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The BMW Isetta, the lovable bubble car, at the BMW Museum

Munich, Germany

The BMW Museum, the Rathaus-Glockenspiel, and the Hofbrauhaus.

Gmunden Schloss Ort on Traunsee Lake view

Salzburg and Upper Austria

Salzburg, Bad Ischl, and Gmunden.

Neuschwanstein Castle can be seen from nearby Marienbrucke Bridge in Bavaria, Germany.

Romantic Road, Germany

Würzburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, and Füssen.

Amateur fireworks shows dazzle visitors to Prague’s St. Nicholas Church in Old Town Square on New Year’s Eve, 2012.

Prague, Czech Republic

New Year's Eve, the Kafka Museum, and Prague Castle.

Wine ages in wooden barrels at Taylor’s Port Wine in Porto, Portugal.

Porto, Portugal

City streets, the Sao Bento train station, and the Gaia wine caves.

Expansive views greet visitors to Portugal’s Alto Duoro.

Duoro Valley, Portugal

Bom Jesus do Monte, Quinta do Vallado, and the Conímbriga ruins.

Alaska

A kayaker paddles in front of Yukon Island in Homer, Alaska.

Homer, Alaska

Kayaking to Yukon Island from Homer, Alaska.

A packraft, a boat light enough to be carried in a backpack, sits on the edge of Sanctuary River in Denali National Park, Alaska.

Packrafting Denali, Alaska

Hiking Windy Pass and packrafting Sanctuary River in Denali National Park, Alaska.

Hikers walk toward Portage Glacier in Whittier, Alaska.

Portage Glacier, Whittier, Alaska

Hiking Portage Pass to Portage Lake and Glacier.

Hank rides on an all-terrain vehicle outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Deadhorse and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

1948 Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser

Planes of Alaska

Planes are often the only way to get around Alaska, the U.S. state with the fewest miles of road.

Seaview Cafe exterior

Hope, Alaska

Hiking to Hope Point and visiting the town of Hope, Alaska.

The Alaska Railroad’s Glacier Discovery Train takes passengers to Whittier, Spencer Glacier, and Grandview.

Alaska Railroad: Whittier, Spencer Glacier

Traveling by train to Whitter, Alaska and Spencer Glacier.

A bicycle sits on Anchorage’s Coastal Trail as the sun sets over the Cook Inlet.

Coastal Trail, Anchorage, Alaska

Bicycling the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in Anchorage, Alaska.

An RV passes a bicycle sitting on the Seward Highway near Alaska’s Cook Inlet and Kenai Mountains.

Turnagain Arm Cycle, Alaska

Bicycling the Turnagain Arm on the Seward Highway from Anchorage to Girdwood.

A hiker stands at the edge of Lost Lake near Seward, Alaska.

Lost Lake, Seward, Alaska

Cycling the Primrose Trail to Lost Lake.

Jagged ice ridges comprise the surface of the Harding Icefield in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords, Alaska

Hiking the Harding Icefield Trail in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.

Three Barons Renaissance Fair attendees learn how to belly dance.

Anchorage Market and Renaissance Fair

Touring Anchorage, Alaska's Sunday market and Three Barons Renaissance Fair.

Hank shooting and hits a clay!

Grouse Ridge Shooting Club, Alaska

Sport clay shooting in Wasilla, Alaska.

The Celebrity Infinity sails near Alaska’s Hubbard Glacier

Alaskan Cruise

Traveling via Celebrity Cruises to Alaska.

Hank slowly makes his way across Muldrow Glacier. (photo by Brian Leukart)

Denali, Alaska: Days 7 - 8

Muldrow Glacier.

Brian looking at lake

Denali, Alaska: Days 4 - 6

Caribou, blueberries, and mountains in Denali.

The McKinley River with tens of braids in the distance

Denali, Alaska: Days 1 - 3

The McKinley River.

Arizona

A cliff dwelling built by the Verde Hohokam sits on the rim of Sycamore Canyon in Arizona.

Sycamore Canyon Ruins, Arizona

Hiking to Verde Hohokam Indian ruins in Arizona.

The Sinagua built Montezuma Castle, one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America.

Montezuma Castle, Arizona

A Sinagua cliff dwelling.

Ruins

White House Ruins in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

Hiking the White House Ruins Trail.

Santa Claus (a.k.a. Brian) dons a Santa suit on the Grand Canyon’s South Kaibab Trail.

Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim, Arizona

Hiking 53 miles from the Grand Canyon's South Rim to the North Rim and back.

