The Rhine river flows past terraced vineyards covering a hillside of the valley in Boppard, Germany, October 2024. The Rhine Gorge was recognized as a UNESCO Heritage site for its natural beauty and cultural significance.
A forested slope of the Rhine Gorge in Boppard, Germany, October 2024. The Rhine Gorge was recognized as a UNESCO Heritage site for its natural beauty and cultural significance.
Sea stacks meet along the shoreline of Ireland's Eye, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Dublin, Ireland, June 2024.
A small boat passes near the flowery shoreline of Ireland's Eye, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Dublin, Ireland, June 2024.
A Martello tower stands along a path on Ireland's Eye, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Dublin, Ireland, June 2024.
The Lakes Gouragh and Callee on the way to the foot of the Devil's Ladder route up to the Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain. From the top the lakes look like the mountain's eyes. June 1, 2024.
The Devil's Ladder route leading to the Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain, June 1, 2024.
Mother and son stand on the bank of the Main River in Collenberg, Germany, March 2024.
Bluebell-like flowers grow along a forest trail near Hanau-Steinheim, Germany, March 2024.
Small campfire at dusk, February 2024.
The Goethe Tower, a 43 meter high wooden observation tower, stands in a city forest, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 24, 2023.
View of the "Drumul Talienilor" or the Italians' Road, crossing the Stanisoarei Mountains, in Romania, January 2023. Its name comes from the Italian road workers employed here between 1902-1914.
Footsteps in the snow, Suhard Mountains, Romania January 2023.
A little girl watches the surroundings through binoculars during a mountain hike in the Stanisoarei Mountains, near Bicaz Lake, Romania December 2022.
A Carpathian shepherd dog roams along a mountain path in the Suhard mountains, Romania January 2023.
A shepherd guides his flock on a pasture in the Hasmas mountains, Romania September 2021.
Cows graze on a pasture in the Hasmas Mountains, Romania September 2021.
Pine trees along the Baltic sea, in Ulinia, Pomerania, northern Poland July 2021.
Tall pine trees border the Baltic sea beach in Ulinia, Pomerania, northern Poland July 2021.
The sun appears on the sky through thick fog, along a mountain trail in Suhard Mountains, Romania December 2020.
A view of Bicaz, the largest artificial lake in Romania, June 2020.
A shepherd lies asleep next to his sheep along a mountain trail in the Rarau Massif, Eastern Carpathians, Romania September 2020.
A dog looks on from the banks of the Lake Cuejdel, Romania October 2020. The lake was formed some 40 years ago after a landfall caused the flooding of a valley in the Stanisoarei Mountains, drowning much of the forest with it.
Cooking borscht, a sour soup common in Eastern Europe, by the camp fire at the lakeside village of Potoci, Romania June 2020.
A plane displays a banner as it flies above sand dunes and the beach at the seaside village of Le Porge, southwest France, August 2019.
Pine trees are silhouetted at dusk along the Baltic sea shoreline in northern Poland, July 2016.
A couple share a moment while descending the Calimani mountains, north-central Romania January 2019.
Building a campfire in the Călimani Mountains, Romania June 2015.
Autumnal view of a wooded Rodnei face seen from Rotunda mountain pass, Romania October 2018.
A man is silhouetted while walking along the Lubiatowo beach at the Baltic Sea, Poland July 2016.
Costumed fans walk at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup venue in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic May 2017.
A view of a snow-covered mountain hut on the Retitis mountaintop, in the Calimani mountains, Romania January 2019.
An interior view of the Croitor mountain hut, located at the foothills of the Rodnei and Suhard Mountains, in Eastern Carpathians, Romania January 2020.
My green sanctuary in Valea Lupului, Iasi, Romania June 2020.
A view of the Danube's dried riverbed next to the Danube Gorge in southwestern Romania, near the border with Serbia, May 2014.
A wooden hut is engulfed in fog on a meadow in the Carpathians, near the village of Cârlibaba, northern Romania, October 2018.
Our tent sits under a disused Communist-era railroad bridge in Brad, near Deva, western Romania July 2018.
