December 26, 2011. Napa Valley vineyard of California,USA.
 

August 11, 2011. July 2011.Belarus. Pictured: The Mirsky Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Belarus located in the town of Mir in the Karelichy District of the Hrodna voblast (Grodno). The construction of the castle began at the end of the 15th century, in the Gothic architecture style. Building of the castle was completed by Duke Ilinich in the early 16th century near village Mir. Around 1568 the Mir Castle passed into the hands of Mikołaj Krzysztof `the Orphan` Radziwiłł, who finished building the castle in the Renaissance style.
 

August 11, 2011. July 2011.Komi Republic, Russia.Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve (Pechoro-Ilychsky zapovednik) is a nature reserve in the Komi Republic, Russia. It currently occupies 7,213 square kilometers and forms the core of the World Heritage Site Virgin Komi Forests. The nature reserve is located in the south-eastern corner of the Komi Republic (Troitsko-Pechorsky District), on the western slopes of the Ural Mountains and the adjacent foothills and lowlands. The area is drained by the upper course of the Pechora River and its tributary Ilych, from whose names the name of the reserve is derived. Pictured: Manpupuner Plateau (Manpunyor)of Pechora Ilych Nature Reserve .
 

February 28, 2011. Menton Lemon Festival (Menton Fête du Citron)in Southern France.
 

February 24, 2011. Christchurch city of New Zealand. Centre of the city.
 

January 13, 2011. The Sultanate of Brunei (The State of Brunei Darussalam) ; capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan. Palace and mosque of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin .
 

November 16, 2010. Kunashir island of the South Kuril Islands (Chishima).Pictured: coast defence line of Kunashir island built by Soviet army ; entrenched tank turrent of IS-3 tank. Kunashir (Japanese: 国後島 Kunashiri ) is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands / Chishima and Kunashir is visible from the nearby Japanese island of Hokkaidō from which it is separated by the Nemuro Strait. .
 

November 16, 2010. Shikotan island of the South Kuril Islands (Chishima).Pictured: Malokurilsk bay of Shikotan island. Shikotan (Japanese: 色丹島 ) is one of the largest islands of the South Kuril Islands / Chishima.
 

November 16, 2010. Iturup island of the South Kuril Islands (Chishima).Pictured: Rybaki fishing village of Iturup island.View of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Volcano in the background. Iturup (Ainu: エトゥオロプシリ ; Japanese: 択捉島 ) is the largest island of the South Kuril Islands. It is the northernmost island in the southern Kuril/Chishima.
 

November 04, 2010. Iran , Esfahan , a restaurant .
 

September 27, 2010. Kiy Island is an island in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, 8 km off-shore and 15 km from the town of Onega. The island stretches for 2 kilometres from north-west to south-east, but its width does not exceed 800 meters.The island includes wide and sandy beaches, piny woods rich with berries, and large rocks. It has a remarkably interesting architectural ensemble, and hosts the history of the Kiysky Krestny monastery. Thousands of tourists go and visit the island.
 

September 17, 2010. Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi in Lapland of Northern Finland. Pictured: Santa (finnish: Joulupukki)in his office.
 

August 13, 2010. The Big Gatchina Palace. Russian Emperor Paul I was the owner of Gatchina for eighteen years. He invested much resources as well as used his experience from his travels around Europe to make Gatchina an exemplary town and residence.
 

July 09, 2010. The Kungur Ice Cave is located in the south-east of Perm region of Russia. Ramified passages of Kungur Ice Cave stretch under the ground for over 6,000 metres, and only a small part has already been explored. To this day old slides and crumblings do not allow to determine the total length of the passages. The grottoes are `adorned` with columns of stalagmites and icicles of stalactites up to two metres in height. Over millennia, limestone bearing water has created an infinite variety of forms in the cave, like snowflakes which change in size during the year and reach the size of a maple leaf during late winter.
 

May 19, 2010. Moscow Kremlin at night