THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK, THE Serengetti Plains, or rice paddies in lower Burma, sometimes the flat, low ground treats the eye just as kindly as the jagged peaks which pierce the sky.
Wildebeest massing, Masaai Mara National Park, Kenya.
Some days you see everything. On the others, just appreciate the bush.
Zambian bush views.
The Serengetti plain, Masaai Mara National Park, Kenya.
A cheetah in Amboseli in Kenya, a large national park with varied terrain.
Masaai Mara National Park, Kenya.
Zebra in the grass, Amboseli, Kenya.
Away from the historical sights, Egypt is still a poor, rural country, where farming supports the majority of the people.
The bush hides a lion, Masaai Mara National Park, Kenya.
Wind whips up dirt in the dry parts of Kenya's Amboseli.
A secretary bird in the grasslands of Amboseli, Kenya.
Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Low-lying, verdant and flat, Rajshahi, Bangladesh,
Dramatic clouds build up in the hills of Sumatra, Indonesia.
The hot, dry plains of Tigray in northern Ethiopia. Here, 1400 years ago, monks and priests carved churches into the sides of mountain tops.
Yurts or gers are the round, portable homes of the nomads people of the Asian steppes. Here they are gathered in Kyrgyzstan for the 2016 World Nomad Games.
While mines dot the landscape, farming remains equally impportant.
Tea estate, Haputale, in the hills of Sri Lanka.
Sunrise over the forest in Mae Ping National Park, 3 hours south-west of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wallabies and kangaroos can be seen on the short Baruwei Loop, Nitmiluk National Park, which takes you to one of the most iconic views in northern Australia.
Allow most of the day to really enjoy the Butterfly Gorge hiking trail, in Nitmiluk National Park, one of the best places in Australia.
Kata Tjuta is a series of red rock hills rising from the central Australian desert, part of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Kata Tjuta in silohutte. Spectacular sunsets are par for the course in Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park.
Hills a short walk from Yulara Resort provide views of both Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
Anbangbang Billabong in Australia's Kakadu National Park.
Sandstone formations like a lost world along the Bardedjilidji walk, in the far east of Kakadu.
Bubba Wetlands, Kakadu National Park.
For both its scenery and its art, Nourlangie (Burrungkuy) between Ubirr and Twin Falls in the east of Kakadu must not be missed.
Nourlangie again, one of many parts of Kakadu where a 2WD is OK. A bit of walking needed too.
Landscapes and rock forms viewed from the top of Ubirr. Enjoy the views, but please respect the no alcohol rule, as it is a sacred site.
Ubirr on the eastern boundary of Kakadu provides stunning sunsets, views across into Anhem Land.....and a place to meditate apparently.
Yurmikmik area of Kakadu National Park is in the south west. Supposedly 4WD access, the road was fine for a 2WD. I did get nervous when it threatened to rain.
Fires in the distance viewed from Bukubukluk, in the south-west of Australia's Kakadu National Park.
In the hills of the Thai-Burma border, flat land is at a premium. Also makes for great views.
Precious flat land between the mountains in Tha Ton, a few hundred kms north of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The mountains of Doi Pha Hom Pok Natinal Park behind me, and a river through town made this a pleasant spot to explore.
The wet season in mainland south east Asia is particularly photogenic. The fields are green, the colours softer. Near Chiang Khan, north-east Thailand.