Algiers
Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, occupying a series of hills along the western side of a broad Mediterranean bay. Its landscape combines a historic hillside core, modern districts, busy avenues, and a large waterfront. The white facades of the city rise above the sea, giving Algiers its familiar nickname, “Algiers the White.”
Nome
Nome is a coastal city on the southern Seward Peninsula in western Alaska, facing Norton Sound and the Bering Sea. Its remote location places it far from Alaska's major road network, with access primarily by air and seasonal sea travel. The surrounding landscape consists of tundra, low mountains, wetlands, beaches, and broad coastal plains. Nome is best known for its connection to gold mining and its role as a regional center for communities across western Alaska.
Novi Sad
Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city, sits along the banks of the Danube River and has long served as a cultural meeting point in the Balkans. Its centerpiece is Petrovaradin Fortress, a massive 18th-century stronghold nicknamed the "Gibraltar on the Danube." The fortress is known not just for its historic architecture but also for its network of underground tunnels and the iconic clock tower where the hands are reversed, meaning the large hand shows the hour.
Langebaan
Langebaan is a coastal town in South Africa’s Western Cape, set along the eastern shore of Langebaan Lagoon about 120 kilometres north of Cape Town.
Edmonton
Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, is a city shaped by the meeting of prairie landscapes and the powerful North Saskatchewan River. With deep Indigenous roots and a history tied to fur trading posts, it has grown into a cultural and political hub of Western Canada.
