Are you shy? Maybe out of "the game"? Have you recently moved to a new location and finding it hard to connect with others? These three strategies can help if you’re looking to make new and meaningful connections. If you check out your social media feeds, you’ll see that you’re probably connected to a lot…
Health
The doors are starting to open. We're able to walk outside again. It's no longer a scary proposition to visit our friends and family. Covid hasn't been beaten, but we're sure beating it down, we humans. And what better way to do this than through food? Those of us who work probably dread the idea…
Gratifyingly, people are starting to understand that climate change is real. Turn on the television every day and a new horrifying example of our changing world appears. On a very positive note, though, Dubai just got the world's first ‘green’ mosque. As per the reports, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) inaugurated the world's first…
From the back of a pickup truck, I watched dust fly as we drove along a narrow road through one of Kauaʻi's last sugar cane fields and past a long-abandoned mill. It was the early 1980s, my first trip to the island and, after a few days in Honolulu, it was quite a change from…
What is a loo? In the UK, it's another name for the toilet. (It's also called a bog, but that's a different story.)
Shocking? Well, that brings up the question about why airplane toilets have power outlets. Seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
But read more here courtesy of BusinessInsider.com for an answer to this conundrum.
If…
Some places just "get it." As we see mother earth in peril, some of us are just not rising to the occasion. Climate change is not a joke. It's real. But, some countries (mostly in Europe) are paying attention and doing something about it. It could be banning automobile traffic in certain places. It could…
How many of our readers recognise our main picture? If you're of a certain age, you may recall "dial-up" to get your Internet. Modems, blistering 128k transfer speeds, mortgage your child monthly fees. This article talks about speed - but slowing down. And not as in being lazy, but as in stopping to smell the…
Hey tiger, want to explore the bush and find your inner animal? In style, of course. And a rather special place is the The Bushcamp Company in Zambia. It's been around for a while, but they've spent a number of months refreshing the place. The award-winning Mfuwe safari lodge is set in the most prolific…
Research out of the European Society of Cardiology suggests taking more than three weeks of vacation days may help you live longer. The 40-year study initially set out to examine the result healthy living (aerobic exercise, a balanced diet, and putting down the cigarettes) had on the long-term risk of developing heart disease. But researchers…
When you think of space travel, you might associate it solely with men. Especially beefcake men who spend a lot of their time working out.
But here is an article about how maybe that idea is a little outdated. It's time to look at women in space. There are a lot of good reasons why.
They eat,…
Everyone likes to save money - who doesn't? But what lengths will we go through to squeeze out the last penny or the last drop? This, or course, applies to mere mortals like us, but businesses also mind their money. And, especially now, airlines and travel companies must really be ruthless when it comes to…
Every so often, a human mass movement comes along that subtly alters the zeitgeist of we humans. It could have been the art enlightenment in the 1920's. Or perhaps it was the peace and love Hippies in the 1960's. But one of these movements has persisted - the Chautauqua Institute. Chautauqua was an adult education…
It is always a good strategy to start slowly, and then taper off. But it's a fat chance that we'll ever be able to do that. Especially when we live in the electrified, accelerated world that we do. But, the geniuses in the world are always looking to find the next big leap. Here is…
Europe is many things, but one thing that is consistent across almost all of the European countries is the general approach to tolerance. Good, mature behaviour is recognised, and rewarded with few limitations or rules. The Europeans intrinsically get this.
And one area where this all blends together for Europeans is camping. This article talks about…
We would imagine that, being of a certain age, we should intrinsically know what we should be doing with our lives . . and our bodies. But, it's sooo easy to skip this or ignore that. What you eat (or don't) can make a big difference in your brain health throughout your life. Learn which…
It's always good to think ahead, when you can. And while you're enjoying the summer sun, there are probably a dozen or more items on your list that you're ignoring / forgetting. Well, let us give you a little prod to recommend that you start looking into your winter holidays now. Chances are good that…
The vast majority of Airbnb rentals go smoothly, but do you know what to do when they don’t? What happens if your host cancels your booking two days before you arrive, or the spacious bedroom shown in a listing turns out to be the size of a closet? Read more courtesy of SmarterTravel.com.
As you…
AirBnB, constant bad press notwithstanding, has created a wonderful new model on how to travel. Almost everyone wins. VRBO, an Expedia company (and one of our valued affiliate friends,) have taken the model and successfully given AirBnB a run for their money: in some recent months, they have marched past AirBnB in bookings. But, this…
This is a simple, but very important request. For those of us who are fortunate enough to travel, this should almost be mandatory.
UNESCO has created the Sustainable Tourism Pledge. The pledge takes an industry-first approach to environmental and cultural protection, requiring hotel operators to introduce firm measures to eliminate single-use plastics and promote local culture.
The…
As mother earth spins faster, and more and more of us spin with her, big changes happen. New ideas, new materials, new studies, new pharmaceuticals . . all culminating into new "us"?
Very soon, we will be presented with all types of complicated information about the condition of our health, including our individual levels of risk…