Tourists enjoy the view of the Grand Canyon on the patio at the North Rim Lodge.

Grand Canyon North Rim, Arizona

The North Kaibab Trail, North Rim Lodge, and Cookout Experience.

The Wave, a sandstone formation near the Utah-Arizona border.

The Wave, Arizona

Hiking to The Wave, a sandstone formation near the Utah-Arizona border.

British Columbia

A cable car hangs overhead as a hiker adjusts his tent (photo by Brian Leukart)

West Coast Trail: Days 1 - 3

Hiking on Vancouver Island.

My brother Brian folds a wet tent in the morning after our hike’s worst day

West Coast Trail: Days 4 - 5

Hiking on Vancouver Island.

Socks and boots dry in the sun near the West Coast Trail’s Michigan Creek (photo by Brian Leukart)

West Coast Trail: Days 6 - 8

Hiking on Vancouver Island.

Victoria legislature building and harbor 1

Victoria, BC

High tea at The Empress, Buchart Gardens, and street life.

GS Run 2

Whistler, BC

Panoramic views while skiing in Whistler.

Colorado

Spruce Tree House sits below a snow-covered cliff in Mesa Verde National Park.

Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde, Colorado

Anasazi Indian ruins.

Idaho

A hiker trudges up the mountains behind Copper Creek Lodge in Hells Canyon

Hells Canyon, Idaho

Boating North America's deepest river gorge.

Massachusetts

New Hampshire’s Cornish-Windsor Bridge, the longest two-span wooden covered bridge in the world.

New England

Walden Pond and New Hampshire's Chase House.

Midwest

Chicago Marathon Station Get a Full Tank of Freedom sign

Route 66 Road Trip

A Route 66 road trip from Chicago to Flagstaff.

Montana

Mountain, Lake McDonald view from bridge

Avalanche Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana

Cross-country skiing Avalanche Trail in Glacier National Park.

Nevada

Hikers hiking toward red rock formations

Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Hiking Turtlehead Peak in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.

Cows in Sun Valley, Idaho Cows, Mountains in Sun Valley, Idaho

Great Basin Highway Road Trip

A Great Basin Highway road trip from Las Vegas to Darby, Montana.

A sign warns trespassers at the boundary of Area 51 as security officers in a truck keep watch from a ridge.

Area 51, Nevada

Searching for UFOs at a military base near Rachel, Nevada.

Construction exposes the underbelly of the Las Vegas facade and inhuman lava machines at The Mirage.

Las Vegas, Nevada

The fakest place on Earth.

Northern California

Hikers make their way through a field of snow towers.

Mount Whitney, Ca.

Hiking to the continental US's highest point.

Couples relax in one of the Sykes Hot Springs in Big Sur, California.

Sykes Hot Springs, Big Sur, Ca.

A two-day backpacking trip to Sykes Hot Springs in Big Sur, California.

Mountains, trees view

Panorama Trail, Yosemite, Ca.

Hiking Panorama Trail in Yosemite National Park.

A skier stands on Yosemite’s Horizon Ridge on the way to Ostrander Ski Hut.

Ostrander Ski Hut, Yosemite, Ca.

Backcountry skiing in Yosemite National Park.

Hikers look out from John Muir Trail onto Garnet Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Northern California.

Thousand Island Lake, Ca.

Hiking to Thousand Island Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness.

Northern elephant seals sleep on a beach in Año Nuevo State Reserve.

Pigeon Point and Año Nuevo State Reserve, Ca.

A lighthouse and wild elephant seals.

Lighthouse stair 302

Point Reyes, Ca.

Point Reyes Station and Lighthouse in Northern California.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California’s oldest surviving seaside amusement park.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Ca.

California's oldest seaside amusement park.

Redwood Canyon tree view

Muir Woods, Ca.

Hiking in Northern California.

A view of Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley, seen from Glacier Point

Yosemite National Park, Ca.

Yosemite Valley, Hetch Hetchy, and Tuolumne Meadows.

A sign welcomes tourists to Alcatraz off the coast of San Francisco, Calif.

Alcatraz, San Francisco, Ca.

Christmas ice skating downtown and Alcatraz.

Pacific Coast Highway snakes through a Redwood forest in northern California.

Redwoods & San Francisco, Ca.

Redwood National Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street, and Chinatown.

Oregon

A traveler pilots a Yamaha Rhino across a sand dune in southern Oregon.

Pacific Coast Highway

Oregon sand dunes, the Avenue of the Giants, and Hearst castle.

