Traveling to Tuscany for the first time is absolutely exhilarating. This scenic region is filled with incredible food to try, tasty wine to sip, and awe-inspiring architecture to admire. When you’re planning your first visit, it can feel overwhelming. With so much to see, how do you decide what to do first? Here are six…
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How CBD Stormed the Wellness Space
By : Sarah Avakian Cannabidiol, or CBD as it’s better known, has exploded onto the wellness scene in recent years coming in a variety of products to treat a myriad of injuries, illnesses and disorders. Some you’ll recognize from local stores—they run the gambit from colorfully packaged fruit candies and snacks, to oils, extracts, lotions,…
A Newbie at a Thai Monastery
By: Krista Nieuwstraten A long line of people dressed in all white formed a silent procession through the forest. Putting one foot in front of the other slowly and carefully, no one made a sound. It was an impressive sight–one that continues to fill me with awe. If you would have told me a few…
Checking-In: Madrid’s Salamanca
By: Madeline Weinfield Madrid—the Spanish city famed for its nightlife, heat and bullfights, that still echoes of Hemingway and wars past—magnetically draws tourists seeking culture, history, and the greatest ham on planet earth. A frenetic party-ready city with a sophisticated personality, Madrid is quieted only by the sleepy month of August when locals flee to…
Together We Can Restore Healthy Oceans
Ocean Culture Life (OCL), a visual storytelling project started by renowned photographer Matt Porteous, was born from an organic collaboration of writers, photographers, scientists, and activists who care deeply about delivering ethical solutions to restoring healthy oceans around the world. Matt Porteous has loved photography from a young age, and was inspired to build an…
Sounds of Seville
By : Justin Fenech No matter how globalized a city becomes, no matter how many Starbucks and vegan restaurants line its old quarters, its sounds can never be duplicated. I learned this in the Spanish city of Seville, the capital of the region of Andalucia. I spent a week in Seville, I visited its main…
Rome’s Migrant Kitchen
Photo via Gustamundo By : Joanie Magill Brene Brown, in her Ted talk The Power of Vulnerability, said: “Vulnerability is the core of shame and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it’s also the birthplace of joy, creativity, of belonging, of love.” Shame, fear, the struggle for worthiness could easily characterize…
A New Life For Big Brand Hotels? Checking In At The Moxy.
By: Madeline Weinfield It’s a sure sign of the times when even the biggest hotel brands are realizing their standard rooms with queen beds and beige color palettes, anonymous hallways and lobbies, and suit-wearing staff, aren’t striking a chord with the largest growing group of travelers: millennials. More and more, studies remind us that milennails—that…
The White Mountains of Crete
Video and Photo by Matt PorteousEdited by Ben JaquierWords by Pip Monks Tony Blyth has been visiting the island of Crete for over 40 years, following in his father’s footsteps, who was there in May 1941 when the German invasion took place. He was very lucky to escape with his life; instead of surrendering, he…
