In the very first story we posted for this trip, we mentioned how Maori lore describes New Zealand's North Island as a great fish that got plucked from the sea. Today, the mouth of that fish is Wellington, compact and as pretty a national capital –...
We now know for sure where Little Bo Peep's charges got off to. Only several days into New Zealand and there is absolutely no doubt. Sheep salted the landscape, 50 shades of green, as we continued on our Kiwi adventure south from our home base in Tauranga...
Earlier this month the beloved, family-owned Telluride (and Taos) gear shop, BootDoctors, put out the word it sold to Christy Sports LLC, one of the largest winter sport retailers in the nation. (Details here.) The Big Announcement led to a series of questions which BootDoc's...
In Aotearoa, in the Maori's "land of the long white cloud," the adventure began for us on New Zealand's North Island, according to legend, "the fish pulled from the sea by the trickster demigod Maui." And what a catch it is. New Zealand's North Island is rich...
Choosing to remain single does not mean choosing to be unromantic. It could be a very evolved choice. We are curating this story from the Huff Post, who curated it from The School of Life. Anyone who lives alone and manifests no longing to be in...
When it comes to choosing the best exercise for your personality, it turns out one size (or exer-size) does not fit all. Turns out some people just aren't treadmill people; others are not built for group fitness classes. This blog by Lindsay Holmes in the...
Though it is not the point of the exercise – because the Telluride Film Festival is about the art, not the business of film-making – it does seem to come with the territory. Over the years, Film Fest directors – starting with the Pences and...
The visit to the Noah's Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center was an afterthought. After all, the award-winning space was designed as a play area largely for families and kiddos. [caption id="attachment_70163" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The Ark[/caption] The truth is this magical, make-believe space, the result of a collaboration among...
The German art critic Karl With, who published a life of Marc Chagall in 1923, began his book with two definitions: "Chagall is Russian" and "Chagall is an eastern Jew (Ostjude)." The author went on: "One part of him is reserved . . . melancholic...
Former Telluride resident, Lynne Sandoval, to lead new investment in group experiences for the Telluride Ski Resort. [caption id="attachment_69914" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Lynne Sandoval takes on new position at Telski, designing group experiences.[/caption] As Telluride Ski Resort forges ahead with a commitment to be widely considered among the...
