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Amazing geological landscape in the Swartberg Pass with its folds of twisted sedimentary rock layers, Karoo National Park
Ancient African cave paintings near the town of Kasama, Zambia.
Walkers on north ridge of Tryfan.
Ornate columns in the Great Enclosure, Ancient Meroe Site, Musawarat north of Khartoum.
Cerne Abbas Giant, with famous giant penis, ancient chalk figure carved in hillside. Joined in 2007 by Homer Simpson.
The Millennium Centre (concert hall) in Cardiff Bay. The giant wording says "in these stones horizons sing" in English and Welsh.
Silk cotton (or kapok or bombax) tree (genus Ceiba). These trees have sacred or cultural significance in many parts of West Africa
Cannons and a stone monument at the Fort de Medine, an old military outpost built in French colonial times on the Senegal River near the town of Kayes - Kayes
Crowds of souvenir sellers greeting the passengers arriving at the Mopti airport - Mopti
Bath of King Fasilides, Emperor's bathing pool, in Royal Enclosure (Imperial Compound).
Daffodils and old trees in gardens of Holker Hall, Holker.
St Peter's Church in Anjengo, a small Portuguese settlement in Kerala.
Steam train on restored railway, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, village of Grosmont.
A pinasse ( a traditional wooden boat ) silhouetted against the setting sun over the River Niger - Mopti
Traditional architecture: small blue and red shutters in a mud-brick wall, with a small child at the far end of a courtyard in a village near the town of Mopti.
The famous and distinctive 'twisted spire' of the 13th century parish church inspires many local legends.
A small crowd of people on the banks of the River Niger, where a ferry has set down, somewhere between Mopti and Djenne - Mopti
Ground nut leaves and seedpods set out to dry in a village on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Comforting arms of a mother Baboon ( Papio cynocephalus ) - Mt Kenya National Park, Kenya
A scrap car is recycled into another more traditional form of transport. Little in Zambia goes to waste.
Mangroves found all along the coastline - Sine-Saloum Delta
Bridge in moors north of Fairholmes and Ladybower Reservoirs.
Post office in Low Mill village, in Farndale Valley.
The sand dunes of Namib-Naukluft Desert Park are reputed to be amongst the world's highest, those in Sossusvlei are set amid 200 miles of pan and are the easiest to access
Pirogues (traditional dug-out canoes) used to take people across the river, tethered to the shores of the Senegal River, and washing spread out to dry in the sun - Kayes
Amazing geological landscape in the Swartberg Pass with its folds of twisted sedimentary rock layers, Karoo National Park
Barracks from German colonial era.
The Penarth Pier Pavilion (concert hall), traditional 'pleasure pier'.
Two hikers descending from the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country near the village of Sangha, with the escarpment stretching away in the distance.
Entrance to church hewn from solid rock.
Decorative arches on the outer wall of the Mezquita Cathedral.
The Great Market, held weekly in front of the mosque: built in 1905 in the traditional Sahel style (the largest building of its type in the world), using mud bricks and wooden beams, the ends of the wooden beams remain exposed, in order to support ladders used to carry out repairs to the rendered walls - Djenne, Mopti
Flat-roofed houses and courtyards, built with mud-bricks and rendered with mud, which require repairs after each rainy season - Mopti, Mopti
Priest outside octagonal Entoto Maryam Church near Addis Ababa.
Although the tallest mammal on earth the Giraffe ( Giraffa caleopardalis ) has only seven vertebrae, the same as humans - Giraffe Rescue Sanctuary - Nairobi, Kenya
A woman leaves the Jain Temple in Jaisalmar Fort.
Tourists enjoy the Alhambra Palace, with Alcazaba (fort) behind.
Looking over Lake Tanganyika from the eastern escarpment of the Rift Valley. The lake is one of the deepest in the world and one of the largest in Africa.
Ship-shaped corner house in Mediterranean style, Ile de Goree ( Goree Island ).
Mosque at the town of Diourbel, former home of Amadou Bamba, founder of the Mourides, an influential Islamic brotherhood
Iglesia de Santa Maria (Church of St Mary) with balconies for watching festivities in the streets below.
The lively and colourful market has been held here in Chesterfield since the 13th century.
Pyramids and tombs in Royal cemetery, Meroe north of Khartoum.
Colourful crowds at the weekly Dogon market held once every five days (the Dogon week is five weeks long) at Sangha on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
A mosque near the town of Mopti, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed in order to support ladders used for the maintenance required each year after the rainy season - Mopti
Buildings from German colonial era.
A street scene in St Louis, the former capital of Senegal - St Louis
Portrait of a woman in light clothing and matching headdress, in front of a mud-brick wall
A young barber with his sign offering a choice of fashionable hairstyles
A bicycle repair mechanic tending to a bicycle wheel
Basilica, Likoma Island cathedral, Likoma Island
Traditional village Church roof and mountainside on Gomera Island.
Slender wooden carved giraffes for sale on the road to Kafue town.
Ancient cave painting near the town of Kasama in Zambia's Northern Province.
The Dag Hammarskjold Memorial, marking the place where the UN Secretary General was killed in a plane crash during the 1960 Katanga Crisis while flying to the Congo.
Hiking across boardwalks over twisted streams.
Village green.
Lozi woven baskets for sale at Kamwala Cultural Centre, Lusaka.
A 'taxi boat' heads out into Lake Tanganyika, one of the deepest lakes in the world, with views of the Rift Valley western shore Escarpment behind.
A mosque near the town of Mopti, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed in order to support ladders used for the maintenance required each year after the rainy season - Mopti
Central Pyrenees, Parc de National des Pyrenees (Neouville), Col de Madamete, on long distance walking route GR10.
Arches in the Patio de los Naranjos (Courtyard of the Orange Trees) at the famous Mezquita Cathedral.
Traditional method of collecting salt from the bed of Lac Rose - Dakar
Kiosk near Lion Temple, Naga north of Khartoum.
Fishermen bring in their canoe laden with a fresh catch onto Varkala beach.
Large, brightly painted wooden boats called 'pinasse' carry goods and people up and down the River Niger, between Mopti and Timbuktu
Coptic (Orthodox Ethiopian Christian) priest holding ancient holy manuscript.
A quiet street in the old town near Palacio de Mondragon.
Person walks past Tomb of the Mahdi.
Ancient houses and Romanesque church of St Maria in Plaza Mayor.
A young girl by a tree in the sunshine outside a house built in the traditional style, using rendered mud-bricks, in a small village on the River Niger, near Mopti - Mopti
Fishing boats and coastal ferries (popular with travellers) in an ice-filled Disko Bay.
A peaceful sunset over the Luangwa River. Crocodiles and hippopotami lurk within these waters.
