by Kayla Kurin | Jul 6, 2021 | Food, Drink & Diet, Packing & Preparing, Planning
There’s nothing better than sitting around a dancing campfire, telling stories with friends and hearing the sizzle of freshly grilled food. Yet, it’s easy to leave a camping trip feeling tired and bloated after several days of eating hot dogs and s’mores. So, we’ve...
by Kayla Kurin | Jun 1, 2021 | Asia, Destinations
When the morning bell rings, I can still see stars in the sky outside my window. 4:30 a.m. feels like an unearthly time to wake, but at the Amritapuri Ashram in the canals of Southern India, the morning bell rings well before the crack of dawn. I flip over to try to...
by Kayla Kurin | May 18, 2021 | Adventure Travel, Destinations, Fitness, Fitness, Balance & Wellness, North America
“Hello!” I call, my voice echoing across the still lake. I wave to the canoe a few hundred meters ahead and dig my paddle into the water, hoping to catch them. It’s been nearly a decade since I’ve been on a canoe trip, and this is my first solo adventure. How hard...
by Kayla Kurin | Apr 20, 2021 | Asia, Destinations, Dining Out, Food, Drink & Diet
Forget gourmet dining and expensive white tablecloth dinners. In Georgetown, Penang, an island on the Northwestern coast of Malaysia, street food reigns supreme. For many of us, street food conjures ideas of deep-fried, cheap, greasy food, better suited for a snack on...
by Kayla Kurin | Mar 9, 2021 | Active Travel, Destinations, Europe, Fitness, Balance & Wellness
I peg my tent into the grassy earth, wind whipping against the nylon as I try to fit the poles through the top. As I attempt to slide the pole in, the wind grabs my tent in a knot making me lose the opening. Ready to give up, I sit back and look around. I’m on the...