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By Dawn M. Barclay My firstborn, Maki and I have been on a teahouse kick ever since we first visited Tealuxe in Boston, probably 23 years ago (unfortunately, now closed). Since then, we’ve sampled unique teas, pastries, and scones with jam and clotted cream wherever we could:  the Empress on

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By Beverly Stephen New York City has a brand-new tourist attraction. The Perelman Performing Arts Center, now called PAC NYC, was inaugurated on September 13 not by a ribbon cutting but by a ribbon “connecting.” The idea is that the arts connect the community, and the past connects to the

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By Larry Olmsted In the face of record hotel rates that continue to grow, coupled with sustained high airline fares, some travelers feel they can no longer take a luxury European vacation. They are wrong. After being locked down at home during the pandemic, it’s understandable that people got antsy

Gamcheon Cultural Village, Busan,

By Steve Jermanok It was late afternoon, and the crowds were thinning out when we reached our first stop in Busan, the Haedong Yonggungsa Temple. First built in 1376, the impressive Buddhist shrine is carved in the cliffs overlooking Busan’s East Bay. Walking up and down the trails that line

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By Everett Potter Deer Valley Resort, Utah’s glamorous luxury ski resort high in the Wasatch Mountains and one of America’s top resorts, has announced that it will double in size. The news came from Alterra Mountain Company, the operating company for Deer Valley. Deer Valley will add an astonishing 3,700 acres

Backroads Family

By Everett Potter Backroads, the world’s leading active travel company, has just announced Women’s Adventures, a new collection of trips just for women. These new departures feature 26 of Backroads’ most popular walking & hiking itineraries, from Yosemite and Yellowstone to England, Peru, and Bhutan. Founded in 1979 by Tom Hale, these

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By Catherine Sabino With summer in full swing, Cannes becomes its own festival, long after the last end credits have rolled at the city’s annual film fête. The Croisette is abuzz, restaurants packed and designer stores brim with the latest in resort luxe. It’s hard to find better settings for enjoying la belle

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An ode to the filmmakers’ favorite American town, Mill Valley, California Jules and Effin Older write, take photographs and make films. They live in Auckland, New Zealand.

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