VAIL, Colo.—It’s a bittersweet time of year. Vail and Beaver Creek’s lifts grind to a close on April 15, but there is always that early-April sensory wonderment that lifts the spirits and reminds us, odd as it sounds, that there are good things that do not require snow and gravity.
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Sunday Traveler: Seduced by a walled city
March 25, 2012, 8:20 am
St-Malo is one of those sparkling seaside resorts wildly popular with the French during the height of summer, but for us, its appeal was simple: its historic “old town” is a walled city.
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Debbie Marquez brings high country mex food to Avon
March 15, 2012, 3:56 pm
AVON, Colo.—Debbie Marquez, the former co-owner and proprietor of Fiestas! Cafe & Cantina in Edwards, has opened a new restaurant called Cafe de Luna in Avon, Colo. Cafe de Luna showcases Marquez' signature New Mexico style cuisine combining other Mexican favorites in what she likes to call “High Country Mex” fare.
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Sunday Traveler: Timeless Tuscan elegance in California
March 11, 2012, 9:04 am
Presiding over beautifully landscaped gardens that transport residents and visitors to the idyllic Tuscan countryside is Toscana Country Club in the vibrant Southern California desert.
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Sonnenalp gets top-10 nod in Green Spa Awards
March 10, 2012, 7:20 am
VAIL, Colo.—It’s about feeling good and doing good. The green efforts of North American spas were honored in this month’s edition of Organic Spa Magazine, which listed the Top 10 Green Spa Awards. Included in the list is the Sonnenalp Spa in the Sonnenalp Resort of Vail.
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Sunday Traveler: Caves, cayes and coral in Belize
March 3, 2012, 7:49 pm
COCKROACH CAYE, BELIZE —We’re standing near a makeshift Robinson Crusoe shack on Turneffe Atoll, one of the tiny specks of dry land off the shore of Belize, and since it's rare to hear a tropical island-dweller praise hurricanes, Leigh and I listen up when Carlos Miller starts to explain how the periodic storms help sustain the mangrove-coral ecosystem of Cockroach Caye.
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One sweet step at a time
February 25, 2012, 9:06 am
A Roaring Fork Valley native has started a travel business that combines social awareness, rural entrepreneurialism, a hot agricultural trend, and a unique international destination. And it’s something she hopes will change the world—or at least a small part of it
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Sunday Traveler: Mystical and alluring Mont St. Michel
February 11, 2012, 7:05 pm
Mont St. Michel is a rocky islet about one mile off the coast of Normandy in northwest France, with a towering Gothic abbey perched atop. It is one of those places so distinctive in shape and line, and so frequently photographed, that it seems every other traveler in the world has already been there, done that.
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Researchers project dramatic shift in tourism industry
February 8, 2012, 7:01 pm
The face of the tourism industry may shift dramatically away from the development of amusement parks and tropical resorts, as more people begin to define recreation and leisure as an opportunity to explore new ideas and cultures, art, science and history.
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Vail's Batter Cupcakes featured on The Food Network's Cupcake Wars
February 7, 2012, 8:25 am
VAIL, Colo.−Batter Cupcakes announced today that it was featured on The Food Network’s Cupcake Wars’ “Year of the Cupcake” episode, which premiered Sunday, February 5 at 8:00 pm MT. Batter Cupcakes, Colorado’s first cupcake company to be featured on the national program, was founded in 2007 by Liz Rackoff who turns out thousands of gourmet cupcakes and other baked goods in the Vail Valley and its surrounding area year round.
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John Dory is in the building
January 30, 2012, 7:08 pm
VAIL, Colo.—Steve Topple pauses next to a message board in the Sonnenalp’s kitchen. It reads like a display list at an aquarium, and Topple beams for a moment.
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Sunday Traveler: Ja-ja-jammin' in Jamaica
January 21, 2012, 7:09 pm
JAMAICA—When I read some time ago that Negril, a tourist hotspot on the west end of Jamaica, has an ordinance barring any building higher than a palm tree, I filed it away as an interesting ecotourism fact. I was also intrigued when I heard that the funky beach town on the western tip of Jamaica is a hot spot for psychedelic Caribbean sunsets.
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Sunday Traveler: A getaway to the City by the Bay
January 15, 2012, 8:25 am
I arrived in the city at dusk, as the sun dispersed into gossamer layers of eddying fog. The cabbie took the scenic route, up King Street, past Willie Mays Plaza and up The Embarcadero—the boulevard by the Bay.
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Ludwig's teams up with J. Christopher Wines for wine pairing dinner
January 6, 2012, 10:57 am
VAIL, Colo.—Not only does Ludwig's offer some of the finest cuisine in Vail, Wednesday night the restaurant will also be offering wines paired with renowned Executive Chef Steve Topple’s delectable dishes.
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Sunday Traveler: 'Tis the Season to Go Parisian
December 24, 2011, 9:02 pm
With its illuminated monuments, buildings, and bridges, the City of Light lives up to its billing on a daily basis. During December, however, its visual splendors exceed all superlatives.
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