Telluride Inside… and Out has just spent three days in Provence, and we're now in Torino, Italy. Though we've left Basque country behind us for now, we still have some good memories to share; in this case the wines and distillations of Brana and the...
Editor's Note: John Steel's post is not current. Clint and I are long gone from Menerbes, where we stayed for about three days. (The house limit.) John wrote the post the day after our arrival, many many bottles of wine and banquets ago. Turns out...
In Basque country, art is mostly found on plates. Several years ago we toured the Spanish Basque region. We went for Bilbao. We stayed for the people – and the food. Food is at the heart of Basque culture, where neighboring communities regularly share the best...
Officially, I was supposed to do nothing. I was supposed to lie on the same couch where I had been for the past nine days and rest. And ice. And breathe. I had just had the quintessential ski town surgery, an ACL repair. This after having...
As of 2011, 192 out of 198 countries worldwide have ratified the international Kyoto Protocol and taken significant steps towards reducing human-induced greenhouse gas emissions that have caused the most rapid rate of global warming in the last 120,000 years. The only countries that have...
Some say this is the hardest time of year to get dressed in the morning. The transitions from summer to fall, from chilly mornings to warm afternoons, and from sundresses to cashmere capes makes it hard to decide what to put on. Some make a...
I put out a request for suggestions for a hotel and base of operations to explore the Basque region of France – bien sur, pleine de charme – and the drums responded loud and clear: La Deviniere in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. La Deviniere also happens to be the...
Editor’s note: It’s no secret. The Telluride region is dog heaven. Unless you are one of our furry friends who gets caught in the maw of neglect and abuse. Then heaven is on hold until Second Chance Humane Society comes to the rescue. Second Chance...
[caption id="attachment_23907" align="alignleft" width="300"] Azay-le-Rideau[/caption] Villandry. D'Usse. Chenonceau. Chaumont. Chambord. The names roll off the tongue if your tastes run to noble pursuits and houses on steroids. We had seen many of them on a trip to the Loire Valley 21 years ago, but not the Chateau de...
