Views - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The cable car ride to the top of sugar loaf in Rio offers stunning views over the city. Christ the redeemer can be seen on the top right hand corner of the frame with Botafogo Bay at bottom right and the beaches of Copacabana Ipanema and Leblon spreading across the left hand frame of the image. Tripods are not allowed at the top of Sugar Loaf but there are plenty of places to balance the camera!

City views - Kandy, Sri Lanka

Kandy, a city in the central highlands, was the last Sri Lankan kingdom to fall to the British in February 1815. It is the second largest city in Sri Lanka and the capital of the central province. Attractions in the area include the Temple of the Tooth, the Peradeniya botanical gardens and the Kandy lake and the King's Palace.