3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1378+ words) Kuala Belait sits on Brunei’s western edge, close to the Malaysian border and about 15 kilometers west of Seria, the heart of the country’s oil industry. Built near the mouth of the Belait River and facing the South China Sea, it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1365+ words) Serowe is one of Botswana’s most historically important towns, sitting in the country’s Central District roughly 300 kilometers north of Gaborone. It is best known as the traditional capital of the Bamangwato people and the birthplace of Sir Seretse Khama, Botswana’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1466+ words) Maun is the gateway to Botswana’s extraordinary Okavango Delta and one of southern Africa’s most important safari towns. Sitting along the Thamalakane River in northern Botswana, Maun has grown from a small settlement into a busy tourism hub filled with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1382+ words) Tuzla is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most interesting overlooked cities, sitting in the country’s northeast about 120 kilometers north of Sarajevo. Once known primarily as an industrial and salt-mining center, Tuzla has reinvented part of its center around cafés, pedestrian…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1254+ words) Kasane sits in the far northeast of Botswana where four southern African countries almost meet, making it one of the region’s most interesting travel hubs. The town stretches along the Chobe River beside Chobe National Park, with Namibia across the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1504+ words) Trebinje is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most pleasant small cities, tucked into the country’s far south near the borders with Croatia and Montenegro. Built along the Trebišnjica River and surrounded by limestone hills, vineyards, monasteries, and Mediterranean-looking countryside, it…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1569+ words) Lac Bay is one of Bonaire’s most distinctive natural areas, spreading across the island’s southeastern coast in a broad, shallow lagoon protected by coral reefs and bordered by mangroves. The water is often only waist-deep for a surprising distance, while…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1432+ words) Sabadeco is one of Bonaire’s quietest and most desirable residential areas, stretching along the island’s western coast just north of Kralendijk. Rather than a traditional town center, Sabadeco is a collection of hillside neighborhoods, villas, private homes, and waterfront properties…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1457+ words) Belnem is a quiet coastal neighborhood on the southwestern side of Bonaire, just south of Kralendijk and Flamingo International Airport. It is best known among divers and snorkelers because some of Bonaire’s famous shore-diving sites are practically on the doorstep....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1463+ words) Punakha sits in a lush valley where the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers meet in western Bhutan, surrounded by terraced fields, forested mountains, traditional villages, and some of the country’s most important religious architecture. It served as Bhutan’s capital…...