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Floyd Mayweather's New Diet Has Him Ready for Pacquiao

Credit: Danny Moloshok / AP Earlier in his career, Floyd Mayweather's diet consisted of soda, pizza, and burgers. But nowadays, as the 38-year-old prepares for his superfight against challenger Manny Pacquiao on May 2, Mayweather is eating healthier — and wealthier — than ever. According to TMZ, Mayweather is paying a personal chef $1,000 per plate to feed him as he trains for the big fight. The Las Vegas-based Chef Q — real name: Quiana Jeffries — is on call 24/7 in the run up to this Saturday, and sometimes is summoned to cook for Mayweather in the middle of…

A Record-Breaking Road Trip Across the World

Credit: Dave Lemke / Landov (2) Gunther Holtorf wasn't out to set any records; he just wanted a new life. In 1988, the then 51-year-old German airline executive left his job at Lufthansa and bought a rugged Mercedes 300GD wagon, which he nicknamed Otto. His only plan was to drive around Africa for a few months. "I always liked to be on the move and be where other people don't go," he says. "And in the early Nineties, Africa was pretty safe." During that first trip, he explored the Sahara desert in Algeria, Niger, and Mali. "There is no grass,…

Battling Nature in the World's Longest Race

Adventure Share on Facebook Email Print More Credit: Photograph by Brian Carlin Since October, seven elite sailing teams have been competing in the longest — and quite possibly toughest — professional sporting competition, the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. Starting in Spain and finishing in Sweden this June, the race will cover 46,000 miles of open ocean. Between stops in 11 ports, including Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, and Auckland, racers spend up to 25 days at sea, tacking and jibing every knot of speed out of their $5 million, 65-foot sloops. "There's a lot of focus on pushing the boat as…

Don’t Be Embarrassed: Safeguard Your Sexual Health

Admit it. You avoid the doctor. You have been negligent in doing testicular self-exams. You figure that irritation on your penis will go away on its own. Erectile dysfunction? Nah. Just under stress… I hate to tell you this, but all of these things and more could be real problems. Sexual health is important and you are just as responsible for your own as your significant other is for their annual gynecological visits or mammograms. Let’s just start with that bump on your penis. That could be genital herpes. You need to see a doctor for treatment and education about…

Buying Her Holiday Gift

Did you groan when you read the headline? It’s holiday time and buying that special lady a gift is often a chore. And if she’s new in your life, how do you know what to buy? If you’ve been together for a while, does she already have everything? Let’s do some brainstorming. Face it, if you really can’t come up with anything, a gift card always works. Get a generic one from the nearest mall that can be used in any store or Amazon where she can buy anything. The downfall of this gift is that she knows how much…

The Festival of the Bonfires Lights Up the Levee

Mario Tama / Getty Images Hindus torch the effigy of a 10-headed bigamist demon. Northern Italians incinerate a straw witch. Scottish rockers fire up a Druid Wickerman. But the citizens of southern Louisiana's St. James Parish outburn them all. Every Christmas Eve, they gather at night on the flat top of a Mississippi River levee and set fire to a six-mile line of massive wooden pyres. As the Festival of the Bonfires rages, they wander down the line sharing drinks and gossip with friends and visitors. The celebration's historical roots are decidedly unclear. No similar tradition exists in the Acadian…

Whistler-Blackcomb Continues Expanding

Mitch Winton / coastphoto.com Known for having one of the longest ski seasons in North America, Whistler Blackcomb's glaciated, high-alpine peaks got even more accessible this month with the opening of the resort's new high-speed Crystal Ridge Express on the north side of Blackcomb and Harmony 6 Express on the edge of Whistler mountain. "It's a big deal to the locals because they love this side, but it was a struggle to get up here, and now you can just do laps, and it's a beautiful area," said Frank Muryn, 72, a retired commercial fisherman who has been skiing Whistler…

Cheap NFL Tickets Make It Fun to Root for Losers

Adventure Mike Stobe / Getty Images There are a number of reasons why NFL games are less popular with tourists than baseball and basketball games. There are considerably fewer contests, yes, but the prohibitively high cost of tickets and the agony associated with getting into and out of crowded stadiums are what really keep travelers at bay. The one time of year when taking in a personal road game makes sense is during that narrow window in early December when major franchises fall out of playoff contention. Attending losing teams' home games is a cheap and easy way to have…

Biking Slovenia Through the Julian Alps

Getty Images Slovenia, with its vineyards, mountains, alpine lakes, and Adriatic coastline, prides itself on being Europe in miniature. That would make the 40-mile lake-to-lake cycling loop in the Julian Alps from the alpine resort town of Bled to scenic Lake Bohinj a CliffsNotes version of the epic tour from Geneva to Norways Lysefjord. Given the diverse scenery, adrenaline-boosting grades, and winding byways, the comparison is apt. The road from Lake Bled, presided over by an island with an almost eerily photogenic Gothic church, a cliffside castle, and precipitous 8,000-foot peaks, winds northward through small towns along Road 634 to…

Portugal’s Vineyard Retreat

The Douro Valley may produce the world's most famous fortified wines, but this green, terraced canyon in northern Portugal has more going for it than sugary vino. Recent decades have seen a significant uptick in quality table wine varietals as the Douro moves from its port-dominated past toward a future that locals believe may see the region becoming an Iberian Napa and destination for oenotourists from all over the world. The vineyard leading the charge is Quinta do Vallado, which sits in tiny Peso da Régua, a 90-minute drive east from Porto. Established in 1716, it bottled only ports until…