Scotland, Scottish Borders, Kyles Hill. Sunset above Kyles Hill, in the area known as the Merse.

Scotland, Scottish Borders. A sprinkle of snow on the slopes of Leithen Hopes.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Tweed Valley.Panoramic view of the Tweed Valley, viewed from near Walkerburn.

Scotland, Scottish Borders. A breaking storm reveals a dusting of snow on the Moorfoot Hills. The popular Glentress forest can be seen in the foreground.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Glentude Hill. A snow blizzard engulfs a farm house situated near the remote Glenlude Hill.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Sheep near Glentude Hill. A thick coat of wool helps to ensure that grazing sheep can survive the hostile environment of the winter months in the Scottish Borders.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Fethan Hill. Passing light on the slopes of Fethan Hill.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Eildon Hills. Hazy sunset looking towards the Eildon Hills from near the town of Duns.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Duns. A small group of trees located on a hill above the town of Duns, looking north towards England and the Cheviot hills.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, St Abbs Nature Reserve. Undulating hills and cliffs along the east coast, looking north from the St Abbs National Nature Reserve.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Liddesdale. Sunset over the hills of Liddesdale near the English border.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Liddesdale. Morning light scattered across tussock land and a lone tree, beneath the shadow of a border upland.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Liddesdale. Farm gate and undulating scenery near Liddesdale.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Liddesdale. Rolling hills and forest plantation near the Dunfries and Galloway border in the Liddesdale area.

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yangshuo City. Busy traffic running through a chinese city at night with a backdop of limestone karst hills.

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yangshuo City. Busy traffic running through a chinese city at night with a backdop of limestone karst hills.

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yangshuo City. Busy traffic running through a chinese city at night with a backdop of limestone karst hills.

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yangshuo City. Busy traffic running through a chinese city at night with a backdop of limestone karst hills.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Cat Cat Falls, a waterfall in Cat Cat village near Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Cat Cat Falls, a waterfall in Cat Cat village near Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Cat Cat Falls, a waterfall in Cat Cat village near Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Cat Cat Falls, a waterfall in Cat Cat village near Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Cat Cat Falls, a waterfall in Cat Cat village near Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Baby carried on a back of a woman from a hill tribe near to Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Vietnamese woman wearing a classic vietamese hat, selling colourful local produce at a food market in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Hill tribe girls and an elder woman share a joke at a busy market in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Hill tribe clothing and blankets hanging over the arm of a hill tribe woman trying to sell her wares to tourists.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Two girls from a local hill tribe trying to sell trinkets to a tourist.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Vietnamese woman wearing a classic vietamese hat, selling colourful local produce at a food market in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Vietnamese women selling local produce at a food market in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Vietnamese women selling local produce at a food market in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Vietnamese women selling local produce at a food market in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Local vietnamese woman carrying a sack on a stick resting on her shoulder walking past a bar-cafe in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Local Sapa hill tribe woman with a basket on her back and twine wrapped around her hand, walking alongside a colourful wall Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. 4 wheel drive and hill tribe woman, in a general street scene of Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. A local vietnamese woman pushes her bike along a street in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Local hill tribe women, complete with baskets and children on their backs, haggle with tourists as they try to secure a sale.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Local hill tribe women walk with baskets on their backs, through the Sapa square market.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Hats on sale via a market stall set up on the roadside of the square.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Vietnamese woman weeding grass in the park.

New Zealand, Marlborough, Queen Charlotte Sound. The Queen Charlotte Sound and surrounding hills and native bush.

New Zealand, Marlborough, Queen Charlotte Sound. The Queen Charlotte Sound and surrounding hills and native bush.

New Zealand, Canterbury, Castle Hill. Imposing array of limestone boulders on Castle Hill overlooking the Canterbury Plains.

New Zealand, Canterbury, Castle Hill. Imposing array of limestone boulders on Castle Hill overlooking the Canterbury Plains.

New Zealand, Canterbury, Castle Hill. Imposing array of limestone boulders on Castle Hill overlooking the Canterbury Plains.

Argentina, Patagonia, Los Glaciares National Park. Foothills of the mountains surrounding Fitz Roy in the Glaciers National Park.

Argentina, Patagonia, Los Glaciares National Park. Valley in the foothills of the mountains surrounding Fitz Roy in the Glaciers National Park.

Argentina, Patagonia, Los Glaciares National Park. Two hikers ascend the impressive landscape of the foothills of Fitz Roy.

Argentina, Patagonia, Los Glaciares National Park. Foothills of Fitz Roy and surrounding mountains reflected in the de los tres lake.

Argentina, Patagonia, Los Glaciares National Park. Early morning light on the foothills of the Fitz Roy range, by the Poincenot campsite.