Mazatlan is a city with a 500-year-old history. This means culture, history, and activity have a rich meld not found in the manufactured mega-resort destinations.
In a word, Mazatlan is pretty darn authentic. And, it is relatively easy to navigate as most businesses and hotels run along the beach and boardwalk from north to south.
Denver International Airport now has arguably the best food of any restaurant in the U.S. While traveling somewhere is the primary purpose, good food helps the journey pass a little more pleasantly. Gone are the days of tough burgers, donuts and coffee.
Yes, you can still get those, but DIA has morphed the restaurant concept so you can get exceptional fare right by your gate. And the options are sit & relax, dine quickly or get it to go as consumable carry-on. Many of the new restaurants have established locations elsewhere, so a presence at DIA makes sense with both name recognition and food options.
When B Concourse was the busiest, well that was where there were at least some food options. Now, every concourse from A to C has numerous options from quick, to go and sit a spell.
A Concourse tends to be an early out hub, and the best option for early to late is Mesa Verde Grill. This is the home of the True Colorado Breakfast. And, since it’s right smack in the middle of A concourse, a convenient one-stop for everything. Meal options go from breakfast to small plates to full entrees. It has a casual, south of the border feel, and since just out of the traffic lanes, a little bit of food piece and quiet. Options are the full bar inside, inside seating, or seating along the mezzanine. Many of the dishes cross over from one meal to the next including their Huevos Rancheros and Skillets. If there was one dish not to miss, it is Sabana de Pollo, a grilled chicken breast covered with Asadero cheese, over rice with a roasted Serrano pepper.
If you want the exceptional dining experience, then Elway’s on B Concourse is it. Get one foot inside the space, and you are out of the airport and into an upscale dining oasis. Like other restaurants at DIA, limited kitchen space means you can’t get all the items at a freestanding location. However, everything here is just as good. Besides being a great food stop, this is also an excellent place for a business meeting as well. It has been said you can judge a good restaurant by its iceberg wedge salad, and this has a classic. Another great one is the truffled beet-fresh mozzarella salad. The most popular dinner selection and a must try the short rib “off the bone.” Braised slowly in rich stock and served with mashed potatoes on the side. Elway’s is open for breakfast as well, and offers the same level of food attention and taste that made them famous for dinner,
New Belgium Hub is obviously a brewpub, but the question is always how is the food? Well, if you are on this end of B concourse, this is definitely a one-stop with both great drinks and food. The breakfast starter of choice is the Belgium Waffles Hub Style, a little stack of beer-infused breakfast heaven. Their Velodrome Bowls give you steamed rice, roasted vegetables and your selection of in-house roasted meats with five different sauce options. And, as expected from this Ft. Collins offshoot, plenty of microbrew options for any taste.
Before business got cranking on C concourse, there were not any real food options, and that has changed dramatically. The Tapas Sky Bar is really unique in it has bar service, tables and charging workstations for customers. The drinks are up a notch, starting with the Jalapeno Sweet Margarita. Limited breakfast items, but the small and large plates are where Tapas makes a food dent. The Mediterranean Platters comes with roasted garlic hummus, olives, nuts, roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella, and grapes. And, all the food at Tapas can be had to go. More importantly, their liquor license applies to that end of the terminal, so new meaning to “go juice.”
If you need more a relaxing moment in the middle of the A concourse, then Root Down is THE sit-down. Arguably the most original bar and restaurant interior at DIA for starters, then fantastic food. Take any dish; add a dose of global infusion and the old favorite has some zing. Try the Salmon Bento Box, an American interpretation of which features Sweet Chili Thai Glaze, Multigrain Coconut Rice, Roasted Edame Salad, Miso Vin Arugula & Fortune Cookie. If a burger is on the food trail, then 1/2 lb. Never Ever Beef Burger is the meat wagon on a pretzel bun, tender belly bacon, cheddar, sriracha mayo & sweet potato waffle fries.
Tasty and healthy on the run is now available through Modern Markets in both B & C concourses. A variety of salads, sandwiches and pizzas all which can be easily carried on the plane. Now that is dine & dash.
Like a rite of spring, The Denver Golf Expo just keeps going and getting better every year. Even with a blizzard, the show managed to get 11,900 enthusiastic golf attendees.
One of the key features is a diversity of booth and exhibits from equipment to clothing, travel and instruction. One of the more innovative attempts at instruction focuses on the junior player who wants to get noticed by the college coaches. Rick Timm, longtime PGA Instructor started the RecruitLook Golf tour to help juniors prepare for that college look.
