Without measuring any ingredients, Southwestern Pueblo chef Norma Naranjo scoops handfuls of flour, baking powder, salt and shortening into a stainless steel bowl. Naranjo dribbles in tepid water as she kneads the simple ingredients into dough. When it becomes pillowy, she gathers a bit in her fist, pinching small rounds between her thumb and forefinger. […]

Even as you cling like bumper lice to the driver ahead of you, you steer slightly to the left hoping to see more than three vehicles ahead, because this can’t last forever, right? Your heart deflates at the top of each rise when you see nothing but metal and glass where pavement should be. Typically, […]

Piti is a traditional and delicious dish from the town of Sheki, in Azerbaijan. It’s a mix of lamb meat, cooked with chick peas, chestnuts and fat. Everything is cooked in a ceramic pot. Lamb meat is the base of many meals, in Azerbaijani cuisine. It can be cooked in a variety of ways and […]

Although held each year on the first Monday of September, Labor Day has become much more than a 24-hour celebration. The public holiday, in honor of working people in the United States, signifies the end of summer for many. So it is little wonder that the entire three-day weekend boasts festive events to which people […]

If you saw a photograph of any of these colorful places, you’d think it was heavily edited. Can anywhere really have colors so bright and vibrant? These seven places are naturally vivid — but you may have to visit to believe it. Rainbow Mountains, China Formed millions of years ago by layers of sandstone and […]

On the narrow footpath down to Porthcurno beach, I am conscious of adding to the gridlock. Overcrowding on the Cornish coast has been making the news this week, and as I stop to talk to husband and wife Aiden Fisher, 59, and Lesley Whatley, 60, holidaymakers troop past, laden with backpacks, bodyboards and tote bags stuffed […]

Explore some of the world’s most enduring cultures set amid jaw-dropping scenery. Here are five places where your family will learn about Native American and First Nation ancient traditions and modern adaptations. 1. Ohio State Parks Ancient Indians began occupying the land that is now the state of Ohio more than 10,000 years ago when […]

The 2018 Africa and Middle East Focus gives travel advisors an update on the latest immersive experiences in Southern and East Africa as well as the trending new hotels in the Middle East. Additionally, readers can access targeted supplier sales information, from safaris to luxury hotels to river cruises. Immersive Experiences East and Southern Africa have long been the ultimate bucket list destinations and […]

The agency is laying the groundwork for long-term human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Matt Damon already proved potatoes can survive on Mars, but NASA now wants to figure out how spaceflight and changing gravity patterns impact the way other plants and animals grow and develop. The space agency began accepting proposals for a number […]

Attack it. Commit. Stay strong paddling through it. We’ll meet you below,” river guide John Hillman instructs our teenage son, Will, over the roar of whitewater pounding through protruding jagged boulders. Wedged in an inflatable single-person kayak, Will is about to navigate his first Class IV rapid. Our rubber boat jolts forward, leaving Will behind. […]