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29 Nov

Francis Mallmann

  South America’s most renowned chef, Francis Mallmann, has three phenomenal restaurants, two of which are in Argentina and one...

27 Nov

Your Greek House

My friendship with Mikela Varagis goes back a number of years, a friendship based not only on professional collegiality but also on a common...

22 Nov

Inside and Out of the Box

I have just returned from four days of tourism meetings that were held in Marrakech.  287 exhibitors set up their stands and received, over...

17 Nov

Prowling for Goodies – Sidi Ghanem

There are these blessed cities, regions and countries where the craftman’s skills are so prolific and so varied that they have become...

16 Nov

Three Special Marrakech Addresses

  La Maison de la Photographie is a wonderful addition to the art and gallery scene in Marrakech – if not in Morocco – if...

12 Nov

Uruguay’s Gaucho Chic

Estancia Vik’s personality seems to change with the seasons, with the light. In a winter’s morning it is ethereal, floating in and...

3 Nov

Strength in What Remains

Tracy Kidder has written another haunting book on a subject of profound human import and with an unforgettable protagonist.  Strength in What...

30 Oct

Travel: A Question of Balance

  It is generally thought that the word travel comes from the Old French word travail, meaning work, labor. In the 14th century, the meaning...

27 Oct

Fugitive’s Drift – A Trip to the Anglo-Zulu Battlefields

   The Zulu War of 1879 is famous throughout the English-speakingworld for the great battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift. The...

27 Oct

Meditations on Travel #4

We travel for this: to settle in to our body and connect with our heart; to savor diversity; to be surprised; to remain flexible. ...

27 Oct

Cape Town Craft, Design and Art

I spent yesterday in the company of a most interesting Capetonian woman whose knowledge of her city’s history, architecture, food and art...

24 Oct

San Rock Art

I love rock art because it is so emotionally intimate and intense.  Looking at the elephant, perfectly rendered with black manganese or the...

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