On a recent flight, I sat next to a girl who has a new way for getting fit in your hotel room. I’ll reveal this really simple and fun way with you in an upcoming article, but wanted to share with you the rest of our conversation (which also included one of the flight attendants) [...]
This article is by guest writer Joanne “Dr Jo” Lichten, PhD. Trying to eat healthy in restaurants? Bored of grilled chicken and salad? Hate feeling deprived? Good news! You can make any meal healthier with just a few “no big deal” changes. 1. Get It Your Way. Request them not to brush your fajitas, steak, [...]
Never leave home without a tube of your favorite hand cream in your bag, and use it frequently throughout your trip. Not only will this help keep your hands from drying out but can help counter the effects of harsh commercial-grade soaps found in public restrooms. I am currently using a tiny very-TSA-friendly bottle of Bloom [...]
On February 22nd, Carol appeared in the MSNBC article Too Sick to Travel? When to put yourself on the no-fly list. For Carol Margolis, it was an almost-ruptured eardrum. She’d flown with a bad cold and sinus congestion, which made it difficult to equalize the pressure in her ears. After her doctor told her she’d [...]
1) Repeat after me: “No Red-Eyes.” Unless you are flying in your own private jet for more than 9 hours you will have a bad nights’ sleep and start your vacation or work week off on a bad note. It always sounds like a great idea until you are actually living it. Instead, I turn [...]
Staying healthy while traveling is challenging enough, and trying to lose weight and get fit adds a whole other level to that challenge. Since I am on a journey to reduce my weight, get fit and stay healthy, I thought I’d share what I’m doing with you: Eating When Traveling When I leave home, I [...]
I don’t know about you, but I would love to have all of my favorite facial items (cleanser, moisturizer, toner, facial scrub) with me on each trip. However, in my quest to pack lightly and TSA’s rules about limits on liquids, it is just not feasible to bring it all. But fortunately, these alternatives are [...]
I have stayed fairly healthy over my years of travel, but I consistently succumbed to one very bad cold each year. Whether I got these colds from germs on the road or just a worn-down body, I’m not sure. But I have stayed healthy for over two years by taking some simple precautions. Traveling with [...]
Journalution: Journaling to Awaken Your Inner Voice, Heal Your Life and Manifest Your Dreams Enjoy this great read on journaling and begin to journal your travel experiences — what you see and what you feel and what you dream. You’ll be buying a new journal at the next airport bookstore you see just like I [...]
Every journey has two experiences: (1) the city or town we’re visiting and all that we observe about that place; and (2) the internal time we have to reflect and learn about ourselves while we’re away from home. Both experiences give us invaluable memories of our travels, and journaling is a perfect way to capture [...]
