Set on the edge of a vast harbor on Tasmania’s wild west coast, Strahan feels like a place shaped by both sea and story. Once a busy port serving nearby mining settlements, it still carries echoes of ships, timber yards, and hardworking crews who relied on the sheltered waters of Macquarie Harbour. Today, that same harbor is the starting point for journeys into remote landscapes, with boats gliding toward places that were once feared as much as they were relied upon.

Located off the southwest tip of England, there are about 150 small islands that make-up this set of islands.

Timaru is located on an island off the east coast of New Zealand, between Christchurch and Dunedin. It is a main sea port for industry and farming, as well as a popular port of call, especially around the Christmas Holidays. Originally named "Te Maru - The Place of Shelter", this port town was built as a whaling station until immigrants from England arrived in 1859, and the town was finally declared a city in 1948.

Seward is a coastal city at the head of Resurrection Bay on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Mountains rise around the community, while its harbor opens toward the Gulf of Alaska. The city is an important gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park and a center for commercial fishing, marine transportation, and outdoor recreation. Seward also marks the southern terminus of the historic Iditarod Trail.

Khujand is a major city in northern Tajikistan, situated along the Syr Darya River in the Sughd Region. It is one of Central Asia’s oldest urban centers and was an important stopping point along historic trade routes linking the region with Persia and China. Today, the city combines a long urban tradition with busy markets, riverside parks, museums, and broad views toward the surrounding hills.

Sognefjord stretches over 200 kilometers into Norway’s mountainous interior, making it the country’s longest and deepest fjord.