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The Wine Became the Reason
Janine Marshall Janine Marshall

The Wine Became the Reason

Wine tourism is now a fifty-billion-dollar sector. The interesting part is not the number. It is that the wine stopped being a stop on the holiday and became the holiday.

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The Valleys That Run on Afternoons
Janine Marshall Janine Marshall

The Valleys That Run on Afternoons

An hour from Cape Town, the wine valleys keep a slower clock. Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, the long lunch, and the case for travelling them slowly.

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The Longevity Question
Janine Marshall Janine Marshall

The Longevity Question

The longevity clinic tourism market is now valued at roughly $18 billion, according to Growth Market Reports, and is projected to reach $48.2 billion by 2033.

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The Walk That Is Not Exercise
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The Walk That Is Not Exercise

Shinrin-Yoku is prescribed by Japanese doctors as preventive medicine. It is not the same thing as forest bathing. The walk is incidental. The being there is the point.
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The Word That Does Not Translate
Journal Agent Nouveau Journal Agent Nouveau

The Word That Does Not Translate

Ikigai is one of the most mistranslated words in the Western wellness vocabulary. The four-circle Venn diagram is a Western invention. In Japan, ikigai is something quieter — the reason you already get up in the morning.
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The Table Is Almost Set
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The Table Is Almost Set

The Japanese Supper Club is three days away. Thursday 30th April at No.82. Six longevity rituals. Barbara Cox. InsideJapan Tours. A few seats remain.
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From Tokyo to Lima to the 23rd Floor
Janine Marshall Janine Marshall

From Tokyo to Lima to the 23rd Floor

Barcelona's Nobu sits on the top floor of Nobu Hotel Barcelona, in the Eixample district. The views are the kind that stop a conversation mid-sentence.

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The Palace Between Sky and Sea
Janine Marshall Janine Marshall

The Palace Between Sky and Sea

The Amalfi Coast is one of those stretches of coastline that needs no introduction. The towns of Positano, Amalfi, and Sorrento cling to the cliffs below, connected by roads that twist through lemon groves and tunnel through rock.

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