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Holiday Happiness Index: World's Best Destinations to Boost Your ‘Feel-Good’ Hormones

Where is your happy place? Teaming up with a Harvard psychologist and happiness expert, we combined the science and data to find the holiday destinations where you’ll feel your best.


Today, people are no longer traveling just for landmarks or luxury. They’re traveling to feel something. To relax, reset, and return happier.


Research shows that the “feel-good factor” is now a top priority when choosing where to go. A 2024 UK survey found that 73% of travelers say relaxation is their number o...
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Europe’s Most Overloaded Islands—And The Ones That Escaped Mass Tourism

Europe’s islands were once peaceful retreats: remote, sunlit, and built for small communities and seasonal visitors. But today, many are at the centre of a growing tourism crisis.

In the Canary Islands, more than 18 million tourists arrived last year, in a region built to support just 2.2 million residents. Across the Balearics, soaring visitor numbers have pushed housing out of reach for locals and placed heavy strain on infrastructure.

Protests are now spreading across Europe’s island re...
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Coolcation Travel: Where to Escape the Heat & Crowds this Summer

Cooler, quieter travel is on the rise globally, up 80% over the last two summers. And for travelers feeling the heat, these are the best places to go now.


As temperatures climb to new highs, so does demand for coolcation getaways. According to data from BookRetreats.com, bookings to cool-weather destinations such as Canada, Iceland, and Switzerland rose 80% in summer 2023, and again in 2024. Among U.S. travelers, interest in mild-climate mountain retreats have risen 117% this summer alone....

Hatching a future for Australia’s living fossils

A quilt of pebbles and rocks blankets the floor of the Manning River in Australia. Among the patches of sediment, an ancient animal hides in plain sight. The shy Manning River turtle has swum through these waters for millennia. Stitching itself seamlessly into its surroundings, this remarkable creature is found nowhere else on earth.

Endemic to the middle and upper reaches of the Manning River in New South Wales, these reptiles thrive in shallow, rapidly-flowing waters. Known as living fossils,

Why the Blyde River Canyon is Mother Nature’s masterpiece

Beauty can be many things; an alluring portrait, a poet’s sonnet. At the Blyde River Canyon, it isn’t created by a human hand, but carved out over millennia by Mother Nature herself. Meander through the world’s largest green canyon, and discover what makes this geological phenomenon South Africa’s masterpiece.

GO: From the town of Nelspruit in Mpumalanga, drive just over three hours to the end of the Panorama Route. Aptly named for its sweeping views of the Drakensberg escarpment, this scenic t

Is this heaven on earth? Discover angels dancing in the depths of the ocean

Humans have long scoured the skies for evidence of otherworldly beings. But such creatures don’t always live above us. In the depths of the ocean dance celestial sea angels. While the light rarely reaches here, it’s always illuminated by this mesmerising slug.

Sea angels are distant relatives of the common garden snail, but bear an uncanny resemblance to a divine messenger. When they start off life as larvae, they have a translucent shell to fend off predators. As they develop, these protective

The invincible rodents: How naked mole rats conquer cancer, pain, and darkness

Naked mole rats are unlike any creature on Earth. With wrinkly bodies, beady eyes, and sabre-shaped teeth, they seem more suited on an alien planet than in the African desert. But while their appearance might not do them any favours above ground, it makes them invincible beneath it.

Naked mole rats are typically found burrowing in the semi-arid regions of Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, and Somalia. To thrive underground, these rodents have adapted to life in complete darkness. Although appearing nu
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How To Become A Yoga Teacher: UK Handbook

Our love for yoga spans far and wide. In fact, it’s estimated that 300 million people practise yoga globally with the community continuing to grow. If you’re one of these passionate practitioners, then the thought of becoming a yoga teacher has probably crossed your mind more than once. Personally, it was the best decision I made. Becoming a teacher means that yoga can be part of your daily life, and better yet, you get the chance to share it with others. But how do you become a yoga teacher in

Food from thin air? This scientist’s revolutionary protein could save the planet | Beautiful News

When we dig into a meal, the question of how it got onto the plate rarely crosses our mind. But something as benign as breakfast or lunch has become a major contributor to climate change. As the global population increases, so does the need for food. Entire ecosystems are being cleared to grow crops and graze livestock, with commercial farms taking up almost half of the world's habitable land. So how do we produce food without destroying the environment? Scientist Pasi Vainikka is pulling the so
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The Glass House Retreat: A Luxurious Escape for Londoners

The festive season is a merry time of the year, filled with good food and great company. But it can also be a chaotic few weeks that can completely throw your life off balance. Whether blowing a fuse in a crowded shopping mall or overindulging at family gatherings, many start the new year feeling unhealthy, imbalanced and utterly drained. So, why not do things differently this year?

Boasting healthy meals, nourishing practices, and plenty of time in the fresh air, a wellness retreat is one of t
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Embracing the Virtual Mat | Om Yoga Magazine

Whether taking a yoga class on YouTube or enrolling in a teacher training course with the aid of Google, online yoga has emerged as a powerful tool for practitioners and teachers alike.

Driven to make yoga education more accessible, I took the leap and launched Arhanta Online Academy in 2017, a digital learning platform offering fully-immersive yoga courses online. No longer bound by the constraints of physical studios and rigid schedules, yoga practitioners from all corners of the globe could
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Yoga Teacher Training In India - Insider Travel Guide

You've probably heard it from every yoga teacher under the sun: there's no place quite like India to take your practice to the next level. And they're right. In India, yoga isn't just something you do on a mat—it's a way of life. It's the motherland of yoga, where the ancient asanas and philosophies that shape our practices today first took root. But if it's your first time traveling to India for a yoga course, your teachers would have also told you the number rule: come prepared. If you’re goin

In Borneo, hope is rising for the sun bear

In Borneo’s bustling forests lives a bear you’ve probably never heard of. Born with a golden bib that resembles the crack of dawn, it’s known as the sun bear. But this creature is facing a future shrouded in darkness. In the last three decades, their population has plummeted by more than 30%, making it one of the rarest bears in the world.

Sun bears were once widespread in the lowland forests of Southeast Asia, ranging from Bangladesh to Borneo. Today, the majority have been forced to seek refu
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The truth behind the corroboree frog’s striking colours

In the frost-tipped forests of New South Wales, one of the region’s most endangered and striking amphibians lets out a squelch. Although only the size of a paper clip, corroboree frogs can be easily spotted with a keen eye. Vibrant yellow streaks drip down its polished black body, attracting nature enthusiasts from around the globe. But these gaudy markings aren’t an invitation – they’re a warning.

There are over 200 species of frogs in Australia, but the northern and southern corroboree frogs
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