Queenstown started off as a major gold mining area, based around the Queen River Valley. This then developed into a profitable copper mining area, which was still running until 1969. There are a variety of things to do in Queenstown, and it is a good base from which to explore western Tasmania.

Gokyo is a small settlement high in Nepal’s Khumbu region, set beside a chain of turquoise glacial lakes beneath the Himalaya. Its significance is closely tied to trans-Himalayan trade routes and to Sherpa culture, which has adapted over generations to life at extreme altitude.

Chichester is an ancient cathedral city on the South Coast of England. It lies between Portsmouth - the city of maritime history - and Brighton, home of the English seaside. Its withing an hour's drive of Gatwick and Heathrow, the tow main airports for the UK, and two cross channel ports.

Rio Dulce is a river region in eastern Guatemala that connects Lake Izabal to the Caribbean Sea. The area is centered around the town of Fronteras and the long waterway that cuts through tropical forest, limestone cliffs, and wetland habitats.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park protects a remarkable volcanic landscape on Hawaii Island shaped by Kilauea and Mauna Loa, two of the world's most active volcanoes. Visitors can explore lava fields, volcanic craters, native rainforest and dramatic terrain created by generations of eruptions.