Here I am on one of the best beaches in Florida — and possibly the world — and the birds are having more fun than I am. Actually, they don't even look like they're having that great a time, as they're all standing seriously in formation and facing forward (except for the ones who are […]

Naxos, the largest of the Greek Cyclades islands, doesn’t shut down to the extent that Santorini does — there are far more year-round residents. Yet most of the businesses catering to tourists close by the end of October, as many of those are owned by people who live in Athens. The hotels reopen in April, […]

                         (photo by Buckaroobay) Today the New York Times‘ travel section told us what to do if we only have 36 hours in Vail, Co. For another perspective, we asked Nicki Rein Shalette, who has been skiing in Vail every winter since 1988, for her advice on the best places to go. Best Apres Ski: […]

I was at the coat check at the Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC, deep in thought about the Alexander Calder: exhibit I had just seen. I was thinking about how Calder truly exercised his imagination, creating wire sculptures of animals, faces and figures like no one had ever seen before. Not to mention his mobiles […]

Today would not be a particularly good day to visit Santorini. It’s rainy, windy and in the low 50s there — typical January weather for Greece’s Cyclades islands. And because it’s the off-season, most of the tavernas and hotels are closed, and the whole island is very quiet until at least Easter. But today is […]

(Photos by Jessica Smith) The ceremonial flags are adorning the Capitol and 5,000 porta-potties are lining the Mall and  parade route, but the inauguration revelers are just starting to trickle into Washington. "No masses yet, but give it another 24 hours," says Jessica Smith, who lives in DC and works for the Senate. "The city […]

(photo by Frants) Lauren Liles just returned from her New Year’s snowboarding trip to Aspen, where she stayed at the hip Sky Hotel. With its happening lounge/pool/tub scene, it’s perfect for the younger partying crowd and even offers complimentary local Cadillac Escalade service for those who can tear themselves away from the hotel. Here’s what […]