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Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One 180°–120° West
1 It’s not just black and white
Black Rock Beach, Rarotonga Island, Cook Islands
2 Mother Nature’s garden
Nāpali Coast, Kauai, Hawai‘i, U.S.A.
3 Come on, let’s celebrate
POW! WOW! Festival, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai‘i, U.S.A.
4 All because of a yellow lizard
Moorea Lagoon, French Polynesia
5 Treasure beyond measure
Autumn Tundra, Yukon Territory, Canada
6 Blue end of the spectrum
Mendenhall Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, U.S.A.
7 Light up the night
Canyon Lights, Capilano Suspension Bridge, North Vancouver, Canada
8 Tip-toe through the tulips
BLOOM, The Abbotsford Tulip Festival, Abbotsford, Canada
9 What you can do with a concrete base
The Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island, Canada
10 Wander in a wonderland
Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
11 Street art to desire
Balmy Alley and Clarion Alley, Mission District, San Francisco, U.S.A.
12 Home is where the exquisite paintwork is
Painted Ladies, Alamo Square, San Francisco, U.S.A.
13 It’s a shore thing
King’s Beach, North Shore of Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.A.
14 California dreaming
Capitola City Beach, Capitola, California, U.S.A.
15 Spell it with color
The Alphabet District, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
Chapter Two 120°–80° West
16 Somewhere under the rainbow
Chromatic Gate, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
17 The hills are alive
California superbloom, southern California, U.S.A.
18 Spot the changes
Los Angeles Murals, Downtown L.A. Arts District, California, U.S.A.
19 Water colors with a difference
Fly Geyser, Fly Ranch, Washoe County, Nevada, U.S.A.
20 Dream in color
The Kinney, Venice Beach, California, U.S.A.
21 More than murals
Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice Beach, California, U.S.A.
22 Desert bloom
The Saguaro Hotel, Palm Springs, California, U.S.A.
23 Stand-out stones
Seven Magic Mountains, Interstate 15, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
24 Written in lights
Neon Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
25 Opportunity knocks
Palm Springs, California, U.S.A.
26 Flour and water makes turquoise
Lake Louise, Banff, Alberta, Canada
27 Grand by name, grand by nature
Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A.
28 Take a trip
The Saguaro Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A.
29 Feel the flow
Antelope Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A.
30 Spectacular spectrum
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A.
31 Get your kicks
Route 66, Seligman, Arizona
32 Home of the best westerns
Monument Valley, Utah and Arizona, U.S.A.
33 Ancient culture, modern color
Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
34 Bold and bohemian
Sayulita, Mexico
35 Color cascades
Guanajuato, Mexico
36 Nothing but hot air
Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico
37 Party like everyone’s watching
Día de los Muertos, Mexico City, Mexico
38 Praise the trashcan
Cathedral of Junk, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
39 Say it with street art
Murals, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
40 Float to the music
Trajineras, Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
41 Get your bonnet on
Bluebonnet Trails, Ennis, Texas, U.S.A.
42 It’s hell to find a space
Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A.
43 Old by name . . . young by nature
Antigua, Guatemala
44 Grade A for Port A
Port Aransas, Texas, U.S.A.
45 Paint the town
Macromural de Palmitas, Pachuca, Mexico
46 Fly it with color
Festival de Barriletes Gigantes, Sumpango, Guatemala
47 Worshipping color
La Iglesia de San Andrés de Xecul, San Andrés, Guatemala
48 Ride on time
Streetcars in New Orleans, U.S.A.
