Worldwide Panoramas
Tufi Bay PNG
A view from the dining room at the Tufi Dive Resort. Tufi is and area in Papua New Guinea, south west of the capital Port Moresby. This area of PNG is characterised by fjords very much like those found in Scandinavian countries. The dive sites around here are amazing. One of the best ones, ironically is the house reef found at the boat jetty itself. A incredible place for muck diving.
Oakland Bay Bridge
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (known locally as the Bay Bridge). Its part of Interstate 80 offering a direct route between San Francisco and Oakland; carries approximately 270,000 vehicles per day on its two decks, and has one of the longest spans in the world. The toll bridge was conceived as early as the gold rush days, but construction did not begin until 1933. It opened for traffic on November 12, 1936, six months before the Golden Gate Bridge.
Buzios Bay
View of the main bay in Buzios, Brazil. This town is about 2-3hours drive north from Rio de Janeiro. A great area to visit with lots of beaches around the Peninsula. Its also a great party place during the summer months. This photo is taken from the pool of the Casas Brancas boutique hotel in Buzios.
Central Park North
View of Central Park taken from the top of the rock. Personally, I prefer to go here to get a view of the skyline as opposed to going to the top of the Empire Sate building as you get to actually see the Empire State building itself when taking photos. Obviously this is the view looking north, but still a great view.
Golden Pavilion Kyoto
The Temple of Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, Japan. (Kinkaku-Ji in Japanese). Kinkaku-ji's history dates to 1397. The Golden Pavilion is a three-story building on the grounds of the Rokuon-ji temple complex.The top two stories of the pavilion are covered with pure gold leaf. The pavilion functions as a shariden, housing relics of the Buddha (Buddha's Ashes).
Dangerous Sleeping Conditions
I took this whilst visiting the highest point in the Petra Temple complex. As you can see is so high you can hardly see people down below. The Craziest thing was the local man who felt the best place to sleep would be about 30 centimetres from the edge of the highest ledge. For his sake I hope he doesn't move much when he sleeps. He's a braver man than me!
Hatshepsut Temple
Hatshepsut Temple near Karnak, Egypt. (Hatshepsut; meaning Foremost of Noble Ladies; 1508–1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty.