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I’ve discovered the perfect campervan mattress
This may sound ridiculous, but I sleep better on the new campervan mattress in my Ford Transit than the one I’ve got in my bedroom at home. I first heard about Hest, which makes an array of pillows, mattresses, and dog beds, when someone with the company asked if I’d...

It’s a beer, it’s a coffee – it’s new Suped Up, from Athletic Brewing Co.
Coffee? Beer? Energy drink? I’m seriously confused over the latest liquid offering from Athletic Brewing Company, which makes an array of non-alcoholic beer and markets it to folks who would rather work out than skip a swim, bike, or run because of a hangover. Read...

After a hard day of skiing, kick back at revamped Durango Hot Springs
I consider myself a bit of a hot springs connoisseur. I love bobbing in a naturally heated pool of water (kind of like a dumpling in a bucket of soup), especially after a rigorous day of skiing, hiking or mountain biking. I’ve dipped a toe or 10 in geothermal springs...

At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, scientists work to save frogs, whales and more
A three-toed sloth dangled from a tree outside the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s Punta Culebra Nature Center earlier this week, when I dropped by for a visit. The long-haired hippie was on the move, too, slowly making its way along a branch. I like to...