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27 Apr
A family-owned 5* inn, Les Sources de Caudalie, is located just outside of Bordeaux among the in the vineyards of Château Smith Haut Lafitte....
26 Apr
We can travel through art — deep into the landscape of a Renaissance master, gracefully along the curve of a calligrapher’s hand,...
31 Mar
Africa is much more than a geographical expression. What binds this ancient continent’s vastly disparate peoples is a world view rooted in...
23 Feb
There may be a creeping sameness to the world, but just beneath the monotony lie cultures painted with their own colors and styles. In each...
22 Dec
There are places, just as there are hosts, who receive you just as you are, asking nothing more than an inquiring mind and a gentle spirit. Bring...
22 Nov
The child carries his culture, with all its memories, stories and aspirations, on his narrow shoulders. It is a burden that requires seriousness...
19 Nov
On July 6, my beloved Oliver died. We had nearly 14 years together, years that coincided with my empty nest, years in which...
28 Oct
She tangled with ghost nets and lost her flipper. The pain we cause to other creatures, through thoughtlessness and arrogance, is tragic. When...
13 Oct
Gililankanfushi With 26 atolls and over 11oo islands, the Maldives scatter across the Indian Ocean like cabochon gems flung upon a blue...
14 Sep
Honda Shoryu, Timber bamboo and rattan, 2000 There is a period missing in the timeline of human development, that of the Bamboo Age. Bamboo’s...
3 Sep
Mankind has opted for monoculture, a desert of boredom. We travel to escape – vertically up a mountain or into the seas’...
23 Aug
I am always energized by the bi-annual Javits Center show that features a staggering array of products for the home, lifestyle and gift. My...
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