49 Life on Mars
Rabida Jervis Galapagos Red Sand Beach, Ecuador
50 Backstreet blues
Bywater, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
51 Cruise with the Krewes
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
52 A little bit of magic
Izamal, Yucatán, Mexico
53 Flower power
Fiesta de las Flores y Palmas, Panchimalco, El Salvador
54 History at every step
Ataco, El Salvador
55 In the pink
Las Coloradas Pink Lakes, Río Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico
56 What a corker
Caye Caulker Village, Caye Caulker, Belize
57 Don’t hold back
Holbox, Mexico
58 Fifty shades of blue
Bacalar Lagoon Of Seven Colors, Bacalar, Mexico
59 Message or moose?
Murals, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
60 Color in the coral
Mesoamerican Reef, Roatán, Honduras
61 A vacation from vacation spots
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, México
62 Green sky thinking
Northern lights, Nunavut, Canada
63 Feel the pulse
Havana, Cuba
64 Talk about a revolution
León, Nicaragua
65 Putting the color in colonial
Granada, Nicaragua
66 Shine bright
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A.
67 Animal magic
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
68 Soak with the sea cows
Crystal River, Florida, U.S.A.
69 Bad farming, great results
Providence Canyon State Park, Georgia, U.S.A.
70 Rooms with a view
Lifeguard Stands, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
71 Miami time machine
South Beach Art Deco, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
72 Havana-ooh-na-na
Little Havana, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
73 Neon, day and night
Bocas del Toro, Panama
74 Where there’s a will, there’s a wall transformed
Wynwood, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
75 Small town, big artworks
Hobe Sound, Florida, U.S.A.
76 Heart deco hotel
Washington Park Hotel, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Chapter Three 80°–40° West
77 A maze of color
Trinidad, Cuba
78 Find your way home
Rainbow Row, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
79 Berry beautiful
Cranberry bog, Muskoka Lakes Farm and Winery, Bala, Ontario, Canada
80 State of the art
El Otro Lado Private Retreat, Portobelo, Panama
81 Latin and lovely
Las Peñas, Guayaquil, Ecuador
82 What color’s cool?
Casco Viejo, Panama
83 Light up the night fantastic
Fiesta de la Luz, Quito, Ecuador
84 Live life in full color
Nassau, Bahamas
85 Bimini blues
Bimini, Bahamas
86 Historic hideaway
Georgetown, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
87 Come for the color, stay for the chilli
U Street, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
88 Color with a capital C
Washington D.C., U.S.A.
89 Walk this way
Cartagena, Colombia
90 Salt of the earth
Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá, Zipaquirá, Colombia
91 Delight in the detail
Guatapé, Colombia
92 New York state of mind
LES Murals, New York, U.S.A.
93 Bold and beautiful
DUMBO, New York, U.S.A.
94 Friend of art
Bogotá, Colombia
95 Rainbow flow
Caño Cristales, Serranía de la Macarena, Colombia
96 Spot the deliberate mistake
Grand Central Terminal, New York, U.S.A.
97 Live by the beat of the drum
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada
98 New year, new art
St-Laurent Boulevard, Montreal, Canada
99 Message in mosaics
Valparaiso, Chile
100 Marvel at the marble
Marble Caves, General Carrera Lake, Patagonia, Chile
101 Still standing
Castro, Isla Grande de Chiloé, Chiloé Provence, Chile
102 Somewhere over the rainbow
Rainbow Mountain, Cusco, Peru
103 Ice dream
Hôtel de Glace, Valcartier, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
104 Feel at peace in an old monastery
Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa, Peru
105 Underwater light show
Laguna Grande, Reserva Natural Cabezas de San Juan, Puerto Rico
106 Where nature blows your mind
Atacama’s Lagoons, Chile
107 The city of firsts
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
108 Curative Curaçao
Willemstad, Curaçao
109 Find pink at the end of the rainbow
Kralendijk, Bonaire
110 Color catcher
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
111 Where east meets west
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
112 Blues, greens, and corals too
Los Roques, Los Roques National Park, Venezuela
113 Seventh heaven
Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca, Argentina
114 When inspiration hits
El Alto, Bolivia
115 Blast from the past
Old Town, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
116 Calm, quiet, and full of creatives
Calle Jaen, La Paz, Bolivia
117 Dalí’s playground
Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
118 Not every town has a silver lining
Potosi, Bolivia
119 Sky above and sky below
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
120 Color treat
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
121 Crossing the divide
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
122 Old world, new life
Ottleys Manor, St. Kitts
123 World’s best sunrise?
Petit St. Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
124 Reefs and royalty
Buccoo Reef, Trinidad and Tobago
125 Art beneath the waves
Underwater Sculpture Park, Grenada
126 Caribbean flavor
Barbados
127 Penguins and jam
Port Stanley, East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands
128 It’s raining . . . a rainbow
Phagwah, Guyana
129 Color in the hills
Loma San Jeronimo, Paraguay
130 Let tango fill your soul
La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
131 Surprise, it’s France!
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, France
132 Ringing in the changes
Arya Dewaker Hindu Temple, Suriname
133 Rainbows without the rain
Iguazú Falls, border of Argentina and Brazil
134 Brouhaha and Touloulous
Carnival, French Guiana
135 Hitting the sweet spot
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
136 Professional paint job
Narsaq, Greenland
137 Reus by name . . .
Barrio Reus al Norte, Montevideo, Uruguay
138 A flickering trio
Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan
139 Color cascade
Praça Cantão, Santa Marta Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
140 Drink in the community spirit
Rocinha Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
141 One step at a time
Lapa Steps, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chapter Four 40°–0° West
142 Oh, beautiful
Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
143 Jewel in the chain
Cabo Verde, Africa
144 The perfect mountain?
Mount Kirkjufell, Iceland
145 Take the lift
Cidade Alta, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
146 Rose water
Lac Rose, Senegal
147 Follow the rainbow brick road
Seydisfjordur Church, Reykjavik, Iceland
148 Take your minerals
Blue Lagoon, Iceland
149 Blue is the color
Essaouira, Morocco
150 Work hard, play hard
Village Underground, Lisbon, Portugal
151 Past imperfect
Île de Gorée, Senegal
152 Modern fairytale
Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal
153 Coasting along
Cliffs of Moher, Clare, Ireland
154 Perfect Porto
Porto, Portugal
155 Breathe it in
Cascais, Portugal
156 Pink by name . . .
Pink street, Lisbon, Portugal
157 . . . pink by nature
Casa de Serralves, Porto, Portugal
158 Shhh . . . don’t tell
Le Jardin Secret, Marrakech, Morocco
159 Beach beauty
Lagos, Portugal
160 Lose yourself in the hustle and bustle
Souks of Marrakech, Morocco
161 A garden fit for a fashionista
Jardins Majorelle, Marrakech, Morocco
162 Last view of home
Cobh, Ireland
163 Rivers run red
Rio Tinto, Huelva, Spain
164 Perfect palace
La Casa de Pilatos, Seville, Spain
165 The right royal Portree
Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland
166 Pearls come in blue
Chefchaouen, Morocco
167 Pleasure in the plaza
Plaza de España, Seville, Spain
168 The old and the new
Belfast, Northern Ireland
169 Merry in the marina
Puerto de Sotogrande, Cadiz, Spain
170 Old church, new life
Kaos Temple, Llanera, Asturias, Spain
171 Real-life Smurf land
Juzcar, Malaga, Spain
172 Brazil on a hill
Kelburn Castle, Glasgow, Scotland
173 Hidden skills
Hidden Lane, Glasgow, Scotland
174 Magic in the woods
Enchanted Forest, Pitlochry, Scotland
175 Pretty as a port
Aberaeron, Wales
176 Patchwork hills
Lammermuir Hills, Haddington, Scotland
177 Be captured by its charm
Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales
178 A street fit for wizards
Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
179 Jewel of a coast
Emerald Coast, Brittany, France
180 Burrows of fun
Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
181 Everything goes with white
Mojacar, Spain
182 Pine for more
Oma Painted Forest, Kortezubi, near Bilbao, Spain
183 In perfect symmetry
The Hamble Ferry & Warsash Ferry Shelter, Southampton, England
184 Dancing in the street art
CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival, James Town, Accra, Ghana
