Port Moresby sits by the Coral Sea as Papua New Guinea’s capital and shows visitors a city of contrasts where glittering new buildings rise beside traditional villages built on stilts. One such place is Hanuabada, the original Motuan village, where roofs reach above water’s edge and everyday life still unfolds in Tok Pisin and local tongue.

Mendoza sits at the base of the Andes in western Argentina, where sun-drenched plains meet snow-capped peaks.

Portimao is a port city on the southern coast of Portugal and offers easy access to some of the country's best beaches.

Yucatán, a Mexican state, is popular for its Gulf of Mexico beach areas and spectacular Mayan ruins. It is bordered by the states of Campeche and Quintana Roo. Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is also home to mystical cenotes—natural sinkholes filled with crystal-clear water.

Mont-Saint-Michel rises from tidal flats along the Normandy coast, its abbey and village shaped by centuries of pilgrimage, defense, and isolation.