Most Popular Posts of the Week

Posted by Staff in Popular Posts

1. Vayama.com

2. Asian Kung Fu Generation, “Hold me tight”

3. Bling to go…

4. Hotel Florian, Cannes

5. Michelle does baseball?!

Bua Loi Phuak

Posted by Staff in Thailand, World Recipes

I was searching for a super exotic desert and came across this one from Thailand, Bua Loi Phuak (Taro balls in coconut cream).

Ingredients

▪ 1 cup cooked taro root, mashed

▪ 2 cups glutinous-rice flour

The spa life

Posted by Staff in New York, Sundays Spa Report

Ever go to the spa and wish your life could be like this every day?  Miraval Living is the answer.

The famed Miraval Spa in Arizona has decided to expand into the growing “vacation living” market with their new condo complex in Manhattan called Miraval Living.

In addition to super swank digs, the communal areas include an olympic sized non-chlorinated indoor pool, a 20,000 sq. ft. outdoor green area (rare in Manhattan), a health cafe, creative arts studio, state of the art gym, yoga studio and of course a Miraval Spa.

The monthly fees in the building include use of the facilities, the personal trainers and life coaches.

For those who have $750k to $4 million to spend on a vacation home, sign up at miravalliving.com

Project shut-down homebase

Posted by Staff in Eco Saturdays

Don’t forget to shut-down your house before you leave on your next trip.  

Computers, alarm clocks, cable boxes and many other electronics use up unnecessary energy when you are out of town…..to do your part, go on an unplugging rampage through your house before you leave.  

Also, don’t forget to unplug chargers….a mobile phone charger can use up to 5 watts per hour even when it is not attached to a phone!

By shutting down your home you not only help conserve energy, you save money and cancel the risk of a power surge murdering your electronic loved ones.