Sa Dec
A lesser-known river port in the Mekong Delta, Sa Dec was once the capital of Dong Thap province of southern Vietnam. Today, it is best known for its flower gardens and authentic bustling market. The city is also famous as the setting for French writer Marguerite Duras' 1984 novel, The Lover, and its 1991 film adaptation of the same name.
Sullivan Bay
Sullivan Bay, located on the eastern shore of Santiago Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, offers a landscape that feels almost otherworldly at first glance. Instead of lush greenery, visitors are greeted by wide stretches of hardened lava. These black, rippled fields tell a story written in fire, where molten rock once flowed freely before cooling into intricate patterns that can still be traced today.
Liberia
This Northern Costa Rica city is known for its volcanoes (both active and inactive), the Catholic church Ermita de La Agonía, and the Museo del Sabanero.
Zomba
Zomba is a city in southern Malawi situated at the foot of the Zomba Plateau, a large mountain massif rising above the surrounding Shire Highlands. The city is known for its tree-lined streets, cooler climate, and access to forested mountain landscapes. Zomba Plateau dominates the local scenery, with steep slopes, streams, waterfalls, and broad viewpoints overlooking the plains below.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore stretches along more than 40 miles of Lake Superior shoreline in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, between Munising and Grand Marais. It is known for sandstone cliffs, forested hills, beaches, waterfalls, and clear freshwater coves. The shoreline takes its name from the bands of mineral-stained sandstone visible along the cliffs, where iron, copper, and other minerals create natural patterns in the rock.
