With over 84 million visitors in 2014 alone, France is the most popular tourist destination for international travelers in the world.

While many go to Paris, the seaside city of Marseille, in southern France, is the country's third largest city. The port city is known for its fresh seafood, its thriving marina, and its laid-back culture. 

Here, get a unique view of this coastal city and its incredible surroundings with aerial shots that truly capture its beauty.  

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Once a highly active maritime dock, The Old Port of Marseille is now a designated marina used by residents and travelers.

Marseille's sea ports have played a significant role in the city's economy throughout its history. Today its commercial port provides some 45,000 jobs.

Marseille is a place for seafood lovers, as it's the birthplace of Bouillabaisse (fish stew).

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Atlanta-based entrepreneur Thomas Scott has amassed some impressive vehicles over the years.

In August, his collection of classic American cars from the 1960s and 70s will be sold to the highest bidder at Russo and Steele auction houses in Monterey, California.

The cars aren't the first that come to mind when you think quintessential American muscle, but that's the point, says Scott. Fronting the collection are six original, number-matching Buick Rivieras.

"I came across a very original Buick Riviera as part of another extensive collection," Scott said in a statement. “I realized how incredibly cool and different they were for their time and on top of that, they’re very streetable, easy to drive and easy to enjoy. Rivieras are truly wonderful machines."

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1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1

1969 Pontiac Grand Prix

1969 Dodge Coronet 440 RT Convertible

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Job-hunting website Glassdoor just put out a ranking of the 20 best companies in the UK for work/life balance, as chosen by employees.

The site lets past and present employees post anonymous reviews about where they work and staff can rate the balance between work and real life that their job afford them out of 5.

By crunching through all the feedback, Glassdoor has pulled together the ranking for the top UK employers.

As you might expect a lot are funky tech startups. But there's a surprising number of finance firms — and even an investment bank.

20. Cornerstone OnDemand

Work/life rating: 4.3

What they do: A cloud-based employee training platform that's used by YouGov, Xerox, Hallmark, and Save the Children.

Employee view: “Fantastic balance of work life — when its busy you need to put it in, however this can be co-coordinated around family and other commitments.” — Cornerstone OnDemand Corporate Sales Manager, London

19. Marcus Evans

Work/life rating: 4.3

What they do: A business information provider and conference organiser, particularly in the healthcare and legal sectors.

Employee view: “It's a great place to start off and I would say the hours are well structured yet flexible.” — Marcus Evans Marketing Manager, London

18. Workplace

Work/life rating: 4.3

What they do: Provides cloud-based customer service and workforce management tools.

Employee view: “Flexible working is possible, myself included, with many staff working part-time or flexible hours.” — Workplace Systems employee, Stone (Staffs)

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With the year halfway through, Morgan Stanley analysts have compiled their "Vintage Values" report collecting their 15 best stock bets for the next year.

"Put simply, these 15 ideas represent our analysts’ highest-conviction stock ideas for outperformance over the next 12 months," the analysts said. "We sought ideas that offer the best combination of differentiated research, favorable risk-reward profiles, and clear catalysts."

The picks consist of companies with market caps over $1 billion.

"We focused on anticipated events over the next year that our analysts expect will validate their investment theses, change investor perceptions, and drive the stock to our analysts’ Base (or Bull) case valuation scenario," they added.

Last year's "Vintage Values" outperformed the S&P 500 by 3.56%.

We've listed the 15 stocks below with select clips from the massive 60-page report.

Ameriprise Financial

Ticker: AMP

Primary Sector: Financials

Share Price as of July 10: $123.68

Price Target: $151

Dividend Yield 2015: 2.1%

Analyst Comment: "Ameriprise is one of the best longer term fundamental stories in the industry due to superior capital management prospects and opportunities to further expand margins in the AWM division."

Apple, Inc.

Ticker: AAPL

Primary Sector: Technology

Share Price as of July 10: $123.28

Price Target: $166

Dividend Yield 2015: 1.6%

Analyst Comment: "Apple has the world's most valuable technology platform, and we believe it is best positioned to capture more of its users' time in areas such as health, cars, and home, as these platforms expand in the Internet of Things computing era."