Crater Lake, in the Cascade Mountains in Southern Oregon, lies in a collapsed volcanic basin.

Crater Lake, Oregon

Portland, Crater Lake, and Gold Beach.

Southern California

A hiker looks at a Cottonwood tree in a small oasis near Dead Horse Canyon, Death Valley, Ca.

Cottonwood and Marble Canyon, Death Valley, Ca.

A four-day backpacking trip through Marble and Cottonwood Canyons in Death Valley National Park.

The sun sets behind a Joshua Tree near Belle Campground in Joshua Tree National Park, California.

California Riding and Hiking Trail, Joshua Tree, Ca.

A three-day backpacking trip on Joshua Tree National Park's California Riding and Hiking Trail.

Kayakers relax on a rock at sunset on Catalina Island.

Sea Kayaking Catalina Island, Ca.

Sea kayaking from Avalon to Parsons Landing on Catalina Island, California.

Beautiful Lost Palms Oasis sits at the end of a 3.5-mile trail in Joshua Tree.

Munsen Canyon, Joshua Tree, Ca.

Searching for Joshua Tree's eight oases.

A 30-second exposure reveals hikers gazing at the moon near Death Valley’s Telescope Peak.

Death Valley, Ca.

Inyokern, Trona, Ballarat, and Telescope Peak.

A thrillseeker dives off the Bridge to Nowhere in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Bridge to Nowhere, Ca.

Bungee jumping in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Suzy flies a kite in front of the Korean Bell of Friendship.

Korean Bell of Friendship, Ca.

Kite flying at the Korean Bell of Friendship in Angel's Gate Park.

Cactus flower

Devil's Canyon, Ca.

A day hike near Los Angeles, California.

An abandoned chair sits on the shore of the Salton Sea

Salton Sea, Ca.

The ruins of an abandoned tourist attraction.

Disneyland at night as seen from behind the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse near Main Street

Disneyland

The happiest place on Earth.

Hiking toward Coxcomb Mountains Inner Basin

Coxcomb, Joshua Tree, Ca.

The most remote part of Joshua Tree National Park.

Kings of Leon plays on Coachella’s mainstage

Coachella 2007, Ca.

One of the biggest music festivals in the world.

Tourists on the shores of Big Sur

Big Sur & Venice, Ca.

See Big Sur and Los Angeles!

A memorial cemetery sits on Santa Monica Beach

Santa Monica, Ca.

A cemetery at the beach.

Bayonet-shaped leaves of a Joshua Tree

Palm Springs, & Joshua Tree, Ca.

Hiking in the Indian Canyons and Joshua Tree.

Utah

Monument Valley has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and commercials.

Monument Valley, Utah

Driving through the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

A view from Navajo Loop hiking trail in Bryce Canyon National Park.

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Hiking the Under the Rim Trail and Navajo Loop.

Lake view

Lake Powell, Utah

Kayaking on Lake Powell in Utah.

A hiker gazes at the canyon walls of Buckskin Gulch.

Buckskin Gulch, Utah

The world's longest slot canyon, in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness.

Bridge view with trees and mountain

Zion National Park, Utah

Hiking Zion and visiting Grafton ghost town.

Washington

The Lady of the Lake pulls away from Prince Creek Beach on Washington’s Lake Chelan.

Lake Chelan, Washington

Hiking the Chelan Lakeshore Trail.

Twilight fans stand in front of the Forks Chamber of Commerce and a replica of Bella’s 1953 Chevy pickup truck.

Forks, Washington

The setting of Twilight and the Cape Alava Trail in the Olympic Peninsula.

Kleyweg’s Stads-Koffyhuis in Delft, Netherlands

Coffee Shops of the World

Searching for the perfect coffee shop.

A windmill in the Yakima Valley at sunset

Yakima Valley, Washington

Farms and windmills.

Local residents dance in lederhosen and dirndls during Leavenworth’s annual Maifest festival.

Leavenworth, Washington

A faux-Bavarian village in Washington State.

A stunning view on the way to Lake Serene

Lake Serene, Washington

A beautiful mountain lake.

Mount St. Helens spews smoke and ash while being observed from Loowit Viewpoint

Mount St. Helens, Washington

Volcanic destruction.

A foggy view through trees during a climb on Mt. Pilchuck

Mt. Pilchuck, Washington

Hiking to the Mt. Pilchuck summit.

A view of Mt. Rainier during a hike to Noble Knob

Noble Knob, Washington

Hiking to Noble Knob outside Mt. Rainier National Park.