185 Think pink
Las Salinas of Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain
186 The world’s most talked about bathroom?
Sketch, London, England
187 The family way
The Fruit Market, Humber Street, Hull, England
188 Join Europe’s biggest street party
Notting Hill, London, England
189 Epic floor show
Alexandra Palace, London, England
190 Cool Camden
Camden Town, London, England
191 Where east meets art
Shoreditch, London, England
192 Color is power
Colorful Crossing, Brighton, England
193 A pride of rainbows
Brighton and Hove Pride, England
Chapter Five 0°–40° East
194 Living in a box
La Muralla Roja, Calpe, Spain
195 Neon dreams
God’s Own Junkyard, London, England
196 Immersed in art
Eaton House Studio, Essex, UK
197 The town’s your oyster
Whitstable, England
198 Life is a rollercoaster
Dreamland, Margate, England
199 Is it a shrine? Is it a house? Is it pure glee?
A House for Essex, Manningtree, England
200 City of roses
Toulouse, France
201 Primary residence?
Richard Wood’s Houses, Folkestone, England
202 Unfinished symphony
Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
203 Bare bones
Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain
204 Ready or not, here I come
Walden 7, Barcelona, Spain
205 Mosaic magic
Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Spain
206 Urban parkland
Park Güell, Barcelona, Spain
207 Step up to the rose house
La Maison Rose, Sacré-Cœur, Paris, France
208 Let it all hang out
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
209 Palma chameleon
Palma, Mallorca
210 Life’s a beach
Balearic Sea, Mallorca
211 The geometric game
Memphis Basketball Court, Ezelsplein, Aalst, Belgium
212 Fields of dreams
Keukenhof, Netherlands
213 Nothing square about these cubes
Kubuswoningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
214 A ceiling you could eat off
Markthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
215 Pretty as a picture
Inntel Hotel, Zaandam, Netherlands
216 Walk like a flamingo
Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France
217 Natural sun worshippers
Sunflower Fields, Provence, France
218 The color purple
Lavender Fields, Provence, France
219 Look up
Rue Philippe II, Luxembourg
220 Banks of charm
Old Town, Colmar, France
221 It’s a kind of magic
Lake Geneva, Switzerland
222 Mon Dieu, it’s Menton
Menton, France
223 Sixth sense
Hexa Grace, Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco
224 Swiss designed
Les Enfants Terribles, Geneva, Switzerland
225 Brick by brick
LEGO House, Billund, Denmark
226 Don’t look down
Trolltunga, Røldal, Norway
227 Medieval magic
Mainz, Germany
228 Five towns, five colors
Cinque Terre, Italy
229 Don’t make me blush
Spiaggia Rosa, Budelli, Olbia-Tempio, Italy
230 Glam it up in the Italian lakes
Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Lake Como, Italy
231 Lights, camera, cake
Bar Luce, Milan, Italy
232 Brilliant blue
Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
233 Citrus sunsets
Florence, Italy
234 Flagrantly fantastic
Procida, Phlegraean Islands, Italy
235 Slam dunk funk
Carlo Carrà Park Basketball Court, Alessandria, Italy
236 Shards of history
Murano Island, Venice, Italy
237 Permission to dazzle
Burano, Italy
238 Movie magic
Palads Cinema, Copenhagen
239 Sunny side of the street
Nyhavn Canal, Copenhagen, Denmark
240 Sounds of water
The Singing Fountain, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic
241 Dairy delights
Pfunds Molkerei, Dresden, Germany
242 Train of thought
Urban Spree, Berlin, Germany
243 Art on the wall
Berlin Wall, Germany
244 The big blue
Blue Grotto, Capri, Italy
245 Island in the sun
Salina, Sicily, Italy
246 Baroque and pop
Valletta, Malta
247 Jump in
Blue Lagoon, Malta
248 The eyes have it
Fishing Boats, Marsaxlokk, Malta
249 Sun salutations (after dark)
Greeting to the Sun, Zadar, Croatia
250 Italian style
Cres Old Town, Cres Island, Croatia
251 Heavenly hideaways
Krk, Croatia
252 Look before you leap
Krka National Park, Croatia
253 Fight night
Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenia
254 Color block
Hundertwasserhaus, Vienna, Austria
255 Bled of Heaven
Lake Bled, Slovenia
256 The original tile icon
Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria
257 That’s Gamla Stan style
Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden
258 Petals at the palace
Rosendals Trädgård, Stockholm, Sweden
259 Fantasy funland
Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
260 Byzantine beauty
Hercegovačka Gračanica monastery, Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
