Xian, China
Xi’an is a large city and capital of Shaanxi Province in central China. Once known as Chang’an (Eternal Peace), it marks the Silk Road’s eastern…
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Nanjing, China
Nanjing, capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province, is roughly 300km up the Yangtze River from the city of Shanghai. It was the national capital during…
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, on China’s central coast, is the country’s biggest city and a global financial hub. Its heart is the Bund, a famed waterfront promenade…
Turgutreis, Turkey
Once an important sponge-diving center, Turgutreis has become a popular tourist spot, with its 5km of sandy beaches and more than a dozen tiny islets just…
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng province in South Africa. It straddles the Apies River and has spread eastwards into the foothills of…
Kimberley, South Africa
Kimberley is the capital city of South Africa’s Northern Cape Province. It’s known for its 19th-century diamond mines, like the deep, hand-dug Big…
Matjiesfontein, South Africa
Matjiesfontein is a settlement in Central Karoo District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.…
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park, a sprawling reserve in southern Utah, is known for crimson-colored hoodoos, which are spire-shaped rock formations. The park’s…
Monument Valley, Arizona
Monument Valley, a red-sand desert region on the Arizona-Utah border, is known for the towering sandstone buttes of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.…
Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, scenic slot…