Woman in costume standing on staircase in Ca Segredo palace during Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Italy, Apulia (Puglia), Bari district, Itria Valley, Cisternino, traditional trulli in Borgo Canonica Hotel

A farmer walks amongst the rice terraces at harvest time, Mu Cang Chai Yen Bai Province, Vietnam, South-East Asia

Hot air balloons fly over the temples of Bagan at sunrise on a misty morning, Myanmar

A Burmese girl wearing Thanaka on her face, Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar

Young Buddhist monks pray in front of a statue of Buddha in a temple in Bagan, Myanmar

Italy, Abruzzo, Trabocchi coast, stilt fishing huts near Ortona, Punta Aderci

Italy, Apulia (Puglia), Mediterranean sea, Adriatic sea, Adriatic Coast, Foggia district, Gargano, Vieste

Woman in costume standing on staircase in Ca Segredo palace during Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy

A 4-wheel drive safari vehicle drives along a red track near the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A meandering pool and Mont Saint Michel at night, Manche, Normandy, France

Two young Buddhist monks holding red umbrellas have fun in Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Orcia listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, clump of cypress trees in the autumn in a ploughed field near San Quirico d'Orcia

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Orcia listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, rows of backlit cypress trees

Icelandic horses running across a lake, South Iceland

Novice monk sits on the white wall of Hsinbyume Pagoda holding a red umbrella, Mingun, Mandalay

England, East Sussex, Brighton, West Pier

Heart-shaped costumes at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy

A woman in a magnificent costume poses in front of Gondolas during the Venice Carnival, Venice Lagoon, St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy

A rowing boat surrounded by birds carries two novice monks towards U-Bein bridge on Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar)

Girl wearing Ao Dai dress and Non La conical hat, Temple of Literature, Hanoi, Vietnam

Colourful costume worn during the Venice Carnival on the island of Burano, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Belvedere and landscape, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tower Bridge, the Shard and boat docks, London, England, United Kingdom

A young Buddhist monk holding a red umbrella walks up the steps in Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar

Curemonte in the snow, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

An Omani man walks into Bahla Fort decorated to celebrate the birthday of Sultan Qaboos, Tanuf, Oman

A boy wearing a dishdasha and Kuma at the livestock market in Nizwa, Oman

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Orcia listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Castiglione d'Orcia at sunrise

Italy, Tuscany, Val d'Orcia listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, sun's rays behind solitary tree in the Orcia Valley

Heart-shaped costumes at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy