Inspiration: Mexico: Listless in Ek Balam

Inspiration: Mexico: Listless in Ek Balam

by by Jennifer Anthony Everyone loves a vacation. But for list lovers (aka Listlubbers) such as myself, it is bliss, a chance to indulge my love and slightly manic preoccupation of constructing: • Catalogs; • Inventories; • Records; • Registers; • Rolls; • Files; • Indexes; • Directories; • Listings; • Checklists; and/or • Enumerations….

Inspiration: The 50-Plus Triathlete (or, I may be slow, but I’m not last)

Inspiration: The 50-Plus Triathlete (or, I may be slow, but I’m not last)

by Mary Leigh Burke I never used to be much of an athlete. My current co-workers would be shocked to hear me say that – since I’m now known as the office athletic fanatic. I spent most of my life existing only from the neck up. Back home in Grand Island, NY, outside of Buffalo,…

Visionaries: Holly Houk, Illustrator of VIVA TANGO DIVA

Visionaries: Holly Houk, Illustrator of VIVA TANGO DIVA

Holly began drawing at a very young age. After a failed attempt to launch a fashion magazine at age 8 (her parents declined to pay the $15 cover price) she remained undaunted. Since that time, she has studied at Brandeis University (graduated magna cum laude), University College of London, and Watts Atelier of Art. Clients…

Hotel Review: Bar Harbor: Harborside Hotel and Marina
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Hotel Review: Bar Harbor: Harborside Hotel and Marina

Location and how to get there: Bar Harbor – fly into Bangor, Maine or Portland, Maine Number of rooms: All 187 guestrooms (many with balconies overlooking Frenchman’s Bay) are decorated in a soothing, residential style and feature extras such as, marble bathrooms and refrigerators. The studio, one and two bedroom suites, are even more luxurious,…

Hotel Review: San Francisco, CA: Hotel Palomar
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Hotel Review: San Francisco, CA: Hotel Palomar

Location and how to get there: 12 Fourth Street, at the corner of Market in San Francisco’s dynamic SOMA neighborhood. Hotel Palomar is located around the corner from the new Westfield San Francisco Centre, featuring the West Coast’s first Bloomingdale’s, Union Square, the Moscone Convention Center, financial district and other attractions. From the airport you…

Hotel Review: Buenos Aires, Argentina: The Alvear Palace Hotel
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Hotel Review: Buenos Aires, Argentina: The Alvear Palace Hotel

Location and how to get there: The Alvear Palace Hotel is located in the heart of Recoleta; from the international airport by car it will take 35 minutes, 10 minutes from the domestic airport or 5 minutes from the harbor. Number of rooms: 210 rooms, 100 suites. Price Range: $550 for a Palace Room to…