Denny Way sledding 2

Seattle snow day

Sledding to the Space Needle.

Cascade mountains from Dungeness Spit

Dungeness Spit, Washington

The longest natural sand spit in the US.

South America

Mountains shrouded in fog behind Refugio Lago Paine in Chilean Patagonia’s Torres del Paine National Park.

Torres del Paine, Chilean Patagonia

Hiking the complete circuit in Torres del Paine National Park.

Sea lion below clouds on Fernandina Island 2

Galapagos Islands

Baltra, North Seymour, Espanola, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Santa Cruz, Puerto Ayora, Bartolome, Fernandina, Isabela, Santiago, Rabida, and Floreana.

A couple looks at the horizon during magic hour in Utila, Honduras.

Honduras

Ruins, chicken, and romantic scuba diving in Honduras.

Europe

Gmunden Schloss Ort on Traunsee Lake view

Salzburg and Upper Austria

Salzburg, Bad Ischl, and Gmunden.

Amateur fireworks shows dazzle visitors to Prague’s St. Nicholas Church in Old Town Square on New Year’s Eve, 2012.

Prague, Czech Republic

New Year's Eve, the Kafka Museum, and Prague Castle.

Pyrenees view 4

French Pyrenees

Snowboarding in the French Pyrenees.

Mont. St. Michel from road

Mont. St. Michel, France

An ancient medieval chapel built in 708 by the Bishop of Avranches with beautiful views of the Gulf of Saint-Malo.

Omaha Beach, one of the main landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during World War II.

Normandy, France

Bayeux, the D-Day beaches, and the Pointe du Hoc.

Toulouse view 3

Toulouse, France

France's third biggest city.

The BMW Isetta, the lovable bubble car, at the BMW Museum

Munich, Germany

The BMW Museum, the Rathaus-Glockenspiel, and the Hofbrauhaus.

Neuschwanstein Castle can be seen from nearby Marienbrucke Bridge in Bavaria, Germany.

Romantic Road, Germany

Würzburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, and Füssen.

Boats next to Harpa music center

Reykjavik, Iceland

The capital of Iceland.

Hank walking in Leirhnjukur lava maze

Myvatn to Asbyrgi, Iceland

Hiking from Myvatn to Krafla, Eilifsvotn, Dettifoss, Vesturdalur, and Asbyrgi in Iceland.

Hank, Brian looking at Thorsmork Valley

Fimmvorduhals and Laugavegur, Iceland

Two classic Iceland hiking trails: The Fimmvorduhals and the Laugavegur.

The Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy.

Florence and Rome, Italy

Italy with a disposable camera.

Kleyweg’s Stads-Koffyhuis in Delft, Netherlands

The Hague and Delft, Netherlands

Traveling east through the Netherlands.

The Dam in Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Dam, the Red Light District, the Museum District, and Rembrandt's house.

Wine ages in wooden barrels at Taylor’s Port Wine in Porto, Portugal.

Porto, Portugal

City streets, the Sao Bento train station, and the Gaia wine caves.

Expansive views greet visitors to Portugal’s Alto Duoro.

Duoro Valley, Portugal

Bom Jesus do Monte, Quinta do Vallado, and the Conímbriga ruins.

Tomar Convent of Christ with orange trees

Tomar, Alcobaca, and Obidos, Portugal

The Tomar Covent of Christ, Mosteiro de Santa Maria, and Obidos Christmas market.

The palace at the Quinta da Regaleira estate looms over its surrounding, lavish gardens in Sintra, Portugal.

Sintra, Portugal

The Pena National Palace, the Sintra National Palace, and the Quinta da Regaleira.

de Abril Bridge view

Lisbon, Portugal

The Lisbon Cathedral, Alfama, Fado Museum, Jerónimos Monastery, Torre de Belém, and Berardo Collection Museum.

A Russian man paints the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on the Nerl River near Vladimir, Russia.

Vladimir, Russia

Assumption Cathedral, St. Demetrius Cathedral, Church of the Intercession on the Nerl River, and a dacha visit.

Nastya chats on a phone on Anichkov Bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia.

St. Petersburg, Russia

Alexander Park, a rooftop tour, Peterhof, the D-2 Submarine, and the Krassin ice-breaker ship.

A mural of the head of Russian novelist Dostoyevsky decorates the Moscow Metro’s Dostoyevskaya Station.

