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Photo courtesy of MGM Resorts International Things that come to mind when you think of Las Vegas: booze, gambling, and partying into the wee hours of the night. It’s not typically a destination you book when looking to relax and improve your wellness regimen. Or is it? Believe it or not, Sin City is setting…
Raise your hand if this is even a slightly familiar scenario: You’re crouched in some corner of a busy airport, shamelessly gorging an overpriced, two-pound Cinnabon calorie bomb. Or maybe you’re on the plane, and the flight attendant’s gaze finally comes your way during the refreshments distribution: it’s your brief-but-glorious moment to shine, and you…
San Diego is big and beautiful — and, we’d argue, should be on everyone’s list of U.S. trips. But it can also be crowded and a little chaotic in certain places. So whether you’re a first timer, or you’ve seen all the obvious spots and are looking for a fresh perspective on San Diego, you…
Dedicated runners are known to travel far and wide to participate in races, and there’s no shortage of long-distance runners who plan their annual vacations around running. However, even casual runners who set their sights on shorter runs such as half marathons and 5k/10k races will find plenty of amazing runs around the world. No…
Green-space walking. Ecotherapy. Forest medicine. New-age-y as these terms may sound, they are all based on a simple concept: that getting out in nature is really, really good for you. Forest bathing — a fancy phrase for walking through the woods — is based on the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, which translates to “taking in…
While tourism as we know it today is a relatively new concept, travelers around the world have been undertaking walking pilgrimages for millennia. In fact, going on pilgrimage was the often the only opportunity people ever had to leave their native villages. Though pilgrimage walks have traditionally had religious or spiritual associations, the modern pilgrim…
“Quitting my job was never in the cards,” says former consultant Keith Armington. “I wanted to be partner, a lifer.” Well, never say never. Born and raised in Philadelphia, the now 27-year-old followed the consultant path straight out of college — which is to say he worked hard and climbed the corporate ladder. He even…
We all have such good intentions when we’re traveling. We’ll practically bathe in hand sanitizer after braving the airplane bathroom and always wash our hands before we eat. But there are some common things that many travelers do to inadvertently sabotage their health. Once you’ve read the disgusting details about these seemingly innocuous activities, we’re…
“I can’t believe you aren’t going to talk for 10 days. I would go crazy.” That was the response I got from roughly 95 percent of people whom I told I was going on my first (and only, thus far) 10-day silent meditation retreat. It’s also basically what I had said to my boyfriend when…
Traveling is typically reserved for those precious two weeks the average American worker gets off each year. We slave away at our desks all day, every day for a few moments of pleasure at the beach or another exotic destination. But, what if your job was to travel? Amazingly, some people have the type of…