Your flight tickets will be $550. Your suitcase will be another $212. Give this man, Bruno, a medal. Overpacked and no room in my carry on, this is the outcome of that predicament – the travel coat: a couple meters of nylon from the Flea Market in two perfect tones of forest green, 29 carefully folded items of clothing, 6.8…
If you’re a music fan, then you certainly must know of the Buena Vista Social Club, 1999 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders. The film follows renowned guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim, as they travel to Cuba and assemble a group of the country’s finest musicians to record an album. But, even if you know the film, you may…
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 foods to add to your…
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 might guess, we have other…
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 for any number of…
It’s hard to believe that (as of this writing) it has been two years since Notre Dame cathedral in Paris burst into flames. There were tears in our eyes as we watches – helplessly as the roof crumbled. It will still be a very long time for the restoration to be completed. Watch the video below to understand why: the…
Nature provides, if we respect her. And respect is something that seems to be in short supply nowadays. Automobiles still (mostly) run on 1900’s technology, we still pump fuel out of the ground, which has untold repercussions. The worst thing is that we know better and have the technologies, and yet, we as humans, are slow to adapt. Well, let…
No, this is not about drugs. But it is about sensory experiences that you can enjoy no matter your mood. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is featuring a collection of four autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) videos that show off the acoustic ambience from the all parts of the city. Custom-made to arouse the viewer’s perceptions and arouse a…