Girdwood is a small community in south-central Alaska, located within the Municipality of Anchorage between the Chugach Mountains and Turnagain Arm. The valley is surrounded by steep mountains, glaciers, temperate rainforest, and open wetlands, creating a landscape that changes noticeably with the seasons.
El Cuco is a small coastal community in the department of San Miguel, on El Salvador's eastern Pacific coast. It is known for its long sandy beach, volcanic black sand, warm waters, and setting between the Pacific Ocean and the forested foothills of the Sierra Tecapa-Chinameca range. The area is less urbanized than the country's larger coastal centers, with small hotels, restaurants, guesthouses, and fishing businesses spread around the shoreline.
Big Sur, California, is where dramatic cliffs meet the vast Pacific, creating a stunning landscape that feels almost otherworldly. Stretching for about 90 miles along California's Highway 1, this iconic coastal region offers some of the most breathtaking views in the world, with the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains rising up from the ocean to create a panorama that has captivated artists, writers, and nature lovers for generations.
Liberia, republic in western Africa, bounded on the north by Sierra Leone and Guinea, on the east by Côte d'Ivoire, and on the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Liberia has an area of 99,067 sq. km (38,250 sq. mi.). Liberia was founded in the early 1800s by freed American slaves. Monrovia is the capital and largest city.
New Jersey often surprises first-time visitors. It’s not just the gateway to New York or Philadelphia but a destination in its own right with deep Revolutionary War history, beach towns full of character, and some of the most diverse food offerings on the East Coast. Cities like Trenton and Morristown still carry the echoes of pivotal battles, while monuments and preserved buildings tell stories of George Washington’s winter encampments and early American resilience.
Who would have thought, back in the tumultuous coup and counter coup days of the 1970s, that Burkina Faso would become the cultural darling of West Africa? Unlikely as it seems, Burkina Faso has become the Utah of West Africa, hosting a biennial film festival that rivals the Sundance Film Festival for cultural clout. When it's not hosting film festivals, it's busy organizing its other biennial cultural festival.