UK expats: the view from their windows – in pictures

Australia Joshua Goodey sent us this view of central Sydney from his apartment in Surry Hills Photograph: Joshua Goodey/Flickr

Australia Goaldcoastscot takes breakfast on the veranda at Tallebudgera on the Gold Coast Photograph: Goldcoastscot/Flickr

New Zealand A Wellington sunrise over Ngaio Gorge, sent in by Simon Ragoonanan Photograph: Simon Ragoonanan/Flickr

New Zealand 'Our house is 25 minutes north of Auckland. That's my desk on the right of the frame in my office,' says milancampbell
Photograph: Milancampbell/Flickr

New Zealand 'Looking across one of the herds on the 1,750-cow farm I live and work on near Ashburton to the Southern Alps. I've been here for two years and still love the the view out of my back window,' says Craig Jackson Photograph: Craig Jackson/Flickr

Germany 'The view from my balcony first thing in the morning – we live about 20 miles outside Cologne in the Bergisches Land, a landscape of gently rolling hills,' says pedro_nw3
Photograph: pedro_nw3/Flickr

Germany 'The view from my window in Berlin, including our winter balcony where we also spend a lot of time in the summer,' says Circus2010
Photograph: Circus2010/Flickr

United Arab Emirates 'The view from our bedroom window in central Sharjah. A magnificent building with an even more formidable sound system,' says Sharjah Bob
Photograph: Sharjah Bob/Flickr

Spain Roger S 09 sent us this colourful view in Santolaya de Cabranes, Asturias
Photograph: Roger S 09/Flickr

France 'Paris, you have honestly outdone yourself this evening,' says Emmochka1 Photograph: Emmochka1/Flickr

Canada This view to the city of Victoria, British Columbia, was sent in by adolling Photograph: Adolling/Flickr

US 'Traffic noise is not an issue,' says Damian Hickey, who took this in Asheville, North Carolina
Photograph: Damian Hickey/Flickr

South Africa This mountain-framed home in Cape Town was sent in by Iwona Lazarowicz Photograph: Iwona Lazarowicz/Flickr