Wonderful Photos of Burma

Burma, also known as Myanmar is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. This is why Burmese culture has been influenced by its neighbours India, Thailand and China. The culture of Burma has also been heavily influenced by Buddhism and the Mon people. In more recent times, British colonial rule and westernisation have influenced aspects of Burmese culture, including language and education.

Here, a trip to Burma through some interesting analog images.

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Noah's Ark in Dordrecht

Dec. 10, 2012: Now open for business in Dordrecht, Netherlands, the Ark van Noach can entertain the allotted maximum of 3,000 visitors per day, where you "experience the 4,000-year-old story of Noah" in a 1:1 scale replica of the Biblical vessel.

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Wonderful Arctic Landscapes Photographed by Lottie Davies

Lottie Davies is a UK-born photographer who is based in London. Her series North features images from Iceland, Finland, Greenland, Svalbard (Spitzbergen), an Arctic archipelago that belongs to Norway, and the UK.

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Life in Dagestani City, Russia

The Dagestani city called Derbent is the most ancient in Russia: historians claim it is 5000 years old. True or not is a moot point, but the city is really very, very old. Wiki says that the modern city was founded in 438 AD while it got the status of a Russian city not so long ago – in 1840.

The historical part of the city is worth seeing indeed.

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Rare Portraits of the People of High Himalaya

French photographer and film director Éric Valli holds a special place in his heart for the Himalayas. The range is home to some of the planet's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. The Himalayas cross over five countries: Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan, with the first three countries having sovereignty over most of the range.

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Costa Concordia became a Grim Tourist Attraction

Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized in January 2012 now attracts thousands of sightseers. The grim shipwreck then took 32 lives. Today people stand in lines to catch the ferry that passes within several meters from the submerged ship in order to take a picture of the wreck.

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Beautiful Fairy Village in Faroe Islands

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Colorful Walls

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Windows of Italy

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Colorful Umbrellas in Águeda, Portugal

Flickr photographer Patrícia Almeida recently shot these great photos of a wonderfully whimsical umbrella installation using her iPhone and camera. Like something out of a fairy tale, the umbrellas look almost like they're magically floating in mid-air. As she writes, "In July, in Águeda (a Portuguese town), some streets are decorated with colorful umbrellas. I felt like a kid, amazed by all that color!" She calls it Umbrella Sky.

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