GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

It was tiresome biking across San Francisco's iconic bridge but it was definitely worth it for a view like this atop the hilly promontory in Sausalito.

Location: San Francisco, USA

SALZBURG - MOZART'S CITY

The Baroque style Salzburg Cathedral is one of the main draws of the city aside from the Hohensalzburg fortress which sits on a hill where I shot this view. Mozart was baptized in this church.

Location: Salzburg, Austria

THE FIRST SKYSCRAPER

The wedge-shaped design of this building formed by the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue earned it the nickname Flat Iron. Designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham (who masterplanned Baguio City) in 1902, this is widely considered, at 87 meters, the world's first skyscraper.

Location: New York USA

THE CROSS ON A CATHEDRAL'S ROOF

Late afternoon shot on the roof of Barcelona's Cathedral which is open to paying visitors. You get a nice skyline of the city and its outlying hills.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Mimicking a scaled model of Manhattan's famous skyscrapers, New York, New York is a casino cum hotel with a heart-stopping rollercoaster twisting and turning right in front.

Location: Las Vegas, USA

A BIT OF BEATLES NOSTALGIA

This is the wife gamely recreating the famous walk by the Beatles across the zebra crossing opposite Abbey Road Studios (left) which became the cover for their last album together. Much as I wanted to shoot from the center of the road, I couldn't for there was traffic every now and then. You make do with what you have.

MEMORIAL CHURCH

The Kurfurstendamm, the wide boulevard lined with elegant shopping areas downtown has a preserved bombed-out relic of a church. One of the most famous buildings in Berlin, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church stands as a reminder of the terrible destruction wrought on the city during the Second World War.

Location: Berlin, Germany

BARCELONA'S LAS RAMBLAS

Like a river (which it actually was long ago) cutting a swathe through the city, the 1.5-kilometer long pedestrianized Las Ramblas is the place to be if you want to see and feel the pulse of Barcelona. We meandered from the northernmost end of Placa Catalunya to the southernmost portion at Port Vell where a tall statue of Christopher Columbus pointing at the sea stands. This photo was taken at the crown of his head which we climbed via a narrow, rickety elevator.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

THE CHICAGO LOOP

Shot this scene while waiting for the Brown Line CTA train that passes through the elevated tracks of what is known as The Loop in the heart of the city. Towering in the far background is the Sears Tower, currently America's highest skyscraper with the Twin Towers of NYC now gone.