Delray Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Florida, positioned between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach County. Its central Atlantic Avenue corridor connects the beach with a historic downtown filled with restaurants, galleries, shops, and cultural venues. The city’s shoreline provides a broad public beach, while inland neighborhoods include parks, waterways, and distinctive residential districts.
Malta’s ornate and vibrant capital, Valletta, dazzles travelers with its abundance of historical landmarks and striking architecture. This island jewel off the coast of Italy remains a popular destination for Mediterranean cruises. From central St. George’s Square, to sixteenth-century Casa Rocca Piccola, to the Siege Bell War Memorial, Valletta has no shortage of monuments detailing the city’s long history.
Sesriem, located in the heart of Namibia’s Namib Desert, serves as the gateway to the world-famous Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, two of Namibia’s most iconic landscapes. The dramatic red dunes of the Namib Desert, some of the highest in the world, are an awe-inspiring sight, particularly at sunrise when the light casts long shadows, creating an otherworldly contrast of colors.
Verona is situated at a bend of the Adige River in northern Italy. It is hard to imagine that antique arts, monuments that date back to Roman times, and the shadows of the world's most famous tragic lovers can add up to a smiling, buzzing city. Yet they do, thanks perhaps to Verona's talent for melding her past and her present, her ancient and new so gracefully that everything blends in easy harmony.
Lower Zambezi National Park is a protected area in eastern Zambia, lying along the northern bank of the Zambezi River opposite Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools. The park covers a broad area of woodland, open grassland, riverine forest, lagoons, and seasonal floodplains. The Zambezi is central to the landscape, providing water for wildlife and shaping habitats along the park’s southern boundary.