The Ashanti Region is located in southern Ghana and is one of the country’s most influential cultural and economic areas. Centered on the city of Kumasi, the region is known as the traditional homeland of the Ashanti people, whose history and institutions continue to shape local identity.

Taghazout is a small coastal village on Morocco’s Atlantic shore, once a quiet fishing settlement that has grown into a global surf destination without fully shedding its roots. Life here still follows the rhythms of the sea, with boats pulled onto the sand and daily routines shaped by tides and weather. Berber culture underpins the village’s identity, visible in local customs, food, and the understated pace that sets Taghazout apart from Morocco’s larger resort towns.

Akagera National Park occupies Rwanda’s northeastern corner along the border with Tanzania and is the country’s only protected savanna region. Its relatively low-lying landscape contains rolling hills, open grasslands, woodland, papyrus wetlands, and a chain of lakes connected by the Akagera River system.

Elmina is a coastal town in southern Ghana, located along the Gulf of Guinea in the Central Region. The town is closely tied to the Atlantic fishing industry, with large numbers of brightly painted wooden canoes lining the shoreline each morning.

Eden is a coastal town on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, set around the deep waters of Twofold Bay near the Victorian border. Its location combines a working harbour, beaches, forested headlands, and a strong connection with the sea. Twofold Bay is one of the deepest natural harbours in the Southern Hemisphere and remains central to the town’s fishing, boating, and whale-watching activities.