Newfoundland, Canada

Newfoundland is one of Canada's most beautiful provinces. With a rugged coastline, beautiful wildlife, and some of the friendliest people in the world, Newfoundland is an essential part of Canada's east-coast maritime culture.

Gros Morne is a spectacular National Park. It's filled with interesting plants and animals, and has many picture-worthy views. The peak of the park is a little over eight-hundred meters, but is a hikable by a large range of hiking abilities. 

Many of the steep cliffs have a very Icelandic feel to them. 

The entrance to a large saud hut. This is a recreated settlement at Norstead imitates how some of the early settlers would have lived. It is a great place to visit if you're interested in Canadian history, viking lifestyles, or alternative building techniques. 

There are many varieties of wildflowers that cover Newfoundland - even several varieties of insect-eating plants.

A small glacier atop one of the many mountains in Newfoundland. 

Inside a saud church in Norstead.

Several saud huts, and a boat built in the fashion of the era.

Newfoundland has many rocky beaches - perfect for beachcombing enthusiasts.

Split, Croatia

Split is a beautiful Croatian coastal city located between Dubrovnik and Zadar. At its core, Split is built around its old town roots - which is full of many small shops and cafes. Split's port is also one of the best ways to access some of Croatia's most beautiful islands - notably Hvar and Brac.

Some of the homes and apartments in split appear to be built right into the underlying sheets of rock.

Many of the cafes are found directly in the middle of the already-narrow streets of old-town.

Apparently one of the oldest - if not THE oldest - clock towers in Europe. I should probably check my sources...

Inside the largest tower in Old City, Split.

A "split" view of the Old City and the "new" city.

Some of the run-down outer walls of Old City. 

More Split rooftops.

Split's beautiful waterfront.

Streetscape inside Old City. Most of the rock used in construction of the streets and buildings is quarried on the islands just off the coast of Split.

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest is a great city with an awesome night life - some of the coolest bars I came across while travelling through Europe were in this city.  It's possible to walk most of the major tourist sites in a single day, leaving plenty of time to explore the nightscape after dark. Not knowing the best way to get from place to place, I took a tour-bus map from a local information booth, and decided to walk as much of it as possible.

The majority of Budapest lies on the other side of the river, across the bridge. However, this side of the river is much more elevated, and allows for a great view of the city. - not to mention the Royal Palace and some notable churches are found on this side.

This is the river facing side of the Royal Palace. It is elegantly surrounded by a huge network of courtyards, statues and gardens.

This is a large church called Karoly Korut. While I was there it was having huge amounts of restoration being done on the inside and outside.

A view of the Royal Palace from a higher elevation.

Looking across at Budapest's Parlament building.

One of the many statues surrounding the Royal Palace.

Looking down the street towards the backside of the Parlament building.

Beautiful streetscape.

Fisherman's Bastion take its name from the guild of fishermen that was responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls during the middle ages.

Not only is it a spectacle in and of itself, but it also offers some of the the best panoramic views of Budapest.