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22 Apr
It is a new 50-room gem located in Costa Rica’s southern highlands. Built by a prominent family whose great wealth came, in part, from...
16 Apr
A stunningly beautiful, moving and, ultimately, sobering exhibition of Plains Indian masterworks is a must see at the Metropolitan Museum of...
29 Mar
Even though winter is longer than for us in the US Northeast, it seems to wear less on the spirit here These are taxi driver numbers (and all...
29 Mar
Sunday started out rainy and gray and then, as we made our way to Torvehallerne, the two covered markets that sell everything from flowers and...
29 Mar
The Nimb’s brilliance is its fine blend of fantasy and attention to detail With only 17 rooms (more to come in the next year),...
28 Mar
It has been many years since I was last in Copenhagen and so I decided to come back for a long weekend with my son, Justin. I opted for the non-stop...
18 Mar
Patrick Dougherty – Born in Oklahoma in 1945, Dougherty was raised in North Carolina. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of...
27 Feb
Photo: Beverly Joubert I am poised between heartache and rage For the slash, burn and fouling of our world. We must rally. There are conservation...
24 Feb
The colors of India I have just returned from a two week trip to India and Bhutan, a trip that had as its focus the state of Madhya Pradesh,...
14 Feb
Behind and up the hill from Amankora Paro are the fired remains of Drukgyel Dzong, a 17th century fortress that saw battle between the Bhutanese...
13 Feb
From February 1-15 each year, the Surajkund Mela, a splashy, rich cultural fair, celebrates the extraordinarily diverse craft traditions of...
9 Feb
It was a long trip – 26 hours from my frozen door in New York, via Dubai, New Delhi, and Dehradun – that ended with a nighttime...
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