Jayme
Inverse Travel
I’m taking a little vacation this month, which ironically means no travel. I’m calling it “Inverse Travel” and it’s all about engaging with visitors to your own town…
Searching for Meaningful Travel?
The antidote for voluntourism? Perhaps an actual vacation. But if that feels too much like admitting to defeat (I’m also a bit Type A), there’s another brand of voluntourism – luxury voluntourism. Don’t let the name scare you off, luxury voluntour trips aren’t necessarily glamorous or prissy, but rather organized by high-end travel outfitters who put just as much focus on tourism as giving back.
Have Bike, Will Travel
The most painless form of bike transport is no transport at all. If you’re heading for a cycling-destination in the U.S., it’s easier and more cost effective to leave your bike at home and rent one in the town you’re visiting.
Pura Vida
My tropical spa treatment had me thinking: Why do I perceive massage as an indulgence only to be taken while on vacation? Think about it. Massage in your (or my) hometown is half the price, and typically just as good a treatment…
Better Than Peak-Bagging
Big City Mountaineers teaches teens to summit the metaphorical mountains of their lives.
Slither On
Not for the faint of heart, caving takes you underground among bats, through subterranean rivers, down mudslides, and into a world like none you’ve ever seen.
Leaving Las Vegas
Everyone stares as Kim Coats strides through the Kigali café. Any muzungu (the Kinyarwanda word for white person) creates a spectacle, even in Rwanda’s capital city, but this statuesque blond from Las Vegas makes an especially significant splash.
Suzy Chaffee
Suzy Chaffee began racing at age six. “My first coach told me I was a pretty little thing but was never going to make it,” says Suzy. “His putdown was a great gift because I wasn’t all that aggressive normally, so his words were the kick I needed.”
Beat the Winter Blues
Three out of four people who suffer from seasonal affective disorder are women. Keep SAD at bay by staying active this season.
But I’m a cheerleader
Push-pull-push-pull. I chanted through clenched teeth to keep my legs pedaling. Or maybe I was just humming the words in my head.
Go Fly a Kite
Thanks to advances in equipment, kiteboarding is no longer only for daredevils. Combining the best of snowboarding, surfing, and paragliding, kiteboarding just may be the most fun you’ve ever had in the water.
Shades of Gray: The Suzanne Sonye Story
Suzanne Sonye takes the seat across from me at a side street coffee house. She’s here to talk about a painful experience. She orders nothing, not even water. It’s clear by her uneasy posture and strained eyes that this is going to be difficult for her. But that hasn’t stopped the 46-year-old before.
