Yangdong, South Korea

As the country's oldest traditional clan village, Yangdong is protected by the Republic of Korea and is now on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This is Mucheomdang. the family home of the aristocratic and neo-Confucianist Yeogang Yi family. [2012]

London, England, UK

London and New York stay ahead of the game by making sure they are in a constant state of renewal. Both are 'global cities,' but only London is able to hold on to its past while allowing each upcoming generation to re-make the city using building cranes as their tools of choice. [2015]

Tbilisi, Georgia

Welcome to the transit hub of Tbilisi. If you arrive here on a Soviet-era bus from the airport you are met with a Soviet-era square and apartment block. Soon, a Soviet-era sorrow falls over you. Head off in any direction, however, and the new Tbilisi shows its colors. [2015]

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Here's why you go to Mexico's Caribbean coast: to learn how to scuba dive. For the tropics, though, it seems like they're overdressed. Guess that's just part of the sport. Scuba: That stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. [2015]

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

The Alice does have a spring, but climatically, it's in the middle of one of the world's great deserts. Gold drew the first European inhabitants to Alice Springs, but getting there was another problem. Long distance transport was initially accomplished by camels. Today, air travel is the preferred means of overcoming the friction of distance. [1988]

Bran, Romania

Geraniums do well in window boxes as well as everywhere else. They are even more popular in Europe than in North America. The flowers always rise to the occasion by standing above their photocellur foliage that brings them food. [2014]

Karkamish, Turkey

Turkey is making sure that Syrian refugee children at the Karkamish Refugee camp have the opportunity to complete their schooling. After that, they can count on nothing. Their country is gone, perhaps forever. For now, they have no citizenship. And, any dreams they have must be kept to themselves. Unrealistic say their elders. [2014]