A rustic outdoor bathroom at a luxury camp makes the safari experience seem more realistic in Zambia.
Tourists on a sand dune peak in the Sahara Desert, near Timbuktu
Crowd chant at Whirling Dervishes.
"Slates', made of hard wood and used by children at the Medrassa (Islamic school), leaning against a mud-brick wall
Priests and Pilgrims entering rock church.
The Governor's Palace and church on Mozambique Island.
Traditional Christian priest in full regalia with Ethiopian crosses outside rock-hewn church.
Seedlings and mangroves - Sine-Saloum Delta
Woman in indigo.
Beautifully carved roof decorations on the Jain Temple of Jaisalmer Fort. The temples were built in the 12th and 15th centuries and are dedicated to Rishabdevji and Sambhavnathji.
Prayer flags send prayers from Goche La Mountain Pass below Mt Kanchenjunga (8586m).
Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, seen from Rievaulx Terrace.
St Mary's Church near Alleppey (Alappuzha).
Tobacco auctions at Lilongwe. "Thank you for smoking" reads the sign on the wall of the main auction hall. Tobacco is Malawi's major export crops and Lilongwe is the place where all the selling, buying and processing takes place
Mangroves and seedlings - Sine-Saloum Delta
A Dogon woman carrying a basket of millet cobs, stands before a typical Dogon village at the base of the escarpment; the flat-roofed buildings are houses and those with conical thatched roofs are granaries for storing millet and other crops - Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
West face of north ridge of Tryfan.
The sign-posted entrance to Kafue National Park. The park was proclaimed in 1950 and it is the second largest national park in the world
Traditional salt collection from the bed of Lac Rose - Dakar
Repairs being done to the 'Toy Train' at Kurseong Station in West Bengal.
Priest outside octagonal Entoto Maryam Church near Addis Ababa.
Girl from village.
Market Hall in ancient market town of Kirkby Stephen.
An aeroplane used to transport people from the mainland to Bubaque Island in the Bijagos Archipelago.
Looking over the shoulder of a young boy sitting on the ground, copying passages from the Koran onto his 'slates' made of hard wood at a Medressa (Islamic school).
A herd of elephants meander across the savannah under Mt Kilimanjaro which lies over the border in Tanzania - Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Ancient rock art in Twyfelfontein, the 6000 year old works aren't paintings but engravings, or petroglyphs
The city of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
Woman watching elephants.
The quaint farming village of Hutton-le-Hole in the North York Moors National Park.
Mount Mulanje, with tea estates in foreground. Tea is one of Malawi's major export crops.
Angels painted on wooden beams of ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie Church.
The main entrance to the stately home of Duncombe House.
Traditional housing of the San people or " bushmen " in a semi-permanent camp and compound
Huge elephant sculpture at the Comesa Building in Lusaka, the capital city.
The Customs House, Classic Victorian Gothic architecture, and merry-go-round.
Hiking in summer among the wild fjords and mountains on Greenland's west coast.
Ancient cannons rusting outside the Fort des Entrees, Ile de Goree (Goree Island) - Dakar
An older Egyptian man waits with his donkeys for tourists eager to see the Valley of the Kings.
Young boys outside bar and bottle shop near Dezda.
Hiking in summer among the rivers and mountains of Greenland's west coast.
Huge fish market on the beach - Djifer, Sine-Saloum Delta
Fishing boats (pirogues) near the mouth of the Senegal River
The entrance to a large house built in the traditional Saleh style, using mud bricks and wooden beams - Djenne, Mopti
Pilgrims watch the annual ceremony at Thupten Sangachoeling Monastery. The historic gompa is considered to be the centre for studying Tibetan Buddhism.
Lamas of the Gelugpa order (yellow hats) blow traditional horns during the annual ceremony at Thupten Sangachoeling Monastery.
Tress of the vast, orange Sossusvlei Sand Dunes in Central Namib.
Traditional fishermen on Chia Lagoon, Lake Malawi
The Dr David Livingstone Memorial in a remote area south of Lake Bangweulu. The memorial marks the site where the explorer died.
Felsen Kirche (church), from German colonial era.
Ile de Goree ( Goree Island ) - Dakar
Dogon granary, with mud walls and a thatched roof, and intricate carvings relating to the complex Dogon mythology - Bandiagara Escarpment, Mopti
Boy with Ethiopian cross.
Romanesque church of St Joan.
Farm cottage, near Osmotherley.
Scholar at Koranic School copying from Koran onto wooden 'Slate'
The rich orange Sossusvlei Sand dunes of Central Namibia rise to an astonishing 300 metres and cover most of the 50,000sq km Namib Naukluft Park
The snow filled crater rim between Gillman's Point and Uhuru Peak on Mt Kilimanjaro.
Central Pyrenees, Parc de National des Pyrenees (Neouville), Lac D'Oredon, with mountains and barrage de Lac de Cap de Long behind.
Fishermen in dhows in Vilankulo harbour.
Traditional dugouts or outriggers, called ngwalas, have been used by fisherman throughout the centuries, Shangani Point - Zanzibar Town (Stone Town), Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar
Wintery conditions in the post-glacial landscape at the 'cantilever stone' on the peaks of the Glyders.
Hikers make their way through the Naukluft Massif gorge
The Customs House, Classic Victorian Gothic architecture, and merry-go-round on revitalised waterfront.
Iglesia de Santa Marica (Church of st Mary) was built on the site of a mosque and parts of its Islamic origins can be seen on the tower.
Wild hiking area of Baranc de les Lastres north of Boi.
Large, brightly painted wooden boats called 'pinasse' carry goods and people up and down the River Niger, between Mopti and Timbuktu
Sailing boat on the River Niger between Mopti and Timbuktu
Greenland's Inuit women in national costume, embroidered tops with sealskin boots.
Interior of Likoma cathedral, Likoma Island. (Likoma cathedral is larger than Winchester Cathedral in Britain)
Distant tourists ride donkeys across the rocky Luxor escarpment, above the River Nile, on their way to the Valley of the Kings.
Young local girl from near Varkala.
The sand dunes of Namib-Naukluft Desert Park are reputed to be amongst the world's highest, those in Sossusvlei are set amid 200 miles of pan and are the easiest to access
Cathedral, building by Scottish missionaries in late 19th century, Likoma Island
On a four wheel drive safari in the classic wildlife country of the Busanga Plains. Look out for elephant, buffalo, lions, sable, crocodile and hippopotamus.
Exterior of the mosque at Djourbel, birthplace of influential Islamic leader, Amadou Bamba - Djourbel
Church built by Haile Selassie in 1965.
Central Pyrenees, Parc de National des Pyrenees (Neouville), Lac D'Aumare, on long distance walking route GR10, in heart of mountains.
