Shibuya Scramble Crossing, Tokyo — by Monika on

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Japanese capital always seems a step or two ahead of our imagination. With over 13 million people on over 2100 km2 Tokyo is  world's m...

Mt Srd - Dubrovnik — by Monika on

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We are back from our three weeks of holidays! While I'm working on photos from Japan and South Korea enjoy another post from Dubrovnik.....

Dubrovnik - Pearl of the Adriatic — by Monika on

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We landed just few minutes after 10am, took Atlas bus 'Your Adriatic Host' from outside the airport, ticket one way 35 kuna per p...

Montenegro - the Land of Black Mountain — by Monika on

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Montenegro, or Crna Gora ( Black Mountain ) as it is called in its Mother Tongue is small in terms of area, but it has everything. You ca...

Northern Lights & Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland — by Monika on

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The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth...

Blue Lagoon, Iceland — by Monika on

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Six millions liters of geothermal water from 2000 meters beneath the earth's surface . Rich in silica, algae and salt, placed in a very...

'Bay of Smokes' - Reykjavik — by Monika on

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Reykjavik is world's northernmost capital . The city is among greenness, cleanest and safest in the world.  Presence of the Gulf Stream ...

Natural wonders, Iceland — by Monika on

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Iceland never stops to amaze us, with volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, glaciers, waterfalls, rift valleys and lava fields offering a new vi...

From fire to ice, Iceland — by Monika on

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Iceland is one of the places we always wanted to go. While planning the trip we were not sure either to visit on winter or summer. We decide...

Bat cave, Bali — by Monika on

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There is a reason for this temple to be called Bat Cave . The walls of this temple vibrate with thousands of bats, which are protected by l...

Greenness only possible in Bali — by Monika on

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We fell in love with Balinese greenness, especially while visiting rice fields. Driving through the very rural part of Bali shows there is m...

Monkey Forest, Bali — by Monika on

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Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud is home to over 600 long-tailed macaques . Here in Bali they live freely within Monkey Forest and have a contac...

Gunung Kawi Temple, BALI — by Monika on

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The same day after visiting  Goa Gajah , we headed to Gunung Kawi Temple which is an ancient rocky temple. To get to the temple you need pa...

Welcome to paradise! Bali! — by Monika on

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Bali claims to be paradise on earth . There is everything from hills, mountains through sandy beaches, volcanic hillside to incredible green...

Haircut Time, India — by Monika on

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Time for a haircut . Not mine unfortunately. Hairdressers in India are perfectionists and I'm not saying that without any reason. Someon...

Durga Puja Celebration in Kolkata, India — by Monika on

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How would I describe this festival? Durga Puja is 10 days of fast, feast and worship , where the last four days  7th day (Saptami), 8th (As...

Idol Arrival at BE West, Kolkata — by Monika on

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Bidhannagar was built on reclaimed salt water lake, that's why is known as a Salt Lake City. It's a highly developed part of Kolkat...

Durga Puja and 'pandal hopping' in Salt Lake City, Kolkata — by Monika on

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In Kolkata alone more than 2000 pandals are set up and the city is adorned  with light.

Durga Puja - Idol making studio in Kolkata — by Monika on

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  Durga Puja is a largest annual Hindu festival of Bengal that celebrates the worship of the Hindu Godness Durga , where 'Puja'...

Varanasi - Spiritual capital of India — by Monika on

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Back in August 2012 I was named the winner of Sunday Times London 2012 photo competition . My prize was  a photographic trip to Varanasi I...

Malta, Blue Grotto - Natural work of art — by Monika on

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The best of azure caves you will ever see!  Here you can enjoy the peace, punctuated with a drips of water.  The Blue Grotto is actually a...