Bank of America

Ticker: BAC

Primary Sector: Financials

Share Price as of July 10: $16.70

Price Target: $20

Dividend Yield 2015: 1.2%

Analyst Comment: " We expect 3 key catalysts to drive the stock over the next 12-18 months: 1) Lower expenses; 2) Wealth Management valuation; 3) Rising rates."

Amazon's second-quarter earnings results shocked Wall Street. 

The company reported revenues of $23.18 billion, up 20% year-over-year and ahead of analysts' consensus forecast for $22.39 billion.

Earnings per share were $0.19, while analysts had estimated a loss of $0.14.

The big earnings beat was driven, in part, by Amazon Web Services, and Amazon's third-party marketplace, although international sales growth was still nearly flat.

Following a surge after the results dropped on Thursday, the stock continues to rip higher and rose about 18% in premarket trading to as high as $574.50. And with the stock's spike, the company eclipsed Walmart by market capitalization.

Many sell-side analysts have now raised their estimates for where they see Amazon's share price in the next 12 months. And every research note we thumbed through was bullish on the company. 

Here's a quick wrap of what 12 analysts are saying.

Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions.

Barclays: BULLISH

Rating: "OVERWEIGHT"

Price Target: $700

Comment: "For some time, we have believed that Amazon margins would grow slower than bullish expectations and had been concerned with a deceleration in revenue. Clearly, we have been too pessimistic on the near-term leverage in model as margins are expanding much faster than we thought. Just as impressive, the rebound in revenue growth outside the US and the remarkable Amazon Web Service (AWS) revenue growth in Q2 have both been a surprise and those trends appear sustainable, to us, over the next few quarters."

Cowen: BULLISH

Rating: "OUTPERFORM"

Price Target: $700

Comment: "AMZN is winning in large Retail and Tech markets given long-term investments, per our proprietary data/analysis. We expect AMZN to be the #1 US Apparel retailer by '17 driven by accelerating purchaser growth and continue to gain traction in other retail verticals. AWS leadership in the fast-growing Public Cloud market will also continue."

Bank of America Merrill Lynch: BULLISH

Rating: "BUY"

Price Target: $620

Comment: "We continue to have a favorable view given: 1) Prime traction should drive strong Electronics and General Merchandise (EGM) revenue growth into the holidays; 2) Amazon Web Services (AWS) revenue and margin strength should drive higher multiples; 3) potential margin upside from AWS, 3P mix and fulfillment efficiency. We are increasing our PO to $620 (from $535) based on our sum-of-the-parts analysis that incorporates higher estimates and slightly higher segment multiples given 2Q acceleration."

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made a tradition of dramatic New Year's resolutions, and this year he decided that he'd read a book every two weeks.

He wanted his selections to focus on "different cultures, beliefs, histories, and technologies."

"Books allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than most media today,"Zuckerberg wrote on his personal Facebook page. "I'm looking forward to shifting more of my media diet towards reading books."

To achieve this, he started the A Year of Books book club, in which he discusses the books he's reading with members of the Facebook community.

We've put together a list of his picks and why he thinks everyone should read them.

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'The Muqaddimah' by Ibn Khaldun

"The Muqaddimah," which translates to "The Introduction," was written in 1377 by the Islamic historian Khaldun. It's an attempt to strip away biases of historical records and find universal elements in the progression of humanity.

Khaldun's revolutionary scientific approach to history established him as one of the fathers of modern sociology and historiography.

"While much of what was believed then is now disproven after 700 more years of progress, it's still very interesting to see what was understood at this time and the overall worldview when it's all considered together,"Zuckerberg writes.

Find it here >>

'Sapiens' by Yuval Noah Harari

First published in 2014, "Sapiens" is a critically acclaimed international best-seller by Hebrew University of Jerusalem historian Harari. He uses his book to track the evolution of Homo sapiens from hunter-gatherers into self-empowered "gods" of the future.

"Following the Muqaddimah, which was a history from the perspective of an intellectual in the 1300s, 'Sapiens' is a contemporary exploration of many similar questions," Zuckerberg writes.

Find it here >>

'The New Jim Crow' by Michelle Alexander

Alexander is a law professor at Ohio State University and civil rights advocate who argues in her book that the "war on drugs" has fostered a culture in which non-violent black males are overrepresented in prison, and then are treated as second-class citizens once they are freed.

"I've been interested in learning about criminal justice reform for a while, and this book was highly recommended by several people I trust,"Zuckerberg writes.