The Rhine river flows past terraced vineyards covering a hillside of the valley in Boppard, Germany, October 2024. The Rhine Gorge was recognized as a UNESCO Heritage site for its natural beauty and cultural significance.
A forested slope of the Rhine Gorge in Boppard, Germany, October 2024. The Rhine Gorge was recognized as a UNESCO Heritage site for its natural beauty and cultural significance.
Sea stacks meet along the shoreline of Ireland's Eye, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Dublin, Ireland, June 2024.
A small boat passes near the flowery shoreline of Ireland's Eye, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Dublin, Ireland, June 2024.
A Martello tower stands along a path on Ireland's Eye, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Dublin, Ireland, June 2024.
The Lakes Gouragh and Callee on the way to the foot of the Devil's Ladder route up to the Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain. From the top the lakes look like the mountain's eyes. June 1, 2024.
The Devil's Ladder route leading to the Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain, June 1, 2024.
Mother and son stand on the bank of the Main River in Collenberg, Germany, March 2024.
Bluebell-like flowers grow along a forest trail near Hanau-Steinheim, Germany, March 2024.
Small campfire at dusk, February 2024.
The Goethe Tower, a 43 meter high wooden observation tower, stands in a city forest, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 24, 2023.
View of the "Drumul Talienilor" or the Italians' Road, crossing the Stanisoarei Mountains, in Romania, January 2023. Its name comes from the Italian road workers employed here between 1902-1914.
Footsteps in the snow, Suhard Mountains, Romania January 2023.
A little girl watches the surroundings through binoculars during a mountain hike in the Stanisoarei Mountains, near Bicaz Lake, Romania December 2022.
A Carpathian shepherd dog roams along a mountain path in the Suhard mountains, Romania January 2023.
A shepherd guides his flock on a pasture in the Hasmas mountains, Romania September 2021.
Cows graze on a pasture in the Hasmas Mountains, Romania September 2021.
Pine trees along the Baltic sea, in Ulinia, Pomerania, northern Poland July 2021.
Tall pine trees border the Baltic sea beach in Ulinia, Pomerania, northern Poland July 2021.
The sun appears on the sky through thick fog, along a mountain trail in Suhard Mountains, Romania December 2020.
A view of Bicaz, the largest artificial lake in Romania, June 2020.
A shepherd lies asleep next to his sheep along a mountain trail in the Rarau Massif, Eastern Carpathians, Romania September 2020.
A dog looks on from the banks of the Lake Cuejdel, Romania October 2020. The lake was formed some 40 years ago after a landfall caused the flooding of a valley in the Stanisoarei Mountains, drowning much of the forest with it.
Cooking borscht, a sour soup common in Eastern Europe, by the camp fire at the lakeside village of Potoci, Romania June 2020.
A plane displays a banner as it flies above sand dunes and the beach at the seaside village of Le Porge, southwest France, August 2019.
Pine trees are silhouetted at dusk along the Baltic sea shoreline in northern Poland, July 2016.
A couple share a moment while descending the Calimani mountains, north-central Romania January 2019.
Building a campfire in the Călimani Mountains, Romania June 2015.
Autumnal view of a wooded Rodnei face seen from Rotunda mountain pass, Romania October 2018.
A man is silhouetted while walking along the Lubiatowo beach at the Baltic Sea, Poland July 2016.
Costumed fans walk at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup venue in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic May 2017.
A view of a snow-covered mountain hut on the Retitis mountaintop, in the Calimani mountains, Romania January 2019.
An interior view of the Croitor mountain hut, located at the foothills of the Rodnei and Suhard Mountains, in Eastern Carpathians, Romania January 2020.
My green sanctuary in Valea Lupului, Iasi, Romania June 2020.
A view of the Danube's dried riverbed next to the Danube Gorge in southwestern Romania, near the border with Serbia, May 2014.
A wooden hut is engulfed in fog on a meadow in the Carpathians, near the village of Cârlibaba, northern Romania, October 2018.
Our tent sits under a disused Communist-era railroad bridge in Brad, near Deva, western Romania July 2018.
Winterscape, Rodnei Mountains, January 2020.