Himare is a coastal town in southern Albania, set along the Ionian Sea between steep mountains and a series of beaches, coves, and rocky headlands. The town is part of the Albanian Riviera and combines a modern waterfront with the older settlement of Himara on a hill above the coast. Olive and citrus trees grow across the surrounding slopes, while the sea shapes much of daily life and local recreation.

Imlil is a small Berber village nestled in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, serving as a gateway to the Toubkal National Park. Its history is tied to mountain agriculture and traditional life, with stone houses and terraced fields reflecting centuries of adaptation to the rugged terrain.

Canyon de Chelly National Monument lies in northeastern Arizona on Navajo Nation land, surrounding a network of deep sandstone canyons near Chinle. The monument is distinctive because it is both a protected landscape and a living community, with Diné families continuing to farm, raise livestock, and maintain homes within the canyon.

Paxi, also known as Paxos, is a small Ionian island south of Corfu, known for dense olive groves, sheltered harbours, limestone cliffs, and clear coastal waters. The island’s main settlement, Gaios, surrounds a protected harbour formed by the islets of Agios Nikolaos and Panagia, while Lakka and Loggos provide two smaller waterfront villages.

Malaysian Borneo occupies the northern part of Borneo, the world's third-largest island, and consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak together with the federal territory of Labuan. The region is marked by extensive rainforests, rivers, mountains, limestone formations, and a long coastline along the South China, Sulu, and Celebes seas. Kota Kinabalu and Kuching are the principal urban centers, while smaller communities extend into forest and river regions.