Talking heads report healthcare is top of mind these days, not climate change, though scientists report the world has until 2030 to fix the mess we put ourselves in – or else. According to a recent article by Mark Tutton and Katy Scott for CNN,...
Floating islands made out of reeds are home to a tribe that have lived there for centuries. [caption id="attachment_77750" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Approaching the reed island[/caption] On a nearby island of only 2.3 square miles 2,500 people live in a closed community where your hat tells people where...
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...
Even if you have your financial house in order, if you are a Boomer (or just curious how) you might want to read this story by Elizabeth O'Brien for Money. It tells the tale of 100-year-old retirees who are still living very well thank you,...
This may come as no surprise to Telluride locals, but more and more docs are bypassing the traditional apple a day and prescribing time outdoors to heal what ails their patients – and enhance what is already working. Researchers have found that just two hours...
The following is a brief overview of more to see and do and a few suggestions about places to eat. Botero at the Marlborough Gallery, 40 East 57 Street, through November 24: [caption id="attachment_77454" align="aligncenter" width="349"] Primera Dama[/caption] Born on April 19, 1932 in Medellín, Colombia, Fernando Botero...
A.R. Gurney's "Final Follies" is up at the Cherry Lane Theatre through October 21, 2018. Make it a date by treating yourself to dinner at Fifty at 50 Commerce Street. The place is billed as "New American" food with focus on Latin spices. Squeaky clean,...
"Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922" at The Jewish Museum is up through January 6, 2019. [caption id="attachment_77332" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Chagall's Old Man with Glasses, a gem.[/caption] Once upon a time just after the Russian Revolution that toppled the Czar and his family, three...
Colorado's Gov. Hickenlooper announces 2018 Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medals. Prestigious honor includes the Telluride Foundation's Paul Major. Ceremony scheduled for Thursday, October 11, 2018. [caption id="attachment_77424" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Telluride Foundation's Paul Major.[/caption] Last month, Governor John Hickenlooper announced the remaining recipients of the 2018 Colorado Governor’s Citizenship...
