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☆ The Best Ski Resorts for Every Type of Skier: 2023 WSJ Ski Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | Tom Corrigan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

FOR AVID SKIERS, the first crisp days cue the desire for a snowy escape. The basic recipe: Take one mountain, add fresh powder and serve with a mug of hot cocoa. Overall Rank Resort Province / State 1 Whistler Blackcomb British Columbia 2 Palisades Tahoe California 3 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Wyoming 4 Snowbird Ski Resort Utah 5 Mt. Bachelor Oregon 6 Aspen Snowmass Colorado 7 Mammoth Mountain Ski Area California 8 Winter Park Resort Colorado 9 Big Sky Resort Montana 10 Breckenridge Resort Colorado Full rankings and methodology available here. We then combined those results with data focused on categories of skiers to yield even more tailored lists, with families, ambitious experts or regional loyalists in mind.

Organizations: Whistler, Tahoe, Bachelor Oregon, Aspen Snowmass, Resort, Breckenridge Locations: Province, British Columbia, Tahoe California, Wyoming, Utah, Bachelor, Aspen Snowmass Colorado, Area, Colorado, American

☆ The Foliage Fanatics Who Travel in Search of Peak Fall Colors—and What We Can Learn From Them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ New England, New Schmengland! Where to Find the Most Stunning Fall Foliage Outside the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

AUTUMNAL ATLAS France’s Loire Valley, known for its wine, undergoes a golden transformation come autumn. Photo: Getty ImagesYOU CAN FIND some of the world’s most spectacular fall colors in the U.S., from the gilded larches of the North Cascades to New England’s bordello-red maples. But we’re just one in a league of nations that go mad for autumn. In Japan, the national pastime momijigari—or “maple leaf hunting”—draws strolling families to forests and parks across the country, while Finland celebrates the annual color display called ruska amid a frenzy of berry-picking and wild mushroom foraging.

Persons: we’re Locations: U.S, New, Japan, Finland

☆ Work From…Anywhere? Tips From Travelers Who Do ‘Workcations’ Right
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

‘HOME’ BASE More and more travelers are taking advantage of remote work policies to travel—and upgrade their office views. Photo: Getty ImagesASHLEY SCHWARTAU escaped to a Mexican beach town just two weeks after starting a new job for a Chicago-based insurance company. It’s not that Schwartau, 38, is a late-blooming spring breaker. She and her husband both work remotely, so when winter arrived at home in Nashville, Tenn., the pair decided to clock in from a vacation rental with a pool in Playa del Carmen.

Persons: ASHLEY SCHWARTAU Locations: Mexican, Chicago, Nashville, Tenn, Playa del Carmen

“I think in every country in the world, historically, some soups were seen as restorative.”That’s true no matter what you call it. These are CNN Travel’s nominations for 20 of the best soups around the world:Banga | NigeriaBanga is so popular in Nigeria that shops sell ready-mixed packets of spice. By 1930, Nguyen explained, the soup was served with slices of raw beef cooked gently in the broth. Today, beef pho remains the most beloved version in Vietnam, with options that include the original raw beef, a mix of raw and cooked beef, brisket and tendon. Slip them into a bowl of beef broth for a world-class soup that includes tender beef, pale slices of radish, chili oil and fresh herbs.

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That doesn’t mean you’re doomed to wake up in a daze because you’re prone to mouth breathing when you sleep. “Even if you don’t have sleep apnea, or you have mild sleep apnea, opening your mouth makes it much, much worse.”How do you know if you’re mouth breathing at night? How to stop mouth breathingWhen Nestor blocked his nose for science, he experienced an extreme version of mouth breathing. If you’re tackling your nighttime mouth breathing, Park suggested you start by taking care of your nose to minimize congestion. But even if you get your nose to clear, nighttime mouth breathing can be a hard habit to break.

☆ 50 of the world’s best breads
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-15 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +33 min

In alphabetical order by location, here are 50 of the world’s most wonderful breads. Roti gambang, IndonesiaShutterstockPalm sugar and cinnamon lend a light, aromatic sweetness to roti gambang, a tender wheat bread that’s an old-fashioned favorite at Jakarta bakeries. This is where locals bring rounds of tender wheat dough ready to bake into khobz kesra, one of the country’s homiest breads. Gyeran-ppang, South KoreaShutterstockThere’s buried treasure within every loaf of gyeran-ppang, individually sized wheat breads with a whole egg baked inside. To make malawach, bakers roll wheat dough into a delicate sheet and fold it over a slick of melted butter.

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☆ International desserts: 50 famous desserts around the world
▼ + stars: | 2018-11-30 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +41 min

Taste that rich filling for evidence of the Arab influence that infuses Sicilian cuisine: The candied citrus that often flavors the creamy interior remains beloved throughout the Middle East. In the 1990s, the cake became a menu star as a lava cake or molten chocolate cake. A soft, flaky dough is shaped into a plump half-moon that barely contains the sweet filling, then topped with a light blanket of powdered sugar. Variations on medovik differ widely, but the most popular takes incorporate one of two very Russian ingredients into the sweet filling. Sesame Balls, Jian Dui, ChinaShutterstockBite into the crisp shell of a deep-fried jian dui to discover a sweet filling within the golden, sesame-seed-studded exterior.

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