261 Charming outside and in
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Podgorica, Montenegro
262 Salt for sale
Salt Market Square, Wroclaw Old Town, Poland
263 Bath time
Gellert Baths, Budapest, Hungary
264 Blooming marvelous
Zalipie, Poland
265 Paint blocks
Zaspa, Gdańsk, Poland
266 The little blue church
Blue Church, Bratislava, Slovakia
267 Border patrol
Uvac Gorge, Serbia
268 Sherbet fountain
Macedonia Square, Skopje, North Macedonia
269 History hotel
Hotel Moskva, Belgrade, Serbia
270 Snuggle up
Tulikino Cinema, Šamorín-Čilistov, Slovakia
271 Fit for a queen
Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn, Estonia
272 High table
Table Mountain, South Africa
273 Mother Nature’s magic
Namaqualand, Namibia and South Africa
274 Time for a hike
Šar Mountains, Kosovo
275 Books behind bars
National Library of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo
276 Looks good, works better
Tirana, Albania
277 Writing’s on the wall
Tallinn Old Town, Estonia
278 Freedom of expression
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa
279 Have a whale of a time
St. James Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
280 Blue Danube
Danube Delta, Tulcea County, Romania
281 Nice place for a vampire
Sighişoara, Transylvania, Romania
282 Earn your stripes
Saint Kotryna Church, Vilnius, Lithuania
283 Space travel
Colorful Mansion Hotel, Ahtopol, Bulgaria
284 Blue onions, anyone?
Church of Pardaugava (Holy Trinity), Riga, Latvia
285 Dusk delight
Cultural Centre Valve, Oulu, Finland
286 World’s best sunset?
Village of Oia, Santorini, Greece
287 Art for conservation’s sake
Oktyabrskaya Street, Minsk, Belarus
288 Je t’adore
The Amorgos Islands, Greece
289 Where there’s a will . . .
Ciuflea Monastery, Chisinau, Moldova
290 Out of this world (almost)
Honningsvåg, Finnmark, Norway
291 Spice, spice, baby
Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı), Istanbul, Turkey
292 Shop till you drop
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey
293 Hill walking for pleasure
Balat, Faith, Istanbul, Turkey
294 The white stuff
Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkey
295 One man and his paintbrush
Rainbow Steps, Istanbul, Turkey
296 Gold medal for opulence
Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
297 Ancient wonder
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
298 Sweetness and light
Chesme Church, St. Petersburg, Russia
299 Great and good
St. Petersburg Mosque, St. Petersburg, Russia
300 Fairy-tale tracks
Tunnel of Love, Klevan, Ukraine
301 What’s in a name?
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St Petersburg, Russia
302 A palace for every season
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
303 It’s the station, not the journey
Moscow, Russia
304 Put it all on red
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
305 Russia’s Holy Trinity
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Sergiyev Posad, Russia
306 If Disney created cathedrals
St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
307 Russia’s own lake district
Karelia, Russia
308 The only crowdfunded cathedral?
St Volodymyr’s Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine
309 Rebuilding history
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine
310 Red-light district
Red Canyon, Israel
311 Scene from above
Cappadocia, Turkey
312 Stairway to heaven
Mar Mikhael steps, Lebanon, Beirut
313 Ain’t no party like a flamingo party
Flamingos, Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
314 Slow down and live a little
Kato-Drys, Cyprus
315 Enchanted gardens
Euphoria Art Land, Pyrgos, Cyprus
316 A head for heights
Petra, Jordan
317 Get a high from a low
