Best Destinations of 2015

MIR Corporation – the name means "peace" and "world" in Russian – is an award-winning tour company that has been specializing in creative, culturally immersive small group, custom and private journeys along the Silk Route, the Trans-Siberian Railway, to Russia and beyond, since 1986. This article originally appeared on their blog. 

Mir shared their nine best Instagram photos from their fascinating destinations. We wanted to share them with you.

The “2015bestnine” includes these photos taken in Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey, Latvia, China, Kyrgyzstan and Russia:

1. Krka waterfalls in Croatia
2. Dubrovnik rooftops in Croatia 
3. Lake Bled in Slovenia
4. A cloudy day in Istanbul, Turkey 
5. Lake Bled in Slovenia (another view)
6. Sunrise in Riga, Latvia
7. The Forbidden City in Beijing, China
8. Yurt builder in Kyrgyzstan
9. Winter wonderland in Suzdal, Russia

For a daily dose of more photos, follow Mir at mir_corporation. Be sure to like and share their photos via your smartphone, and also like Mir on Facebook, to check out what’s new and noteworthy in their fantastic destinations.

The cream of the Instagram crop.
Photographers – First Row: Martin Klimenta, Peter Guttman
Second Row: Jered Gorman, Jillian Schneeman, Peter Guttman
Third Row: Jake Smith, Vlad Ushakov, Jonathan Irish