Nature's Valley in the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park protects 100 kilometres of coast between Plettenberg Bay and Humansdorp
Looking down on a typical Dogon village of mud-brick houses and granaries, from the top of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Royal Palace (1640) in Royal Enclosure (Imperial Compound).
Huge granite steles or monoliths (obelisks) with fallen one in foreground.
The continents highest peak at 5895 metres, Mt Kilimanjaro. Trekkers between Karanga Valley and the Barafu Hut, with Kibo dome behind - Mt Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro
The magnificent view from Froggatt Edge in the mist, Peak District - Peak National Park, Derbyshire, England
The 'post boat' waits at Mongu harbour. The boat links the major town with the outlying villages in Western Zambia.
Portrait of a woman wearing cool robes, laughing in front of a textured clay wall
Traditional architecture: a mud-rendered wall of a house in a village near Mopti, cracked by the sun - Mopti
Holidaymakers on beach on North Norfolk Coast.
The Old Sun Inn, a traditional pub.
Modern stained glass windows decorate the Anglican Cathedral in Lukasa.
Fisherman mending nets outside the Catholic church on Mozambique Island.
Mangroves are found all along the coastline - Sine-Saloum Delta
Houses built into caves and ledges on the rocky slopes of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country by the Telem people, who predate the Dogon people now in the area.
Huge granite obelisks or steles.
Temporary huts of the Bella people, traditional nomads living on the outskirts of Timbuktu; the Bella work for Arab and Tuareg caravan traders, bringing salt to the town from the desert - Timbuktu
Flat-roofed houses and courtyards, built with mud-bricks and rendered with mud, which require repairs after each rainy season - Mopti, Mopti
Built by the Portuguese in the 1700's, enlarged by the Omani Tribes and later used by the colonial British, the Arab Fort is now a museum - Zanzibar Town (Stone Town), Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar
Central Pyrenees, Parc de National des Pyrenees (Neouville), Lac D'Aumare, on long distance walking route GR10, in heart of mountains.
The facade and formal gardens of Harewood House, one of Britain's finest stately homes.
The tooth-like tower of medieval Helmsley Castle overlooks the town.
The Natal Drakensberg, the Zulu named it Quathlamba meaning battlement of spears, is a basalt escarpment that borders Kwazulu-Natal and Lesotho, very popular for walking and trekking
Traditional hut-building to accommodate locals, guides and trekkers.
A typical Dogon village, clinging to the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Grand buildings on Passeo de la Concha overlooking gardens.
A steam train runs between Grosmont and Pickering on the North York Moors.
Shipwreck on sand bar in the Skeleton Coast National Park, once sailors were washed ashore in the desert wilderness, survival was not an option
The Clocktower at Livingstonia Mission.
Colourful city streets of the capital - Bissau
Poster showing the various tribes combating AIDS ( Mali has no literacy )
University building.
A mosque near the town of Mopti, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed in order to support ladders used for the maintenance required each year after the rainy season - Mopti
The Chutes de Felou: a cataract of rocks on the Senegal River near the town of Kayes - Kayes
Traditional 'Pirogues', riverboats on the River Niger
Modern art made from scrap metal, for sale at the Kamwala Cultural Centre.
Canterlever stone featured on plateau between mountains Tryfan and Glyder Fawr.
A typical Dogon village at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country, caught in the late afternoon sun.
Ilulissat Kangerlua (ice fjord) in Disko Bay.
Local farmer works on his land, Tuti Island.
Souvenir seller with baskets and model cars made from grass and palm fronds.
Detail of imposing outer walls of Palacio de Carlos V (Palace of Carlov V).
The tranquility of Shangani Point - Zanzibar Town (Stone island), Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar
Flat-roofed houses and courtyards, built with mud-bricks and rendered with mud, which require repairs after each rainy season - Mopti, Mopti
Lion Temple of Apedemak, Musawarat north of Khartoum.
Flat-roofed houses and courtyards, built with mud-bricks and rendered with mud, which require repairs after each rainy season - Mopti, Mopti
Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey.
Imperial compound of castles of Iyasu I and Yohannes IV.
Lorry loaded with ground nuts - Kaolack, The Sine-Saloum Delta
Traditional architecture: mud bricks and smooth mud render - Djenne
Christian Cemetery, Fadiout Island - Sine-Saloum Delta
Twenty-four metre high stele, carved more than 2000 years ago from solid piece of granite. in Northern Stelae Field.
The mosque at Touba, one of the largest in Africa, where the Islamic leader, Amadou Bamba, is buried - Touba
A Dogon togu-na (traditional meeting place of the elders), with its roof of dried millet stalks supported by mud-brick pillars, set on the hillside amongst flat-roofed village houses on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Romanesque church tower of St Maria.
A decorated doorway at the Alhambra Palace clearly shows Spain's Islamic/Moorish heritage.
A baby elephant, at Maziba Bay, gets a wash down in the shallows of the Zambezi River. Maziba Bay is not far from the town of Senanga and the Ngonye Falls.
A local woman walking past the entrance to the mosque built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams that extend from the walls so that ladders can be supported when it comes time to repair the mud rendering after the rainy season - Djenne, Mopti
Locals produce and sell sugar cane juice in the Forodhani Gardens at sunset out front of Beit-el-Ajaib, or House of Wonders, the former Sultan's Palace in Zanzibar Town (Stone Town).
Traditional Sahel Mud-brick Mosque, built in 1935, on the River Niger, east of Mopti
The ancient market town of Bakewell is famous for its puddings and this medieval river bridge.
Ancient cave paintings near the town of Kasama, Northern Province Zambia.
Tombs of El Kurru.
Traditional salt collection from the bed of Lac Rose - Dakar
The Sankore mosque, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud-bricks and wooden beams which stick out so that ladders can be propped against them when the time comes to repair the rendered walls - Timbuktu
A stile on the Pennine Way, near Bellingham - Northumberland, England
The desolute looking landscape of the Sossusvlei Sand dunes in Central Namib.
A hiker with ranges in high montane grasslands, Nyika Plateau, Nyika National Park
Animal bones and skulls on display in the Kafue National Park. Many of the animals have died of natural causes, many others have been killed by poachers.
Decoration and stonework on the outer wall of Palacio de Carlos V (Palace of Carlos V).
The sand dunes of Namib-Naukluft Desert Park are reputed to be amongst the world's highest, those in Sossusvlei are set amid 200 miles of pan and are the easiest to access
Fountains Abbey.
St Peter's Church in Anjengo, an old Portuguese settlement between Kollam and Trivandrum.
Workers repair the mosque at Touba, one of the largest in Africa - Touba
Annual Bonsall hen races, near Matlock.
