Quent and I continue to try to figure out where we might want to winter for months at a time — hoping to find our perfect warm place to avoid Colorado winters in the future. We sampled Thailand for nearly four weeks this fall (too far — as much as Quent loved the heat and […]
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I referenced my pending ankle ligament surgery in my last couple travel-related posts. Well, I had the surgery yesterday at Aspen Valley Hospital; I’m back home recovering; and there’s no immediate travel in my future, thanks to the biggest, fattest cast ever and no weight-bearing on my right leg for at least a month. Good […]
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As Quent and I continue our quest to figure out a warm-weather destination where we’d like to land for several weeks or a couple months in order to spend as little time in snow for the rest of our lives, I won’t bury the lede: San Pancho is absolutely a contender. With some caveats. San […]
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I’m drafting this blog post while seated outdoors at a café in Sayulita, Mexico, an oceanfront town about 25 miles northwest of Puerto Vallarta. I’m sipping my café americano, and I’m about to dig into my egg white/spinach/avocado/feta on an English muffin. All the other patrons are speaking English — a young couple just walked […]
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One of my favorite places in the world is the destination spa Rancho La Puerta. It’s hands down the best place to rest, relax, recharge. I chose to spend my 50th birthday there last year: hiking; eating organic, vegetarian meals; and taking amazing fitness classes amid like-minded people (shout out to my birthday pal, Laura!). […]
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Why leave the house? Oh, maybe because there are five adults and a dog in it. #pandemiclife
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In my job as a copy editor at a health and wellness website, we talk a lot about self-care: Look after your mental health. Be gentle with yourself. Do whatever you need to do to get through whatever crisis, health condition, situation you’re facing. Rest, regroup, restore as needed, so you can better care for […]
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