Miraval: A Magical Desert Retreat
Just outside Tucson, AZ, overlooking the Santa Catalina Mountains, Miraval is a luxurious retreat for healing, meditation, outdoor adventures, spa treatments, yoga, healthy eating,...
Jun 2017 15
Travel
Sep 2016 27
Maine, With Photographers
Our friend D. called this a sacred place, and that's what it is, to my family and me. The lone farmhouse on a hill, overlooking the vast meadow and Penobscot Bay. Reached by boat,...
Mar 2016 30
Easter on an L.A. Rooftop
The Petit Ermitage in West Hollywood is an eccentric, otherworldly escape: carved-animal benches and Moroccan-red fabrics, roof-garden dining, tangerine trees, herb-infused cocktails,...
Dec 2015 14
Showtime In OKC, Part II
12/4/15 We’re staying at one of the two nice old hotels in Oklahoma City, near the Bricktown shopping district. By the door to the restaurant, between wine racks and brass door handle,...
Dec 2015 8
Showtime In OKC, Part I
12/3/15 Oklahoma City has the ghost-town feel of hard times and early winter: parched grass, brown-leaved trees; strip malls and empty parking lots; rusted oil-drilling equipment and...
Aug 2015 11
Maine Vacation: Good Eats, Epic Bonfire
A highlight of our year is the week we spend in Maine, at my family’s island farmhouse overlooking Penobscot Bay. That ever-changing, glorious view of meadow and ocean and big sky;...
Jul 2015 20
Back at the Ranch
Hanging out with foals is one of the all-time greatest things, especially when they're as friendly as this guy. Scratch his back, and he's your new best friend, breathing on you with...
May 2015 4
Cuba Journal, The Final Episode
2/17/15 Day Six: Politics, Mansions, and Music So now the last installment, in which we finally get to hear some of that fabulous Cuban music. Mostly, though, it’s a marathon of...
Mar 2015 22
Cuba Journal, Part III
2/15/15 Day Four: Art Tourism Another day, another mansion full of art. This time a breakfast visit. Our first warmish morning, and we all drift, groggily, with coffee and guava juice...