Torre de la Calahoorra, a 14th century tower near Puente Romano (the Roman Bridge).
Fountains Abbey.
Large, brightly painted wooden boats called 'pinasse' carry goods and people up and down the River Niger, between Mopti and Timbuktu; some, like this one, are fitted with sails to take advantage of the desert winds
Imperial Compound Castle of Emperor Iyasu II.
Amhara boy herders on hilltop.
The lighthouse at Ras Nungwi (Nungwi Point), built by the Colonial British in the early 20th century.
Haworth Moor, South Pennine Hills, Yorkshire. Top Withins, ruined farm which inspired 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte who lived in Haworth.
The Polar Bear Inn in Kangalussuaq (Kangerlassuaq).
Ancient cannon rusting on the coast of Ile de Goree (Goree Island) - Dakar
Acacia and Euphorbia trees in Rift Valley.
One of the first European settlements in tropical Africa and no motor vehicles are allowed, Ile de Goree ( Goree Island ) - Dakar
Pyramids and tombs in Royal cemetery, Meroe north of Khartoum.
Large, brightly painted wooden boats called 'pinasse' carry goods and people up and down the River Niger, between Mopti and Timbuktu
Central Pyrenees, Col de Tourmalet (Near Barages) Famous pass crossed by annual Tour de France - hence statue of cyclist.
Mother and son of the Lozi people, enjoy their garden in front of their traditional house near the town of Mongu.
Dakar, one of the largest cities in West Africa
Temporary huts of the Bella people, traditional nomads living on the outskirts of Timbuktu; the Bella work for Arab and Tuareg caravan traders, bringing salt to the town from the desert - Timbuktu
Kilimanjaro, the Machame Route, Shira Cave trekkers' camp, with the main summit dome (Kibo) behind at sunset (and moonrise) - Mt Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro
Hikers on the eastern edge of Mt Mulanje, near Sombani, overlooking Mozambique plains
The royal barge of the Litunga, the king of the Lozi people, with its regal carved elephant and zebra-like stripes.
Truck used as local transport.
Traditional houses or tukuls (round buildings).
Ornate columns in the Great Enclosure, Ancient Meroe Site, Musawarat north of Khartoum.
Christian cemetery - Fadiout Island, Fadiout Island
Gingerly making your way across a rapidly running river in the Loteni Nature Reserve within The Natal Drakensberg
Signpost on Clarendon Way.
Portrait of boy with tribal scars.
Colourful crowds at the weekly Dogon market held once every five days (the Dogon week is five weeks long) at Sangha on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
St Mary of Zion shrine.
Groundnuts drying on the rooftops of houses made of mud bricks with smooth mud rendering.
Musicians at Whirling Dervishes.
Dogon granary with mud walls, a thatched roof and intricate carvings relating to the complex Dogon mythology, in a village on the steep slopes of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Cutting of steles (obelisks) from granite for souvenirs .
Detail of stele or monolith.
Everyday kitchen tools, stove, morter and pestle, pots and gourds
Portrait of a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), safe and sound in the Chimfunshi Chimpanzee Orphanage. The orphanage is near the town of Chingola and is where chimps live safely after being rescued from poachers, circuses and zoos.
Tourists hiking towards a village below the cliffs in Dogon Country.
The five-storey Patwon ki Haveli in Jaisalmer. The haveli is an intricately carved and decorated mansion and one of the most elaborate in Jaisalmer.
Ridge of Tryfan, with Carneddau mountains behind.
Women sell snacks to passengers on the bus between Banjul and Basse Santa Su - Banjul
Lion Temple, Naga north of Khartoum.
An incongruous English mansion, a throwback to colonial times, at Shiwa Ngandu, near Mpika.
Along the scenic Kennet and Avon Canal Way.
The abandoned mining town of Kolmanskop, a ghost town now, but the substantial diamond mining town once boasted a casino, skittle alley and theatre
Duwisib Castle, built by Baron Captain Hans-Heinrich von Wolf in 1909, a curious mixture of Baroque, Colonial and desert
Abandoned diamond mine.
The Greenlandic language provides tongue-twisters for many foreigners, a sign in Kangerlussauq simply says 'no parking'.
Women traders wait on the beach for a small boat to ferry them across to the island of Carabane - Casamance
Traditional Sahel Mud-brick Mosque, built in 1935, on the River Niger, east of Mopti
Exquisite Islamic decoration on the ceiling of the Alhambra Palace.
Fountain in the summer palace of the Generalife Gardens, Alhambra.
Old style village shops are recreated at an outdoor folk museum at the North York Moors National Park.
Station of restored railway, North Yorkshore Moors Railway, village of Grosmont.
Hikers on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country, near the village of Sangha.
South Pennine Hills, Yorkshire. A warning sign for hikers ojn the path between Haworth and Hebden Bridge.
Entrance to the port, Ile de Goree ( Goree Island ) - Dakar
The mausoleum where the founder of the Layen Muslim brotherhood is buried, Yoff - Dakar
A small mud-brick village on the banks of the River Niger - Mopti
Central Pyrenees, near Barages and Col de Tourmalet. Typical Pyrenean cattle graze by side of long distance walking track.
The grand facade and portico of the classical 18th century Palladian mansion Kedleston Hall. It is famous for its Robert Adams interiors.
Detail of Kushite and Egyptian-style carvings and hieroglyphs, showing hands or 'ankh' ancient symbol of life, at Lion Temple of Naqa near Shendi.
Swimming, sunbathing and playing football on beach of Playa de la Concha.
Goree Island ( Ile de Goree ) a short boat ride from Dakar, the capital. The ruins of the Relais de I'Espadon, a grand hotel in Colonial days, and formally the home of the French governor
Entrance to the Mosque - Djenne
Shambok Tree or long=pod (Cassia abbreviata).
Georke House from German colonial era.
Church constructed with stone blocks and bricks of flint, in village of Broughton, on Clarendon Way.
Uhuru (freedom) plaque on Uhuru Peak, the summit of Kilimanjaro, marking the spot where former president Nyerere decreed a torch should burn on 9 December 1961, marking the country's independence - Mt Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro
A statue and holy candles on the Puente Romano (Roman Bridge).
Hikers on the summit of Little Nandalanda, looking towards Chambe Peak, Mount Mulanje
Scallop shell sculpture.
Victorian building with pavement cafe along Penarth Esplanade.
Signs like this, written in French and the local languages, warn people of the danger of AIDS
Old church in West Winterslow, on Clarendon Way.
Cars and people on Churchill Avenue.
A group of naked young boys playing in a puddle, celebrating the coming of the rains - Timbuktu
Village church.
The Old Sun Inn, a traditional pub in Buxton.
