Good eats in and around Park City UT

Good eats in and around Park City UT

Here as well as at neighboring Deer Valley –which led the industry in providing good mountain eats—we’re seeing ever better food with an emphasis on what is locally sourced.

Remembering a great adventure in the high Chilean desert

Remembering a great adventure in the high Chilean desert

It’s only 10 a.m. but I feel like we’ve been going all day. That’s because we left our hotel Tierra Atacama before dawn—I’d never seen such bright stars across the desert sky—on our way to the highest geyser field in the world—El Tatio Geisers at 14,190 feet!

A visit to see the biggest Budda in the world

A visit to see the biggest Budda in the world

Not just any giant Buddha but the Tian Tan Buddha, the world’s largest outdoor sitting Buddha — some 98 feet tall and weighing 250 tons, his humongous right hand raised to deliver a blessing to all.

Lower Manhattan is New York’s must-see destination

Lower Manhattan is New York’s must-see destination

We’re talking about Lower Manhattan — specifically the area south of Chambers Street that’s surrounded by water on three sides. In 2011, a record 9.8 million tourists visited Lower Manhattan — 800,000 more than the previous year.

Timeout for some spa time in Beaver Creek, CO

Timeout for some spa time in Beaver Creek, CO

Family ski trips can be a lot of work, especially for moms-all the schlepping, all the shopping for groceries and cooking. Certainly moms deserve some “me” time on ski trips and there’s no better place than a spa like this to enjoy that.

Back to the 19th Century at the historic Hotel Jerome

Back to the 19th Century at the historic Hotel Jerome

The glitterati of the day came from around the country for the opening on Thanksgiving eve 1889. The hot and cold running water, flush toilets and electric lights were the ultimate in luxury for a town used to icy outhouses and miner’s camps.