for sale in the market

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Detail of the Minaret of Sankore mosque in 16C part of the old city, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988.

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Looking out past a massive door of the Sankore mosque in the 16C part of the old city of Timbuktu designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988

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Peul fishing village with pirogues pulled up on the banks of the River Niger at Korioume

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Peul woman and children washing clothes in the River Niger

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Peul woman and children washing clothes in the River Niger

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Small boys punting a pirogue on the Niger River at Korioume

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Collection of pirogues at Peul fishing village on the banks of the Niger River at Korioume

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A Tajik family.

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The ruins of Decalon Village lie in Yagnob Valley high in the Fann Mountain Range.

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The Yagnob River runs through the Yagnob Valley high in the Fann Mountain Range.

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An old man sits beside the dusty road with his pots and milk churn, at Nometkun, a Sogdian speaking village in Yagnob Valley.

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Tajik men sit drinking tea on the shaded verandah of a house in the remote village of Margib high in the Fann Mountains

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The turquoise waters of Iskanderkul Lake are surrounded by the arid slopes of the Fann Mountains.

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The turquoise waters of Sarytag River run through the Fann Mountains.

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The turquoise waters of Sarytag River run through the Fann Mountains.

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A Tajik man rides his donkey along a mountain track in the Sarytag Valley high in the Fann Mountains.

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A Tajik with her children in the Fann Mountains

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A wind blasted tree high in the Sarykhodan Valley which runs beneath the sheer rock faces of the Fann Mountains .

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A Tajik boy sits astride his donkey at a village in the Fann Mountains .

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Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum built circa 1370 AD. the entrance portal is 25 metres high and leads to an inner chamber topped by a dome, the underside if which is decorated win tilework with 365 geometric designs, each representing a day of the year.

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Minaret at Gurganj (Kunja Urgench) former capital of Khorezm. "Seven times destroyed and seven times rebuilt" is the legend attached to Gurganj. Gurganj was the name given to the town by the Mongols, the Arabs called it Jurjanya and after 1646 it was known as Kunya Urgench. During its heyday it covered 1000 hectares.

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Sultan Takash Mausoleum at Gurganj (Kunja Urgench) completed circa 1200AD. "Seven times destroyed and seven times rebuilt" is the legend attached to Gurganj. Gurganj was the name given to the town by the Mongols, the Arabs called it Jurjanya and after 1646 it was known as Kunya Urgench. During its heyday it covered 1000 hectares.

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A painted clay head of a princely warrior found in the Square Hall of the South Complex of Old Nisa, a Parthian city which existed from circa 2nd century BC to 3rd century AD and now held in the Turkmenistan National Museum

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Carpet sellers in the Tolkuchka Bazaar.

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Carpets and rugs laid out for sale at the Tolkuchka Bazaar.

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Carpets and rugs laid out for sale at the Tolkuchka Bazaar.

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Turkoman men look at hats for sale at a market stall at Tolkuchka Bazaar.

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Ngorongoro Crater Lodge looks down into the crater from the rim

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Elaborately furnished & decorated main sitting room of Ngorongoro Crater Lodge's South Lodge

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Elaborately furnished & decorated main sitting room of Ngorongoro Crater Lodge's South Lodge

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Statuesque Euphorbia busai trees populate the upper walls of the crater

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Common zebra feeding on grass

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White sand dunes contrast against a stormy sky

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A yucca plant contrasts against the white sand dunes

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Painted by Georgia O’Keefe and photographed by Ansel Adams this church is iconic of the South Western adobe architecture

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Painted by Georgia O’Keefe and photographed by Ansel Adams this church is iconic of the South Western adobe architecture

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The grave of the writer DH Lawrence who made New Mexico his home

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Tall cliffs, layered in different coloured clays and stone, typify the landscape of Capitol Reef

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Bizarre eroded rock formations known as “Hoodoos” that are the signature of Bryce Canyon

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Snow patches lie amongst the bizarre eroded rock formations known as “Hoodoos” that are the signature of Bryce Canyon

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A lone tree stands isolated by erosion on the rim of Bryce Canyon with the bizarre eroded rock formations known as “Hoodoos” in the background

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A rock promontory isolated by erosion on the rim of Bryce Canyon with the bizarre eroded rock formations known as “Hoodoos” in the background

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Navajo Walk is one of the most popular canyon trails at Bryce Canyon. The pine tree is four feet thick and over 100 feet tall.

