"What is it like to live in or visit Saudi Arabia? What makes Saudi Arabia's culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Saudi Arabian people"--

Corsica's picturesque shorelines and translucent bays are hypnotizing and delight divers and pleasure boaters alike. Farther inland, its rough terrain is an ideal playground for sporting types and hikers, who will adore the famous GR 20 trail. While the breeze from the sea blows the odors of thyme through the olive groves, the cliff-top and mountain-top villages fiercely protect their old-fashioned charm. The inhabitants welcome you warmly with their...

Hong Kong bills itself as a region unique in the world with a happy mixture of Eastern and Western flagrance. It was a British colony for over 150 years before being ceded back to China in 1997, but it is still radically different from the rest of the country. It has maintained its legal system (common law), currency (Hong Kong dollar), multiparty political system, immigration laws, and Highway Code (driving on the left). Its 7.2 million inhabitants...

Aside from its 430 kilometers of golden sand coasts, Puerto Rico hides a colonial treasure of untold wealth. In the capital city of San Juan, signs of its sixteenth-century origins remain as well as colossal fortresses, earning it a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. Nestled in the Caribbean Sea, this island is a water-sports paradise, renowned for diving, sailing, and deep-sea fishing. It is also home to one of the rarest bioluminescent bays...

The Loire Valley has been the playground of kings and noblemen for three centuries, spurring the construction of countless castles, each more opulent than the last. The result is a collection of architectural treasures spread across a beautiful natural setting. Chambord is certainly the best example of this excess, with 77 stairwells and 282 chimneys. Chenonceau, nicknamed the "Château des Dames" (Castle of the Ladies), is notable for its location,...

The Great North is a little-known world, a hostile land ruled by ice and cold. Go above the Arctic Circle to meet the rare inhabitants and the animals who populate this immense territory, from Spitsbergen in Norway to the shores of Greenland, and take the long Northwest Passage, the maritime corridor located above Canada and Alaska, to Siberia. You will also share the lives of the Dolgans, reindeer herders from the Taymyr region, joining them in their...

For several people, the Yukon represents the end of the world, with its pure, natural untouched wilderness stretching all the way to the Arctic Circle. And they're right! Home of the Gold Rush, the Yukon is home to many other natural treasures. Seventeen of the highest peaks in Canada, as well as the largest ice fields outside of the ice caps, can be found within its borders at the Kluane National Park and Reserve. In addition to that, the amazing...