Seven miles off the Irish coast stands a pair of imposing rocks known as Little Skellig and Skillig Michael, where early morning light sihouettes stone huts called "beehives" built by monks.

Many have called this Old World maritime center the most beautiful city on earth. We find that getting lost in the centuries comes easy while ghosting through 28 miles of the Venetian canal system. Open and close your eyes on this mesmerizing boat voyage through the ages.

The Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu City.

The Arches National Park in Utah

The Svalbard group of islands in the Arctic Ocean about midway between Norway and the North Pole.

The dawn activities of wildlife in northern Vancouver.

The sun jumps directly into the sky at the Tropic of Capricorn.

Hakeakala volcano, though large and potentially deadly, is one of the most peaceful places on earth.

Sunrise over Huahine includes a rainbow.

Dawn pierces a lavender sky. We are alongside a serene glacial lake ringed by the looming Southern Alps. As the sun ascends, light sparks in a fairyland of ice crystals. In the braided river system of shallow sandbars and flats, paradise shelducks graze on clover and weed seeds.