“Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person’s capacity to act.” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the former head of Psychology at the University of Chicago, wrote the words above in Flow, a book that explores the nuances of happiness. Flow is total absorption in a moment or activity, […]
The Best Galapagos Islands Cruise for Solo Travelers
The finch eyes me as it inches closer, bouncing around ever nimble and effortlessly. One of Darwin’s muses when he visited the Galapagos, I’m delighted that this little bird is choosing to be so close to me. Anywhere else I would have assumed that it had been fed by careless humans, but not on remote […]
The Best Time to Visit the Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands are a paradise for animal lovers. With birds, tortoises, and even cacti that you can only find there, it’s hard to find a more unique place in the world. That said, plenty of the animals in the Galapagos are migratory, and the Galapagos Islands experience a subtropical climate despite being along the […]
Does Being Pro-Woman Mean Being Anti-Man?
The other day while on the phone with my life coach I shared that sometimes I feel stuck on what to write. You know, the usual writer’s block? She asked me what I would say if I got to speak to everyone in just one sentence. I told her I’d tell the women of the […]
El Nido, Philippines is Overtouristed, Here are 8 Amazing Alternatives
In April of 2018, the island of Boracay in the Philippines was closed down by the government due to the ravaging effects of overtourism. The tourism industry was so detrimental to the island, in fact, that the president of the Philippines referred to it as a “cesspool.” Boracay simply could not support the weight of […]