Located in Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic, it is a small island off Cape Cod. It was a whaling center, but now is popular as a tourist destination and fishing area.
Namibia, in southwestern Africa, is a land of dramatic landscapes and striking contrasts. From the towering sand dunes of the Namib Desert to the rugged mountains and deep canyons of Damaraland, the country offers some of the continent’s most unique scenery.
Istanbul is a city built on layers of empire. Spanning two continents, it was once the capital of three major empires: Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman. Visitors walking through the Sultanahmet district can witness this timeline firsthand, from the Roman-era Hippodrome to the Byzantine mosaics of Hagia Sophia, and the towering minarets of the Blue Mosque. At nearby Topkapi Palace, rooms still display the jeweled swords, ceremonial robes, and handwritten Qurans once used by Ottoman sultans.
Bad Aibling is located in the charming landscape of the Mangfall valley, an hours drive southeast of Munich. Its open, partly elevated position gives wonderful views of the nearby chain of the Tolzer Alps, across the Inn valley, with the Kaisergebirge in the Tyrol, all the way to the Salzburger Alps. All the popular destinations for excursions in Upper Bavaria and Austria, the wide variety of artistic treasures, the Herrenchiemsee palace and the countless jewels of the Bavarian Baroque in the su