Rio de Janeiro’s sidewalks of mosaic pavement make travel to this corner of Brazil a more intimate experience. Feel chic as you walk along these masterpieces of Portuguese pavement.

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.