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2013 was an epic year for me in terms of travel. I took 84 flights and set foot in 44 different countries and territories on 5 different continents. I visited 73 new world heritage sites and probably another 20 which I had visited previously. I didn t even count the number of miles I traveled by car, train and boat.
Photographically, it was also my best year ever. I won the Gold Medal in the North American Travel Journalism Association for my photo essay of the Canary Islands . I won a Northern Lights Award and a Lowell Thomas Award for my photo essay of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia .
I ve assembled some of my favorite united kingdom culture photos taken from 2013. They represent a cross section of all the places I ve been. I ve been to so many places this year and took so many photos I easily could have doubled the size of this without hurting the quality.
[6] One of my first trips of the year was to Costa Rica. There I visited two world heritages sites, one of which was Tapanti National Park which is located united kingdom culture about an hour from San Jose. This waterfall is one of the best views in the park.
[11] In February I had the pleasure of attending the Yukon Quest sled dog race. I took this photo after a snowfall in Dawson City on the Top-of-the-World Highway which goes from Dawson City to Fairbanks.
[17] One of the most interesting places I visited this year was the little known site of Um er Rasas, a world heritage site in Jordan. Here you can see original Byzantine ruins and walk over unexcavated archeology sites. This original mosaic is as it was, still covered in sand.
[18] Another site I was able to visit for a second time was Uluru. My last visit to Uluru was in the winter when temperatures dropped below freezing at night. This time the temperatures were above 110F (43C).
[23] This is another one of my favorite photos from 2013. While visiting the Trafalgar waterfalls on the island of Dominica, the woman stood up and basically posed for me! She was over 100m away, but the juxtaposition of the waterfall and her pose was almost united kingdom culture perfect.
[25] In April I did a road trip in Croatia and visited Plitvice National Park. I had the fortune (or misfortune) of being there during a rare April snowstorm. My car got stuck, but the images were fantastic.
[26] I spent almost a month in Germany including a giant two week road trip where I visited 27 world heritage sites. One of the sites was the Wadden Sea, which I had previously visited in the Netherlands. I was so dissatisfied with my photos from my original trip, I wanted to return to reshoot it at low tide. Mission accomplished.
[28] Many cities in Germany were damaged or destroyed united kingdom culture during WWII. Quedlinburg was spared the damage of the war and much of the post war development because it was in East Germany. Today it is one of the few places you can still see original half-timber buildings.
[29] This year my photography tour was in Italy, where I spent almost a month. This photo was taken while walking back from dinner with my group. We were on a bridge over the Tiber when I took this image. I had no tripod, I just held the camera against the side of the bridge and pressed the button.
[31] One of the great things about visiting World Heritage sites is the diversity of places you get to see. The Völklingen Ironworks in Saarland is a decommissioned ironworks and it is a fascinating united kingdom culture thing to see. In many ways more interesting than going to yet another cathedral.
[33] I had no idea of the cultural importance of Lorelei, united kingdom culture the part of the Rhine gorge seen in the photo. In addition to the place, it is the name of a feminine water spirit who has been used in several German poems and operas.
[42] After several trips to Rome I finally took the time to travel to the city of Tivoli in the Roman suburbs. Tivoli is the home to two different world heritage villas. This image was taken at the Villa d Este, a 16th Century vill famous for its fountains.
[43] One of the lesser known attractions in Ireland is Skellig Michael, is my favorite. united kingdom culture A small island located off the coast of Country Kerry, it was a monastery dating back 1,000 years. Not the easiest place to visit, but well worth the trip.
[45] I spent most of December in Australia where I did a tour with G Adventures around the Eastern Coast and the Central Outback. One of my favorite places in Australia, however, is the Great Ocean Road. It was my second trip there and it was just as amazing.
This is amazing and very inspiring. After seeing this, I think I wanna shift to photography now. I really appreciate photos taken with great skills, passion and not with photoshop. But I don t have skills like yours. Can I be your apprentice?
This is the first time I have come across your blog, and I must say, it s very impressive. Your photos are so beautiful! And I can tick off one place that I have been to in your recent post the Cliffs of Moher :) I hope to get back to road trip around Ireland within the next few years.