Fitness

Vacation Ready Body

Feel Confident, Strong, and Energized with Smart, Time-Saving Strength Training Article by Averly Burns | Photography by Adeline Merrick: Merrick Multimedia If you’re dreaming about your next vacation, now is the perfect time to start feeling your best. Whether you’re picturing beach days, active adventures, or simply looking great in vacation photos, the foundation of looking good is feeling strong—and that starts with building and maintaining muscle. Muscle is more than just definition. It...

Food + Beverage

The Coffee Connection

Bringing the Flavors of Coffees from Around the World to Allen Article by Fatima Durrani | Photography by Adeline Merrick: Merrick Multimedia For coffee lovers, there are only two kinds of people in the world: those who are hard-core coffee connoisseurs and those who wish they were. In either case, having an aromatic cup of coffee is a ritual that brings meaning to existence.  Rob Miller understands this obsession for coffee. When he combined his love of fresh roasted coffee with his desire...

Home Services

Take a Vacation from Cleaning

Cleanliness Meets Care with Debby's Complete Services Article by Ken Crawford | Photography by Adeline Merrick: Merrick Multimedia Consider for a moment the elevated luxury of coming home from vacation to a clean and organized space. We experience the scrambled trip preparation with laundry and other logistics, often not leaving time or energy for tidying up. What if your home greeted you with the same detailed attention as your resort? You arrive back at your home or office and everything is...

Travel

Sail Away to Paradise

Explore the World Aboard Your Own Floating Hotel Article by Deborah Dove | Photography by Courtesy of Kendra Healy Cruises are popular for a reason.  They’re all-inclusive, they allow travelers to explore multiple destinations in one trip that would cost much more time (and money) to see by plane or car, and they provide the perfect blend of sightseeing and relaxation, with all the details already handled. In fact, 19 million American will go on ocean cruises this year, a 4.5 percent increase...