Find it here >>

Fighting at sea level is tough, but it doesn’t get any easier thousands of feet up a mountain.

The military prepares for fights at altitude by training extensively in challenging weather and terrain.

Here are 15 photos that show what it’s like.

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1. Narrow passes of ice-covered rocks

2. Getting down the mountain is faster – but more dangerous – than climbing up.

3. Helicopters can make a big difference when they’re available.

Serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis — who founded Weblogs, Mahalo.com, and Inside.com in addition to investing in Uber and Tumblr — is officially leaving Los Angeles behind.

Calacanis has listed his four-bedroom home in Brentwood for $2.998 million. He told Business Insider that he and his family have moved to San Francisco full-time. 

"We were splitting time between SF and LA, but we are now firmly planted in SF working on my Launch incubator," Calacanis said. "We just don't use the house any more."

The home has some beautiful details, like a bright sun room and a large swimming pool. 

"The house is delightful, especially for a New Yorker born and bred in Brooklyn," Calacanis said. "It has a huge pool, which I always dreamed of having back when we lived in Bay Ridge." 

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The home, built in 1940, is located in Los Angeles' well-to-do Brentwood neighborhood.

Inside, there's lots of space to lounge in comfort.

One corner serves as an informal eating area.

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Despite her recently resolved Twitter feud with Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift seems less concerned with "pitting women against each other"— as Katy Perry suggested during the fight — and more interested in bringing high-profile women together.

For weeks, the 25-year-old pop star has been featuring her famous female friends on stage at her concerts, and the Taylor Swift "girl gang" has continued to grab headlines as her friends' careers are taking off in a huge way.

But who exactly is in the "Bad Blood" singer's power posse? Let's take a look at the list of models and actresses that make up her crew ...

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Karlie Kloss, a former Victoria Secret Angel, is one of Swift's closest friends.

In March, Kloss and Swift shared the cover of Vogue for a story on their tight-knit friendship ...

Nothing better than sharing the @VogueMagazine March #PowerIssue Cover with your best friend @TaylorSwift. ❤️👯❤️

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... and they frequently appear together on each other's Instagram accounts in rather intimate photos like this one.

@taylorswift will you be my #Galentine? ❤️👯❤️

A photo posted by @karliekloss on Feb 13, 2015 at 5:29pm PST

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If there was ever a beaten path to take, it's that of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.

Often referred to as the Lost City of the Incas, it consists of more than 150 buildings and is steeped in mystery, as no one can quite agree on what it was and why it was abandoned.

Rediscovered by historian Hiram Bingham on July 24, 1911, Machu Picchu is now one of South America's most famous tourist attractions, with about 1.2 million visitors a year.

Here are 26 photos that show why the ancient Incan city has remained one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world for over a century.

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Welcome to the Inca Trail, one of the most famous hikes in the world.

It's recommended that you hang out in town for a few days (common starting points are Cusco and Ollantaytambo) before attempting the hike in order to get acclimatized to the altitude.

The Inca trail actually consists of three overlapping trails, each of which varies in duration and level of difficulty.

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Quality steakhouses are peppered throughout every state in America, but in every pond there's one giant, beefy fish that stands out from the rest. 

We collaborated with Foursquare to find the top steakhouses in every state (plus D.C.) based on what Foursquare-savvy diners think. The restaurants were chosen using an algorithm that considers likes, saves, shares, and tip sentiment, among other Foursquare user information.

Foursquare also created a list of America’s 40 Best Steakhouses, just in case you want to make a steak bucket list.

Keep scrolling to take a steakhouse trip around America. 

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ALABAMA: Connors Steak & Seafood

Specializing in fresh seafood and premium aged steaks, Connors was named best restaurant by both The Taste of Huntsville and Valley Planet (2012 and 2012-2013, respectively). It was also deemed best steak for three consecutive years (2011-2013) by Valley Plant, so prepare your taste buds for a juicy delight. 

345 The Bridge St., Huntsville, AL, 256-327-8425

ALASKA: Simon & Seafort's Saloon & Grill

Serving USDA Prime aged steak and promising panoramic views of Mount Susitna and the Alaska Range, this 1978 Anchorage landmark is a favorite among locals.

