Top Ten Photos

After five months of travelling it takes a while to review more than twenty thousand photos.
I picked the following photos to provide a visual summary of my journey.

They are in chronological order.

Khumbu Glacier near Everest Base Camp, Nepal

After eight days trekking through the Himalayas we come to a beautiful valley carved out by the Khumbu Glacier. On the ninth day we walk on the glacier as we reach Everest Base Camp. This photo was taken looking away from base camp about half an hour before we got there, at about 5300m .

Maasai warriors from the Mara, Kenya

Blood and milk are an important part of these warriors diet. All the Maasai men consider themselves warriors. Their ancient belief is that in the beginning of creation the masaii come down from heaven with their herds and that they are the rightful owners of all cattle.

Farmers in Tanzania raise imported European cattle to avoid raids by the Maasai.

Migration of animals in the Serengeti.

Zebra and wildebeest can be seen throughout the rift valley but most live their lives in this one great noisy herd which is always on the move, seeking greener pastures. The herd follows a large circular path each year.

St Paul's Cathedral London.

After an overnight flight from Nairobi, I had half a day in London. I barely had time to take this photo before returning to Heathrow to catch a flight to Cairo.

Sunrise over the Nile, Egypt.

Out of 24 flights on my trip only one of them was in a balloon. I had to get up early in the morning to take this photo looking east towards the Nile River and Luxor - the ancient city of Thebes.

On a bright sunny day, people in boats, in a lake, in a park, in Madrid, Spain.

How do they avoid running into one another?

The Galapagos Islands

Everyday in the Galapagos brought new and wondrous surprises.

Colca Valley, Peru

Machu Picchu, Peru

The mist was continually coming in and fading out, creating surreal vistas of this amazing area.

A river in the Amazon, Peru.

It's cold on the river in the early morning hours. This is a tributary to a tributary to the Amazon river.

Iguazu Falls, Argentina

From Brazil, we take day trip into Argentina to see the falls close up. In the photo you can see massive amounts of water tumbling down in the foreground. In the background, the falls go on and on. The most impressive point is further back and out of sight.

And yes, there are eleven pictures in my top ten photos. I just couldn't cut the collection down any further.