دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة (CNN)-- عندما قرّرت هاوية التصوير الفوتوغرافي، منى جمعان، زيارة جزيرة قطعة جرادة في البحرين، لم تكن تتوقع ما يمكن أن تراه، لكنها تعجبت حتمًا بجمال هذه الوجهة وسحر ألوانها.

Sardinia is one of the world’s most loved island holiday destinations boasting golden beaches, stunning blue-green crystal clear waters, medieval villages, delicious food, and most notably a relaxed pace of life. The landscape is dominated by volcanic mountains turning it into an arid and rugged region with wheat fields, cactus, grapevines, bougainvillaea’s, and infinite rows of olive trees. It has a coastline that measures around 1850km, and which itself is a blend of these natural wonders many of which are UNESCO world heritage sites. The island is also a culinary haven with distinct takes on pasta, bread, and dolce, its own wines and cheeses. 

Nothing screams "paradise" quite like the Maldives. The Island nation is a smattering of a 26-atoll chain of heavenly islands scattered across the Indian Ocean with unrivaled, powdery white-sand beaches, a full spectrum of bungalows lined up along long pontoons, jutting out over the stunning crystalline turquoise and cerulean waters with its amazing underwater world.

A crescendo of pinks and purples as the sun rises over our little nation; blazing reds as it sets, and in between a world of gratitude for the beauty of Bahrain.

I have just completed my first collaboration with the Bahrain Association for the Parents and Friends of the Disabled, and as a result, my very first printed 2021 desk calendar is now available for sale.

With an area of more than 650,000 km², the Rub’ al Khali is a wilderness encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. It is in fact, the largest expanse of sand in the world with sky-scraping dunes and ethereal salt flats that cross into the borders of four countries: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

Hollands worlds renowned Keukenhof Tulip Festivals a stunning showcase for the country’s iconic tulips, crocuses, daffodils, and other bulb flowers.

Located in the eastern Himalayas between India and China, Bhutan’s snow-capped peaks rise above shadowy gorges cloaked in primeval forests, its majestic fortress- like dzongs and monasteries taking prime position in the picture-book beauty of the amazing Himalayan landscape.