Moscow Metro, Russia

Moscow's Arbatskaya, Novoslobodskaya, Dostoyevskaya, Trubnaya, Kiyevskaya, Prospekt Mira, Komsomolskaya, Elektrozavodskaya, Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Park Pobedy, and Mendeleevskaya Metro stations.

St. Basil’s Cathedral, a quintessential Moscow tourist attraction, sits on the western edge of Red Square.

Moscow, Russia

Red Square, Red October, the VVC, Patriarshiye Pond, Bunker 42, Kolomenskoye, Vinzavod, Gorky Park, the Bulgakov Museum, Novodevichy Convent, and a bike ride.

Imperial College 2

London, England

Kensington Park, Albert Hall, and Imperial College.

Africa

A Darter models for the camera

Kwetsani Camp, Botswana

African birds and lions.

A zebra and her newborn baby stand together in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve.

Savuti Camp, Botswana

Witnessing a zebra birth and more.

Kisangani street scene with cell phone store

Kinshasa and Kisangani, Congo

The Congo's capital and the Inner Station.

Children paddling a pirogue

Congo River

Sailing from Kisangani to Mbandaka.

Barbed wire on a prison fence on Robben Island

Cape Town, South Africa

Touring the city and hiking Table Mountain.

Middle East

Tourists look at carvings in the Temple of Derr in Lower Nubia, Egypt.

Nubia, Egypt

The Temple of Amada, Temple of Derr, Wadi es-Sebua, Temple of Kalabsha, and the Aswan High Dam.

Colossi of Ramesses II flank the entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel in Nubia, Egypt.

Abu Simbel, Egypt

The Great Temple and the Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari.

Tourists explore the Temple of Kom Ombo in Kom Ombo, Egypt near Aswan.

Aswan, Egypt

Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, Philae Temple, and the Nubian Museum.

A carving depicts an Egyptian king making an offering to an erect Amun, the Egyptian god of fertility, in Karnak’s Great Hypostyle Hall.

Karnak, Egypt

The Temple of Amun.

Ramesseum First Pylon with fallen Ramses colossus head

Luxor, Egypt

The Luxor Temple, Theban Necropolis, and a hot air balloon ride.

Demonstrators sell “The Day We Changed” T-shirts while protesters gather in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

Cairo, Egypt

Post revolution: Tahrir Square, Islamic Cairo, and the Citadel.

Men on camels ride near the Queen’s, Mycerinus, Chephren, and Cheops Pyramids outside Cairo.

Egyptian Pyramids

The Pyramids of Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur.

People swim at Ein Bokek’s public beach on the Dead Sea in the West Bank near Jerusalem, Israel.

Dead Sea & Masada, Israel

Swimming in the Dead Sea and hiking the Masada's Snake Trail.

Men, separated from women, take part in Bar Mitzvah ceremonies at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Israel.

Jerusalem, Israel

The Mount of Olives, Room of the Last Supper, Church of the Nativity, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Wailing Wall, and Via Dolorosa's Stations of the Cross.

Asia

The sun rises behind Angkor Wat early in the morning in Angkor, Cambodia.

Angkor, Cambodia

Cycling around Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Preah Khan, Banteay Kdei, Ta Prohm, Preah Ko, Bakong, and Lolei.

Downtown

Siem Reap, Cambodia

New Year's Eve in Cambodia.

Bai wax-dyed cloth hangs from a clothesline in a market in Dàlǐ, China.

Dali, China

The home of China's Bai ethnic minority.

A farmer herds goats on a newly-paved road in China’s Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Tiger Leaping Gorge, China

Lijiang and trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Actors perform a reenactment of a Ghenghis Khan horseback battle at Splendid China in Shenzhen.

Splendid China, Shenzhen, China

China in miniature.

Climbers stand below The Egg, a karst in Yángshuò, Guăngxī, China.

Yangshuo, Guangxi, China

Cycling and climbing in one of China's top climbing destinations.

Star Ferry Harbour Tour A Symphony of Lights show

Hong Kong, China

Man Mo Temple, The Peak Tram, Star Ferry, Symphony of Lights, The Big Buddah, and Tai O.

Pagoda on West Lake

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Scenes around West Lake.

The bridge across Hongcun’s South Lake was featured in the opening scene of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Huizhou Villages, Anhui, China

Hóngcūn, Xīdì, and the Mukeng Bamboo Forest.

Chinese tour groups hike up stairs on China’s Huangshan (Yellow Mountain).

Huangshan, Anhui, China

Hiking Yellow Mountain and visiting a hot spring.

Actors perform during a Beijing opera at the Yifu Theatre in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai, China

Nanjing Road, The Bund, Pudong, acrobats, and opera.

