Cashing in
Pop singer Madonna on a Republic of Benin 200 CFA franc stamp, circa 2002.
My lovely horse
An Icelandic horse. We would ask, “Why the long face?” but that doesn’t seem to apply here.
Azure archway
A natural ice bridge formed between the Perito Moreno Glacier and a rocky outcrop of land in the Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia, southern Argentina.
Enter the dragon
Dragon blood trees (Dracaena cinnabaris) on the Yemeni island of Socotra.
Nam Song
Nam Song river at Vang Vieng, a small town four hours’ bus journey (150 km) north of the Laotian capital, Vientiane.