Everett Potter's Travel Report

Jeff Greenwald is a veteran traveler, journalist, author (Shopping for Buddhas, The Size of the World) and arguably the most persuasive guy around for ethical travel. In fact, he co-founded… Continue reading »

Reviewed by Richard West    David Byrne has gone from writing charmingly goofy lyrics while fronting for Talking Heads, the art-school punk band he cofounded in the 1970's, to a… Continue reading »

This is the busiest flying week of the year and a good time to reflect that the journey, not the arrival, is what seems to matter more than ever these… Continue reading »

  World Champion Lindsey Vonn training at Vail. Photo by Jack Affleck. The Deal: Kids fly free on American Airlines flights to-and-from Eagle Airport, Colorado. Kids also receive free shuttle… Continue reading »

Gavin Fine (left) with partner and executive chef Roger Freedman. Photo by David Agnello. What do skiers like to do after a great day on the slopes? Eating well ranks… Continue reading »

“Swimgloat.” A Joycean word James coined as an expression of joy that comes from a great success. You confidently can assume Dallas is swimgloating after the October 12th sockeroo opening of its $354 million, 10-acre AT&T Performing Arts Center on a once humdrum, parking lot-littered landscape on the edge of downtown. Now there’s the ruby red luminous drum of the Winspear Opera House; the nine-story boxed Wyly Theatre, stark and glacial with its facade of hundreds of rippling aluminum tubes; a connecting landscaped park by M. Desvigne of Paris; and the still a-building City Performance Hall and the Annette Strauss Artist Square (capacity: 5,000) for outdoor shows.

For the Zoo. Charles Paine. 1921. Estimate $1,000-$1,500.        If you're lucky enough to be in midtown Manhattan on November 18, wander over to Swann Galleries on East 25th… Continue reading »

View from a condo on the Big Island, Hawaii. Courtesy of HomeAway. Whether you’re planning a week on Sanibel, a getaway to Vail or a sun-filled sojourn in the Caribbean,… Continue reading »

  Percherons pulling a sleigh at 320 Guest Ranch, Big Sky, Montana The Deal: The “Biggest Ski & Stay Deal in America” includes lift tickets for the slopes of both… Continue reading »

Street life in Copenhagen. By Mary Alice Kellogg Copenhagen and Stockholm are two singular cities — for starters, being capitals of Denmark and Sweden, with Copenhagen arguably more European than… Continue reading »