Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. October, 2017. ... @alexanderfluke's pics for the #monomad challenge by @monochromes Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All rights

Thessaloniki, Greece. July, 2016. ... @alexanderfluke's pics for the #monomad challenge by @monochromes Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All rights

Vlacherna Monastery, Corfu, Greece. September, 2014. ... @alexanderfluke's pics for the #monomad challenge by @monochromes Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM ©

Nizhny Novgorod (eng. lit.: Lower New Town) — one of the oldest Russian cities (founded in the 13th century), and one of the largest in modern Russia. As in any ancient Russian city, there are many attractions

Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal. September, 2017. ... @alexanderfluke's pics Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All rights reserved ... via Ecency

Agios Minas Cathedral, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. June, 2013. ... @alexanderfluke's pics Canon 450D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All rights reserved ... via

Lisbon, Portugal. September, 2017. ... @alexanderfluke's pics Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All rights reserved ... via Ecency

The architecture of Kazan — a city with a thousand-year history and centuries-old traditions — is very diverse and closely connected with various historical periods. One day, I will definitely start talking

It's mid-March, and winter is still going on in the Southern Ural. Low temperatures, snowfalls and blizzards are all quite common things for us. As a continuation of my posts with winter pictures, today

It was in one on the first weekend of January this year. My wife and I are walking in the forest among the tall pines near a small village... The pines are really very tall; my wife is lost in the background

One winter evening, I came out of my office and saw the soft, slow-falling snow covering everything around me. It was beautiful. This picture was taken on a smartphone. Chelyabinsk, Russia. Febraury,

Yekaterinburg, Russia. December, 2020. ... @alexanderfluke's pics Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All rights reserved ... via Ecency

Bilyar Palace Hotel, Kazan, Russia. January, 2020. ... @alexanderfluke's pics Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All rights reserved ... via Ecency

In continuation of my previous posts... Sol Tenerife Hotel was (and probably still is) one of the most popular hotels among Russian tourists who chose the island of Tenerife for their vacation. It was

On my trip around Russia last year, I visited Vladimir, one of the oldest Russian cities. I stayed at the Panorama Hotel located in the historical part of the city. Today I would like to share some pictures

One day in June 2017, I managed to purchase a very cheap tour to the Greek island of Rhodes. For a direct RT flight and a stay in a hotel (RO), I paid only about €180 — I once mentioned this in one of

A tourist boat called Captain Hook off the coast of Parga, one of the coolest resorts in Greece. Every year during my summer vacation, I tried to come to Parga, and now only my pictures remind me of what

Sarakiniko Beach, Parga, Greece. June, 2016. ... @alexanderfluke's pics for the #monomad challenge by @monochromes Canon 650D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain. June, 2011. ... @alexanderfluke's pics for the #monomad challenge by @monochromes Canon 450D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM ©

Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. July, 2010. ... @alexanderfluke's pics for the #monomad challenge by @monochromes Canon 450D + EF17-40/2.8L USM + EF70-300/4.0-5.6 IS USM © All rights