The New Year has arrived. We are probably all feeling pretty relaxed after a festive season and excited about new challenges of 2016. Many of us will be planning this year’s holiday upfront, thus it…
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#TisTheSeason: Prevent weight gain when dining out this holiday
The holidays are coming up which means more opportunities to dine out. Sounds delicious! But this could have a huge effect on your weight… (By Shenrina Badri) Making simple changes to your meals, especially when…
Five Hot Spots for Cruising and Sailing in East Africa
Cruising and sailing is one kind of novelty that I feel has not been fully exploited in East Africa’s tourism frontiers. And while the traditional and mainstream numbers such as safari, beach and heritage keep…
#Travel: Kenya’s Diani Beach named TripAdvisor’s Top 25 Beaches
Diani Beach along Kenya’s southern coast has been named one of the Top 25 Beaches in the World for TripAdvisor’s 2015 Travelers’ Choice™ awards. TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced the winners of its…
Stay slim by eating desserts first before your main meal
Researchers at the Imperial College London in a recent study found that eating desserts first, before your main meal, may be the secret to staying slim. Glucokinase, a brain protein, keeps track of how much…
5 Ways to lose weight over Christmas
Don’t let traditional, Christmas temptations thwart a year of healthy eating and the pursuit of your ideal goal weight. It’s easy to let your guard down and lose sight of your weight-loss goals when faced…
One-month countdown for the end of Mayan calendar
From Mexico’s Maya Riviera to ancient sites in Guatemala, the region foresees a tourism bonanza from the fateful December 21 date in the Mayan calendar, but indigenous groups are fed up with the doomsday myth….
Smartphone shoppers get savvy for holiday deals
Anyone with a smartphone can now be a savvy cybershopper for the holiday season. With mobile Internet and apps, it is easy for someone in a store to compare prices on specific items, and then…