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Feb 14, 2012, 13:01 GMT

Lucerne in the grip of a monster carnival ... more

Where have all the tourists gone? Egypt longs to see them return

Feb 14, 2012, 13:01 GMT

Cairo/Luxor - A Pharaoh sits in front of the gutted house as if nothing had happened. His hands are cast in stone and they lay resting on his thighs - for eternity it seems. ... more

Copper Mountain: Where Colorado locals do their skiing

Feb 14, 2012, 13:01 GMT

Keystone, Colorado - It must have been on purpose that the newly-developed valley region of Arapahoe Basin, a small skiing area in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, was named after Montezuma, the ruler of the Aztecs of yesteryear. Steep and snowy-white it is here, with stone chippings strewn about, cliffs, monster moguls and extreme double-black category ski runs. Now, if that doesn't set your stomach churning nothing will. ... more

Travelling through Zimbabwe, a country in the twilight

Feb 14, 2012, 13:01 GMT

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - The merchants on Livingstone Bridge at the border with Zambia are smiling amicably in the noonday sun. In their hands are thick bundles of bank notes, to be sold as souvenirs to the tourists. ... more

Arlberg, where the international skiing set meets

Feb 14, 2012, 13:01 GMT

St. Anton, Austria - Antony Gormley's mysterious human figures attract peoples' attention just as magically as the Arlberg mountain range region draws wintersports enthusiasts from around the world. ... more

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