A paraglider takes a tourist flying above the Arabian Sea in Varkala, India.

Varkala, India

Paragliding over the Arabian Sea.

A man performs a morning puja ceremony at the Amritapuri ashram in Kerala, India.

Amritapuri Ashram, India

A female Indian guru dedicates her life to hugs.

An actor wearing elaborate makeup performs Kathakali in Fort Cochin, India.

Fort Cochin, India

Chinese fishing nets, Kathakali, and Kalarippayt.

A houseboat sits on the Backwaters in Kerala, India.

Alleppey (Alappuzha), India

A backwater tour and houseboats in the Venice of the East.

A view of the City Palace’s Chandra Mahal — the royal residence — in Jaipur, India

Jaipur, India

The Jantar Mantar, City Palace, and a trip to a textile factory.

Tiger T17 saunters through Ranthambore National Park, India.

Ranthambore National Park, India

Seeing a tiger in Rajasthan, India.

The entrance gate to Fatehpur Sikri, an ancient city that once served as the Mughal Empire’s capital.

Fatehpur Sikri, India

Visiting an ancient Mughal city and palace complex.

The Itimad-Ud-Daulah, known as the exquisite “Baby Taj,” has delicately carved marble lattice screens rivaling some of the Taj’s artistry.

Agra, India

Agra Fort, Akbar's Tomb, and the Itimad-Ud-Daulah (a.k.a. the Baby Taj).

An Indian couple is entranced by the view of the Taj Mahal at sunset from Mehtab Bagh Park in Agra, India.

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

The Taj Mahal at sunrise and sunset.

Customers clamor to buy tickets at the New Delhi train station.

Delhi, India

Connaught Place and the New Delhi train station.

Japanese schoolgirl near Sunshine City

Otome Road, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan

Female manga and anime fans on Otome Road in Tokyo, Japan.

Manga characters overlook a busy street in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan.

Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan

Akihabara Electric Town, a shopping area for all your electronic, anime, and manga needs!

A young Japanese girl looks at Cinderella’s Fairy Tale Hall in Tokyo Disneyland at night.

Tokyo Disneyland

A trip to Tokyo Disneyland.

Shinto worshippers throw coins and pray at Meiji Jingu shrine.

Harajuku & Meiji Jingu, Tokyo, Japan

Visiting the Meiji Jingu Shrine on the day after New Year's Day.

Hank looks out at the Himalayan Mountains next to a stupa near Namche Bazaar, Nepal.

Everest Base Camp Trek, Nepal

Two brothers tackle the epic trek to Nepal's Everest Base Camp.

A woman soaks clothing in a blood-filled stream adjacent to the temple of Kali, Shiva’s bloodthirsty consort.

Dakshinkali, Nepal

Mass animal sacrifices.

Speed boats on the Mekong River in Huay Xai, Laos

Laos

A boat trip down the Mekong River.

A stone elephant in the infinity pool at the Anantara Resort in the Golden Triangle in Thailand

Golden Triangle, Thailand

Motorcycling through the mountains and the Hall of Opium.

Chiang Mai Wat Suan Dok monks

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Wat Suan Dok, Wat Phra Singh, Wat Chaimongkol, Wat Chedi Luang, and Simon Chiang Mai.

A Thai flag marks a mountain summit on a sunrise hike in Um Phang, Thailand

Mae Sot/Um Phang, Thailand

Jungle trekking and rafting.

The sun sets over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

Grand Palace, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, Wat Benjamabophit, Thieves Market, and Khao San Road.

Traffic and a mural pass under Hanoi’s historic Long Bien Bridge.

Hanoi, Vietnam

The Temple of Literature, Ba Dinh Square, the Long Bien Bridge, But Thap Pagoda, and Dong Ho.

The “economic miracle” of capitalism has deeply infiltrated Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where most own a motorized scooter.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cu Chi Tunnels, Cao Dai Temple, and the War Remnants Museum.

Hue Khai Dinh Tomb statues

Hue, Vietnam

The Forbidden City, Minh Mang's Tomb, Khai Dinh's Tomb, and the Thien Mu Pagoda.

Tourists explore the ancient My Son Temple Complex near Hoi An, Vietnam.

Hoi An, Vietnam

Hai Van, the My Son ruins, and a Vietnamese Christmas.

Nha Trang Boats with Vietnam flags on Nha Trang Bay

Nha Trang and Da Lat, Vietnam

Nha Trang Bay and Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park.