Wellness: Manitoba, Canada: Swimming with Baby Beluga

Wellness: Manitoba, Canada: Swimming with Baby Beluga

by Sharon Spence Lieb —Churchill, Manitoba, Canada: Wriggling into a too-tight neoprene wetsuit, I’m ready to hug a beluga. I’ve flown 1910 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, to Hudson Bay, Canada, to swim with the 3,000 snow white beluga whales summering in Hudson Bay. “Welcome to The Beluga Capital of the World,” says our guide,…

Inspiration: Australia/Tasmania: Wild Sports Ease the Pain of Break-Ups

Inspiration: Australia/Tasmania: Wild Sports Ease the Pain of Break-Ups

by Leah Krauss Some girls deal with tough breakups by eating a pint of Hagen Daaz. Some dye their hair blonde. I happened to be traveling alone for the first time in Australia when it happened, and I went with grueling displays of sport to redirect my pain. What you have to understand about this…

Style: Body Linens: Couture for the Nightshift

Style: Body Linens: Couture for the Nightshift

by Michelle McDermott It truly was the night before Christmas. In the luxurious surroundings of my upscale, Scottish hotel room, I could hear the muffled sounds of the snow falling gently against the window. As the clock ticked, I drifted off to LaLa Land wrapped in the baby-soft, billowing 500 thread count Frette sheets. Sound…