“I woke along the fields outside of Casablanca with its grazing herds and silvery olive trees. The rising sun lit the swooping valleys and carved crops in shades of nude and burnt tangerine as I made my way south. From this long stretch of highway, farmers and shepherds shielded by their brimmed palm leaf hats were visible, immersed in this agriculturally rich, but barely industrialized Northern African region.
In a food mecca like New York City where there might as well be as many Italian restaurants as there are opinions about them, how do you choose which is good as opposed to what they just tell you is good? Is there a best or is more complicated than that?
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(Featured in Wander Magazine) There was a compelling essence of tranquility. I had every intention of doing my daily meditation up here. But close my eyes to this magnificence? No chance. That day, the journey was the mediation.
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With my mind set on a bit of spa-time wellness, some local culture, and a side of tequila…
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A couple of friends and I went to capture the light on Lake Saint Mary by the entrance of Glacier National Park, Montana before sunset. We heard the morning hike there was just gorgeous when one of us went rogue after checking into West Glacier Cabins, which I highly recommend.
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I often daydream about my time there in its great cozy lodges, finding rejuvenation in the region’s plentiful outdoor Nordic spas and expansive snow trails immersed in their winter culture. It was an invigorating winter wellness adventure infused with adrenaline thrills and thermal immersion. They do winter in Quebec with a healthy exuberance.
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Scottsdale, Arizona is more dynamic than its mainstream reputation might suggest. It is highly touted for its golf courses, sprawling spa resorts, high-end shops, and a lofty real estate market. And the city’s ubiquitous Sonoran Desert landscape makes for soothing picture-perfect sunsets while dining or out on a nature hike, of course.
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When I learned that the new budget airline, PLAY was offering direct flights to Iceland from tiny New York Stewart International Airport tucked up in the Hudson Valley, I was more than intrigued. When considering checking it out, the pattern of logic was easy:
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Trying to accommodate a list of preferences, above all, budget and location, during prime tourist season was a challenge. It was possible at that point that availability for a choice hotel was going to be sparse. But then I remembered a colleague who told me about an alternative vacation rental option with RedWeek, a travel hack that acts like a back door to hotel room inventory. So I checked it out.
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A recent announcement from Insider Expeditions in partnership with tennis legends John and Patrick McEnroe revealed a very special event taking place in Tanzania in December 2023 as part of a new goodwill awareness and sports program. And it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event that travelers and tennis aficionados will have a chance to join them.
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