Its 8-ounce chargrilled filet mignon is served with smoked mushrooms and truffle oil, mashed Yukon potatoes, and a brandy-mustard sauce. 

420 "L" St., Anchorage, AK, 907-274-3502

ARIZONA: Roka Akor | Scottsdale

Venture to Scottsdale's Roka Akor for a menu rich with Japanese flair. Prime steaks drizzled with artisanal sauces and dressings — including its signature black-truffle-infused aioli or chili ginger dressing — will take you straight to heaven.

Choose from countless bone-in and dry-aged cuts, in addition to domestic and Australian Wagyu beef, and enjoy the contemporary design and welcoming ambiance.

7299 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 480-306-8800

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Even if you forget Whole Foods admitting to overcharging customers and Amazon elbowing in on the grocery market, shopping for food can be quite a stressful experience. 

And while everyone has their favorite supermarket, a few stand above the rest — and I'd heard Stew Leonard's was one of those.

The grocery store has locations in Connecticut and New York, but having grown up in New Hampshire — land of Market Basket— I had never set foot in one.

But with all the hype from Connecticuters, I was pretty curious. The supermarket's reputation for customer service and quality precedes it, and I had heard rumors of animatronic singing produce. I had to check it out.

With the moniker "the Disneyland of Dairy Stores"— given by The New York Times back in 1983— I knew I was in for an experience. But I had no idea just how delightful it is to grocery shop at a Stew Leonard's store.

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I got a chance to visit the original Stew Leonard’s store in Connecticut, located right on Route 1 in East Norwalk.

Immediately upon entering is “The Rock,” a three-ton hunk of granite with the company’s two rules of customer service literally written in stone.

There’s a soft-serve ice cream stand in the entrance, too — and it was crazy busy even at 11 in the morning. Clearly, this was no ordinary grocery store.

In March, Arjen Ulrich left his hometown of Alkmaar, the Netherlands, and headed to New York City — on foot.

"For many years I've thought about going for a long-distance walk," Ulrich, 32, says. "I'm not sure how that came to mind, but walking gives a sense of freedom, and the challenge is, to me, quite appealing.

"Two years ago, in April 2013, I flew to New York to visit a friend, go to a music festival and to generally experience the big city by drinking a hot chocolate, having lunch and stroll through downtown or Central Park," he recalls.

"On my way back in the airplane, the map of Europe and North America was shown with a projection of the route. I looked at it and saw it was (nearly) flying over the UK, Iceland, and Greenland, countries that have been at the top of my travel list for a long time. I immediately thought of doing the same trip over land, going from country to country — walking this route had, at that moment, not crossed my mind but quite soon I combined the urge of doing a long distance walk with going to New York over land," he explains.

Ulrich gave notice at his job in February, and set off only weeks later. He has documented his travels on his website, walk2nyc.com, and his Instagram, @arjenulrich.

Keep scrolling to read more about his adventure, in his own words.

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"The first week of walking was terrible. I had never walked more than 10km [6.2 miles] before I made the decision of doing this trip. I did four rather easy walks of 34km [21 miles] in the last three months before I left but walking day in day out with a 15kg [33 pound] backpack wasn't easy at all."

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Day 1 Alkmaar-Haarlem: more detour animals! The beach really beat me this time. There was a lot of wind and it was a difficult walk on the fluffy sand.

"I try to keep walking to a maximum of eight hours, which equals 40km [25 miles]. However, when I see I have to do more than that (up to 50km [31 miles]) I will just wake up early and make sure I have enough energy to make it."

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Day 20 Calais-Canterbury: since it is 'Patrick van Holland-day' today I ignored Google Maps and went looking for paths through the fields and forrests between Dover and Canterbury. The walk was therefore a bit longer but also a lot more interesting! Thanks Patrick!

"Looking at the flight path of the plane flying from New York to Amsterdam I figured it would be best to at least cover the UK, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Canada and the US. I've added Belgium and France so that I could walk almost entirely to England, taking only the ferry from Calais to Dover. This first part also allowed me to get used to walking while still talking Dutch in an area that is familiar to me. In case something would terribly go wrong, I could easily take a train home."

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Goodbye Alkmaar!

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Visiting a local market is a great way to gain some insight into a country's culture.

Most markets offer specialties that can only be found in that country, and chances are you're going to have to bargain with locals to get the price you want.

