Be-Here-Now
Men's Journal|January - February 2020
The Northwest's coolest upscale RV Park. A dune-side resort down under. A luxurious private island. A scandinavian Heli-Ski resort. From the world's new adventure frontiers to its best places to stay, here are Men's Journal's 2020 Travel Awards.
By Alex Fenlon
Be-Here-Now
DEPLAR FARM, ICELAND

THE BEST PLACE TO DO IT ALL

THIS 28,000-square-foot lodge, with room for 34 guests, is like a high-end base camp for every adrenaline sport known to man: backcountry skiing on treeless peaks, fat-tire biking across empty plains, hiking via helicopter, sea kayaking across fjords, surfing the North Atlantic. Of course, it’s not all type-2 fun at this former sheep farm. The lodge, in the remote Fljót Valley, also happens to have one of the best spas in Iceland, with saunas, steam rooms, and flotation tanks. There’s even an outdoor geothermal pool with a swim-up bar for nighttime aurora borealis viewing. Plus, starting this year, the company’s in-house creative director (who shot this image) is offering a weeklong photo workshop to perfect your Instagram game. Of course, you’ll have a hard time taking anything but an epic shot here #nofilter for sure. —RYAN KROGH

NEW ADVENTURE FRONTIER

Jordan

A MIDDLE EASTERN KINGDOM GETS AN ADVENTURE MAKEOVER

Hiking is one of Jordan’s biggest new pastimes, and Wadi Mujib gorge, below, is renowned for its canyoneering treks. The geodesic domes that makeup Sun City Camp, left, are one of the country’s best new lodges.

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