Is it possible to build a meaningful vacation itinerary that offers the laid-back experience you crave plus the energy-laden excitement that can only be enjoyed when you’re far enough away from reality to do exactly what you please? To be honest, some destinations specialize in one or the other, but if you target Belize as your happy place, you’ve gotten a great start on pursuing…
You’re not imagining things if, every time you turn around, you hear about a new girlfriend-focused outing from the women in your life. Girls’ night out. Theater performances. Women-only events at the local pub. Given so much attention to female gatherings, men can feel short changed when it comes to group get-togethers—unless the occasion happens to be a bachelor party. If you feel left out,…
Considering overseas retirement? Join the movement! “A surge in American emigration is reshaping the global landscape,” say experts at the Harvey Law Corporation, a firm specializing in American emigration. North Americans, it seems, are fed up with rising health care prices, explosive cost-of-living increases, political instability, and a return to work-life balance that seems to be slipping away. Is this an anomaly? Numbers prove otherwise….
What does today’s couple dream about? Once upon a time, couples dreamed about having a home in the burbs, a nice car, and top-notch colleges for the kids. Today’s couple seeks more, says therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw writing for Psychology Today magazine. Contemporary couples crave a sense of belonging, shared purpose, emotional support, and a willingness to share tasks. Sure, the house is important, but couples…
On July 23, 2025, Opheli Lawler wrote an article for Travel + Leisure magazine naming the 10 Most Frustrating Beaches in the World! This list is no outlier. Compiled by editors at Cloudworks and based on Tripadvisor reviews, investigators concluded that picture-perfect days “might not be possible” for disappointed tourists who find “dirtiness, overcrowding, long lines, and noise” at some of the world’s most famous…
Mom probably warned you about the downside of bragging, but it’s human nature to share successes, good fortune, and blessings. Further, there are times when bragging is helpful, as evidenced by reviews written by guests at Belize’s Laru Beya Resort. Read a few and you’ll understand why guests felt impelled to rave about this tropical haven. They ran out of exclamation points! One couple apologized…
Do you have problems falling asleep or staying asleep? You’ve got plenty of company. Insomnia has become so pervasive—especially in North America—that the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) was established in 1975 specifically to address advances in sleep care and sleep health. Theories, products, and therapies are expanding and available through hospitals, sleep experts, and sound machines, but to be honest, one of the most…
If you’re like most of us, you agree with the statement written by Rebecca Holman for Grazia, the UK online publication, that “parenting is so much harder now than it was for our parents.” Though today’s moms and dads can count on myriad resources to help with kids—playgrounds, classes, day care centers and nannies—the world has become more complicated, the reason psychologist Penelope Leach updated…
Few organizations are as respected as the American Medical Association, so when the AMA asked News Editor Sara Berg to address the topic of “decision fatigue,” website followers took notice. Relying on techniques used by psychiatrist Lisa MacLean to help patients address this crisis, Berg states the problem in terms you’ll easily understand: “From the moment we wake up, we are seemingly bombarded with choices—what…
Fortune magazine reports that after “a record-breaking summer for travel, Americans are still dead set on getting away.” What does this mean for fall travelers? The urge to embrace adventures remains high on the list of folks who are even willing “to bankroll their restlessness.” Christie Hudson, head of public relations at Expedia, told Fortune reporters that a significant share of survey respondents plan to…