Timeless public markets like Seoul’s Namdaemun still thrive while Korea modernizes at a pace that is as inspiring as it is shocking.

While this Tokyo district has become the center of otaku (“geek” culture), anime and maid cafes, Akihabara is still a fascinating place to explore the world of electronics.

Wakayama, a city of about 300,000 people, is one city in Japan’s Kansai region that is worth exploring. The Wakayama Castle makes a stayover worthwhile.

One of the best preserved medieval towns in southeastern Europe, Kotor is well worth a night or two if you travel through the Balkans and stop in Montenegro.

At home they speak Hamshen, a variety of western Armenian. At school, they study eastern Armenian, as spoken in Yerevan. According to Sukhumi authorities, they will need to speak Abkhaz within a few years.

CleaNap is never finished with its work to clean up and beautify Naples, but as the holiday season approaches, the group’s penchant for turning waste removal into convivial fun is an inspiration.

For this holiday season, we are showcasing Oddysey Imports, which provides luxury goods made by social innovation leaders and artisan workshops in Egypt and Lebanon.

Protesting Alice Walton and Walmart will only move Occupy Wall Street to one direction: no where. The new Crystal Bridges Museum is a great new cultural institution and Walmart’s critics are misplacing their anger.

As I left Silicon Valley for several weeks and the holidays in Los Angeles, I could not help but notice one of the local trees reaching the sky with its branches spread wide while boasting a range of reds and yellows.

SK Telecom’s T.um “ubiquitous museum” is a showcase of virtual technology that will transform the way we live in ways in which right now we cannot even imagine. I start with fashion.