This is the city that went from fishing village to megacity in a single generation. Seeing Shenzhen at night shows you how a modern Chinese city looks like.

Ferries crossing the harbour by day, night markets spilling steam and sound after dark — and above it all, neon bleeding magenta and cyan into low cloud until the skyline runs hot.

Suzhou at night refuses the postcard version of itself. Beneath the lantern-lit canals and thousand-year-old bridges, something harder-edged pulses: steel towers breathing neon into the mist, elevated highways suspended over black water, storefronts dissolving into magenta and cyan hazes that blur the line between reflection and sky.

Sunset visit to the El Teide volcano... now in full color, as it deserves to be seen.

El Teide ("Echeyde" as it was called by Canarian native tribes) is the highest mountain in Spain and the third largest volcano in the world. Rising to more than 3700m, you can feel the effects of high altitude in your body. Watching the sunset from the top is a remarkable experience.

Baja California is the northwesternmost of Mexico, home of the city of Tijuana, one of the most dangerous cities in the world, right on the border with the USA. Further South, near Ensenada, the Valle de Guadalupe region produces approximetely 70% of all wine in Mexico.

Portuguese maps around the 16th century show the territory of current day Singapore as "Cincapura". Singapore has been a trading outpost for its whole history, became independent from Malaysia in 1965 and is now the country with the 4th largest GDP per capita. Singapore is the iPhone of cities - everything just works!

The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang which means 'areca nut island'. Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls". Photos below from Georgetown, the capital city of the Penang state.

The Huangpu river separates the older Bund and the newer Lujiazui financial district. The Bund offers breathtaking views at sunset and at night over the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Shanghai Tower.

Humble Administrator's Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most famous of the gardens of Suzhou, China. These photographs were taken while walking around the premises and in the old town nearby.

Home of more than 8 million people, the most densely populated city in the United States. This is possibly the only place in the world where you can arrive at your hotel at 2am, hungry, and you find a pizza place next door open until 5am. Just because.

Nicknamed "Beantown" for its famous slow cooked baked beans, home of "Havhahd" and MIT, and the cradle of the American Revolution. Boston, Massachusetts.