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4 Ways to Reset Your 2012 Goals This Spring

4 Ways to Reset Your 2012 Goals This Spring

Remember the end of 2011 when you diligently made your New Year’s resolutions? You vowed lose weight, get more active and eat better. You may have fallen off the wagon, but spring is here and so is Fit Globetrotter Dena Braun-Roché with four new ways to reinvigorate those same resolutions. If you’re like the majority [...]

Video: Hands-On Hotel Cooking Schools And Culinary Experiences

Video: Hands-On Hotel Cooking Schools And Culinary Experiences

Dining out is one of the perks of travel, but what if you want a real education along with your culinary vacation? In his latest video as AARP Travel Ambassador, Peter Greenberg reveals where to find some really special interactive food experiences that can help you develop your cooking skills and knowledge of food, while [...]

Travel Tip: Cooking Schools At Sea

Sure, cruising is synonymous with eating…after all, those all-you-can-eat buffets aren’t going anywhere. But these days, cruise lines are taking it to the next level and are offering a real culinary education on the high seas. You’ve heard of Le Cordon Bleu cooking school, right? Well that institution has partnered with Regent Seven Seas Cruise [...]

Travel Tip: Wineries That Offer More Than Wine

If you’re a wine lover but your travel partner isn’t, you don’t necessarily have to split up when it’s time to visit the wineries. More and more wineries are offering additional activities beyond the tastings. An obvious choice is to find a place that hosts winemaker dinners and pairings. But you can also think outside [...]

Travel Tip: Regional Cooking Schools

Who doesn’t like to eat when they travel? That’s a no-brainer. But you can take it to the next level by also learning how to cook while you’re at it–with cooking classes that really get to the heart of regional cuisine.

Weight Loss & Health Spas: Fat Farms Go Modern

Weight Loss & Health Spas: Fat Farms Go Modern

From the old-school fat farms to modern-day wellness centers, the term “health spa” can refer to a wide variety of programs.   Personal trainer Annette Lang investigates how destination spas have evolved over the years, and what to look for when choosing your own program. Working as a personal trainer and as an instructor for [...]

Japan Cooking & Food Guide for Tokyo, Osaka & Kyoto

Japan Cooking & Food Guide for Tokyo, Osaka & Kyoto

Experiencing a destination’s cuisine can be as easy as strolling through markets or hopping from one restaurant to another. Add a regional cooking class to the mix, and you get to revisit your trip every time you recreate the dishes in your own kitchen. Rachel Belle Krampfner investigates hands-on lessons in Japan’s culinary capitals.

Mixology & Bartending Classes at Hotels Around the U.S.

Mixology & Bartending Classes at Hotels Around the U.S.

Sure, a hotel bar is a place to mix and mingle. But what if you put your time at the bar to good use and bring home a lifelong skill? Courtney Crowder reports on hotels around the country where guests can mix it up with a hands-on mixology class.