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The first time I visited Japan, I followed the so-called Golden Route and visited three major tourist spots: Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Loading audio narration… It’s easy to see why these cities are so popular — they have delicious food, gorgeous temples, and endless things to see and do, no…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ellen Jones. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… Three months ago, my mom noticed a charge on her credit card she didn’t recognize.My mom, 93, had never been the one to deal with money — my…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tom Blake, a 29-year-old YouTuber and blogger, about his experiments with side hustles. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I started experimenting with side hustles in 2014 while I was in college for a simple reason: I needed to pay the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Camillia Nwokedi, a 28-year-old content creator based in Pittsburgh. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When the crypto startup I was working for was sold in July 2025, I saw it as the perfect opportunity to go…
Our family’s first trip to Windermere changed everything.Sitting on the bank of a stream with my feet dipped in its cold, clear water, surrounded by trees budding for spring — even with the baby kicking away inside me at eight months pregnant, I felt a kind of bliss that’s hard…
When I set out to open my first-ever retail storefront for my shop, Cindy Jane Boutique, I had a specific picture in my head: a saloon-style concept, rooted in nostalgic Americana, right on the corner in our local downtown area.I prepared for virtually everything, wanting to create the best shopping…
When my friends and family tell me they’re going to Capri, I wince.I don’t loathe the popular island, but as someone who’s traveled extensively throughout Italy over the past 15 years, I found it comparatively overhyped, overpriced, and overcrowded.Instead, I recommend Ischia, a Phlegraean island in the Gulf of Naples…
As someone who’s lived in central Scotland all her life, I’ve noticed that tourists often base themselves in Edinburgh — for good reason. The capital city offers a brilliant slice of Scotland, with plenty of historic sites, interesting museums, and scenic vistas.No country is just its capital, though, and there’s…
This as-told-to is based on a conversation with Elina Sofia Wang, founder of ESW Beauty, a Hazlet, New Jersey, clean skincare company that produces face masks, lip treatments, and eye patches. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.ESW Beauty started from my wellness journey.I went through a battle…
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