Prioritize an Interesting Life Over a Happy Life
If you want to live a satisfying and meaningful life, don't get too caught up in chasing happiness
How Long Should You Meditate to Get an Optimal Result?
Numerous studies have found that meditation is beneficial for mental health, as well as good for relieving certain chronic diseases. But how long should you meditate? The Longer, the Better ...
Taking the Kids: To a Snow Resort When You Don’t or Can’t Ski
The kids and your significant other want to head to the slopes, but you’re thinking you won't have much fun in the snow. Maybe, like me, you can’t this year. ...
Suffering From Dysautonomia? A 13-Symptom Self-Assessment Helps You Find Out
Patients with dysautonomia often feel uncomfortable all over their bodies—they may have seen different doctors—but the test values are normal. What are the common symptoms of dysautonomia and how to ...
Wegovy/Ozempic Isn’t a Miracle Drug, It’s a Part of the Problem
Obesity grows out of cultural changes that have left people around the world with a dangerously delicious problem
Glamping Meets Mountaineering at This Starlit New 12,500-Foot Destination Near Telluride
By John Meyer From The Denver Post Colorado’s newest overnight backcountry experience offers the pleasures that come with backcountry hut skiing in a spectacular setting, but without the burden of ...
3 Common Foods Give You a Bad Gut Microbiome
The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, these microbiome are of vital importance to your health. What foods can hurt—or help your microbiome? ...
The Practice of Letting Go of Mental Constructs
Our ideas about ourselves, other people, or situations can often block us from enjoying life's inevitable challenges and dealing with them wisely
Americans Are Traveling Abroad Again, and Passport Wait Times Are Skyrocketing
Washington—Attention world travelers: Check your passports, now. The State Department is taking longer than usual to issue new U.S. passports, and to renew existing passports, because record numbers of Americans are ...
6 Health Risks of Using Your Cell Phone While on the Toilet
Experts: Cell phones are 10 times dirtier than toilet seats
Mont-Saint-Michel: Normandy’s Magnificent Island Abbey
I love to scamper, at low tide, shoes in my hands, far from shore, across the mudflat in the vast Bay of Mont St-Michel. Splashing across black sand and through ...
Ed Perkins on Travel: Consumer Update
The Department of Transportation (DoT) labored mightily and came up with a—dashboard? After weeks of announcements of great consumer gains, the single positive result is a DoT "dashboard" that summarizes ...
How the Birth Control Pill Changes Who You Are
The growing body of science revealing how the pill alters attraction, perception, and memory
Why I Still Send Picture Postcards—Traveling or Not
By George Hobica From Tribune News Service Trust me on this, traveler: Sending picture postcards to friends and family spreads joy back home and in the process reveals aspects of ...
She Walked Across Colorado, Corners to Corners. The Reason Was Complicated
By Seth Boster From The Gazette Colorado Springs—In the summer of 2020, India Wood was hiking the countryside somewhere off Interstate 70 between Edwards and Wolcott. “I really had to ...
Dining in the Yakima Valley Feels Like Family Because It Is
Look down on Washington's Yakima Valley in springtime and you'll see one of the great agricultural landscapes of America—miles of lush, green fields of hops, acres of blossoming fruit trees ...
Does This New Robot-Staffed Chocolate Emporium Signal a Themed Restaurant Comeback?
By Todd Martens From Los Angeles Times Los Angeles—I'm about to take a bite from a slice of Key lime pie at the Toothsome Chocolate Emporium when a host named ...
The History Is Real in Winchester, Virginia
Entering the town of Winchester, Virginia, is like traveling back in time. My recent visit echoed those of Shawnee and other Native American tribes who lived for thousands of years ...
Trip-Stacking Ideas to Consider in 2023
By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com The pandemic-era popularized the idea of “trip stacking,” a concept that encourages crafting a backup to your primary travel plan. Busy families often face ...
Savor Your Next Trip by Tuning in to Your Senses
Travel encourages us to sample from a sensory feast. On your next trip, encourage family members to tune in to their senses. Here are five ways to deepen the experience ...
With the Kidnapping of 4 US Citizens, Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico?
Dallas—Public safety concerns have spiked around travel to Mexico, with the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. The visitors had just crossed the ...
Transatlantic flights: 2023
The airline gurus are predicting a boom in transatlantic travel this summer. They're also saying that airfares will be higher than pre-pandemic—maybe up to 30 percent. And last but not ...
Sunny Salamanca, Spain’s Sandstone Gem
Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor, Spain’s grandest square, seems to celebrate life. Strolling across the square with Carlos, my guide, we passed a young man walking alone who suddenly burst into song. ...
A Stunning New Way to See Niagara Falls
By Colleen Thomas From Tribune News Service Niagara Falls–The grandeur of Niagara Falls keeps tourists seeking new and better views of the natural wonder—and it’s easy to find them. On ...
Deep Dive: A Closer Look at Life in the Galapagos
The waters were unusually calm, the last rays of an equatorial sun just starting to heat up the surface of a loping Pacific swell. The broad rollers transformed, changing from ...
Big Flavors in a Cloud Forest: Discovering Ecuador’s Yunguilla
High above Quito is a surreal village in the cloud forest