Best of Travel 2011

Inside Shait Gumbad Mosque (Sixty-Domed Mosque) - Bagerhat, Bangladesh

An inside fisheye look at Shait Gumbad Mosque (Sixty-Domed Mosque), a UNESCO site in Bagerhat, Bangladesh.

Rice Wine Making in a Tripura Village - Bandarban, Bangladesh

This ethnic Tripura household is brewing up batches of rice wine in preparation for the upcoming new year's festivities. Taken on a trek outside of Bandarban, Bangladesh.

Made it to Uhuru Peak at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro - Tanzania

Dan and Audrey both make it to Uhuru Peak, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. This is the highest point in the African continent. Talk about an exhausting climb!

Tuna Sambal Matah - Bali, Indonesia

A delicious dish of Tuna Sambal Matah (tuna with raw sambal) made during a cooking class in Ubud, Bali.

University Student at Varendra Museum - Rajshahi, Bangladesh

University Student at Varendra Museum - Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Low Tide at Sunset - Koh Samui, Thailand

A boat beached up during low tide during a lovely sunset. Taken on Koh Samui in Thailand.

Holding Hands While Diving around Menjangan Island - Bali, Indonesia

Iranian Elder - Yazd, Iran

Iranian man we met at the Jaameh mosque in Yazd, Iran.

Petra By Night in Jordan

Candles light the entrance to the Treasury at Petra in Jordan.

Cheetah Passing Us By - Serengeti, Tanzania

Older Crete Woman

We met this older woman while going through a village near Lassithi Plateau in Crete. Great spirit and sense of humor.

Base Flying at Alexander Platz, Berlin

Dan hangs from the edge of the Park Inn at Alexanderplatz...waiting to fall for base flying.

Egyptian Man with Beard - Alexandria, Egypt

Older Egyptian man with a great beard on the old part of Alexandria, Egypt.

Berlin Street Art Mosaic - Germany

A mosaic of faces of people young and old, and from every corner of the globe at an apartment complex on Friederichstrasse near Hallesches Tor in Kreuzberg, Berlin.

Walking Through Roman City of Jerash - Jordan

Taking a walk through ruins of the grand Roman city of Jerash in Jordan.

First sight of dead sea, Jordan

Yeni Camii (New Mosque), Istanbul

Fisheye view from interior of Yeni Camii (New Mosque) in Istanbul, Turkey.

Merhab in Persian Design at Pink Mosque - Shiraz, Iran

The colorful and elaborately designed merhab at the Pink Mosque in Shiraz, Iran.

Crete Food with a View - Lassithi, Crete

Dakos (dried bread dipped in water and covered with crushed tomatoes, olive oil and feta cheese), dolmades (stuffed vine leaves) and fasolakia (fresh beans with tomatoes and olive oil) for lunch at Seli Ambelou near Lassithi Plateau in Crete.

Visiting a School in Hatiandha, Bangladesh

Stopping off at a village school in Hatiandha outside of Natore in Bangladesh.

Masai Boy Covered in Dust - Lake Manyara, Tanzania

Young Tea Picker Outside Srimongal, Bangladesh

A young woman picks tea leaves at a tea estate outside of Srimongal, Bangladesh.

Laughing Buddha at Wat Plai Laem - Koh Samui, Thailand

Rickshaw Driver in Typical Streetscene of Old Dhaka, Bangladesh

Camel Ride at Wadi Rum in Jordan

Taking a camel ride in Wadi Rum in Jordan. Quite an experience, especially when they started running!