I know I’ve had a great vacation when I return home with aching muscles and unidentifiable bruises. For the past ten days I’ve been vacationing at Club Med’s Turks and Caicos village and I just got home, practically limping from all the fun! My cheeks hurt from smiling, my stomach muscles ache from continuous laughter,…
by Stephanie Block I was wide awake at five a.m., but my body felt like lead. I’d been like that song, tossing and turning all night. In quiet desperation, I called United Airlines to see if I could get on a later flight. The noon non-stop to Philadelphia was wide open, they said, and I…
by Pearl Dworkin, Beauty Diva Have you ever noticed how terrible the lighting is in airplane bathrooms? I always feel like those bathroom mirrors add a few years! It’s not our imagination that air travel sucks the life out of our skin. There are many factors that influence our skin when we travel. The recirculated…
“Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now.” —Goethe Helen, Athens, Greece: “I’ve never thought about what I want. I’ve spent my life giving to others and fulfilling their needs. When I sit and think about what I want, I get uncomfortable–that…
“Success is a journey not a destination— half the fun is getting there.” —Gita Bellin Imagine yourself touring the countryside with a group of fascinating people from around the world who have the same interests as you. Picture yourself laughing at meals with new faces and interesting personalities. Envision yourself traveling to a safe destination…
by Stephanie Block I wouldn’t have met him if it weren’t for my Jimmy Choos. They were my first pair, and the first time I ever dared to wear them was at Jimmy’z nightclub in Monte Carlo. They were black, they were high, and they were christened with delicate, silver disco balls across the toe…
by Jennifer Brown In spring of 1997, I arrived in Japan to join my Japanese boyfriend who had just been transferred back to Kochi City following a two-year stint in New York City where we met. I was to spend three months in Kochi, a modest, regional city of approximately 300,000 on the Pacific coast…