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Pine trees cling tenuously to the exposed stratified rock faces in Zion National Park.

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Goblins national Monument gets its name from its strange eroded formations of clay and rock

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A waiter sets up a private dinner on the beach looking out over the ocean

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A waiter sets up a private dinner on the beach looking out over the ocean

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A waiter sets up a private dinner on the beach looking out over the ocean

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Massage at the beach pavilion looking out over the ocean

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Massage at the beach pavilion looking out over the ocean

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Massage at the beach pavilion looking out over the ocean

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A “banana wrap” treatment at the beach pavilion looking out over the ocean

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Private dinner set up at the beach pavilion looking out over the ocean

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Private dinner set up at the beach pavilion looking out over the ocean

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Girl in swimming pool

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Swimming pool

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Foot massage in the Tamra Spa

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Tea is laid out ready for a consultation in the Tamra Spa

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Relaxing in the outdoor plunge pool after treatments in the Tamra Spa

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Foot massage in the Tamra Spa

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Jacuzzi in the hotel spa

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Jacuzzi in the hotel spa

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Yoga on the beach

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Yoga at the beach pavilion looking out over the ocean

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Interior of bedroom in one of the beach-front cottages

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Business meeting on the verandah of the conference hall

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Business meeting on the verandah of the conference hall

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Ornate pudding in the Mediterranean Restaurant

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Interior of sitting room in one of the Presidential Suites

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Swimming pool bar

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Entrance to the spa

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The reception area of the spa

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Outside massage area at the spa

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Girl on massage bed looking out over the ocean

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Girl in outdoor shower at beachside massage area

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Girl in outdoor shower at beachside massage area

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Beach-front cottage

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Beach-front cottage

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Hammock in the garden of a beach-front cottage

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Fish fountain in the swimming pool

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Seafood at the Bay View Restaurant

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Seafood on the barbeque for a private dinner by the beach

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The rustic Upper Deck Restaurant

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The rustic Upper Deck Restaurant

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The rustic Upper Deck Restaurant

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Private dinner set up by the beach

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Yoga on the beach

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Yoga on the beach

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Yoga on the beach

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Yoga on the beach

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Bay View Restaurant

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Bay View Restaurant

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Breakfast laid in the open-fronted dining room at Sabuk.

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Bedroom at Sabuk, lit by lanterns & candles at night.

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Camel trek at Sabuk.

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Seating area in the Main lounge

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Traditonal goan curries set out in the cafe restaurant

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A fountain makes a striking centrepiece in the Mediterranean Restaurant

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Fish served whole in the Mediterranean Restaurant

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An elegant starter in the Mediterranean Restaurant

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Detail of an urn and corner of a private swimming pool lit up at night at one of the exclusive suites

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The private swimming pool lit of one of the exclusive suites

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A waiter sets up a private dinner on the beach looking out over the ocean

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Interior of luxury tented bedroom, Chief's Camp, Chief's Island.

00006069
Southern giraffe drinking, Moremi Game Reserve.

00006068
Luxury tent, Abercrombie & Kent mobile safari.

00006067
Cruise ship tourists walking on a snow field above Port Lockroy.

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Cruise ship tourists on snow-covered slope above Port Lockroy.

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Looking down on Port Lockroy.

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Iceberg at sunset.

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Historic hut built by British in 1944 as part of war-time Operation Tabarin

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Tourist expedition ship ‘Endeavour’ garaged in sea-ice

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Wrought iron decoration on the door of a typical Art Deco house.

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Art Deco interior of Hotel Hannon. "Hotel" designates a grand house rather than a commercial hotel.

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Art Deco interior of Hotel Hannon. "Hotel" designates a grand house rather than a commercial hotel.

00006058
Art nouveau motif above a door of a house.

00006057
Art Deco sign on Maison Cauche.

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Detail of an Art Deco door in the Horta Museum.

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Diners in Cafe Le Greenwich, an old-fashioned Brussels chess cafe.

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A waiter stands at the bar in Cafe Metropole, which is in Le Metropole, one of Brussels grandest hotels.

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A stained glass window advertises a Belgian beer.

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A hoarding advertises a Belgian beer.

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A hoarding advertises a Belgian beer.

00006050
Flea-market in Place du Jeu de Balle.

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Flea-market in Place du Jeu de Balle.

