We travel for an abundance of reasons: to discover new cultures, tastes, smells and even ourselves. Exploration challenges us to leave our daily routines behind; as the saying goes: “life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” These days, travel might be considered somewhat a right-of-passage for a young woman, in the US alone an … Continued
The original version of this article “How To Turn a Life Rut into a Major Life Change, From Someone Who’s Been There” was first published on Livingly. Everyone gets into a rut at some point, what differs is the method we use to get out of it. Lisa was recently interviewed by Kimia Madani about her journey … Continued
My day at the Zoo was fantastic! I was really excited to be invited to touch a hippo as part of the new Los Angeles Zoo Hippo Encounter. I saw seals by the entrance and children everywhere exploring and learning. Our group walked down to where the hippos were having lunch and Jennifer Gruenwald answered … Continued
Thank you to the Guy Who Flies for interviewing me for Travel Blogger Interviews! What is your name? Lisa Ellen Niver Which country do you come from/call home? USA Are you a backpacker/long term traveller/business traveller/live and work abroad? I am a long term traveler. My first job in travel was working for Club Med … Continued
NEWS FROM WSGT: Wishing you LOVE in February! I have been making my dreams come true in February. I hope you are too! What do you wish to create in 2016? Thank you to Alexis J Estevez who worked with me to create my first brand new REAL REEL! Please click here to see it! I … Continued
The kayak in front of us climbed up the face of a steep six foot swell and disappeared down the other side. My heart pounded, my stomach churned, and I couldn’t help but think of the movie, The Perfect Storm. Remember that fateful scene with the fishing boat, the Andrea Gail, trying to make it … Continued
By Richard Bangs There is no place on the planet with such a nimiety of magic. Every stage, every song, every bite and brew, every light is so sufficiently perfected as to be indistinguishable from sorcery. So, what goes on behind the curtains here? How do they do it? I decided to find out, and … Continued
Off the Sea of Cortez lies a very special place, one that is quite hard to find in a world where once such spots of natural beauty are discovered they quickly become tourist meccas with little peace in site. But Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto just south of Loreto, Mexico along with … Continued
By Joan Clayton And now a word from the happiest $1.5 billion lottery loser! Like most of you, I spent January 2016 with total lottery fever. $1.5 billion. An inconceivable amount of money. Just 10 tickets for me, $20 for the chance of lifetime. Of course, I understood the odds, I was more likely to … Continued
The Saturday of Valentine’s Weekend, I gathered some of my best girlfriends to listen to the match.com livestream that happened at “The Rickey at Dream Midtown” with Carole Radziwill and Dr. Helen Fisher. I had watched Dr. Fisher’s TED Talk and was excited to hear her speak about dating. She is a Biological Anthropologist, a Senior … Continued