St Lucia is a riverside suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, located about seven kilometres southwest of the city centre on a peninsula surrounded on several sides by the Brisbane River. The suburb combines established residential streets, riverfront spaces, leafy vegetation, local shops, and the large campus of The University of Queensland. The university occupies much of the eastern part of St Lucia, while residential neighbourhoods extend across the western and central areas.
Heron Island is a true coral cay right on the Great Barrier Reef. Here you can swim straight off the beach to an endless garden of coral where the waters are literally teeming with beautifully coloured fish and marine life.
Ahangama is a coastal town in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, situated between Galle and Weligama along a shoreline of sandy bays, rocky reefs, and coconut palms. The town has traditionally been connected with fishing, while surfing has become an important part of its modern identity. Kabalana Beach is one of the area’s best-known surf locations, with reef breaks attracting experienced surfers as well as surf schools catering to learners.
Saudi Arabia is revealing chapters long unseen by tourists. Al-Ula is home to Hegra, the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the kingdom and hosts to ancient Nabatean tombs carved in sandstone cliffs. Nearby, the mirrored Maraya Concert Hall reflects the desert sky, its design both unexpected and elegant amid the sands. Visitors can wander through narrow canyons, step inside rock-hewn facades, and feel the weight of ancient civilizations still echoing across the dunes.
Costa del Sol is a coastal resort area in the department of La Paz, extending along a long sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and the estuary system of the Jaltepeque River. Its landscape combines broad sandy beaches, coastal vegetation, tidal channels, mangroves, and calm waterways, creating a setting that differs from El Salvador's more rugged volcanic coastline.