Liverpool is an old port city established in the 11th century. Later its interconnected dock system was the most advanced in the world giving access to sea 24 hours per day by isolating it from the river tides. Also, North America exploited Liverpool harbor in the movement of immigrants and slaves. Liverpool was the home port for ill-starred RMS Titanic and other grand liners which were used by immigrants. The Merseyside Maritime Museum and The International Slavery Museum are the places where the visitor can study these topics. The Beatles and football were the two things which made Liverpool famous and tourist spots. The Beatles Story museum lies on the famous Albert Dock that houses restaurants, shops, hotels as well as the Tate Liverpool. Today The Maritime Mercantile City is on the UNESCO's List of World Heritage in danger.

Italy is one of the most travelled countries in the world.

Travel and adventure images about Finland.

Turkey is a curious mix of the west and the east, making it exciting and also photographic. One could consider Turkey an Islamic country, but even in that, many people in the western part are pretty liberal about the religion. At the same time, the folk of the east is far more conservative.

Black & White travel photography. All photos can be delivered also as TIFs and without borders.

Switzerland is a landlocked mountainous country that has fascinated outdoor persons and other tourists for centuries.

“This is indeed India; the land of dreams and romance, of fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, of splendor and rags, of palaces and hovels, of famine and pestilence, of genii and giants and Aladdin lamps, of tigers and elephants, the cobra and the jungle, the country of a thousand nations and a hundred tongues, of a thousand religions and two million gods, cradle of the human race, birthplace of human speech, mother of history, grandmother of legend, great-grandmother of tradition, whose yesterdays bear date with the mouldering antiquities of the rest of the nations—the one sole country under the sun that is endowed with an imperishable interest for alien prince and alien peasant, for lettered and ignorant, wise and fool, rich and poor, bond and free, the one land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.” —Mark Twain, Following the Equator, 1897

Thailand has the distinction of being one of the leading tourism destinations in the world, renowned for its vibrant cultural heritage and natural beauty.

More than any other African country Kenya has formed the opinions of the Westerners about Africa. Long time this land of unique natural beauty was only a source of slaves, gold, and ivory. Some parts of the area were unresearchable because of the lack of roads. It was also a hostile environment; there was a saying, "If you are going to Maasai land, take ten thousand men or make your will." When the British started to establish farms and build railroads and roads, the international tourists began to arrive in the wake. This land of savannah, mountain highlands, and high plains provided a fantastic range of habitats for the East African wildlife and an equally wide choice of options for great white hunters. 'Safari' was a name for a hunting trip – the word means journey in Swahili. The opinion about this land and Africa, in general, was formed by several fiction movies and novels, which presented Kenya as an unspoiled land where a white man could fulfill his passion for adventure and possession of women. Recently the film Out of Africa has vastly increased the interest and tourism in Kenya. It remains to be seen if there is any spectacular wildlife left after twenty years from now. The only hope is that Kenya protects the nature because it is the backbone of the tourism industry in Kenya. © Copyright 2016 Seppo Olkinuora. All rights reserved.