Archive | June, 2009

What’s in Your Wallet? Try a Passport Card

What’s in Your Wallet? Try a Passport Card

Posted on 26 June 2009

By Betsy Wade     As most of us have found out by now, on June 1, the U.S. snugged up its borders a bit more. After several postponed deadlines, the… Continue reading »

Israel’s Dead Sea Lives: Desert Critters, 4-Wheel Drives, and Beautiful Mud

Israel’s Dead Sea Lives: Desert Critters, 4-Wheel Drives, and Beautiful Mud

Posted on 25 June 2009

The author in the Dead Sea. Credit: Jennifer Laceda.   By Ed Wetschler     Jerusalem may pull up the sidewalks for Shabbat, but the Dead Sea, about a one-hour drive… Continue reading »

“Dutch Seen”: How the New Old Masters Took New York

“Dutch Seen”: How the New Old Masters Took New York

Posted on 25 June 2009

Napkin, 2009. Hendrik Kerstens Reviewed by Deborah Hay         When Henry Hudson, sailing on behalf of the Dutch East India Company in 1609, stumbled upon the river that would… Continue reading »

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Dutch Treat: Another View of “Dutch Seen”

Dutch Treat: Another View of “Dutch Seen”

Posted on 25 June 2009

"Godyns Punt" by Misha de RidderReviewed by Bobbie Leigh     When guest curator Kathy Ryan  hosted a panel discussion about a new show of Dutch photography at the Museum of… Continue reading »

A Parisian Room With a View

A Parisian Room With a View

Posted on 11 June 2009

        How can you afford a trip to Paris this summer or fall?    Rent an apartment. There are studios in the 6th, two bedrooms in the 11th and more… Continue reading »

“Eiffel’s Tower”

“Eiffel’s Tower”

Posted on 10 June 2009

Reviewed by Richard West     Many are the reasons to visit France: the way they butcher meat, the seriousness of the pharmacies, the world’s best foie gras, the fastest trains,… Continue reading »

“Spectacular Paris”

“Spectacular Paris”

Posted on 10 June 2009

By Richard West     The perfect companion to Eiffel’s Tower (reviewed above) is Spectacular Paris, a gorgeous coffee-table book by the renowned publisher of beautiful photographic volumes, Rizzoli International Publications…. Continue reading »

My Favorite Paris Flea Markets

My Favorite Paris Flea Markets

Posted on 10 June 2009

       How much do I love flea markets? Let me count the things. There's the art pottery from the 1920's, my collection of 1950's world globes and the weathered… Continue reading »

Budahealth

Budahealth

Posted on 03 June 2009

The Chain Bridge, Budapest – Betsy Wade     As a site for a meeting on travel health, Budapest seemed to exert itself to teach by example.     Take our arrival…. Continue reading »

What was Good Design? How MoMA Shaped the Modern Home

What was Good Design? How MoMA Shaped the Modern Home

Posted on 03 June 2009

Reviewed by Deborah Hay   La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames           On a recent visit to the design galleries of New York's Museum of Modern Art,… Continue reading »

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