Jeddah sits along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast and has long served as a gateway between the Arabian Peninsula and the wider world. For centuries, merchants, pilgrims, and travelers passed through its port on the way to Mecca, shaping a city known for openness and exchange.
Great Blasket Island, or An Blascaod Mór, lies off the western tip of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, separated from the mainland by the Blasket Sound. The island is the largest of the Blasket Islands and is characterized by steep hills, rugged cliffs, grassy slopes, and the long sandy beach of An Trá Bán. Its small settlement is now deserted, with stone cottages and field boundaries remaining across the hillside.
Chaguaramas is a coastal area on the northwestern peninsula of Trinidad, extending along the Gulf of Paria toward the Bocas del Dragon. The peninsula combines forested hills, sheltered bays, marinas, beaches, and offshore islands, creating a landscape that differs from the more urban areas around Port of Spain.
The Tobago Cays are a small cluster of uninhabited islands and reefs in the Southern Grenadines, known for their crystalline waters, coral formations, and vibrant marine life.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a large protected area spanning the border between South Africa and Botswana in the southern Kalahari. It combines red sand dunes, dry riverbeds, grass-covered plains, and scattered camel thorn trees across a semi-arid landscape. The park is managed cooperatively by the two countries, allowing wildlife to move across the international boundary without fences.