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1994, 1995 FRANCE (Saint Martin) - Pinel Island

1994 Pinel Island (1)Pinel Island is located near the northeastern coast of Saint Martin, in Orient Bay, and access is via boats that run from Cul de Sac. There are beautiful sandy beaches on the...

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1996 GUERNSEY (Sark) - Sark Island

The third largest of the islands that form the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Sark has an area of 5.44 sq. km and consists of two main parts, Greater Sark and Little Sark, connected by a isthmus called La...

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1997 SPAIN (Navarre) - Running of the bulls in Pamplona

Located in the middle of Navarre in a rounded valley, known as the Basin of Pamplona, that links the mountainous North with the Ebro valley, Pamplona or Iruña is the historical capital city of Navarre,...

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1998 ROMANIA (Olt) - The Park Constantin Poroineanu in Caracal

Located in Oltenia, on the plains between the lower reaches of the Jiu and Olt rivers, about 40km north of the Danube River, Caracal is typical for the lowland towns. Among the most interesting...

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1999 CANADA (Quebec) - The Olympic Stadium in Montreal

Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics, the Olympic Stadium in Montreal is nicknamed "The Big O", a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent...

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2000 FRANCE (TAAF) - Kerguelen shags gazing at the vessel Marion Dufresne...

The Kerguelen Islands, also known as the Desolation Islands, are a group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean which is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Territoire des Terres...

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2001 GERMANY (Hamburg) - Krameramtsstuben in Hamburg

The Krameramtsstuben (Grocers' Apartments) are historic buildings on Krayenkamp, near St. Michaelis Church in the Neustadt district, at the time just included within the fortified ramparts of Hamburg....

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2002 UNITED STATES (Tennessee) - Shiloh National Military Park

Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. Its main section is in the town of Shiloh, about 14km south of  Savannah, Tennessee, with an additional...

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2003 PAPUA NEW GUINEEA (Central) - Students from Kwikila at Port Moresby...

The culture of Papua New Guinea is many-sided and complex. It is estimated that more than 7000 different cultural groups exist in Papua New Guinea, and most groups have their own language. Because of...

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2004 ROMANIA (Constanţa) - Vama Veche

Located on the Black Sea coast, near the border with Bulgaria, Vama Veche was founded in 1811 by a few Gagauz families, originally being named Ilanlîk. Its current name literally means "Old border...

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2005 FRANCE (Alsace) - Jonquille under the snow of the Vosges Mountains

 Narcissus pseudonarcissus, commonly known as wild daffodil or Lent lily, is a plant species in the genus narcissus bulb and family Amaryllidaceae. It has pale yellow flowers, with a darker central...

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2006 UNITED STATES (Missouri) - Missouri map

Located in the Midwestern United States and bounded by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, Missouri is nicknamed the "Show Me State", due to the skepticism of...

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2007 ROMANIA (Braşov) - Dracula Express

Dracula Express is a vintage tourist train running on the route Braşov-Cristian-Râşnov-Zărneşti, crossing the southwest area of Burzenland. The railway Braşov-Zărneşti (25 km) was built between 1889...

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2008 BELIZE - A mayan woman

The Maya civilization spread across what is now Belize around 1500 BC, and flourished there until about 900 AD. In the late Classic Era of Maya civilisation (600-1000 AD), as many as 1 million people...

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2009 UNITED STATES - Supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan at Pearl Harbor on 28...

USS Ronald Reagan is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, the ninth ship of her class, named in honor of former President Ronald Reagan. Upon her christening in 2001, she was the first ship...

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1612, 1613, 2010, 2011 ROMANIA (Tulcea) - Sulina

1612 Sulina - Waterfront in winterPosted on 27.05.2015, 05.11.2015Located in Danube Delta, at the point where the Sulina branch of the Danube flows in the Black Sea, the town and free port Sulina is...

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0736, 2012 BULGARIA (Burgas) - The old town Sozopol

0736 Sozopol - Aerial view (1)Posted on 12.07.2013, 05.11.2015In 2012 I spent my vacation in Nessebar, on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, and with this occasion I visited also Sozopol, situated...

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2013 GREECE - Yίasou!

Cafes in Greece and the Greek Islands are an important part of daily local culture. There are cafeterias in every corner of Greece, from the busiest spot of the town till the most secluded village in...

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2014 UNITED STATES (Utah) - Bryce Canyon National Park

Located in southwestern Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park isn't a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. It is distinctive due to...

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2015 POLAND (Lower Silesia) - Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica (UNESCO...

2015 Church of Peace in JaworThe Churches of Peacein Jawor (German: Jauer) and Świdnica (German: Schweidnitz) in Silesia were named after the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, that ratified, among others,...

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