Aurangabad, now officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, is a historic city in Maharashtra’s Deccan region, surrounded by dry hills, agricultural land, and the basalt landscapes of the Deccan Plateau. It is best known as a gateway to some of India’s most important rock-cut monuments, including the UNESCO-listed Ajanta and Ellora Caves. The city itself combines Mughal-era architecture, Buddhist cave sites, historic gateways, and traditional craft industries. I

Pebble Island is one of the larger islands in the northern part of the Falkland Islands, known for its open landscapes, long beaches, rocky shores, and low hills. The island stretches across a varied terrain of grassland, peat, freshwater ponds, and coastal cliffs, with several bays providing sheltered areas for wildlife. A small settlement serves as the island’s main community, while much of the surrounding land remains open and lightly developed.

Porto Torres is a city in northern Sardinia, situated on the bay of the Gulf of Asinara. It is home to a number of historical sights: the Basilica of San Gavino, an 11th-century Romanesque church, the largest in Sardinia; the necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu, an archaeological site from the Neolithic age; the remains of the Roman bridge on the Rio Mannu; and the ancient megalithic edifices known as nuraghi which have become a symbol of the Sardinian region.

Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument stretches across southern Utah as a vast landscape of layered cliffs, winding canyons, and open desert plateaus. The land shifts in color from pale cream to deep red, depending on the angle of the sun, revealing rock layers that look like pages stacked over time. Much of the area feels remote, with long dirt roads like Hole-in-the-Rock Road leading travelers deep into quiet terrain where rock formations rise suddenly from flat ground.

Munnar, located in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, sits at around 1,600 meters above sea level and was once the summer resort of British colonial officers. Today, it’s known for its vast tea plantations, many of which date back to the 19th century. Visitors can walk through estates like Kolukkumalai, the highest tea plantation in the world, where traditional methods are still used to process leaves by hand.