Hovden is part of Setesdal, a region recognized for its distinctive Norwegian folk traditions and strong rural identity. Music and dance are especially important, with the Setesdal tradition of playing the hardingfele fiddle and munnharpe jaw harp included on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The area also has a long connection with metalworking. The Hovden Museum of Iron Production presents a reconstructed iron-smelting facility and explains how local ore was processed using charcoal.

Nungwi is a coastal village at the northern tip of Zanzibar, facing the Indian Ocean on a peninsula known for sandy beaches, shallow lagoons, and clear tropical waters. It developed from a traditional fishing and dhow-building community into one of northern Zanzibar’s main tourism centres, while retaining working boatyards and local residential areas.

Amboise has 12,000 inhabitants and is in the heart of Touraine, in the land of chateaux. It is a town both traditional and modern, lively and quiet. In Amboise, there is a royal castle set above the Loire Valley and is a strong point extensively embellished during the 15th and 16th centuries.

Connemara National Park lies in County Galway in western Ireland, near the village of Letterfrack. The park protects a broad landscape of mountains, western blanket bog, heath, grassland, woodland, and lakes, covering more than 2,000 hectares. Several of its peaks form part of the Twelve Bens range, including Benbaun, the highest mountain in County Galway.

The Samwari Private Reserve is formed at the conjunction of five eco-systems, supporting a wide range of flora and fauna including the recently reintroduced "Big Five".