5 Ways to Nurture Your Mind
Taking time to nurture your mind is essential to feel rejuvenated, relaxed and ready to enjoy life, really be present on a day-to-day basis and tackle obstacles. By limiting your cell phone usage and staying away from the Internet, you’ll truly interact with your surroundings allowing for real connections. Integrate calming foods like blueberries, salmon and almonds into your diet, which ease the mind. And always, always get plenty of sleep. Give yourself time to forget the stress and just unwind. Here are some tips to nurture your mind, body and soul: Getting a massage relaxes tense muscles, reduces pain and improves circulation. Allow yourself an hour massage a few times a month, and you’ll feel revitalized and invigorated. Let yourself float...
Barbecue Season Beer Guide
Barbecue season is the best season. And what makes it even better? A nice cold beer. Here are a few local Texan and Hawaiin beers we love. If you want to be a real beer connoisseur why not try all of the beers on our list and let us know your favorites! Amber Ale: Saint Arnold, San Antonio, TX It has a rich, malty body with a pleasant caramel character derived from a specialty Caravienne malt. A complex hop aroma, with a hint of floral and citrus comes from a combination of Cascades and Liberty hops. The light fruitiness will pair well with any barbecue feast. The One They Call Zoe: Hops & Grain Brewery, Austin, TX This beer, based on pale and vienna malts, is light to golden in color with floral and citrus dry-hop aromatics. It has notes of lightly toasted...
Bamboo Fishing at Travaasa Hana
The simple pleasures of paradise: our gorgeous Hana Bay, a bamboo pole, fishing line, hook and a little bait is all you need for an afternoon of fun in the sun. Travaasa Hana’s fishing master, Andrew Park, loves to share this timeless craft with our guests. “I just got these poles the other day. I hiked up to this special place by O’heo Gorge in the mountains where my dad used to take me as a child, to find just the right pieces of bamboo for this,” says Andrew as he shows off the approximately 10 foot long fishing rods. “My father helped me get them ready. We trimmed the branches and then had to spin them through fire and rub them with heat to help strengthen and straighten them out.” Andrew goes on to demonstrate how to tie...
A Man Month Specialty: Beer Tastings
Man Month wouldn’t be Man Month without additional experiences focused around beer. Beer Tasting in Austin: There is nothing like kicking back with a cold one during a Texas summer. Our Beer Tasting 101 for the month of June is the perfect opportunity to sample beer brewed and bottled locally in Austin and all the way across the sea to Germany and Belgium. Participants get to compare and sample seven different styles of beer with our property beer expert while learning how beer is made and what ingredients are used for each style. The beers range from 5%-10% alcohol and vary greatly in their differences offering something for every pallet.so this is the perfect opportunity to learn how to make different styles of beer. Island Brew Hop in Hana: Beer is...
4th of July Pool Party at Travaasa Austin
Staying at Travaasa Austin over the 4th of July? Join the rest of our guests for a July 4th pool party from 1-5pm. Enjoy fun in the sun, complete with pool volleyball, bar service, specialty cocktails (such as the blackberry caipirinha, hana colada), grilling, and live music. Kick back and relax by the pool while enjoying the spectacular views of Lake Travis and the Texas Hill Country. In the evening from 8-11pm join us back at the pool for cocktails and Star Gazing with our astronomer Eddie Hrncir “for the best time you’ve ever had in the dark.” With Eddie’s powerful telescope you will be able to see the craters on the moon, the rings of Saturn, Jupiter and the Andromeda galaxy all while enjoying a festive cocktail. Did...
August is Dive Month at Travaasa
As summer comes to a close, Travaasa celebrates Dive Month. Dive into the last month of Summer and plunge into something new as the sun sets on your summer vacation. Take advantage of the adventures surrounding you before Fall approaches and live each day to the fullest during Dive Month. Fitness: Dive into Pilates for a stronger torso and increased core stability, which creates greater range of motion, stronger, more controlled movement and a leaner, more toned physique. We are on our feet a lot and most of the time we do not pay attention to it. Learning how to use our feet with proper mechanics is essential for their health and the other joints above, including your back. Going deeper into our feet, massaging them, learning good mechanics and...
Celebrate Man Month with Texas BBQ Ribs
What’s manlier than Texas BBQ? Perfect for Man Month and summer, this recipe, from the purist school of Texas BBQ, will have everyone begging for seconds. Take two or three racks of baby back pork ribs and give them a nice seasoning with Kosher salt and Black Pepper. With a paring knife, slice between each bone on the back side of the rack to sever the thick connective tissue binding the rack together. Place in smoker and smoke for about 5 hours (This time may need to be adjusted depending on temperature. The real test is being able to pull the bone away from the rib meat while having the rack remain intact). The key is to have the smoker going at a slow smolder without flames. We use Oak to smoke our ribs, but Pecan wood is also a great wood to smoke...
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