Places Edited by simonlitton

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.