From The Optimist Magazine Summer 2014 Into the mountains Nowhere is the contrast between the rolling hills and the sharp, craggy cliffs of the Alps as great as in Alpstein, Switzerland. Rock formations reaching heights of 8,000 feet rise up out of nowhere, separated by deep … [Read more...] about Ode to the Aescher-Wildkirchli hotel, Switzerland
Summer 2014
We are still here
From The Optimist Magazine Summer 2014 Photographer Jimmy Nelson pays tribute to indigenous peoples—while it is still possible. Jimmy Nelson received international praise 25 years ago when he published his first photos of Tibet, which had been inaccessible up until then. Since … [Read more...] about We are still here
I don’t believe in diets
From The Optimist Magazine Summer 2014 Kris Verburgh knows how you can age well and lose weight, but don’t call him a diet guru. By Marco Visscher Many pages into writing his new book, Kris Verburgh realized the truth. Darn it, he was writing a diet book! This from someone who … [Read more...] about I don’t believe in diets
I don't believe in diets
From The Optimist Magazine Summer 2014 Kris Verburgh knows how you can age well and lose weight, but don’t call him a diet guru. By Marco Visscher Many pages into writing his new book, Kris Verburgh realized the truth. Darn it, he was writing a diet book! This from someone who … [Read more...] about I don't believe in diets
Turn up the stress
From The Optimist Magazine Summer 2014 Even as we anxiously try to avoid and suppress it, more and more research shows that stress is actually beneficial. It results in better performance, keeps us alert and is even good for our health. BY ELLEKE BAL One morning in 2007, Arianna … [Read more...] about Turn up the stress