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Tsaro Pride Male (Panthera leo)

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Tourist on safari, game-viewing with Safari guide, James Rawdon

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Leopards (Panthera pardus) mating interrupted by Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) not in picture

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Elephant (Loxodonta africana) feeding in the grassland

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Elephant (Loxodonta africana) sprays mud from its trunk over its body to cool down

00006043
Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

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Male lion (Panthera leo) lies beside the carcass of a zebra that it has killed and is eating (Equus burchelli)

00006041
A lioness of the Tsaro Pride licks herself clean

00006040
Adolescent lions from the Tsaro Pride lie on a mud bank. The beginnings of a mane can be seen on the male on the left.

00006039
Cliffs at Krisuvikurbjarg.

00006038
Traditional stone and turf roofed house. 1777 - 1865

00006037
Old fishermans' huts at Selatanger.

00006036
River from Gulfoss Falls.

00006035
The Blue Lagoon.

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A tourist overlooks Gjain Gorge

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Volcanic scenery covered in thick grey moss.

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Sign on house.

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Volcanic crater.

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4WD vehicle on road to Langjokull Glacier.

00006029
Steam rising from Geysir, Iceland's best known geyser and hotspring.

00006028
Strokkur geyser erupting.

00006027
Godafoss waterfall near Akureyri.

00006026
Dawn in the Mara, a time to sit and watch the spectacular colours on a Cheli & Peacock safari.

00006025
Leopard (Panthera pardus) with Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

00006024
Leopard (Panthera pardus) with Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

00006023
Leopard (Panthera pardus) with Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

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Leopard (Panthera pardus) with Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

00006021
Leopard (Panthera pardus) with Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

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Leopard (Panthera pardus) with Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis),

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Dorobo

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Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)

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Cheetah and Cub (Acinonyx jubatus)

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Cheetah and Cub (Acinonyx jubatus)

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Cheetah and Cub (Acinonyx jubatus)

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Cheetah and Cub (Acinonyx jubatus)

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Cheetah and Cub (Acinonyx jubatus)

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Lookout

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Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Loisaba Lodge

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Kiboko Star Bed, Loisaba Lodge

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Laikipiak Maasai,

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Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

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Water Buck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)

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Elephants mating - January - (Loxodonta africana)

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Elephants mating - January - (Loxodonta africana)

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Kitich Camp - Guest tent bedroom with en suite bathroom tent

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Kitich Camp - Guest tent

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Kitich Camp - Guest tent Kitich Camp, Matthews Range, Northern Kenya

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Kitich Camp - Mess tent

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Breakfast in the Masai Mara

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Rekero tented Camp

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Kitich Camp - Guest tent

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Kitich Camp - Mess tent

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Watching the migration

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Maasai Guide

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Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Crossing Mara River

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Zebra (Equus burchelli) and Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing mara river on migration

00005984
Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing mara river on migration

00005983
Lioness (Panthera leo) Drinking

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Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Northern Kenya

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Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

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View towards Mount Kenya from Loisaba Lodge

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Laikipiak Maasai

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Tree

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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) group

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Laikipiak Maasai Girl Dancing

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Two religiously dressed girls in sports stadium stand

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Carriages and locomotive of the Chihuahua-Pacifico Railway.

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The Chihuahua-Pacifico Railway passes through lush countryside.

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A locomotive engine of the Chihuahua-Pacifico Railway.

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Guard and chef stand by the train at Divisadero Station on the Chihuahua-Pacifico Railway.

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Exhibit in the pre-Hispanic display of the Museum of Anthropology

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Suhbaater Square

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Sukhbaater's mausoleum in front of Ulsyn Ix Xural government building in Suhbaater Square

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Street vendors in Suhbaater Square

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Central Post Office in Suhbaater Square

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Ancient stone statues guard the entrance to Manzshir Monastery established 1733AD, Bogd Uul (Sainrs) Mountains

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Motor car and sidecar, Bogd Uul (Sainrs) Mountains

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Prayers at Gandentegchilen Monastery, the centre of Buddhism

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Detail of ornate roof at Gandentegchilen Monastery, the centre of Buddhism

00005957
Detail of ornate painted window at Gandentegchilen Monastery, the centre of Buddhism

00005956
Looking out to sea Benguerra Lodge beachfront.

00005955
Fisherman climbs the mast to fix the sail of his dhow

00005954
Dead Vlei

00005953
Dunes from a hot air balloon

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Dunes from a hot air balloon

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Dunes from a hot air balloon

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Dunes from a hot air balloon

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Dunes from a hot air balloon