Pirogue (canoe) made from a single log on the beach. Similar methods are used throughout Africa
Musicans at Whirling Dervishes.
The Penarth Pier Pavilion (concert hall), traditional 'pleasure pier', with anglers in foreground.
A mosque near the town of Mopti, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed in order to support ladders used for the maintenance required each year after the rainy season - Mopti
Rural boy with Ethiopian cross.
Boats at jetty on lake at Bowness-on-Windermerer.
Hot air balloon over desert.
A mosque in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams, silhoutted against the setting sun, somewhere near the town of Mopti - Mopti
Tuareg nomads offer camel rides to tourists in the Sahara Desert, near Timbuktu
Workmen building a new school in a small village on the banks of the River Niger, near Mopti - Mopti
The ruins of the Fort de Medine, an old military outpost built in French colonial times, on the banks of the Senegal River, near the town of Kayes - Kayes
Orange headed lizard, found in most dry areas, makes off with a discarded mango peel - Rift Valley, Kenya
Greenland's distinctive international airport, a former US air base surrounded by wild tundra and 400km's from the capital of Nuuk.
Hikers in grasslands, Nyika Plateau, Nyika National Park
Pyramids and tombs in Royal cemetery, Meroe north of Khartoum.
Boys on a traditional pirogue (wooden fishing boat), catching some sun - Yoff, Thies
A kettle hanging up outside a hut of the Bella people, traditional nomads living on the outskirts of Timbuktu; the Bella work for Arab and Tuareg caravan traders, bringing salt to the town from the desert - Timbuktu
Punto Viejo (the old bridge) crossing the gorge of El Tajo.
Pilot whales are often seen around the Canary Islands.
Ancient rock art in Twyfelfontein, the 6000 year old works aren't paintings but engravings, or petroglyphs
Portrait of a Mongu resident, Western Province.
'Travel light to avoid excessive luggage fees' public transport in northern Senegal
Local transport truck parked at the entrance to Munnar tea plantation in the Western ghats (hill) of Kerala.
People on the waterfront on Mozambique Island.
A Dogon togu-na (traditional meeting place of the elders), with its roof of dried millet stalks supported by mud-brick pillars, set on the hillside amongst flat-roofed village houses on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Kilimanjaro: Gillman's Point, the highest peak reached by many trekkers, with a trekker looking into the snow covered crater and the Eastern Icefields behind - Mt Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro
Inside the Kilimanjaro summit crater: The Furtwangler Glacier and the top of the Western Breach, viewed from the approach to Uhuru Peak - Mt Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro
Angel Inn, traditional northern English pub, in the small market town of Alston, in the hill area called the North Pennines - Alston, Cumbria, England
A Dogon woman carrying a basket of millet cobs, stands before a typical Dogon village at the base of the escarpment; the flat-roofed buildings are houses and those with conical thatched roofs are granaries for storing millet and other crops - Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Signpost on Clarendon Way.
Children in front of a traditionally decorated hut of the Bemba people in Zambia's Northern Province.
A kayak parked on the sandy beach of Domwe Island on Lake Malawi, easily reached by rented kayak from Cape Maclear
Crumbling Colonial architecture - St Louis
Portrait of boy squatting.
Romanesque church of St Climent in Vall de Boi.
The circular inner courtyard of Palacio de Carlos V (Palace of Carlos V) at Alhambra Palace.
A Colonial style church in the village of Limalunga, not far from Mongu.
Fish river through rocky desert.
Tomb of the Mahdi.
A typical Dogon village at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country. The flat-roofed buildings are houses and those with conical thatched roofs are granaries for storing millet and other crops.
Sign on a tree outside a small shop in the market town of Segou, declaring that they offer, "Haute couture, African fashion, and the home of Yves St Laurant" - Segou
Colourful local wooden fishing boats moored on the shores of Lake Tanganvika, Nsumbu National Park, Northern Province
A mosque near the town of Mopti, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed in order to support ladders used for the maintenance required each year after the rainy season - Mopti
Bijagos the largest island of the archipelago often crowded with cargo and passengers, is the link to the mainland - Bijagos Archipelago
Mediterranean style architecture, Ile de Goree ( Goree Island ) - Dakar
Tuareg nomads in traditional robes, and their camels, somewhere in the Sahara Desert near Timbuktu
A Tuareg nomad leading two tourists on camels across a sand plain in the Sahara Desert, near Timbuktu
A typical Dogon village on the slopes of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country. The flat-roofed mud-brick buildings are houses and the conical thatched roofs belong to granaries.
A young monk walks past the hundreds of prayers flags in Tashiding Monastery.
The ancient tradition of 'well dressing'. Mosaics of flower petals decorate wells and springs with religious and secular designs.
Three hikers enjoy fine paths and excellent views on the hills of Mount Mulanje, southern Malawi
Waasu Stone Circle: Ancient and enigmatic stone circles at Jangjang-Bureh, northwest of Georgetown. This is one of the best examples in the Senegambian region of the enigmatic megaliths which are a feature of the area, the circle consists of about 20 massive, reddish-brown stones between one and 2.5 metres high and weighing several tonnes
Onion fields on the upper slopes and plateau above the escarpment near the village of Sangha in Dogon Country. Soil is carried from the plains to build the plots on bare rock.
A woman in yellow robes, and a child walk past the Sankore mosque, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud-bricks and wooden beams which stick out so that ladders can be propped against them when the time comes to repair the rendered walls - Timbuktu
View over the city and port of Dakar
A huge funnel-shaped well, dug in the sand with steps leading down to ground water, which is used on the small vegetable patches around the well.
Flat-roofed houses and courtyards, built with mud-bricks and rendered with mud, which require repairs after each rainy season - Mopti, Mopti
Yorkshire, Oxenhope. Traditional customs. Teams of two race through the town carrying hay bales, often dressed in fancy dress.
Modern buildings in the mining and business city of Kitwe in the Copperbelt Province.
Octagonal watch-tower, built in colonial times by French forces - Bakel
Portrait of an elderly Dogon man and a woman with a bowl on her head
Portarro d'Espot pass between Ribera de St Nicolau and Estany de St Maurici.
A family sits in front of a traditionally decorated hut of the Bemba people in Zambia's Northern Province.
A local child carrying a baby past the entrance to a large house built in the traditional Saleh style, using mud bricks and wooden beams - Djenne, Mopti
Large, brightly painted wooden boats called 'pinasse' carry goods and people up and down the River Niger, between Mopti and Timbuktu
Colourful crowds at the weekly Dogon market held once every five days (the Dogon week is five weeks long) at Sangha on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
The Great Market, held weekly in front of the mosque: built in 1905 in the traditional Sahel style (the largest building of its type in the world), using mud bricks and wooden beams, the ends of the wooden beams remain exposed, in order to support ladders used to carry out repairs to the rendered walls - Djenne, Mopti
Herd of elephants crossing road.
