November 2017

Las Cruces, New Mexico’s Best Kept Secret
Story & photos by Steve Jermanok Maybe it was the brilliant sunshine that bathed me daily in warmth, the perfect antidote to gray and raw days of autumn back home in New England. Or perhaps it was the steady diet of authentic and affordable Mexican fare in adobe-style restaurants that

The Ultimate Austrian Ski Chalet: Haus Hannes Schneider
By Everett Potter It’s a rare treat when you can stay in the boyhood home of one of the greatest figures in the world of alpine skiing. That’s what’s on offer in Haus Hannes Schneider, the childhood home of Hannes Schneider, the “father of modern skiing” … continue reading

More Great Winter Gear Gifts For The Holidays
By Everett Potter From socks to Merino wool to waterproof boots, another round of great gifts for the holidyas. FITS If there’s one that FITS does right – and honestly, they do a lot that’s right – it’s that they create a sock that comes as close as possible to

Great Winter Sports Gifts
By Everett Potter Smith ChromaPop I/XO I’ve used Smith ChromaPop glasses for fly fishing for a few years and they’re my go-to every sport glasses, ideal for sea kayaking, cross country skiing and even alpine spring skiing, a step above any polarized glasses that I’ve ever had. ChromaPop, by the

The Butler Did It: Meet the Butlers Who Run Europa 2’s Penthouse Deck
By Gary Walther Every morning there they are, standing straight, almost at attention, like pillars at the end of the cabin corridor on Deck 10 (the Penthouse Deck). And there again at 3 and at 9. Sarah Lehnhoff and Kolja Quintanar, the two butlers responsible for the 14-butler-serviced cabins on

Off the Beaten Track in Los Cabos
By Bart Beeson I’m peering over the edge of a smooth rock ledge, looking down at the green water of a swimming hole about 30 feet below me. It certainly feels a lot higher than it looked from the water below, but that always seems to be the way. A

“Jazz Age” at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Story & photos by Kim D. McHugh I’m admiring a candy apple red, 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Roadster, one of over 400 items on display at “The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s”, an exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Built by the Auburn Automobile Company of Auburn,

Slowing Down in the Cotswolds
By Eleanor Berman In today’s jangly, jittery world, the tranquil villages of England’s Cotswolds are a welcome oasis. This rural region of steep hills and broad valleys begins about 100 miles from London and stretches 25 miles across and 90 miles long. Its villages are filled with slate-roofed cottages, built

7 Mistakes You’re Making With Your Outdoor Travel Photos
By Everett Potter We’ve all been there and probably had the same results. You’re faced with a monumental scene of a Western canyon, a snowcapped Swiss mountain or a beach on Bali. So you take a few shots with your phone, or maybe the SLR you’ve dragged along for the