A modern man should be like LeBron James in a game the refs are trying to keep close: well-traveled. Traveling expands horizons and demonstrates a curiosity with the world around you—it shows that you’re not just content with whatever restaurants, cultural institutions and people are in your hometown. It suggests that you want to explore …

THAT VACATION FEELING The aches and pains I have at home disappear, all of my tension drains, and I sleep better and have more energy. If only I could pack that blissed-out feeling into my suitcase as a souvenir. ‘We feel so great on holiday because we let go of all of life’s stressors—finances, health, …

THE MOST INCREDIBLE HIKES TO WATERFALLS IN THE WORLD A waterfall is defined as an area in a stream or river where running water falls down from a high place such as over the side of a cliff. Words like breathtaking, otherworldly, awe-inspiring and majestic should be added to this simplistic description. Get out there …

The northern lights — or the aurora borealis — are one of the most incredible natural phenomena in the world. Caused when charged particles from the sun collide with atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, the sky erupts into a rainbow of color. Sky chasers hunt down the inky green, yellow and pink glow, attempting to photograph …

The Far East’s chaotic metropolises beckon for different reasons: petite soba joints hiding in the alleyways of Tokyo’s Ginza, luminous Hong Kong skyscrapers glimpsed on a transporting Star Ferry ride across Victoria Harbour, and colonial-style Shanghai buildings savored during a stroll along the Bund. With such fabled cities luring tourists, it’s easy to overlook Taipei …