Skellig Michael is one of the Skellig Islands off the Irish coast, immortalised on screen as Luke Skywalker's hideout in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

A road trip through southwest Nova Scotia takes in semi-mythic lighthouses, lobster boat fleets and lively harbour towns where daily life is still defined by the ebb and flow of the Atlantic.

The rocks in Robber Nature Reserve date back 120 million years.

Cape Town boasts a gastronomic scene that’s both innovative and has a deep-rooted appreciation for tradition.

Chikuminuk Lake reflects the wilderness of Alaska’s Wood-Tikchik State Park, one of the largest state parks in the United States.

While every New York City season has its charms, winter in the Big Apple is undoubtedly special, from brisk Central Park strolls to seasonal markets and ice skating at Rockefeller Center.

The streets of Scotland’s capital are magical for kids, with national museums to explore, extinct volcanoes to climb and the looming spectre of Edinburgh Castle to fire the imagination.

In Chiapas, Mexico, the ancient Maya site of Palenque holds stepped pyramids, ceremonial plazas, and a grand palace.

Large mounds dot the landscape around the Great Circle, one of the best sites to explore at Newark Earthworks.

Capturing the easy-going lifestyle on the Mekong River took days of planning.

View towards St Peter's Basilica from Ponte Sant'Angelo.

Dixie National Forest, the largest national forest in Utah, offers similar views to popular Bryce Canyon National Park without the crowds.

Western Brook Pond lies in the shadows of the Long Range Mountains in Canada’s Gros Morne National Park, one of a growing number of destinations with a certified forest therapy trail.

Kongodzue, the Yamabushi staff, represents a grave marker in a symbolic rebirth ritual.

Each one of the Massha shrines at the base of Mount Haguro are dedicated to a different kami (deity).

Dubrovnik’s walled Old Town and harbour are an unmissable site before embarking on a coastal road trip to Split.

Sri Lanka's first long-distance hiking route, the Pekoe Trail takes hikers through misty hamlets high into the leafy hill country.

Built at the end of the 17th century, Zürich’s Rathaus (city hall) tells the story of the city’s political life via architecture, art, and historical objects displayed inside.

Sunset casts a golden glow across Spoiled Dog Winery, one of about a dozen wineries on Whidbey Island in Washington State, where September is “Eat Local Month.”

Thirty five family units of sperm whales frequent the area around Dominica. A new calf, like the one seen here with an adult, was born off the island nation on July 8 with researchers fortuitously close to observe the moment.