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Add This Healthy Adult Summer Camp to Your Bucket List

August 4, 2017

Camp season is upon us, and not just for kids. Even though adult summer camps have become a thing in recent years, an entire weekend with strangers can seem daunting at first. Enter the day camp option with Soul Camp, a wholesome health and wellness sleepaway camp designed to be welcoming. To prove it, I […]

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5 Top Places to Eat Like a Local in Puerto Vallarta

August 4, 2017

Located on Mexico’s Pacific Coast and surrounded by the beautiful Bay of Banderas, Puerto Vallarta is full of friendly faces and gorgeous beaches. The small city first gained international attention when it became the love nest for Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 1963. Now in 2017, Puerto Vallarta is a top destination for travelers […]

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10 Ways to Protect Your Info When You Just Can’t Unplug

August 4, 2017

When you’re on vacation, lounging on a unicorn-shaped float as you overlook some sapphire-blue sea, it’s natural to want to share images with your friends back home. Maybe you have to check work emails, too. So you plug in to the public Wi-Fi at your hotel, or at a coffee bar or airport gate.  Free […]

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5 Places to Go Forest Bathing

July 4, 2017

Need to relieve stress? It can be as simple as taking a walk through the woods thanks to the Japanese practice known as Shinrin-yoku, or simply, forest bathing. The theory is that trees produce organic compounds that, when released into the air, offer restorative health benefits by lowering stress levels and boosting immunity. Here are […]

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The 10 Best Places to Buy Korean Beauty Products

July 4, 2017

Korean beauty products are so much more than cutesy packaging. Many of these brands offer high-performance, innovative products not always available in American drugstores and department stores. But now, thanks to the global Korean beauty phenomenon, an ever-growing market makes them more accessible than ever. Luckily, newbies and experts alike can elevate their K-beauty routine […]

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Daufuskie Island: South Carolina’s Island Oasis

July 4, 2017

The coast of South Carolina offers several appealing options for vacation getaways such as Charleston, Folly Beach, Hilton Head and Edisto Beach but one of the state’s best kept secrets is Daufuskie Island, which is only accessible by ferry. Freeport Marina on Daufuskie Island A sunset view of the Freeport Marina on Daufuskie Island, South […]

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Top International Wine Picks

July 4, 2017

When it comes to interesting international wines, sommelier and general manager Charles Ford of Chicago’s Sky Restaurant is an advocate for the unexpected and under-the-radar varietals. Roam asked Ford for his best wine picks, including from unexpected Canadian, Lebanese and Spanish vineyards. We love wine as a travel souvenir: nothing allows you to revisit a […]

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Midsummer Party: How to Celebrate Like the Nordics

July 4, 2017

Summer is finally here! This week my Facebook feed has been full of summer solstice posts from people celebrating the longest day of the year at the mystical Stonehenge. Across the pond in Seattle, I saw more than just the sun. My city celebrates with a naked bike ride where riders creatively don body paint. […]

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5 Delicious Destinations in Asia and Australia

July 4, 2017

Last year, I embarked on what would prove the trip of a lifetime: six months hopscotching around Asia. In truth, I had scant idea of what I was in for when my husband and I first packed our lives into twin backpacking packs and trundled ourselves off to the airport. But I knew there would […]

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Bonnaroo Style 2017

July 4, 2017

Photos co-curated by Angelique Kidjo Now in its 16th year, the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival has become an international travel destination for lovers of alternative rock, pop, hip hop and jazz. Glam Fam Stylish Brothers Michael and Brian D’Addario, founders of the band The Lemon Twigs, display their vintage fashion finds before taking […]

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