Walking through serene forests gives you mindful practices to indulge in, thus improving mental well-being. Here are five tranquil forests that would make for the perfect setting for mindful walks.

At stand after stand, the wooden pestle known in Lao as a sahk smashes green papaya, tomato, crabs, fish sauce, and garlic against the side of a mortar (kohk) to create papaya salad. There’s sugar ...