Julie Hambleton has a BSc in Food and Nutrition from the Western University, Canada, is a former certified personal trainer and a competitive runner.
Julie loves food, culture, and health, and enjoys sharing her knowledge to help others make positive changes and live healthier lives.
Somewhere between your breakfast omelet and that midnight buffet run, a small army of galley crew members is quietly enforcing a set of rules most passengers never think about. The rules aren’t posted near the dining room doors, and they’re rarely mentioned in onboarding videos. They are, however, the reason that the vast majority of
Fishing is one of those activities that rewards preparation more than almost any other outdoor pursuit. Forget the right gear, and even a picture-perfect morning on the water can unravel fast. In 2024, a record 57.9 million Americans went fishing, including 5.1 million first-timers who made up roughly nine percent of all participants. That’s a
Walk across a solidified lava field on the Big Island and you’ll notice something immediately: not all lava looks, or feels, the same. One stretch might be smooth and almost sculptural, like cooled taffy. The next could be a chaotic jumble of razor-sharp rocks that would shred your boots and test your patience in equal
Most dog owners spend more time packing their own bags than preparing their dog for a long journey. That’s understandable, but it comes with real risks. A dog that seems perfectly healthy at home can run into serious trouble during hours of travel if underlying issues have been missed. The good news is that a
Every summer, thousands of pet owners discover a frustrating but critical reality: their dog or cat simply cannot fly in cargo. The ticket is booked, the travel crate is ready, but the airline says no. Heat embargoes, as they’re formally known, aren’t bureaucratic inconvenience. They exist because the gap between a sun-baked tarmac and a
There is something quietly disorienting about standing in front of Landscape Arch for the first time. The rock is impossibly thin for its size, a narrow ribbon of sandstone stretched across open desert sky, and the longer you look at it, the harder it is to believe that gravity has allowed it to exist at
There’s a moment that seasoned stargazers know well: you step outside, your eyes adjust, and suddenly the sky feels almost three-dimensional. Stars you’ve never noticed before appear in clusters and threads, and the faint sweep of the Milky Way stretches overhead like something out of a painting. Most people who experience this have one thing
Picture this: two people, same road trip, same destination. One follows the GPS obediently. The other glances at the screen, mutters “this looks longer than it needs to be,” and turns off at an unmarked side road with complete conviction. You probably already know which zodiac sign is behind that second wheel. Astrology, of course,
Most travelers know airports as busy, noisy places flooded with daylight and announcements. What fewer people ever see is what those same terminals look like at 1 a.m., when the last gate has closed and the concourses stretch out almost completely quiet. The transformation is dramatic, and it’s made possible by thousands of workers who
Most travelers spend weeks planning their itinerary but roughly ten minutes thinking about their medications. That gap is where things go wrong. A single missed dose or a poorly timed pill can turn a well-earned trip into a stressful medical situation, and it happens more often than people assume. The good news is that with
Picture this: the tour bus is loaded, the guide has given the five-minute warning, and everyone is accounted for – almost. There’s always one person still inside the museum shop, dreamily turning over a hand-painted tile, completely unaware that the group left without them. Chances are, that person is a Pisces. This isn’t a knock
There’s a quiet ritual that plays out every night across the Arctic. Staff at glass igloo resorts across Finnish Lapland, Norway, and Alaska scan the sky, check satellite cloud maps, and watch a number that most guests have never heard of: the KP index. When that number climbs high enough, and the clouds thin out,
