Travel is a very important part of resetting yourself and clearing your mind.
A good vacation can alleviate stress, provide some mental and physical challenges and motivate you to excel.
In this section we will talk about how to stay well on vacation, being active and finding your center again.
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ~Andre Gide
Topics might include cruises, all inclusive resorts, trips to different cities, hotel reviews and other travel related activities.
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“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson
Here on the wrestling culture series, I normally start with a brief explanation of what the sport actually is. But just like in my last article, I feel that if you’re in the know enough to be curious about Sambo, you probably have the basics down. Both of these men had hopes for the Soviet […]
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Party Like a Rock Star: A Local’s Guide to Las Vegas Are you a rock star seeing the country one city at a time? Maybe you roll like one, with a new destination on your itinerary each night. If you spend six months traveling around the world, it can take its toll physically and financially.
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Party Like a Rock Star: A Local’s Guide to Vintage Las Vegas Are you a rock star seeing the country one city at a time? Maybe you roll like one, with a new destination on your itinerary each night. If you spend six months traveling around the world, it can take its toll physically and
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Normally when I start a wrestling culture article, I go over the basics such as ‘what is wrestling’. But today, I don’t think I have to do that, because if you’re here you’re likely pretty well versed in grappling. Today we’re discussing a style that’s not well known outside of the grappling community, but is
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As always, I’ll start with the basics. What is wrestling? Well, wrestling is a sport practiced in various styles by two competitors, involving forcing an opponent to touch the ground with some part of the body other than his feet; forcing him into a certain position, usually supine (on his back); or holding him in
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What is the Aquaspace? The Aquaspace is basically an observation boat that has a large underwater viewing area. My best description is that it is part trimaran and part submarine. French architect, Jacques RougerieIt created it in 1978 and built it in 1982. Jacques Cousteau himself used the Aquaspace for studies on more than one
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As with all of these articles, just in case it’s your first, I’ll start with the very basics for the unintiated; what is wrestling. Wrestling is a combat sport that involves grappling techniques such as clinching, throws, takedowns, joint locks, pins, and basically any other kind of grappling hold you can think of. There are
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Party Like a Rock Star: A Local’s Guide to Fort Lauderdale Are you a rock star seeing the country one city at a time? Maybe you roll like one, with a new destination on your itinerary each night. If you spend six months traveling around the world, it can take its toll physically and
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Is the Norwegian Sky the Ultimate Booze Cruise? Thankfully we are lucky enough to travel on a regular basis. One of the cruises we took was the Norwegian Sky (NCL Sky) out of Miami. While any ship can be a “booze cruise” the Sky has one perk that few ships have. The cost of the
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In this wrestling culture installment, we’ll be discussing what is known as Njom in Serer, Lutte sengalaise, or Lutte avec in French, or Laamb in Wolof, but in English is simply called Senegalese wrestling. The Senegalese form of the sport is a type of folk wrestling performed by the Serer people, and is now a
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