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Namib Sky Adventure Safaris, view from hot air balloon

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Namib Sky Adventure Safaris

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Feeding Cheetah at Africat Foundation

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Desert Plant

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Entrance to Namib Naukluft Park, at Dawn (05:45) with Venus in the sky

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Dead Vlei

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Dead Vlei

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Dead Vlei

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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Africat Foundation

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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Africat Foundation

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Pair of Pale Chanting Goshawks, Africat Foundation,

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Pale Chanting Goshawk, Africat Foundation

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Pale Chanting Goshawk, Africat Foundation

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Pale Chanting Goshawk juvenile , Africat Foundation

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Pale Chanting Goshawk, Africat Foundation

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Lioness (Panthera leo) in captivity having been rescued from being a pet, Africat Foundation

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Fauna

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Fauna

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Fauna

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Fauna

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desert valley

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desert valley

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Skeleton Coast Safaris plane

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Welwitschia Plant (Welwitschia mirabilis)

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Kunene River Camp

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Elephants drinking at a waterhole

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Elephants drinking at a waterhole

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Burchells zebra stallions fighting by kicking at each other with forelegs and trying to bite the other stallion's neck

00005920
Giant eagle owl roosting in tree

00005919
Southern yellowbilled hornbill

00005918
No entry sign at Sossusvlei and Sesriem

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The oldest sand sea in the world and some of the world's highest dunes are found at Sossusvlei and Sesriem

00005916
Accommodation is in tents raised on wooden platforms at Kuala desert Lodge

00005915
Bushman petroglyph of a giraffe etched into the rock

00005914
Bushman petroglyph of a lion and antelope etched into the rock

00005913
Bushman petroglyph of an elephant etched into the rock

00005912
The head of an oryx or gemsbok, the oryx is specially adapted to live in arid desert conditions and can survive without drinking water

00005911
Hillside house with the fishtail peak of Machhapuchhare 6,993 metres behind

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Hillside house with the fishtail peak of Machhapuchhare 6,993 metres behind

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Nepali woman and baby on the approach to Machhapuchhare

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A porter carrying a heavy load on the approach to Machhapuchhare (6,993m)

00005907
The fishtail peak of Machhapuchhare (6,993m)

00005906
Silhouetted conifers frame a view of the fishtail peak of Machhapuchhare (6,993m)

00005905
Climbers crossing the snow-bound Cho La (Chhugyuma) Pass 5368m heading towards Dzonglha

00005904
Western face of Mount Everest 8848m

00005903
Prayer flags on top of Gokyo Rei looking northwards towards the Tibet border

00005902
Farmers use yaks to plough a field in the village of Khumjung

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Signs welcoming tourists to Sagamartha (Everest) National Park

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Brightly painted roofs of the tightly packed houses in Namche Bazaar

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Looking over the village of Khumjung towards Ama Dablam, 6814m

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Looking over the village of Khumjung towards Ama Dablam, 6814m

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West face and summit of , Ama Dablam 6814m

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Looking across the Khumbu Valley past low cloud to snow-fluted peaks

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View of Gokyo Rei and turquoise lake of Dudh Pokhari

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River fan formation where the meltwater runs off Ngozumpa glacier into Lake Tajung Tsho

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Prayer flags on top of Gokyo Rei looking down onto the turquoise lake of Dudh Pokhari

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Cairn and prayer flags in the Dzonglha area

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Yak herder washing in river near Khumjung

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Plaque to the 50th Anniversary of the ascent of Mt. Everest on a gompa near Tengboche Monastery

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Distinctive timber windows and tiered roof of Tengboche Monastery which lies alongside the Everest Base Camp Trail

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Yaks carry loads of mountaineers’ equipment along the Everest Base Cammp Trail in front of Tengboche Monastery

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Prayer wheel in front of Tengboche Monastery

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Porter with his load in a wicker basket on the Everest Base Camp Trail

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Rays of sunlight illuminate the clouds over the mountains to the west of Gokyo at sunrise

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Prayer flags alongside the Everest Base Camp Trail

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The silhouette of a mountain ridge in the Khumbu Valley with a peak of the high Himalaya in the background

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Climbers on ridge in the Dodh Koshir River Valley photograph a glacier clad Himalayan peak of the Everest Range

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Climbers on ridge in the Dodh Koshir River Valley photograph a glacier clad Himalayan peak of the Everest Range

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An elderly sherpa woman on the Everest Base Camp Trail

