ShareHere’s a fantastic little travel trick I picked up from my best friend and fellow traveler Rachel Rofe:

It’s easy to get as much as 50% or more off of your nightly rate at hotels and resorts. I’ve used this trick to stay in four-star resorts with nightly rates of $200 …

ShareOne of the pivotal books that has most changed my life is a novel by Herman Hesse: Siddhartha.

I read it for the first time three years ago while traveling in Italy. At the time I was struggling to understand my place in the world when my passions and career firmly …

ShareFor the past month, I’ve heard one particular question often:
“Why the heck are you going to Alaska?”
My favorite response was “I told my brother I’d take him anywhere in the world for his birthday. He picked freaking Alaska!”
But then I set foot in the savage, stunning, completely breathtaking beauty of …

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Here’s a bit of insight into the wackiness that is me:
Before I went into surgery, I convinced myself that I would be healed and ready to work again in five days’ time (it actually took two weeks).
So I set the goal for myself that on the fifth day I would …

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My trip to Arizona was absolutely incredible. I cherished every moment of it. I particularly loved Flagstaff and Sedona.
But I ended up having to cut it short and return home a few days early. Why? Because I started having incredible abdominal pain.
I knew before I left that I have uterine …