Transbaikal Krai, Russia.

A true flower festival: colorful Japanese temples in autumn.

Rang Yai Island is one of Thailand's few private islands, and the surrounding Phang Nga Bay is listed as a protected marine national park.

A section of the road between New Athos and Sukhum in Abkhazia.

The Bardenas Reales is a semi-arid region in the southeast of the Spanish province of Navarre, where the vegetation and rock formations created by erosion are unique in Europe.

Monsoon in Meghalaya.

One of the most impressive swimming pools in the world is located right in the middle of a lake at the Krallerhof Hotel, in the heart of the Austrian Alps.

The Gardens of Étretat are a true Normandy gem, perched atop majestic chalk cliffs overlooking the English Channel.

The village of Kuyucak, known as the Lavender Valley or the Village of Lavender Scents.

Munnar, India.

In the Alps, at 3,454 m above sea level, lies the terminus of the Jungfrau Railway and the highest railway station in Switzerland and Europe.

A powerful storm hits Jounieh, Lebanon.

Bacalar is a true paradise for nature lovers and ecotourists.

St. Beatus Caves.

Oishi Park, Japan, is dotted with gorgeous hydrangeas and overlooks Mount Fuji.

Sunset over the Volga, Russia.

Lovely couple.

Jog Falls, or Gersoppa Falls, in the Indian state of Karnataka is one of the highest waterfalls in India.

Kashima Shinto Shrine.

A Kamchatka bear teaches her cubs caution.