Located on the southern coast of Finland at the delta of the Kymi river, the city of Kotka is a major Finnish sea port. Perhaps the best-known attraction of this multicultural and creative city is the country's largest urban maritime festival, an annual celebration that includes boating events, dance and music performances, and Finland's largest parade which marks the beginning of the city-wide event.

Three hours north of Auckland, a chain of verdant islands meet glittering turquoise waters in the Bay of Islands. This subtropical paradise will astound you with its abundance of natural beauty and marine life. Sail to the Bay of Islands, and you'll find plenty to see and explore. Hike to stunning Rainbow Falls, kayak along the shores of New Zealand's lush coastline, and keep an eye out for whales, dolphins, penguins, and a variety of colorful parrots.

The United Arab Emirates rolls history and invention into a seamless experience. In Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque stands out with its reflective pools, marble columns inlaid with floral patterns, and the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet beneath domes that glow by night. On Saadiyat Island, the Louvre Abu Dhabi shelters art that spans civilizations, all beneath a dome designed to scatter sunlight like palm fronds.

Loen is a small village at the innermost end of Nordfjord in Stryn municipality, western Norway, where steep mountains, deep valleys, and glacier-fed lakes meet the fjord. The village sits beneath Mount Hoven and Skåla, with forested slopes rising sharply from the water. Its location provides easy access to both the fjord and the Lodalen valley, making the landscape unusually varied within a short distance.

Lelepa is a small island in Shefa Province, Vanuatu, lying just off the northwest coast of Efate. The island is part of the Port Vila area and is separated from Efate by a narrow channel, with its western shoreline facing the open waters of the Havannah Harbour region.