A club dedicated to getting moms back on the slopes

A club dedicated to getting moms back on the slopes

Welcome to Park City Mountain Resort’s new Ladies’ Club, offered certain days of the week. Women who hadn’t skied in a while, said Martell, “didn’t want a high powered clinic. They just wanted an opportunity to get back on the mountain in a non-threatening way.”

Touring the old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia

Touring the old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia

The city’s medieval walls helped protect the city and there was tremendous international publicity decrying the bombing of this historic city and in favor of granting Croatia diplomatic recognition.

Luxe and lots of powder at Deer Valley UT

Luxe and lots of powder at Deer Valley UT

For those who can afford luxe on the slopes, tt doesn’t get any better than the ski-in, ski-out Montage (with its own Compass Sports rental shop and ski valet where they buckle and unbuckle your boots) and Deer Valley

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.