Scotland, Scottish Borders, Selkirk. Sir Walter Scott monument and Town Hall clock situated in the market place of Selkirk.

Scotland, Scottish Borders. Gentle morning light bathes a small pocket of woodland near the Ettrick Valley.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Craik Forest, Tima Water meanders through Craik Forest.

Scotland, Scottish Borders. Moss covered tree branch, stretching across a small burn.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Harelaw Moor. Shafts of light break through storm clouds near Harelaw Moor.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Kelso. The dramatic ruins of Kelso Abbey. Sir Walter Scott described the architecture as the most beautiful in Scotland.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Wauchope Forest. Close up view of moss. The clean air and damp environment of the Scottish Borders provides a perfect growing environment for such plants.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Wauchope Forest. Wind damaged tree covered in moss on the floor of a forest plantation in Wauchope Forest.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Tweed Valley. The River Tweed near the small village of Walkerburn in the Tweed Valley.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Thornielee Forest. Close up view of a wooden sculpture in the Thornielee forest, part of the Tweed valley Forest park located in the main woodland corridor between Peebles and Selkirk.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Coldstream. Inscription on a memorial stone celebrating the formation of the Coldstream Guards.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Coldstream. Looking across the River Tweed, the natural border between England and Scotland.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Coldstream. Smeaton's seven arched bridge near Coldstream, was constructed between 1763 to 1766. Robert Burns famously crossed the bridge into England for the first time on the 7th May 1787.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Coldstream. Breaking light illuminates a tree and reeds on the banks of the River Tweed, against a backdrop of an indigo sky.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Coldstream. The town houses and monuments of Coldstream, located on the banks of the River Tweed.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Coldstream. The River Tweed dominates the landscape near Coldstream, the self proclaimed first true border ‘toon’.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Mire Loch. Sunrise reflected in Mire Loch, near the dramatic coastline of St Abbs head.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, Duns. A small pocket of woodland near to Duns Castle.

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 National Nature Reserve. The St Abbs lighthouse, erected in 1862 after the sinking of the ‘Martello’ on Carr Rock five years previously.

Scotland, Scottish Borders, St Abbs National Nature Reserve. The St Abbs lighthouse, erected in 1862 after the sinking of the ‘Martello’ on Carr Rock five years previously.

People's Republic of China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon. Late afternoon light bathes a public square in Tsim Sha Tsui.

People's Republic of China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Kowloon. The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui, a famous landmark of Kowloon.

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin City. A glass bridge crossing over to a small island from the lakeside near downtown Guilin.

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin City. A glass bridge crossing over to a small island from the lakeside near downtown Guilin.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Halong Bay. Rock formations of the coastline near Cat Ba town on Cat Ba island in Halong Bay.

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. Scaffolding manufactured from local timber, at a building site in Sapa.

Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, Sapa. Scaffolding manufactured from local timber, at a building site in 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 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.

Laos, Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands), Don Khon. Female tourist on a hired bicycle on a sandy beach on the island of Don Knon.

Laos, Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands), Don Khon. Female tourist on a hired bicycle on a sandy beach on the island of Don Knon.