Fortaleza is one of the biggest cities in Brazil, with almost 4 million people in the metropolitan area. One decade ago it was one of the top 5 tourist destinations in Brazil, but nowadays it is hardly top 10. Prostitution (especially infantile prostitution, fed by travelers from abroad), garbage in the streets, a decadent seashore (the once feverish Iracema Beach) and historical buildings badly conserved or situated in dangerous neigborhoods. Cities like Natal and Maceió, smaller but quite attractive, are "stealing" tourists from Fortaleza.... (full story) (3 photos)

Business trip:
New-Delhi, Bhopal, Itarsi, Nagpur, Bhandara, Patna, Nalanda (3 photos)

for now: just testing this feature i had not used before (12 photos)

Day 1 - Arrived at Paris via a bus transfer from the airport. Found our hotel easily and settled in at once. Climbed the Effiel Tower and went for a walk down the Seine.

Day 2 - Took the metro to Disneyland Paris and had a great day on the rides and watching shows. I particularly enjoyed the Tunder Mountain.

Day 3 - A sight-seeing tour of the city. This included vists to the Champs-Elysées, Sacre-Coeur, the Louvre and Norte Dame. In the evening we climbed the Effiel Tower again got to the very top.

Each day we also ate some alot of great food and a great holiday was had by all. (5 photos)

I would like to present this marvelous region. I hope that my pictures will represent the diversity of this department. Alternating between extensive landscapes, sloping villages, narrow streets, stale shop-signs, perched castles, white stone or red sandstone, tile roofs or lauze, soil products...... (full story) (16 photos)

A small trip to the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. Route:
With car:Oslo, Norway to Bergen at the west coast.
Car Ferry (20 hrs) in the Norwegian Sea to Torshavn At the Faroe Island.
3 days there and then back home the same route ;-) (9 photos)

The 2008 US Paragliding Nations, take place 14-20 Sept. 2008 Owens Valley, CA. I was Lithuania/Kansas support team. This year i didn't have opportunities to go with all pilots to the mountains, so i was exploring Owens Valley. I visited Bishop,Laws railroad museum, Volcanic tabelands,Bishop creek recreation area, Lone Pine, Alabama Hills, Mt. Whitney, Manzanar national historic site, Big Pine, Ancient Britlecone pine forest, Devils Postpile national monument, June lake Loop, Mono lake, Yosemite national park. On a way to LA airport we stooped in San Bernardino. (7 photos)

It was a emotional trip for me...my father passed away a few months before i took this trip...long back he was the first person who brought me to this paradise wheni was a kid. shortly after that visit, there was a bloody uprising of Gorkhas...hundreds of people were murdered...mostly unaccounted for...almost 20 years later i found myself in a similar situation again...only this time the leader has changed....but the reality remained the same...pain and anxiety for the tourists... (full story) (9 photos)

Happy days of vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (9 photos)

After last year's trip to Ukraine, this year my teacher organized the biketrip to Istanbul. We left from Szeged, Hungary and arrived in Istanbul, Turkey 1560 kms further and two weeks later. We went through Romania, a short section in Serbia, Bulgaria, another short section in Greece and finally Turkey. It rained quite a lot and we often got wet. All in all we saw many beautiful things, met very very kind people and enjoyed the trip much. These photos are a bit like documentaries... :) (4 photos)

Zanskar is an isolated region in Northern India with an authentic Tibetan buddhist tradition. Together with Ladakh it is often called "little Tibet". Zanskar can only be reached in summer through a 250 km one way track starting in Kargil. I visited parts of Kashmir, Zanskar and Ladakh during July - August 2008. These photos are about Zanskar only. Life in Zanskar is harsh, with long strong winters. The trip was a fascinating experience for several reasons : fascinating landscapes, friendly people, discovering buddhist traditions. (21 photos)

Pictures from my trip to India in July of 2008. My main purpose was to visit some friends who run a children's home in Andhra Pradesh. I played with the children, and took videos and pictures to show to the sponsors back in the States. However, I did get to do some tourism along the way! I visited historic places such as Warangal, Undavalli, Golconda, and Bidar. I was amazed at the history that was present everywhere I looked. In this travelogue, I hope to be able to show the atmosphere of India off the beaten path... (12 photos)

This is a series of photos taken during a trip to GANGASAGAR FAIR,january 2008 again……... (full story) (18 photos)

From Melbourne, in Victoria we followed the Great Ocean Road through some of Victoria's wild and untamed coastal scenery. We made the journey in a day, from morning to evening and I took some pictures at various points along this beautiful and historic road.... (full story) (6 photos)

From August 3 to August 22, 2008, two legs of the Tall Ships' Race 2008 on the Irish sail training ship Asgard II, for the cruise in company on the west coast of Norway, from Måløy to Bergen, then for the second race Bergen-Den Helder (Netherlands). How was I to know at that time that it would be my last pictures taken on the ship, and the last Tall Ships' Race of Asgard II?
For Asgard II has sunk on September 11, 2008, near Belle-Ile en Mer (France). All 25 on board have been saved, but the ship is now lost...... (full story) (30 photos)

Bialowieza is a small village in the Eastern part of Poland, very close to the border with Bielarus.

I spent there only 3 days but it was a very exciting weekend. And, I have to admit, 3 days are not enough to see all the interesting places...

My travelogue is a good place to say something about people who live in this part of Poland. I was suprised that they are completely diffrent than, for example, people I meet everyday in Warsaw. First of all, they are much more friendly. Then, they have always a lot of stories to tell.... (full story) (6 photos)

5 months with a Working Holiday Visa in Australia with no other plan than going with the wind ! Travelling with almost unknown fellow backpackers, saving money while picking and packing fruits, travelling again... An amazing thing to do ! (17 photos)

The 2008 big trip was set for India, a legendary place of many historical wonders, wonderful colours, and of many situations to disorient the Westerner in me! (20 photos)