Editor’s Note: With only one week to go to Moutainfilm in Telluride, May 25 – May 28, TIO brings our coverage of off-season travel to a close with Emily’ story about a trip to Hawaii and a universal treat: shaved ice. Read it and drool. When we travel to Hawaii, our days at the beach…
Spring breaks may have come and gone, but spring travel continues, with many of us getting a jump-start on summer by hanging out on a beach. If you are like me, after a long winter, you want to get to the surf and sand asap. Carry-on luggage is the only way to go. Carry-ons allow…
Coincidence? Serendipity? Call it what you will, while we were planning our road trip to southern Oregon to meet Kid 1 and family, the April Smithsonian magazine arrived with its lead story: “The Basque Revolution.” The author, Jonathan Gold, wrote: “If you want American Basque food in its purest form, follow I-80 through northern Nevada.”…
Spring is a busy time for the Telluride Playwrights Festival. While everyone is getting their last minute snow licks in, we are down to reading the final selections for our sixth annual season at the historic Sheridan Opera House, July 9 – 15. The Festival has been growing at a steady pace since Sparky Productions…
Throw darts at a map of Santiago and you will find great things to see and do. Or you can hedge your bets. With only a few days to explore the city, we turned to our Man On The Scene, Brian Pearson of Santiago Adventures. On his bucket list for the for this South American…
Yesterday Susan and I spent our second full (emphasis on “full”) day in the Ovalle area of El Norte Chile. In a sense the day was a continuation of the day before. Our first stop was at the Tabali Vineyards, which not only share a road with the Valle del Encanto, the symbols of the…
Here comes the bride. But not yet. The punch line is The Wedding. Tomas Correa marries Fernanda Sanchez at an intimate gathering of 500 of their closest friends and family on Friday, March 23. We met the Correas, a founding colonial family, six years ago on our first visit to Chile. On trips #1 and…
While the rest of the country is experiencing March madness, the world of design is enjoying Moroccan madness. Spotting Moroccan influences in interior design is nothing new; there has always been an allure to its sensuous and exotic mystery. But now, Moroccan inspired decorating accents are everywhere. Look for patterns with geometric prints, poufs in…
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a series of stories from the Mexican border posted by our Sheriff, Bill Masters. To read part 1, just type “Mastering Security” into Search on the Home page. I meet up with Sheriff Martin in Cortez late in the afternoon and we drive through the darkening New Mexico…
Editor’s note: Jane Shivers, former honcho marketing exec, is a part-time Telluride local and full time traveler with hubbie Bill Sharp. Jane plans a blog site of her own, but for now, she’s using our platform and we are grateful for her posts about the faraway places she visits. If your nervous system needs a…
