You don’t need a passport stamp from Scandinavia to find yourself in a majestic fjord-like valley. Just head deep into the highlands of West Sumatra, and you’ll stumble upon a surreal pocket of earth called Harau Valley—where sheer granite cliffs tower over emerald rice fields, waterfalls tumble like silver ribbons, and mist hugs the treetops like it’s never known anything else.

Some mountains don’t need introductions. They don’t just rise—they command. And Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, is one of those rare geological monarchs that can leave even the most seasoned hikers speechless. Towering at 3,954 meters (12,972 feet), this rugged giant in British Columbia is a postcard brought to life, a place where wild nature flexes its most dramatic angles.