Kittilä is a municipality in Finnish Lapland, extending across a broad area of forests, rivers, wetlands, and open fells north of the Arctic Circle. The municipal center lies along the Ounasjoki River, while smaller villages and settlements are scattered through the surrounding wilderness. Kittilä is closely associated with Levi, one of Finland’s best-known fell resorts, but the municipality extends well beyond the resort area into quieter rural landscapes.
Vanuatu, a chain of 83 islands in the South Pacific, offers travelers an experience that’s both bold and deeply rooted in custom. Once known as the New Hebrides, Vanuatu blends ancient Melanesian traditions with dramatic landscapes shaped by volcanic activity. On Tanna Island, visitors can stand at the rim of Mount Yasur, one of the world’s most accessible active volcanoes, and watch fiery eruptions light up the night sky.
Sabi Sands Nature Reserve, located in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, is one of the country’s most renowned private game reserves. Sharing an unfenced boundary with the Kruger National Park, it offers visitors a chance to see Africa’s iconic wildlife in an environment that feels both wild and exclusive. The reserve is particularly famous for its sightings of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino) often spotted during guided game drives at dawn and dusk.
Jena is surrounded by limestone slopes about 400 m high, botanical and geological features ,amongst which are 40 types of orchids. Jena is also famous for the Optical Museum.
This natural reef and its uninhabited islands are home to one of the natural wonders of Belize, the Blue Hole. An underwater shaft that drops from a ten-foot-deep lagoon, it opens into a series of elaborate, stalactite-filled caverns. A true diver's paradise!