One of Central Namibia's most popular attractions, the Sossusvlei Sand Dunes.
Internet facilities in Katima Mulilo
Inundated flood plains make canoe travel the only way to get cows to the market.
Gritstone rock outcrop on Hill of Kinder Scout above Edale.
Column in the Kiosk near Lion Temple, Naga north of Khartoum.
A Dogon elder stands in front of the Dogon togu-na (traditional meeting place of the elders), with its roof of dried millet stalks supported by mud-brick pillars, set on the hillside amongst flat-roofed village houses on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Giant Lobelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum) in habitat.
Ice formations on crater rim of Kilimanjaro, near Stella Point between Gillman's Point and Uhuru Peak.
Romanesque church of St Climent.
Sunset over snow-covered moors of Kinder Scout.
The ridge of Tryfan under a winter sky. It is a favourite mountain for serious walkers.
Traditional brick cottages.
Abandoned diamond mine.
Hikers can walk through grasslands, bush, forest and small farms in the Kipengere Mountains, near the town of Mbeya in southern Tanzania: hiker and local guide looking across the southern face of Mbeya Peak - Mbeya
Beautifully carved roof decorations on the Jain Temple of Jaisalmer Fort. The temples were built in the 12th and 15th centuries and are dedicated to Rishabdevji and Sambhavnathji.
A Tuareg nomad leading two tourists on camels across a sand plain in the Sahara Desert, beneath a bright blue sky, near Timbuktu
Normadic boy on a camel in desert, Shendi north of Khartoum.
Sunbathers on Playa de la Concha.
Grand buildings on Passeo de la Concha overlooking gardens.
Three Zambian men watch the total eclipse of the sun pass over Southern Africa on 21 July, 2001.
Formerly the sultan's palace the Beit-el-Ajaib or House of Wonders is the largest structure on the island - Zanzibar Town (Stone Town), Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar
Hundreds of prayer flags create an ethereal ambiance in Tashiding Monastery.
CCAP Cathedral, Blantyre
Mangroves and seedlings - Sine-Saloum Delta
Portrait of a local woman wearing flowing robes and matching headdress
Rock formations.
Two ferries run between Banjul and Barra across the mouth of the River Gambia
Distant tourists ride donkeys across the rocky Luxor escarpment, above the River Nile, on their way to the Valley of the Kings.
Local toothpaste advert
Yyoung male ringed Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) so called because of the white ring around its rump.
Local boy from near Varkala.
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Tuareg nomads and camels resting amongst the dunes of the Sahara Desert, with Timbuktu away off on the horizon
Large, brightly painted wooden boats called 'pinasse' carry goods and people up and down the River Niger, between Mopti and Timbuktu
Boats in the port of the city of Bissau, a departure point for the Bijagos Archipelago.
Local people collecting salt at Lac Retba (often called Lac Rose because of the pink colouring) - Lac Retba
Aerial view of the Albayzin (old Moorish quarter) from the Alhambra Palace.
The African Ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri), the largest member of the hornbill family, in the Lower Zambezi National Park. The hornbill can be found in woodland areas throughout southern Africa. However, due to threats to its habitat, it is classed as endangered.
The Crater Highlands, north of Ngorongoro Crater and west of the Rift Valley in Northern Tanzania: on the hot and dusty Rift Valley floor below the imposing cone of the Ol Doinyo Lengai (the mountain of god), a lonely tree provides welcome shade - Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha
A traditional xylophone, or silimba, from Zambia has a range of flat wooden keys mounted over gourds for resonance.
The ruins of a building at Fort de Medine, an old military outpost built during French colonial times on the banks of the Senegal River, near the town of Kayes - Kayes
A mosque near the town of Mopti, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed in order to support ladders used for the maintenance required each year after the rainy season - Mopti
Local people travel between the islands of the archipelago on large canoes, often perilously overloaded - Bijagos Archipelago
Dunstanburgh Castle, built in the 14th century, protected to the west by the cliffs of Whin Sil, and home to John of Gaunt and his son Henry V - Northumberland, England
Massive hoarding of a deity at the Ochira Temple near Kollam.
The huge Fish River Canyon, 160 kilometres in length, up to 27 kilometres wide and the dramatic inner canyon reaches a depth of up to 550 metres
A woman walking past a mosque built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed, in order to support ladders used for maintenance of the walls - somewhere along the banks of the River Niger
Visitors enjoy sunshine, wine and tapas in one of the many outdoor cafes in the town square.
Women selling fried fish to people waiting for a ferry on the banks of the River Niger
The Thurne Windmill, at the village of Thurne, on the river between the towns of Acle and Potter Heigham, two of the best-known and most visited places in the Norfolk Broads, on the Norfolk Broads day walk ( Weavers Way ) - Norfolk, Thurne, England
Central Pyrenees, Parc de National des Pyrenees (Neouville), view north from Col de Madamete, on long distance walking route GR10.
Beneath the sphinx like outcrop are the graves of those who fought in the Battle of Islandlwana in 1879, perhaps best immortalised in the movie Zulu.
In the Kafue National Park is one of the largest Baobabs (Adansonia digitatais) in Zambia. It's known as 'Kondanamwali' - the tree that eats maidens.
A Dogon woman carrying a basket of millet cobs, stands before a typical Dogon village at the base of the escarpment; the flat-roofed buildings are houses and those with conical thatched roofs are granaries for storing millet and other crops - Bandiagara Escarpment, Mopti
Traditional Customs. The annual Bonsall Hen Races. And they're off! Chickens gallop away from starting line.
A woodland floor carpeted with bluebells-a native flower unique to Britain.
A river and onion fields on the plateau above the escarpment near the village of Sangha in Dogon Country. Soil is carried from the plains to build the plots on bare rock.
Munnar tea plantation in the Western ghats (hill) of Kerala.
A craftsman engaged in the restoration of the interior of the mosque at Touba, one of the largest in Africa, where the Islamic leader, Amadou Bamba, is buried - Touba
French Colonial style train station - Dakar
City with Steles and hills of Eritrea in background.
The ancient tradition of 'well dressing'. Mosaics of flower petals decorate wells and springs with religious and secular designs.
Once-grand buildings from the Portuguese colonial days surround the Praca, the main square in Beira.
A causeway offering people a passage across a branch of the River Niger, and a rubbish dump, ouside the town - Djenne, Mopti
A Mediterranean influence dating from Portuguese colonial days - Bissau
Boab trees.
The rich orange Sossusvlei Sand dunes of Central Namibia rise to an astonishing 300 metres and cover most of the 50,000sq km Namib Naukluft Park.