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Photographer, Mark Hannaford, on the top of Gokyo Rei looking towards Everest

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Porters resting outside a stall in the settlement of Gokyo

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The fishtail peak of Machhapuchhare (6,993m)

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Statue of the Inca warrior Olanta in the main square

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An old woman looks out of the door of her house in a side street

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A narrow cobbled side street with Inca stonework and central drain in the old section of Ollantaytambo

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Quechua women in the main squre of Ollantaytambo

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Quechua woman serving food at her stall in the main squre of Ollantaytambo

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Quechua woman serving food at her stall in the main squre of Ollantaytambo

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Food stall in the main square

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Quechua woman in traditional dress

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Trekking group enroute to Charca Huaylla Pass (4,935m)

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A porter leads a horse carrying a tired trekker near to Charca Huaylla Pass (4,935m)

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A guide leads a horse carrying a tired trekker on the Inca Trail near to Charca Huaylla Pass (4,935m)

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A young Andean Indian boy at a trekkers campsite at the village of Soqmma (3,205m) on the Inca Trail

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A trekker’s campsite at the village of Soqma (3,205m) on the Inca Trail

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A trekker’s campsite at the village of Soqma (3,205m) on the Inca Trail

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A family shrine to their ancestors in a house in the old part of Ollantaytambo combines Christian and traditional animistic beliefs

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A family shrine to their ancestors in a house in the old part of Ollantaytambo combines Christian and traditional animistic beliefs

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An orchid in the elfin forest habitat above the village of Balconcillo

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An orchid in the elfin forest habitat above the village of Balconcillo

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A trekking group climbs the steep Inca steps past the ancient bath houses of Huina Huayna (Winay Wayna) on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

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The Inca settlement of Huina Huayna (Winay Wayna) perched on a terraced hillside on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

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View of the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples.

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View of the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples.

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View of the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples.

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Tourists look out over the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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The terraces to the west of the main plaza at the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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The terraces to the west of the main plaza at the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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The stone walls of the original Royal apartments at the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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View through an Inca doorway at the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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View through an Inca doorway at the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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Inca terracing with the Watchman’s Hut on top, at the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD, Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples. Today Machu Picchu is the most famous site in the Inca world and South America’ biggest tourist attraction.

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Inca stonework in the ancient streets of Cusco.

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Shopping on Nevsky Prospekt.

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Army caps for sale.

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Rural life, Oblast.

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Detail of disused monastery near Staraya Russa; cross on ornate cupola.

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Domes inside the Kremlin.

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Kremlin war memorial.

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Main gatehouse to deserted central area of Russian orthodox monastery.

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Russians on holiday.

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Traditional rural life.

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Bedroom of tented accommodation at Jaci's Safari Lodge

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Bedroom of tented accommodation at Jaci's Safari Lodge

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Surf rolls onto a deserted beach near Bloubergstrand with Cape Town and Table Mountain behind

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Bloubergstrand beach at sunset with Cape Town and Table Bay behind

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Abdim’s stork perched on a tree

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Pair of white rhinoceros

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Burchell's zebra & foal on grassy plain

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Great white egret stalking fish amongst the reeds on lake fringe

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Whitethroated swallow perched on branch

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Vulture landing on tree

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Burchell’s zebra on plains

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Male lion with dead wildebeest in its jaws

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Male lion with dead wildebeest in its jaws

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Male lion with dark mane driving away lionesses from whom he has stolen their kill

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Male lion with dark mane on the edge of thick bush

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Female waterbuck

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Young impala fawns

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Bushmen cave paintings depict hunters in caves on Schaaplaats Farm

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Adult Hadeda ibis at waterhole

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Carved wooden masks for sale in street market

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1922 plaque placed by the Mountain Club of South Africa on top of Table Mountain

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Fountain in gardens of Vineyard Hotel in Newlands with Table Mountain behind

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View from Table Mountain down over the “Table cloth” towards Lions Head and Signal Hill with the cable car wires in foreground

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The "Table cloth" , low cloud, around the base of Lions Head from Table Mountain

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Sunset paints a stormy sky orange over the Cederberg Mountains

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Bushman Paintings historical site

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Fortified keep in the Inner Hebrides

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Razorbill (Alca torda) and Guillemot (Uria aalge) on sea rock

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Sea pink on sea cliffs

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Lobster pots on dockside

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Oban Harbour from deck of Caledonian Macbrayne ferry