From the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japan, to the Witches' Market in La Paz, Bolivia, here are the markets with treasures you won't want to miss out on.

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Istanbul's Grand Bazaar certainly lives up to its name. Starting out as a small warehouse built in 1461, the bazaar has grown to a sprawling maze of vendors selling everything from spices to lamps to jewelry, and of course Turkish delight. The bazaar — which is one of the oldest covered markets in the world — is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 am to 7 pm.

Tonalá, a suburb of the Mexican city of Guadalajara, has the largest concentration of artisans in all of Mexico and has for years been a center for pottery-making. So it's no wonder that the Tonalá Market, which runs Thursdays and Saturdays, is primarily a craft market with some food and drink mixed in. It's described by visitors as a much more authentic experience than anything you'll find in the city.

Bangkok's Chatuchak Market is one of the most popular weekend markets in the world. There's truly something for everyone here; the market is separated into 27 sections, includes over 8,000 booths, and spans a whopping 35 acres.

At most festivals, mud is something to be dreaded. But at Boryeong festival in South Korea, it's the main attraction.

Every year, millions of revellers descend on Daecheon beach in a two-week celebration of all things muddy.

It really has to be seen to be believed.

Festival-goers start out looking fresh and spotless...

...but they don't stay that way for long.

The event started in the 90s to promote cosmetic products that used mud taken from the Boryeong mud flats, according to the Daily Mail.

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For some, the weekend is a sacred retreat from the hustle and bustle of our busy work lives.

For others, the weekend is a myth — Saturday and Sunday are mere extensions of the workweek and a chance to get ahead of the competition.

Judging from the various ways highly successful people spend their (at least theoretical) time away from work, we can conclude that there really is no right or wrong way to structure your weekends — it's all about striking the right balance for you.

Here's how super-successful people do it.

Elon Musk spends time with his kids.

Musk, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has five sons, with whom, he told Mashable, he hangs out on the weekends. 

However, he also admitted at South by Southwest in 2013 that some of this "quality time" is spent sending emails. "Because they don't need constant interaction, except when we're talking directly," he said. "I find I can be with them and still be working at the same time."

Jack Dorsey hikes and prepares for the week.

In 2011, when Jack Dorsey was running Twitter and Square full-time, the cofounder told the audience at Techonomy 2011 that, to got it all done, he gave each day a theme. This allowed him to quickly recall and refocus on the day's task once the distraction was out of the way. 

Dorsey said he would take Saturday off to hike and spend Sunday focusing on reflections, feedback, strategy, and getting ready for the rest of the week.

Now that he's back to running both companies, there's a good chance theme days could come in handy again.

Rachel Maddow ditches her NYC apartment for the country.

The political journalist told People she, her girlfriend Susan Mikula, and English Lab occupy a 275-sq.-ft. Manhattan apartment during the week when Maddow tapes her show. During the weekends, though, they drive three hours so they can retreat to their country home in Western Massachusetts.

"Having a place out of the city is a shortcut toward the mental reset I need," Maddow told People. She also loves spending her Saturday reading comic books.

The NFL season is back!

On the eve of NFL training camps, which begin across the league next week, we put together our first NFL power rankings of the 2015 season.

To make the rankings, we took into account last season's DVOA (an advanced stat from Football Outsiders), roster moves, draft picks, and age.

The top of the rankings will look familiar, but we threw some sleepers we like into the top-10 to mix it up.

1. Seattle Seahawks

2014 DVOA rank: 1st

Key additions: Jimmy Graham (TE), Cary Williams (CB)

Key subtractions: Byron Maxwell (CB), James Carpenter (OL), O'Brien Schofield (LB), Max Unger (C)

One thing to know: The Seahawks addressed their biggest weakness in the Jimmy Graham trade, but they had to sacrifice depth to do so.

2. Green Bay Packers

2014 DVOA rank: 3rd

Key additions: Damarious Randall (rookie, DB)

Key subtractions: Tramon Williams (CB), AJ Hawk (LB)

One thing to know: Don't read too much into their lack of key additions. The Packers never sign free agents, and it has been a wildly effective strategy.

