Tag: Lifestyle

A Vital First Step to Healing From the Inside Out

Wellness often comes packaged in a smoothie, a juice cleanse, a detox, yoga studio, and so many of these “trademarked moments.” “We’re all saying this is amazing, but hopefully the next wave is just that we can have this in our lives, for ourselves,” says Tara Stiles, the founder of Strala Yoga and a pioneer…


Huge Sierra Snowpack Throws Frozen Wrench Into Campers’ Plans

By Ethan Baron From Bay Area News Group Emily and Jeremy Cross from Scotts Valley are planning to travel with their two boys to a family reunion in July at a Sierra Nevada campground. But a big, frozen question hangs over the trip: Will California’s near-record snowpack melt in time? “We’re just going to keep…


Think a Safari Can’t Be Romantic? Kenya’s Tented Camp Resorts Add Splendor to a Honeymoon Adventure

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service The moment was dreamlike and mesmerizing. An enormous pride of golden lions slumbered, snored and groaned in the afternoon sun, their long tails thumping against one another and then on the ground in a series of nonstop feline movements. A couple from Sweden sat next to me…


Bánh Mì (Vietnamese Sandwich)

View the print-ready version of this recipe. I love the fresh, bold flavors of Vietnamese food, and I especially love attempting to recreate my favorite dishes in my own kitchen. This recipe is not authentic so check out this recipe from Hungry Huy, or this one from Cooking with Lane for truly authentic Bánh Mì. Banh mi (pronounced ban mee),  means…


Rent Tools and Save Thousands of Dollars

I scan the media each week to keep abreast of all that has to do with building and remodeling homes, new tools, and new technology in the trades. I also talk to dozens of homeowners. I can tell you that inflation and soaring interest rates are inspiring more and more homeowners to contemplate tackling home-improvement…


One Pan Coconut Chicken Curry Is Seriously Simple

As a French trained chef, Indian cooking had been out of my comfort zone. Recently, my friend Laurie Burrows Grad sent me her favorite quick chicken curry recipe for me to try. First, I wanted to make the curry powder from scratch, as my esteemed colleague, the late Raghavan Iyer, recommended in his latest book, “On the Curry Trail.”…


A Beginner’s Guide to Maintaining Focus

There’s a simple formula to predict how much progress you’ll make in achieving your objectives. Simply take the amount of time you dedicate to your goals, divide it by the number of goals you’re pursuing, and multiply by the length of time you stay focused. Progress = (Time Available ÷ Number of Goals) × Length of…


Hotel in Pristine Lord Howe Island Tops List of Best Hotels in South Pacific

A sixth-generation family-owned B&B has topped the best hotel in the South Pacific and in Australia, according to the travel website Tripadvisor. Pinetrees Lodge on Lord Howe Island was named “Top Hotel in Australia” and “Top Hotel in the South Pacific” in Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards, released on May 24….


Australian Hotel Topped the List of Best Hotels in South Pacific

A sixth-generation family-owned B&B has topped the best hotel in the South Pacific and in Australia, according to the travel website Tripadvisor. Pinetrees Lodge on Lord Howe Island was named “Top Hotel in Australia” and “Top Hotel in the South Pacific” in Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards, released on May 24….


Inside the Most Expensive Chinese Restaurant in America

The idea of Chinese food doesn’t often bring to mind an elaborate, 19-course meal of meticulously composed dishes served in custom-made vessels. “Chinese food has thousands of years of history and culture. It should be expensive,” said chef Guo Wenjun, whose eponymous restaurant in New York, at $518 per person for the tasting menu, is…