Life Aboard the Aqua Cat: Above and Beneath in the Bahamas
So many shades of blue drift between the heavens, the sea and all that lies beneath that I could not take them all in during my week aboard the AquaCat Dive boat based in Nassau, Bahamas.
Top 8 Doggie Day Spas in the Seattle Area
By J “Kat” Loren :: (Author of The Seattle Dog – City Guide for Dog Lovers on the Seattle/Eastside) If your dog is looking a bit shaggy from all those … Continue reading
Sailing in the Cannibal Islands
by J “Kat” Loren : : Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island in the Vanuatu Archipelago (Somewhere south of Papua New Guinea & far off the coast of Queensland, AU) We … Continue reading
Rivers of Healing
By J “Kat” Loren : : Fly fishing offers a great escape from the pain of the past, a respite from the stressors of life, and a new camaraderie … Continue reading
Best Women’s Fly Fishing Gear
By J “Kat” Loren :: Despite the variety of gear for every fish type and fresh or salt water environment, there are just a few simple things a woman … Continue reading
Grace on the Fly: NW Women Wade into Fly Fishing
By J “Kat” Loren :: Knee deep in her waders, she whips the rod back, hesitates a second then casts it forward – a delicate presentation resulting in dropping the … Continue reading
Where Seals Learn to Swim: Catalina Island, California
Destination Swims: Catalina Island, CA _____________________________________________________________________________ By J Kat” Loren :: Sometimes when adults sank themselves into the ritual stupor of cold gin under the hot afternoon sun in … Continue reading
No Suit, No Problem: The Blue Grotto Of Capri Island, Italy
Destination Swim: The Blue Grotto, Island of Capri, off Naples, Italy ________________________________________________________________________________ by J “Kat” Loren : : It was too early for tourists. The only person I saw was … Continue reading
My Father’s Last Fjord: Cruising the Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
By J. “Kat” Loren :: ___________________ Millions of people cruise every year. For some, it is a first cruise. For others, they sense upon embarkation, that it will be their last. … Continue reading
Best Mussels? Penn Cove
by J “Kat” Loren :: Culinary experts agree on one thing – the best mussels come from Penn Cove, just offshore of the town of Coupeville on Whidbey Island, north … Continue reading
Intergenerational Cruising: The no-stress family vacation
By J “Kat” Loren :: Everyone’s done it in my family but me. When my sister called and said mom and dad wanted to take the Star Princess cruise to … Continue reading
A Healthy Obsession: 6 Tips from the Wellspring way of weight loss
By J. “Kat” Loren :: Sometimes, we make health and fitness harder than it needs to be and while we contemplate change, few of us go all the way … Continue reading
Some Like it Hot: Sleeping on an Active Volcano
By J “Kat” Loren :: Mark Twain liked it hot. Jack London wasn’t afraid of a little heat either. Apparently, they both enjoyed traveling in mountains and on the … Continue reading
Top 4 Natural Wonders of the Big Island
by J. “Kat” Loren :: #1 Giant Manta Rays The best dive in theatre on the Big Island presents one of the most mesmerizing shows you will ever see – … Continue reading
Breakthrough Weight Loss Tips
By J. “Kat” Loren :: When I was a child, people said I would lose my “baby fat” one day. I never really lost it all. But I kept it … Continue reading
Fitness After 50: Best motivational fitness products for every woman
by J “Kat” Loren :: I’ve tried many fitness products over the years but as I get older, I find that the equipment and gadgets of my youth no … Continue reading
Chaminade Resort – Step into Old California above Santa Cruz
By J. Kat Loren :: The coastal fog parts shortly after I turn off highway 101 and drive up the hillside towards Chaminade Resort through a forest of cypress and … Continue reading
Lessons Learned in a Naked Spa: KissSalis Spa, Bad Kissingen, Germany
by J Kat Loren :: Uncertain of the spa protocol, I note a couple of women and a man wander through the doors of the Wellness Center and tentatively follow … Continue reading
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