Traditional fishing harbour.
A ship-shaped corner house in the Mediterranean style, celebrating the islands long love affair with shipping, Ile de Goree ( Goree Island ) - Dakar
Jebel Barkal in the Sacred Mountains.
The Dogon people are well known for their complex mythology and intricate carvings which decorate doors and shutters, like this small door to a millet granary in a village on the steep slopes of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Many traditional earthenware pots, used for water storage, on the banks of the River Niger; they were made near the town of Segou, and await shipment to other towns and villages along the river - Mopti, Mopti
Groundnut, (similar to peanuts), a vital crop in West Africa, drying in the sun on the flat rooftop of a house.
'View of the Americas' overlooks the beach and hotels of Gran Rey resort.
Hikers on the lakeshore, Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi
A man and his mule passing the Sankore mosque, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud-bricks and wooden beams which stick out so that ladders can be propped against them when the time comes to repair the rendered walls - Timbuktu
The harbour and port - Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England
Kushitic pyramids at Jebel Barkal.
Christian Cemetery on Fadiout Island - Sine-Saloum Delta
A typical Dogon village at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country. The flat-roofed mud-brick buildings are houses and the conical thatched roofs belong to granaries.
The Great Market, held weekly in front of the mosque: built in 1905 in the traditional Sahel style (the largest building of its type in the world), using mud bricks and wooden beams, the ends of the wooden beams remain exposed, in order to support ladders enabling workers to carry out maintenance on the rendered walls - Djenne, Mopti
The Great Market, held weekly in front of the mosque: built in 1905 in the traditional Sahel style (the largest building of its type in the world), using mud bricks and wooden beams, the ends of the wooden beams remain exposed, in order to support ladders - Djenne, Mopti
A Dogon shrine daubed with symbolic paintings and decorated with bones in a village on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Richly decorated buildings surrounded by a pool and gardens at the Alhambra Palace.
Young boys in a traditional dug-out canoe - Casamance
Traders buying and selling vegetables and fish at the small market - Djenne, Mopti
A Dogon woman standing among rocks, carrying a basket of millet cobs on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
The Mediterranean style Bissau cathedral - Bissau
Castle of Emperor Iyasu I.
Small fishing village of San Sebastian with mountains and barrancos behind.
The Penarth Pier Pavilion (concert hall) along Penarth Esplanade.
In the physical sense, these hand woven baskets hold millet, the staple food of the Dogon people, but their design (square base and circular top) also contains spiritual significance to the people living on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Frequently clouded in although rising above the surrounding Savannah with green lushness, Usambara Mountains. A cloudy dawn at Miziyagembi Peak, overlooking the Massai Steppe - Arusha
The Thurne Windmill, at the village of Thurne, on the river between the towns of Acle and Potter Heigham, two of the best-known and most visited places in the Norfolk Broads, on the Norfolk Broads day walk ( Weavers Way ) - Thurne, Norfolk, England
A lone Southern Oryx or Gemsbok (Oryx gazella Oryx) in Namibia.
Patio de los Arrayanes (Patio of the Myrtles) at Alhambra Palace.
The huge Cathedral of Nampula.
A derelict freighter on the coast, near Kafountine - Casamance
Train station from German colonial era.
Traditional salt collection from the bed of Lac Rose - Dakar
A mosque near the town of Mopti, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed in order to support ladders used for the maintenance required each year after the rainy season - Mopti
Church at Fountains Abbey, Deer Park.
Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey.
A goat drinks and scavenges while women wash pots and collect water from the River Niger in a small village near the town of Mopti - Mopti
Two people carrying baskets on their heads, walking past Pinasse ( traditional wooden boats ) in the Mopti port on the River Niger - Mopti
People looking out at Geech Abyss canyon.
People walking from the boat to the shore, Tuti Island.
A Hogon (holy man) sitting on the front steps of a mud-brick shrine, with painted patterns on a wall, and earthenware bowls at his feet in a village on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
Workers' cottages under the shady trees at Shiwa Ngandu near Mpika.
La Maison des Esclaves ( Slave House ). Now a museum and memorial to the horrors of the TransAtlantic slave trade, Ile de Goree ( Goree Island ) - Dakar
The Crater Highlands, north of Ngorongoro Crater and west of the Rift Valley in Northern Tanzania: trekkers on the Rift Valley floor, below the imposing volcanic cone of the Ol Doinyo Lengai - Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha
Road through Namib desert between Keetmanshoop and Luderitz.
The ruins of the Relais de I'Espadon, a grand hotel in Colonial days, and formally the home of the French governor, on Goree Island ( Ile de Goree ) a short boat ride from Dakar, the capital
Mausoleum near Podor, upriver from St Louis - Podor
Crossing a rope bridge in the Niokolo-Koba National Park - Niokolo-Koba
Dyed pices of cloth, drying in the sun on the flat rooftop of a house built in the traditional Saleh style - Djenne, Mopti
Coptic (Orthodox Ethiopian Christian) priest holding crucifix.
The main road bridge has washed away so a temporary ferry shuttles people across the Dwangwa River.
Church in West Winterslow, on Clarendon Way.
Hiking between Ribera de St Nicolau and Portarro d'Espot northeast of Boi.
Village church.
A solar powered cooking pot can be put to good use in the electricity-less Zambian bush.
The Great Market, held weekly in front of the mosque: built in 1905 in the traditional Sahel style (the largest building of its type in the world), using mud bricks and wooden beams, the ends of the wooden beams remain exposed, in order to support ladders enabling workers to carry out maintenance on the rendered walls - Djenne, Mopti
Group of children.
Central Pyrenees, Parc de National des Pyrenees (Neouville), frozen lake between Lac D'Aumare and Col de Madamete, long distance walking route GR10.
A young child and a granary with a thatched, conical roof, in the courtyard of a typical Dogon mud-brick house in a village near the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country.
An old colonial administrative building, a reminder of Mali's past as a French colony - Timbuktu
View of Puente Romano (Roman Bridge) with the ruined water mills in the foreground and Mezquita Cathedral in the background.
The 18th century Baroque mansion Calke Abbey. The building has little altered since the 1880's.
Inside a Mali kitchen: traditional utensils and cooking pots amongst a collection of western kitchenware
Portrait of a local in a sensible hat
Two hikers descending to the plains from the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country near the village of Sangha.
Young boy on home-made wooden bicycle near Mua.
A tranquil pool among the gardens at the Alhambra Palace.
Apartment architecture of Gran Rey on Gomera Island.
A peaceful sunset over Lake Itezhi-Tezhi in the (22,000sq km) Kafue National Park. This is one of the largest parks in the world.