Dead Sea, Israel
318 Desert island dreams
Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique
319 Walls of meaning
Nairobi, Kenya
320 Safety never looked so good
Le Gare Intersection, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
321 Paradise found
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Chapter Six 40°–80° East
322 Take to the healing waters
Orbeliani Baths, Tbilisi, Georgia
323 Meet the mountain people
Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh, Azerbaijan
324 Cross through the valley of needles
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar
325 Red on the beach
Red Beach, Hormuz Island, Iran
326 A melting pot full of domes
Temple of All Religions, Kazan, Russia
327 More than O-cay
Bird Island, Seychelles
328 Gorge-ous
Noravank Gorge, Armenia
329 If candy grew like flowers
Dubai Miracle Garden, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
330 The pink pilgrimage
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran
331 Wonderful Wahiba
Wahiba Sands, Oman
332 Moor than a mosque
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
333 Seven is the magic number
Earth of Seven Colors, Mauritius
334 Walala-wala-woo
SALT of Palmar Hotel, Mauritius
335 A new hour, a new gold
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
336 Wood you believe it?
Zenkov Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan
337 Chill out in the blue
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
338 The sky’s not the limit
Maafushi, Maldives
339 Where camels dress to impress
Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
340 After the rain, the flowers
Kaas Plateau, Satara, Maharashtra, India
341 Dance like you mean it
Kannur, Kerala, India
342 Take pleasure in the rain
City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
343 Spice up your life
Pampore, Kashmir, India
344 Reclaim the colonial streets
Lodhi Colony, New Delhi, India
345 Roll out the red carpet
Red Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
346 They call it mellow yellow
Maniknagar, Bangladesh
347 Throw color to the winds
Holi Festival, India
348 Big fat Hindu wedding
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
349 Natural born showstoppers
North Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
350 White by name, bright by nature
Ville Blanche, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India
351 How bazaar!
Chudi Bazaar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Chapter Seven 80°–120° East
352 A new take on the old town
Galle, Sri Lanka
353 Mountain climber
Kandy, Sri Lanka
354 Discover an ancient cave of wonders
Dambulla Cave Temple, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
355 The old ones are the best
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
356 Say it with flags
Everest Base Camp, Nepal
357 Kathmandu’s culture of color
Kupondole, Patan, Nepal
358 The dance behind the mask
Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
359 Round and round the monastery
Gangteng Monastery, Bhutan
360 Row, row, row your boats
Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal
361 A palace fit for a goddess
Janaki Mandir, Janakpur, Nepal
362 Siberia’s hypnotic lake
Blue Geyser Lake, Altai, Russia
363 Mystical, magical mosque
Chandanpura Mosque, Chittagong, Bangladesh
364 Myanmar’s heart of gold
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
365 Bridge of sighs
U Bein Bridge, Mandalay, Myanmar
366 An adventurer’s playground
Dark Horse Falls, Lashio, Myanmar
367 Jungle glories
Bagan, Myanmar
368 Tectonic treasure trove
Rainbow Mountains, Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, Gansu, China
