Visit Palikir

Kiribati's capital is a chain of islets joined by causeways, three metres above a rising ocean and one of the densest places in the Pacific.

The de facto capital of the smallest republic on Earth: an airstrip, a parliament and the moonscape left by a century of phosphate mining.

The least populated capital in the world - a domed capitol on a hill in Melekeok, built in 2006 for a few hundred people.

Visit Penang, a Malaysian island state known for its historic George Town (UNESCO World Heritage Site with colonial architecture and street art), Penang Hill (funicular railway with panoramic views), Kek Lok Si Temple (one of Southeast Asia's largest Buddhist temples), and local food like char kway teow (stir-fried rice noodles) and asam laksa (spicy fish noodle soup).

Dive ancient ruins, sapphire drop-offs, and Pacific traditions of Micronesia

Ruined stone city built on coral islets.

Traditional island of stone money and reefs.

Lush rainforest island of waterfalls.