Travel

Working Out?

Get it in gear for winter

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Elyse Glickman, Jewish Exponent Feature

The concept of sportswear is a funny thing, especially as everybody seems to have a different concept of what it is supposed to be used for. Most people have at least one hoodie (hooded sweatshirt) floating in their weekend wardrobe. Some women may admit to having owned a sweat suit that was never meant to see a drop of sweat...

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Yoga Bares Results

Down Mexico way, peace and quiet -- and contortions

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Lauren Kramer, Jewish Exponent Feature

Puerto and Nuevo Vallarta have become thriving tourist destinations where big-name hotels jostle for space along the beachfront, and the Mexican experience becomes one of turquoise swimming pools and all-inclusive resorts. But I was headed for something quite different, a yoga and surf retreat 35 miles north in a town called Sayulita. Sayulita. The word dances from the lips with...

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Touring Touro

Newport and old times blend in America's oldest functioning synagogue

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George Medovoy, Jewish Exponent Feature

Newport's Touro Synagogue -- a living example of America's colonial past -- greets today's visitors on the edge of a grassy knoll honoring early Jewish patriots. Officially known as Congregation Kahal Kadosh Yeshuat Israel, it is the oldest functioning synagogue in the United States. And staying at the historic Cleveland House bed and breakfast ( www.innsofnewport.com ) on Clarke Street,...

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Dominica Done Naturally

An eco-tourism pioneer colors her island world green

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Sharon McDonnell, JE Feature

A half-century ago, a frustrated Miami marine lab researcher craved a more fulfilling lifestyle. "I wanted to be someplace where I could be free to pursue my interests and contribute in a meaningful way," Anne Baptiste told me. Fast-forward to today: Now in her mid-80s, the New York Jewish native is credited with pioneering eco-tourism on Dominica, an extremely lush,...

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Jewish Ties That Bind in Taiwan

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

Although Taiwan is a small island nation, you need at least a week to explore its riches, from the lush landscape of Taroko Gorge to fascinating indigenous cultures to the gastronomic safaris of night markets and street food to the architectural marvel Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world for a brief time. Some travel writers introducing Taiwan to...