369 Falls you’ll never forget
Erawan Falls, Erawan National Park, Thailand
370 Jewel of the sea
Emerald Lake, Ang Thong Marine Park, Thailand
371 A palace built by kings . . . and more kings
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
372 Spaghetti with your unicorns?
Unicorn Café, 44/1 Soi Sathon 8, Silom, Bangkok, Thailand
373 The lake of a million flowers
Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake, Chiang Haeo, Thailand
374 Breathtaking Buddhism
Wat Pha Sorn Kaew, Thailand
375 It’s just Phi Phi-perfect
Koh Phi Phi, Krabi, Thailand
376 Shoulder holder
Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand
377 One sight in Bangkok
Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand
378 Bright and active
Basketball court, Klong Toey, Bangkok, Thailand
379 The bright side of the tracks
Ratchada Train Market, Bangkok, Thailand
380 Climb up a rainbow
Batu Caves, Malaysia
381 Stop and stay
Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu, Malaysia
382 Catch a glimpse of yellow fever
Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
383 Going Dutch
Red Square, Malacca, Malaysia
384 Living walls
Penang, Malaysia
385 Highland fling
Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
386 Cherry on top
Putra Mosque, Putrajaya, Malaysia
387 Shapes in the hills
Huanglong Valley, Sichuan, China
388 Man masters the mountains
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, Yuanyang County, China
389 Find peace among the parties
Blue Lagoon, Vang Vieng, Laos
390 Cascade of colors
Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang, Laos
391 The joy of giving
Luang Prabang, Laos
392 As good as gold
Wat Pha That Luang, Vientiane, Laos
393 C’est trop beau
Luang Prabang, Laos
394 Hop to the hip Haji Lane
Kampong Glam, Singapore
395 Old, new, and buzzing
Chinatown, Singapore
396 Culture clash
Little India, Singapore
397 Pretty pastel Peranakan
Koon Seng Road, Joo Chiat, Singapore
398 In line with the law
Old Hill Street Police Station, Central Area, Singapore
399 Back to the future
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
400 Step back in time
Pulau Ubin, Singapore
401 Key to survival
Clarke Quay, River Planning Area, Singapore
402 When Abad design is good
Alkaff Bridge, Robertson Quay, Singapore
403 Cambodia’s most famous sunrise
Angkor Wat, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap, Cambodia
404 A garden within a garden
Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore
405 Turn back the flow
Tonle Sap Lake, Siem Reap, Cambodia
406 Tales of the Buddha
Wat Preah Prom Rath, Siem Reap, Cambodia
407 Row in the new season
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
408 If you’ve got it, flaunt it
Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
409 Who left the hot tap on?
Five Flower Lake, Jiuzhaigou Valley Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China
410 Shopping with style
Central Market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
411 Islands in the bloom
Luoping, Yunnan, China
412 Float into the past
Prek Svay, Koh Rong, Cambodia
413 A kingdom of isolation
Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
414 Crimson tide
Crab Migration, Christmas Island, Australia
415 Choose any color . . . except black
Naran Tuul Market, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
416 Walk on a dragon’s back
Dragon Bridge, Da Nang, Vietnam
417 Staircases of green
Sa Pa, Vietnam
418 Desert of the east
Red Sand Dunes, Mui Ne, Vietnam
419 Night lights
Hoi An, Vietnam
420 Under the arches
27 Phung Hung, Hanoi, Vietnam
421 A garden of islands
Halong Bay, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam
422 Stacks of appeal
Ninh Bin, Vietnam
423 Pockets full of gold
Imperial Citadel, Hue, Vietnam
424 When worlds collide
Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam
425 Flower power, Vietnamese style
Da Lat Flower Park, Da Lat, Vietnam
426 Paddle into fairy land
Fairy Stream, Mui Ne, Vietnam
427 Hot as blue blazes
Kawah Ijen, East Java, Indonesia
428 Blow your mind
Pulau Boheydulang, Borneo, Malaysia
429 Live your lushest life
Tegalalang Rice Terraces, Bali, Indonesia
430 Here be dragons
Pink Beach, Komodo Island, Flores, Indonesia
431 Sulfur, so good
Telaga Warna, Dieng Plateau, Central Java, Indonesia
432 Visitor attraction
Kampung Pelangi, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
433 Pooling resources
Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia
434 Color economy
Kampung Warna Warni Jodipan, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