A local Zambian man leans on a cannon at the Von-Lettow Vorbek Memorial on the site where the German general surrendered in World War I.
Truck loaded with groundnuts and/or cotton - Kaolock
The abandoned mining town of Kolmanskop, a ghost town now, but the substantial diamond mining town once boasted a casino, skittle alley and theatre
Interior of the mosque at Djourbel, birthplace of influential Islamic leader, Amadou Bamba - Djourbel
Looking out from Dakar to Goree Island - Dakar
Romanesque church of St Climent in Vall de Boi.
Detail of outer walls of Palacio de Carlos V (Palace of Carlos V), Alhambra Palace.
Decorative balustrade above wooden shutters of a house built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the rendered walls are falling away and repairs will need to be carried out soon - Djenne, Mopti
An ocean-going canoe fishing off the Guinea-Bissau coast - Bajagos Archipelago
Haworth Moor, South Pennine Hills, Yorkshire. Top Withins, ruined farm which inspired 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte who lived in Haworth
An old steam traction engine from England at Shiwa Ngandu, near Mpika. Zambia as it is now called was a British colony until 1964.
Many traditional earthenware pots, used for water storage, on the banks of the River Niger; they were made near the town of Segou, and await shipment to other towns and villages along the river - Mopti, Mopti
Herder and goats in the dusty semi-desert of northern Senegal
Woman walking past the entrance a mosque.
A small church near the village of Begnimato near the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country. In spite of the fact that the Dogon people are well known for their complex mythology, many of them are Christian or Muslim.
Date palm trees at sunset over the Western or Libyan Desert.
Central Pyrenees, near Gavarnie. Crest of Pyrenees, Sign marks France-Spain border and UNESCO protection. (Hiking area)
19th century factory workers' houses, Belper.
Anjengo Lighthouse amongst the palms of Kerala.
Mediterranean style houses near the jetty on Goree Island - Dakar
A typical Dogon village at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country. The flat-roofed buildings are houses and those with conical thatched roofs are granaries for storing millet and other crops.
Giant Lobelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum).
Maze sculpture in Holker Hall gardens, Holker.
Mosque at Plage d'Ouakam - Dakar
Crowds join in Coptic Easter celebrations.
Haworth Moor, South Pennine Hills, Yorkshire. Bronte Bridge, named for the famous literary Bronte sisters who lived in Haworth in the 19th century.
The balconies of the grand Circulo Aritistas building overlooking the busy streets around the town square.
Tobacco auctions at Lilongwe. "Thank you for smoking" reads the sign on the wall of the main auction hall. Tobacco is Malawi's major export crops and Lilongwe is the place where all the selling, buying and processing takes place
Local men playing a large outdoor version of the game 'nsolo', usually played as a board game.
The ruins of the Fula palace in the town of Bandiagara - Mopti
Typical traditionally decorated tiles with a crest showing Cordaba's famous bridge, mosque and waterwheel.
A convoy of blue mini-buses take commuters home from Cairo Road the main street in the downtown area of Zambia's capital Lusaka.
The Great Market, held weekly in front of the mosque: built in 1905 in the traditional Sahel style (the largest building of its type in the world), using mud bricks and wooden beams, the ends of the wooden beams remain exposed, in order to support ladders enabling workers to carry out maintenance on the rendered walls - Djenne, Mopti
Puerta de la Exijara - an old city gateway - with typical white houses in the streets behind.
A mosque near the town of Mopti, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud bricks and wooden beams; the ends of the beams remain exposed in order to support ladders used for the maintenance required each year after the rainy season - Mopti
A group of Fela women celebrating a bride-to-be's forthcoming wedding in a village near Mopti - Mopti
The magnificent view from Froggatt Edge in the mist, Peak District - Peak National Park, Derbyshire, England
Anjengo Fort, a small Portuguese settlement in Kerala.
The entrance to the Fort d'Estrees on Ile de Goree (Goree Island) off the coast of Dakar, now the IFAN Historical Museum.
Livingstonia Mission, old bell in front of "industrial block" (vocational school), built in the early 1900's
The Nyika Plateau is the perfect landscape for horse-riding, Nyika National Park
Crowds of people on Mongu harbour, wait for boats to take them to their villages along the Zambezi River in Barotesland. Mongu is in the Barotesland region and is home to the Lozi people.
Fishermen in a traditional pirogue (canoe) leave the port for a night at sea, Ile de Goree ( Goree Island ) - Dakar
A peaceful cove outside Dakar
A typical Dogon village at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country. The flat-roofed mud-brick buildings are houses and the conical thatched roofs belong to granaries.
Aerial view of Ilulissat Kangerlua (ice fjord)
Young local boy on the beach near Varkala.
Old prison from German colonial era.
Traditional pirogue (canoe or fishing boat) - Sine-Saloum Delta
Onion fields on the plateau above the escarpment near the village of Sangha in Dogon Country. Soil is carried from the plains to build the plots on bare rock.
A mud-brick mosque near the village of Tirelli on the Bandiagara Escarpment in Dogon Country. In spite of the fact that the Dogon people are well known for their complex mythology, many of them are Christian or Muslim.
Imperial Compound of 17th century rulers.
Ancient site of steles and monoliths (obelisks).
'In Catalan' demands graffiti over road sign written in Castillian Spanish.
Exterior of Harewood House.
Locally made 'tied-boat' (made of wood, rope and strings), Kerala.
A hiker on Livingstonia Route, looking east over eastern escarpment, Nyika Plateau
Church constructed with stone blocks and bricks of flint, in village of Broughton, on Clarendon Way.
The Great Market, held weekly in front of the mosque: built in 1905 in the traditional Sahel style (the largest building of its type in the world), using mud bricks and wooden beams, the ends of the wooden beams remain exposed, in order to support ladders used to carry out repairs to the rendered walls - Djenne, Mopti
The Crater Highlands, north of Ngorongoro Crater and west of the Rift Valley in Northern Tanzania: the inner crater of Ol Doinyo Lengai, the last major eruption was 1966 and the volcano is still active - Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha
The 16th and 17th century grand tower at the Mezquita Cathedral.
Traditional housing of the San people or " bushmen " in a semi-permanent camp and compound
The CG Trading building, Mbala, formerly Booth's Native Stores is one of the oldest trading stores in Zambia.
A burnt out vehicle at Kafue National Park. Dry grass caught on an exhaust pipe can be a dangerous fire hazard.
Beware of dog-sleds when driving through Ilulissat in winter time.
Stained glass window of Adam and Eve at Giorgis Cathedral (Cathedral of St George).
Palm trees and grassy flood-plain on edge of Shire River south of Lake Malawi.
Edale Valley farmland seen from moors of Kinder Scout.

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