Alentejo is a large region in southern Portugal known for its wide plains, cork oak forests, whitewashed towns, and slower rural pace. Stretching from the Tagus River to the Algarve and from the Atlantic coast to the Spanish border, it covers much of the country’s interior farmland and wine-producing territory.

Arugam Bay Beach is a coastal destination on Sri Lanka’s eastern shore, near the town of Pottuvil. Its wide sandy beach curves around a sheltered bay, with low vegetation, lagoons, and wetlands extending inland. Arugam Bay is best known for surfing, particularly for its long right-hand waves and the main break commonly called Main Point. The coastline has a more relaxed, low-rise character than many of Sri Lanka’s developed beach areas, with small hotels, cafés, surf schools, and guesthouses spr

The Port of Stavanger is a popular stop on the route to the Norwegian Fjords, and boasts a first-rate assortment of museums and cultural events. Old Stavanger has Europe’s best preserved wooden house settlement.

Liechtenstein is located in central Europe and is one of the smallest independent states in the world.

Antigua and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Antigua, the largest of the British Leeward Islands, is about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, encompassing 108 square miles. Barbuda, a flat coral island with an area of only 68 square miles, lies approximately 30 miles to the north. The population is approximately 68,000 and its capital is St. John's on Antigua.