Equipment is always hot at the show, and the most innovative product might have been the HL3 club line from Tour Edge. These clubs break the mold on what you thought custom clubs should cost for the average player. Their HL3 line features everything from drivers to wedges. And in the irons, both an iron/wood style versus traditional club heads. Designed for the player who only plays one a week or every two weeks, with minimal practice time.
Something about golf means golf courses are part of resorts, and almost a mainstay at any casino. John Edwards, long time golf marketing consultant now has the “Casino Golf Resort Guide” to help you steer to the best casino/golf combination for your tastes.
Golf requires fuel and a new bar company FourPoints, had some really tasty bars that will work well for golfers. Low sugar, so you don’t get a spike with an easy to eat of of the wrapper feature. Most are 250-280 kcal, so the right amount for on the course nutrition.
Everyone throws some type of hydration or energy drink in the bag. Tasty with a little zip for the game rules. Petey’s Bing Beverage is really refreshing with real cherry juice, 5 B vitamins and vitamin C with just a little caffeine for zip and mental focus.
Sitting is the enemy. People are meant to move, not quite to the point of sleepwalking, but definitely more movement that people have been getting due to modern life and computers.
The probability is when you travel; you will be doing a great deal of walking, and even more standing. Sitting for a protracted period of time is not good for you, and definitely does not prepare you for all the standing you will do on a trip. It is estimated that in a normal travel day, you will be standing almost four times as much as you do in your daily routine. Obviously, people that stand for a living, such as in a retail environment don’t have that difference between standing times at home and during travel.
No matter what the situation, preparing to stand effectively can make the difference between a pleasant and not-so pleasant vacation. So, how do you train your posture and muscles to handle all that standing in a way that is good for you? The answer has arrived in the Fitter Active Office Board.
The concept is simple, once per hour, stand on the adjustable board and shift right to left, front to back while trying to maintain balance. The first benefit is circulation, as your muscles need oxygen, so blood begins to pump. Another benefit is increasing both balance and balance awareness as you go through something akin to office surfing. And, finally, as you shift from left to right, you develop some movement patterns where subconsciously you will shift your balance to one side or the other. An incredible skill for those moments in foreign art museums where you are going to hear a 10-minute explanation of just one painting.
The Active Office Board comes with four different legs, which attach via Velcro on the bottom of the board. So, the patterns to challenge balance and circulation are endless. As the legs move differently from right to left, the possibility of placing them to challenge the weak side of the body is simply accomplished by moving the legs.
In physical training, specificity of training is paramount. And, if you are going to be standing, then practicing effective standing is effective. The Active Office Board can make your vacation better while improving your office health.
When you travel, you want to be able to see all the ocean sights. And, you want to look at them again on your next visit. Unfortunately, the modern lifestyle and beach sunscreens have taken its toll on the oceans and reefs. Until Now.
Enter Coral Isles sunscreen, the optimal blend of protection and water resistance without the chemicals detrimental to the reef. So, now you are a planet protector, the next step is to pick a sunscreen that does the job but leaves a minimal mark on the ocean or land environment.
Sunscreen Labs, the maker of Coral Isles, has 25 years experience making sunscreen. Coral Isles is a broad spectrum, 80-minute water resistant, fragrance-free sunscreen. They started by removing oxybenzone from their formulas a few years ago. Recently, they removed zinc or titanium dioxide nanoparticle blockers from their lotions. Thus the recipe now might be the best to protect the coral reefs. Their website carries a list of articles and research showing how these compounds endanger the reefs and sea life.
David Erickson, president of Sunscreen Labs, noted “The bleaching and dying of coral reefs is a global crisis. Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on earth.” He further stated while they only occupy a small fraction of the ocean floor, they are home to a quarter of all marine species. Another benefit of sunscreens that don’t contain these harmful chemicals to the environment is they are more comfortable on the skin. So the skin stays more healthy.
Whether it’s a spray or a liquid, putting on something during sun exposure doesn’t work. 20 minutes beforehand is the pre-fry rule. And, in the case of sprays, trying to put it on in the open just ensures most of the sunscreen goes into the environment, not the body parts that will be exposed to the sun. So, if you are going to use a spray, apply indoors before sun exposure and where the spray can’t expand into the environment. For that reason, many people favor lotions for outside and potentially windy applications.