Rona Berg

2 months ago | forbes.com | Rona Berg

Tucson is a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, one of only two in the entire US. That honor is bestowed upon cities that celebrate their culinary heritage and traditions at an exceptionally high level. (The second UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the US is San Antonio, another unexpected but deserving recipient.)This year is the 10th anniversary of Tucson’s UNESCO City of Gastronomy designation, along with the city’s 250th birthday.

Feb 13, 2025 | forbes.com | Rona Berg

Maya Angelou famously said, “People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.”The same holds true for travel, which is why so many travelers are searching for off the grid, out of the box, responsible and sustainable tourism experiences–because they leave you with an indelible emotional imprint.

Feb 9, 2025 | enchantedlivingmagazine.com | Rona Berg

The Renaissance was a boon time for beauty. There was a widespread belief throughout Europe that beautiful people were also the healthiest. Obviously, good health was a valuable attribute for a woman seeking a husband, because it implied that she would be successful at bearing healthy children. But striving for the appearance of health through beauty was just as popular as trying to attain actual health because, after all, who could really tell the difference?

Jan 28, 2025 | forbes.com | Rona Berg

Imagine spending the night in a teepee or traditional Navajo hogan, a circular structure built with logs and covered in mud. A cozy wood stove radiates warmth as you wrap yourself in beautiful hand-woven blankets. After savoring a home-cooked meal, prepared by Navajo hosts, you listen, transfixed, to their storytelling. Step outdoors and marvel at the thickets of stars in the northern Arizona sky, more than you’ve ever seen or could even imagine.

Jan 22, 2025 | forbes.com | Rona Berg

Mental Health and the Zen of ArcheryI hadn’t held a bow and arrow in my hands since I was a nine-year-old at summer camp in upstate New York. But when I found myself on the archery course at the 800-year-old Ashford Castle in Mayo, Ireland, a few years before the pandemic, I exhibited such innate skill that the instructor began to call me Katniss Everdeen after the straight-shooting heroine of the best-selling series, The Hunger Games.