Australia's Gold Coast is the ideal holiday place for people on the go, or on a go-slow. In one day you can enjoy surfing on golden beaches, bushwalking in subtropical rainforests, cruising down oceanfront boulevards in a fun convertible, or taking a dinner cruise aboard a luxury yacht.

Iguassu Falls, straddling the border between Brazil and Argentina, is a breathtaking natural wonder that captivates visitors with its sheer scale and beauty. This UNESCO World Heritage Site boasts the largest waterfall system in the world, with nearly 275 individual falls cascading over a rugged landscape.

The Banana Islands are a small group of three islands off the coast of Yawri Bay, southwest of Sierra Leone’s Freetown Peninsula. Dublin and Ricketts are connected by a stone causeway, while smaller Mes-Meheux is uninhabited. The islands combine sandy beaches, tropical forest, fishing settlements, and quiet coastal waters.

Ascension island, British dependency of St. Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between Africa and South America and 700 miles northwest of St. Helena. The small, volcanic island was sighted by the Portuguese in 1501, but it was uninhabited until the exile of Napoleon to St. Helena in 1815.

Waco is a Central Texas city positioned along the Brazos River between Dallas and Austin. Its identity is closely connected with Baylor University, the Texas Rangers, and the development of the Dr Pepper soft drink, which originated at a Waco drugstore. The city combines an established downtown with residential neighborhoods, museums, riverfront spaces, and a large network of parks.