Guinea, located on the west coast of Africa, offers a rich blend of landscapes, cultures, and traditions that remain largely untouched by mass tourism. Its Atlantic shoreline is dotted with fishing villages and sandy beaches, while inland, rolling highlands and dense rainforests give way to sweeping savannas.

Sharing a common lagoon with Raiatean and accessible only by boat, Taha'a produces about 80% of all vanilla in French Polynesia. Taha'a is the only island in the Society Islands that can be completely circled by boat inside the protected lagoon.

Norfolk Island may be small but it carries a story that spans centuries. Located in the South Pacific between Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, the island is a fascinating blend of Polynesian roots, British convict history, and Pitcairn Island culture. Today, visitors can walk through one of the best-preserved penal settlements in the world at Kingston, where stone ruins and restored Georgian buildings stand against a backdrop of green hills and the open sea.

Cienfuegos, capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about 160 miles from Havana and has a population of 150,000. The city is dubbed La Perla del Sur (Pearl of the South). Cienfuegos literally translates to "one hundred fires"—cien meaning "one hundred", fuegos meaning "fires".

San Giovanni Rotondo, placed on the peak of Gargano, is an ideal place to spend, in spiritual serenity, a healthy vacation, far away from the frenetic daily life.