Canaan Valley, West Virginia’s Winter Playground
By William C. Triplett When you live in the ski-free zone of the immediate D.C. area, and you really can’t do more than one trip a season to the slopes out West or in Europe, it’s nice to have a half-dozen or so resorts within a few hours’ drive
Berlin Memoir
By Monique Burns Admittedly, it took me years to get to Berlin. As a child growing up in the ’60s, whenever I thought of the city, I thought of the Holocaust and World War II on one hand and the Berlin Wall on the other. Scrambling under desks during school
Aspen’s Limelight & Molly Gibson
By William C. Triplett I’ve never done the math but it sure seems that, for every one of the 76 runs on Aspen mountain, there are at least three hotels and rentals available in the area. Put simply, there’s no lack of bunks in Aspen, and for just about any
My Favorite Things: Copper and A-Basin
Story & photos by David McKay Wilson On our first night at 9,700 feet at Copper Mountain, John Coltrane’s soulful rendition of “My Favorite Things” wafted over the sound system as we split a couple of tasty wood-fired pizzas at JJ’s Tavern in East Village. It seemed an appropriate tune
In the Giant’s Head — Austria’s Biggest Surprise
By Jules Older I got a lot of surprises in Austria: The enormity of the ski resorts. The state-of-the-art lifts and hyper-powerful snow cannons. The sheer beauty of horizon-to-horizon snow-white peaks. But the biggest surprise came off-piste — in fact, off-mountain. The biggest surprise was a factory tour. After I
Holiday Cookbook Roundup
By Bobbie Leigh Even if you are addicted to celebrity cooking shows or online advice from Mark Bittman or Melissa Clark, these cookbooks will add to your repertoire and come in handy when you are “shopping” in your fridge to see what’s around. Each one promises to teach you
Diamonds and Mountains and Cows, Oh My: The Alpina Gstaad Hotel
By Ann Abel As European ski resorts go, it’s hard to say that any one country has the best. Is the piste better in France or Italy? Are the hotels more luxurious? Not really. But what Switzerland has that its neighbors do not is whimsy. There’s a lightheartedness that verges
Letter from Paris: Jòia
By Alexander Lobrano In the dialect of the Bearn region of southwestern France, Jòia means “joyous.” But ever since chef Hélène Darroze’s new restaurant by the same name opened in Paris, it also means great eating and good times. “I found this space when I was looking for a new address for
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Terrific story, Monique. I, too, was deeply moved by visits to Berlin and other cities in Germany.
Do you swing dance as well as you ski (and write)? Nicely done!
Thanks Joanie, glad you had a great time!
Earlier this fall, I read Everett's Potter review of the Connaught Hotel Bar in London. My daughter and I spent 9 days in London for the Christmas season. It was…
Always good to see a report from the ever-amiable John Lampl! John Mariani