Photographs

Austria

Gmunden Schloss Ort on Traunsee Lake view

Salzburg and Upper Austria

Salzburg, Bad Ischl, and Gmunden.

Czech Republic

Copper brew kettles sit in the Budweiser Budvar Brewery in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

South Bohemia, Czech Republic

Vyšší Brod, Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, Třeboň, and Pelhřimov.

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.

Denmark

My friends Simona and Petra greet me with a sign at the train station in Odense, Denmark.

World Friends Trip

Visiting some of my favorite people in the UK, Russia, and Denmark.

France

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.

Germany

A classic BMW Isetta, “the lovable bubble car,” sits in the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany.

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.

Iceland

Boats next to Harpa music center

Reykjavik, Iceland

The capital of Iceland.

Brian and Hank explore Iceland’s Leirhnjúkur lava fields.

Myvatn to Asbyrgi, Iceland

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

Brian hikes toward Álftavatn.

Fimmvorduhals and Laugavegur, Iceland

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

Netherlands

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.

Portugal

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.

Russia

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.

Spain

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France is the most common starting point for the 550-mile hike across Spain on the Camino de Santiago.

The Camino de Santiago, Spain

A 560-mile hike across Spain to Santiago de Compostela.

United Kingdom

Trafalgar Square in London

London in One Day

West End, Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Greenwich Market, and the Royal Observatory.

Imperial College 2

London, England

Kensington Park, Albert Hall, and Imperial College.