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“Who, me, fix a car, a BBQ grill, a clogged toilet?” When widowed, Lisa Bain took on all this and more—and discovered a new level of self-sufficie...
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“Who, me, fix a car, a BBQ grill, a clogged toilet?” When widowed, Lisa Bain took on all this and more—and discovered a new level of self-sufficie...
Ugh. TLC's new reality show feels like a parody of our tagline "Age Boldly." Can't we get shows that embrace the sexuality of older women?...
By traveling to Thailand with an artist friend on a mission to save a Buddhist temple's art, Carol Flake Chapman reawakened her sense of wonder....
At New Year's Resolution time, it's good to remember that the hardest part of moving forward is just getting started. Rachel Bucci dives right in....
At a private event, Yvonne Liu gets to meet Paulina Porizkova, whose new book covers her thoughts on love, loss, beauty, betrayal, and empowerment....
A PBS special looks at Groucho Marx's later years, which reminds Michele Willens of meeting him for what may have been his last interview....
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How does someone become a trip leader for NextTribe? Start with being a great traveler and, in Jane Shlaes' case, have years of experience teaching othe...
She was broken by grief. But on a trip to Japan, Becky Austen found a way through her sadness by practicing an ancient Japanese art....
Your layover just got an upgrade. These 8 airports turn "waiting for your flight" into "shopping the world."...
Dawn Janáček is an avid traveler and an IT specialist. Here she shares her best advice for protecting your online data on the road....
Not only has Najwa Klostermann seen much of the world in the past couple of years, she's made a lot of good friends along the way. ...
Japan had long been at the top of Tammy Cox's must-see list. When she finally traveled there she was moved by the people who "make loveliness an art."...
When Dawn Janáček took a work assignment in India, she was going for the adventure. She came back with so much more. ...
The physical demands of a trip--even a relatively quiet one--can be daunting as we get older. Here's how to prepare and when to start. ...
Jetlagged in a strange neighborhood in Santiago, Pam LeBlanc let down her guard. Here's what she did wrong and how you can avoid the same passport-less ...
On NextTribe's Greece trip to Greece, we'll meet goddesses galore in Athens, Hydra and other islands. Their stories challenge the patriarchy--then and n...
No filters erasing every wrinkle, no 22-year-olds pretending to know what a "girls' trip" means at our age — just women who've actually lived it....

How a Michigan therapist and lifelong observer of the natural world took the photo that thrilled our judges. ...
More than a million Americans crossed the border for healthcare last year. Here’s what one of them found....
The swankiest suite and the scruffiest budget room have exactly one thing in common: you will spend your first hours there completely baffled....