Wadi Rum is a protected desert wilderness situated in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. It features dramatic sandstone mountains, natural arches, prehistoric inscriptions and carvings, canyons, dunes, natural watering holes, Bedouin encampments and needless to say heaps…
The ancient city of Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan’s southwestern desert. Petra is famous for its tombs, temples, churches and houses which are all carved into pink sandstone cliffs; earning its nickname, the “Rose City”. It’s Jordan’s…
The beautiful island of Guam is an U.S. island territory in the western Pacific. It has tropical beaches, Chamorro villages, ancient latte-stone pillars, memorials from World War II and a significant Spanish colonial heritage. Due to its location Guam is…
Torres del Paine may simple be South America’s finest national park. This park of 181.000 hectares has everything that represents Patagonia in its purest form. The granite pillars of Torres del Paine (Towers of Paine) dominate the landscape of this…
Chichen Itza is the most famous and best restored Maya site of Yucatan, Mexico. This archaeological site with excavated ruins of the large former Maya city, including the iconic step pyramid, is for many people the highlight of Mexico. Chichen…
The outback is one of the most unique and magical places of Australia. This vast, unpopulated and remote interior of Australia consists of desert landscapes and open spaces that seem to stretch on forever. The original inhabitants of Australia, the…