Auckland feels like a compact world of its own — sparkling harbors, volcanic cones and a skyline punctuated by the Sky Tower. Its mix of Māori culture, Pacific Island warmth and cosmopolitan cafés makes exploring neighborhoods feel like a delightful surprise around every corner.

Tokyo is the largest metropolitan in the world and a wildly alive city. The mecca for all things anime and gaming, gourmet food and shopping, modern theater and opera, traditional kabuki and noh theater, modern skyscrapers and traditional Japanese wooden buildings, Tokyo has it all.