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: We reluctantly agree to camp in June, then discover it’s “glamping” – butler-attended luxury camping at PawsUp Resort. Let’s go!
9:15 AM Apr 26th
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: Glad we kicked smoking years ago so we could make room for our new Belgian chocolate addiction. Chocolate shops are everywhere.
9:15 AM Apr 25th
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again: We finally tour the Recoleta cemetery, filled with “streets” of monuments, a city of the dead. Evita is here. Amazing.
9:15 AM Apr 24th
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: Our favorite Alvear Palace Hotel is full, so we discover Algodon Mansion. OMG -- 12 luxe suites and a true French restaurant.
9:15 AM Apr 23rd
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: We soak in Blue Lagoon natural spa, where Euro-Asian and American tectonic plates meet and heat 40 million gallons of sea water.
9:15 AM Apr 20th
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, Iceland: We visit Harpa, the incredible new concert hall on the waterfront. Iceland’s Symphony and Opera company perform here.
9:15 AM Apr 19th
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: We discover quaint perfumeries, get reacquainted with fine restaurants, and kick ourselves for not having returned sooner.
9:15 AM Apr 17th
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: We stay at Les Ottomans (a lush Turkish hotel) and try a fun spa twist: Vinotherapy -- grape seed-and-pulp friction massage.
9:15 AM Apr 16th
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: We dine on sweet-sour moi fish in a toasted nut and seed crust, part of the Kauai Grill’s tasting menu at the St. Regis, $77.
9:15 AM Apr 13th
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, Italy: Just rented a quiet little villa this summer in Chianti, between here and Florence. It’s the new "in" Tuscan place to be.
9:15 AM Apr 12th
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again: Packed house nightly at Verjus, where we go for the popular wine bar and a light meal (tofu flan and salad). Superb.
9:15 AM Apr 11th
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: We watch an army of nouveau riche return from shopping sprees and crowd into elevators at the $250-million Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
9:15 AM Apr 10th
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, Slovenia: We find a taste of South America. Stara Macka, the best steak restaurant, flies its beef in from Argentina.
9:15 AM Apr 9th
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, NZ: There’s wilderness closer than you think. We hike the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula just 50 miles east of Auckland.
9:15 AM Apr 6th
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, AZ: Taking a moment from golf to preview our newsletter in its new size. Snuggles up to an iPad perfectly; great for travel.
3:10 PM Apr 5th
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, Australia: The US dollar used to buy $2 AUD; now it’s not quite worth $1 AUD. Still, we find everything costs less than in Europe.
8:59 AM Apr 5th
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, Spain. Back for our third look at the amazing Alhambra, we've discovered the Alhambra Palace Hotel. Quite nearby and quite luxe.
9:15 AM Jan 31st
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, Spain. Trying to capture the best possible photo of amazing "voussoirs" -- persimmon-vanilla arches in the cathedral/mosque.
9:15 AM Jan 30th
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, India. For us, India is exotic, compelling, addictive. Yet we love our western ways. We do the city by day, the Oberoi by night.
9:15 AM Jan 27th
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, Shetland Islands. Preparations underway (including Viking boat building) for Up Helly Aa, huge fire festival that heats up Jan 31.
9:15 AM Jan 26th
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