San Vicente de la Sonsierra

San Vicente de la Sonsierra is a small medieval town in the heart of La Rioja province in Spain. The old bridge pictured here crosses the River Ebro with the castle of San Vicente de la Sonsierra overlooking the river on the hill.

Mountain Bike

These cyclo drivers wait in anticipation of some work in the hill town of Dehradun, India. This small hill town sits in the foothills of the Himalayas and can be very cold and misty as you can see in this image. 

Dehradun is the capital city of the State of Uttarakhand in northern India. Located in the Garhwal region, it is 255 km north of India's capital New Delhi and consists of 6 tehsils, 6 community development blocks, 17 towns and 764 inhabited villages. The city has been chosen as one of the "Counter Magnets" of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is being developed as an alternative centre of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Delhi metropolitan area.

Dehradun is renowned for its natural resources, publishing services, and for its prestigious educational institutions such as the Forest Research Institute, Indian Military Academy and several day and boarding schools which are highly reputed across the country. It is also home to national foundations such as the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Survey of India, Wildlife Institute of India and the Oil and Natural Gas Committee.


Located on the foothills of the Himalayas, the Doon Valley is nestled between two of India's mightiest rivers - the Ganges on the east and the Yamuna on the west. Dehradun is famous for its picturesque landscape and pleasant climate and provides a gateway to the surrounding region. It is well connected and in close proximity to popular Himalayan tourist destinations such as Mussoorie, Nainital and Auli and Hindu holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh along with the Himalayan pilgrimage circuit of Char Dham.

Streets of La Guardia

La Guardia is a small walled village in northern Spain close to the Cantabrian mountains and River Ebro. The area is known for the famous Rioja red wines named after the town La Rioja. The small streets of the village within the walled exterior are very interesting to walk through and shows life which has probably not changed for many hundreds of years. Many walled towns like this in Spain have a long history some dating back to Roman times.