3. New England Patriots

2014 DVOA rank: 4th

Key additions: Brandon Gibson (WR), Malcom Brown (rookie, DT)

Key subtractions: Darrelle Revis (CB), Vince Wilfork (DT), Shane Vereen (RB), Kyle Arrington (CB), Tom Brady for four games? (QB) 

One thing to know: Bill Belichick's off-seasons always look like head-scratchers and end up turning out fine, but this one might be different with Tom Brady's status uncertain.

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In her new book "The Art of War Visualized," cartoonist Jessica Hagy brings the ancient wisdom of Sun Tzu to a new generation.

The creator of Indexed has updated Tzu's famous Chinese military book "The Art of War" with original illustrations to explain how to apply his advice to the modern business world.

Business Insider asked Hagy to annotate a few of her favorite pages from the book.

Continue reading to find out how to harness "The Art of War" in your life.

Most of us lead a life that revolves around work. The average US worker, for example, clocks 47 hours a week, and when you add the time we spend commuting, another five to 10 hours, it pushes our total work-related hours over 55. Then there's work-related stress, which damages our health.

All of that can paint a vulgar picture of life in our modern world, one that two or three weeks' vacation can hardly remedy.

Then there are those who refuse to buy into all that and choose to live on the fringe, like Ultra Romance, a 35-year-old from the Connecticut River valley who works as little as possible — usually for six months a year — and then goes adventuring around the world with his bike and modest camping gear.

Since college, 15 years ago, Ultra Romance, aka Benedict, says he hasn't lived more than six months in any one place. He has never owned a car, and he got a bank account just so he could buy and sell bicycle parts on eBay (he keeps the cash he earns in little bags that he buries in the ground). He says he lives on $10 a day.

"We have this preconceived notion of what success is in the modern world," he recently told Business Insider. "I'm not ashamed that I don't like to work. It's just very unnatural."

This week we caught up with Ultra Romance to learn more about how this free spirit has bucked society's expectations and made his own path. He recently appeared on the cover of Bicycling magazine and has become popular on Instagram. Read on to see what he told us about how we work too much and, well, probably live and play too little:

On work

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"I work about six month of the year, as a commercial fisherman or charter fisherman or a guide. I also sell bicycle parts online. It's been very much like, get your work done for part of the year and do whatever you want the rest of the year. For me, work is a segue to traveling."

On going a different route

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"I went to college and got the degree and was trying to be a PE teacher or a personal trainer and do the hustle right out of college. Then it was like, I gotta get a house, I'm 24, I got all these student loans ... Before you know it, things work out and you meet the right girl and you settle down and buy the house and have the mortgage payment and the cars. But ultimately that was not going to be me."

On success

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"We have this preconceived notion of what success is in the modern world. For me, it's part philosophy, part circumstance ... I study history and anthropology, and I'm not ashamed that I don't like to work. It's just very unnatural. I like to simplify things. I'm a handshake kind of guy, so paperwork and bills don't work for me. They were a big stressor in my life, and I sort of eliminated all of them." 

Balding men and anyone else with thinning hair: It's time we had a talk.

Let's face it, you're not fooling anyone with that comb-over, that weave doesn't look right, and the toupee will always look crooked.

Basically, you're opening yourself up to comments about how you're trying to hide something that's actually a natural part of the aging process. You can't make it stop.

But take heart, because there are a few things you can do to your hair and head that will lessen the notability of the hair loss as well as boost your confidence.

The first mistake men make, according to barber Richard Bresson of Fellow Barber, is keeping their hair on the longer side. As a rule, shorter is always better.

This is because, as hair grows out it becomes "stringy and limp on top" and bushy on the sides. 

Instead, get the sides cropped close with scissors or clippers and the top short with the hair brushed to the side. Don't get any kind of part since you don't want any hard lines drawing eyes to the "problem area."

"It's all about creating an illusion, moving the eyes away from the thinning top, instead of to the whole cut that's pleasing to look at," Bresson told us. 

As for styling, stick to clays and pastes (you can see our recommendations here) that will give your hair lift and body, according to Bresson. 

And if all else fails, just buzz it.

It's up to you and your scalp to make this relatively drastic decision, but more men should definitely consider it, Bresson told us. It can make you look younger and feel more confident.

Plus, you don't have to shave down to nothing. A No .2 setting or lower on the clippers to shave your head will drastically minimize the appearance of any bald spots or receding hairlines.

But remember, now your head is fully exposed to the elements, so use sunscreen.  

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