It’s getting close to that time again — when the trilliums start springing out alongside the path in the woods near our apartment, …
Healing at B2 Boutique Hotel + Spa Zürich
When I arrived in Zürich, Switzerland after a speaking tour of Poland, including my TEDxWarsaw talk, I felt broken. I'd had a car …
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Hiking Camelback Mountain
I can see this beautiful mountain range from my apartment and have been longing to get to the top. The high heat of the Phoenix, …
Sedona Day Trip and Hikes
Sedona seduced me! As I sit at home writing this, I want to go back right now ~ and I just got home from there a day ago! Its …
Kayaking the Salt River at Saguaro Lake Ranch in Mesa, Arizona
After the fun adventure we had tubing the Salt River in Mesa Arizona, I returned to do it again with a friend visiting from out of …
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Suzhou, China’s Venice
Home for Fish and Rice Suzhou sits about 100 km west of Shanghai, a 25-minute ride by fast train. Its mild climate, rich soil and …
Salt River Tubing at the Saguaro Lake Ranch
Tubing down the Salt River is a pretty popular thing to do out in Phoenix, Arizona. People flock to the river, rent inner tubes, …
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Chicago People, Places and Food
Chicago has long carried the label of being second to New York - hence the name Second City. But just as the comedy club has …
Romantic Dalliances in an English Village
Tale old as time, a modern day Beauty and the Beast experience (I’m Belle). I may not be as beautiful or as smart or as …
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How to Say “I Love You” in Different Languages Around The World
One of the things I love about living in Richmond, BC on Canada's West Coast is that I have neighbours that speak many different …
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