Susan and I arrived in Peru around midnight on October 15th, the beginning of our two-week tour of the country. After a brief introductory stay in Lima (elevation 505') the TIO crew flew to Puerto Maldonado (elevation 600') in the eastern lowlands. There was an...
Our whirlwind tour of Peru, just under two weeks, was choreographed by the award-winning Kensington Tours, whose “destination experts” (like ours, Sarah Roberts) are good listeners. Sarah curated to our wants and needs down to the smallest details: yoga mats in hotel rooms and hiking...
A ferryman demanding payment is a direct reference to the Greek ferryman of the dead. Charon was known to demand an obolus (coin) to ferry dead souls across the River Styx. Those who did not pay were doomed to remain as ghosts on the plane of the mare. The restless dead are everywhere in Jez Butterworth's...
"Harry Clarke" at the Minetta Lane Theatere through May 12. Don't miss Billy Crudup's tour de force performance. Tickets here. "Three Tall Women" at the Golden Theatre through June 24. Tickets here. Tickets here. Run! Glenda Jackson razzle-dazzles. "Like Life" is up at the Met Breuer though July...
This weekend a feature of Telluride's 2017 Festival of Cars & Colors airs Saturday, May 5, 6:30 a.m. MT during My Classic Car on the Velocity Channel. See for yourself why Dennis Gage, of My Classic Car, says that Telluride is one of the most scenic places...
The play about a really bad dad on a power trip who trips and falls is over. Shakespeare's "King Lear " is dead and buried. We were in the audience for the final matinee on Sunday, April 29. Sorry you missed it, but we are...
Network 20/20 is a talented, diverse and multilingual group of rising and established professionals interested in promoting an informed dialogue on foreign policy. They come from different sectors of society: business, law, media, the arts, NGOs, medicine, governments, academia, and many others. The organization prides...
Tend to burn the midnight candle or spring out of bed with first light? How does your answer impact your longevity? We curated this story by Dennis Thompson from HealthDay. "Night owls" might pay a price when it comes to their health and longevity, a new...
Iconic rocker Rod Stewart said it in a song: "Reason to Believe." We look to find them. But up to the sky? This story by a cast of thousands at New York Magazine asks just how seriously we should take those recents reports of UFOs?...
Sunday is Earth Day, 24-hours to take a step back, stop the glooming and dooming because of, say, the drought in the Southwest, and think about ways to make changes in our lives that make a positive difference around the issue of climate change. Small...
