Geography

Ko Samui or Koh Samui, also often locally shortened to Samui (Thai: เกาะสมุย, pronounced (kɔ̀ʔ sā.mǔj)) is a cosmopolitan melting pot, attracting budget travelers staying…

Sicily (Italian: Sicilia (siˈtʃiːlja); Sicilian: Sicilia (sɪˈʃiːlja)) is the largest island in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea, a wonderful land rich in history and…

Phocaea or Phokaia (Ancient Greek: Φώκαια, Phókaia; modern-day Foça in Turkey) ancient Ionian city on the northern promontory of the Gulf of Smyrna, Anatolia (now…

Socorro Island (Spanish: Isla Socorro) is a group of four volcanic islands situated in the Pacific Ocean about 400 km (250mi) off the coast of…

The uninhabited French island of Clipperton Island (French: Île de Clipperton or Île de la Passion; Spanish: Isla de la Pasión) is in the eastern…

The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón, another Spanish name: Las Islas Galápagos, Spanish pronunciation: las ˈislas ɣaˈlapaɣos, local pronunciation: laz ˈihlah ɣaˈlapaɣoh), island…

The volcanic island of Maui (/ˈmaʊ.i/; Hawaiian: ˈmɐwwi), Maui County, Hawaii, U.S. At 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2), it is the second-largest of the Hawaiian…

The Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Arabic: مسجد إبن طولون‎, romanized: Masjid Ibn Ṭūlūn) is considered to be the second oldest active mosque in Egypt. This…

Ischia (/ˈɪskiə/ ISK-ee-ə, Italian: ˈiskja), Latin Aenaria, country, province (province) of Campania, south Italy. It is a remote, volcanic island in Italy’s Tyrrhenian Sea, renowned…

The Amir Altinbugha al-Maridani Mosque, one of the finest 14th-century monuments, was built in 1340 by Amir (Prince) “Altunbugha al-Maridani”. It is a mosque dating…

The Douro (UK: /ˈdʊəroʊ, ˈdʊəruː/, US: /ˈdɔːruː, ˈdɔːroʊ, ˈdoʊru/, Portuguese: ˈdo(w)ɾu; Spanish: Duero (ˈdweɾo); Latin: Durius) is home to the Douro River, the third largest…

Chernobyl (/tʃɜːrˈnoʊbəl/, UK: /tʃɜːrˈnɒbəl/), also known as Chornobyl (Ukrainian: Чорнобиль, romanized: Chornobyl’), isn’t an easy place to visit. Although it is only a two-hour drive…