435 The jewel within
Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia
436 Pedal power
Fatahillah Square, Jakarta, Indonesia
437 Colors apart
Apartment Complex, Hong Kong
438 Nailed it. Or did they?
Chi Lin Nunnery, Hong Kong
439 Cotton candy skies
Sunsets, Bali, Indonesia
440 Nature with a hint of bubblegum
Hutt Lagoon, Australia
441 Early bird eats the egg
Mount Batur, Bali, Indonesia
442 In the frame
Kalbarri National Park, Australia
443 Light up, light up
North Mole and South Mole Lighthouses, Perth, Australia
Chapter Eight 120°–180° East
444 Go fish
Seafront Hualien, Taiwan
445 Rainbows in the mist
Shifen Waterfall, Pingxi, Taiwan
446 Valley of colors
Taroko Gorge, Hualien, Taiwan
447 Feed me street art
Taipei, Taiwan
448 Color salvation
Rainbow Village, Taichung, Taiwan
449 Underneath the arches
Rainbow Arch, Section 3 Qijin Road, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
450 When is a beach not a beach?
Red Beach, Dawa County, Panjin, China
451 Color in the trunk
Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees, Mindanao, Philippines
452 Flowers on the rooftops
La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
453 Through the green tunnel
Manmade Mahogany Forest, Bohol, Philippines
454 Life beneath the sea
Wakatobi Reef, Flores, Indonesia
455 Adults in a candy store
Dessert Museum, Manila, Philippines
456 Ride a giant unicorn
Inflatable Island, Mactan Beach, Cebu, Philippines
457 In search of paradise
Siargao, Philippines
458 Seek and you shall find
Busan Gamcheon Culture Village, Busan, South Korea
459 Immerse yourself in nature
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
460 Three, two, one . . . go
Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
461 Trees that grow red?
Palm Valley, Australia
462 Rocks to remark upon
Kangaroo Island Remarkable Rocks, Australia
463 Bubblegum beaches
Lake MacDonnell, Eyre Peninsula, Australia
464 Transformed by pixie dust
Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia
465 Bright lights, big city
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
466 Monster madness
Kawaii Monster Café, Tokyo, Japan
467 Off with a bang
Nagaoka, Japan
468 Swirls on the lawn
Hitsujiyama Park, Chichibu, Japan
469 Wisteria hysteria
Kawachi Fuji Gardens, Fukuoka, Japan
470 Red marks the spot
Danjo Garan, Mount Koya, Japan
471 The perfect spot for a shoe-fie
Towada Art Center, Towada, Japan
472 Summertime in the flower fields
Hokkaido, Japan
473 They call it hanami
Cherry Blossoms, Japan
474 From the depths of hell
Chinoike Jigoku, Beppu City, Japan
475 A rainbow of ramen
Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
476 Tunnel of Torii
Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto, Japan
477 Beautiful bamboo
Bamboo Grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
478 When art is nature, and nature is art
Yoro Park, Gifu, Japan
479 Treat in the fall
Daigoji, Kyoto, Japan
480 In the land of Dr. Seuss
Hitachi Seaside Park, Hitachinaka, Japan
481 Say it loud
Shinsekai, Osaka, Japan
482 Could it look more Japanese?
Seigantoji Pagoda, Wakayama, Japan
483 Art for all
Hosier Lane, Melbourne, Australia
484 Stunning views and rainbow hues
Table Cape Tulips, Table Cape, Tasmania, Australia
485 Swirls of heaven
Whitsunday Islands, Australia
486 Modest beginnings
Brighton Beach Boxes, Dendy Street Beach, Melbourne, Australia
487 Surf’s up
Piha Beach, New Zealand
488 It’s OK if you’re caught
Bondi Beach Sea Wall, Sydney, Australia
489 People as canvas
Vanuatu Color Festival, Le Life Resort, Vanuatu
490 Storybook dreams
Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand
491 Purple haze
Jacaranda Trees, Grafton, Clarence Valley, Australia
492 So much to see, under the sea
Njari Island, Solomon Islands
493 Legends of the flip
Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park, New Zealand
494 Where oceans collide
Cape Reinga, New Zealand
495 Peace in the flowers
Little Paradise Lodge and Dream Garden, Mount Creighton, South Island, New Zealand
496 Art therapy to heal a city
Street art, Christchurch, New Zealand
497 Unbelievable blue
Hokitika Gorge, New Zealand
498 Wine not
Marlborough, New Zealand
499 Bath bombs with a difference
Wai-O-Tapu, New Zealand
500 Lusty legends
Mount Taranaki, New Zealand
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