Wellness: Ecuador and Peru: Take It All Off!

Wellness: Ecuador and Peru: Take It All Off!

by Julie Dupuis Familiarity. Confidence. Sometimes you just have to let them go. How about incompatibility and uncertainty? Transitions aren’t always easy—that’s what I told myself when I decided to crop my hair short before travelling sola to Ecuador and Peru for three months. The locks fell away and I was smitten. Why did I…

Inspiration: The Art and Value of Journaling as You Travel

Inspiration: The Art and Value of Journaling as You Travel

by Rick Steves Travel can make you a poet. Travel can be spiritual. You meet people on the road you’d never meet otherwise. Traveling rearranges your cultural furniture, challenging truths you assumed were self-evident and God-given. By traveling, you learn not only about the people and places you visit — you learn about yourself. But…

Wellness: Australia: Katoomba’s Mountain Heritage Hotel & Spa

Wellness: Australia: Katoomba’s Mountain Heritage Hotel & Spa

by Kellea Croft Mountain Heritage Hotel & Spa has tured 100 years old. Once known as the California, it is still affectionately called ‘the Cali’ by the Katoomba locals, and it recalls the days of grand guesthouses with elegance and style. Its castle-like tower, spiraling wood staircases, majestic statues and historic photographs lining the walls…

Inspiration: The Reluctant Adventurer Learns to Fly

Inspiration: The Reluctant Adventurer Learns to Fly

by Heather Huntington I’m afraid of heights. Not, like, paralyzing, freak-out-if-I-drive-over-a-bridge fear of heights, but what I would like to consider a reasonable fear. For example, if I’m up at the edge of a building where I would die if I say, fell, then perhaps I might go, ‘Yuck’ and back up a few steps…

Inspiration: Lisa Gatewood: Milwaukee’s Folk Singing Diva!

Inspiration: Lisa Gatewood: Milwaukee’s Folk Singing Diva!

Sure, it’s great to read the latest tidbits about Madonna and Mariah and Beyonce. But oftentimes, the biggest inspirations come from reading about upcoming, about-to-bust-out Divas fiercely battling the world, hustling to harness their dreams. Of course long journeys begin with a first step, but how many more of us will take it having heard…