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The distance from Aspen to Crested Butte is 24 miles as the crow flies…we are not crows! If you’re in a hurry, the flight from Aspen to Crested Butte is 11 minutes.  But if you’re interested in a mother/son/dog bonding experience with some spectacular scenery and an awesome workout, there’s nothing like a 12 hourContinue reading “Crested Butte”

Yogi’s Unite for a donation-based exhilarating and inspiring class taught by my 2 favorite people and teachers in Aspen… Aaron King and Ashley Turner.  A glorious morning sun fueled the energy of this amazing community spirit to honor the work of Off the Mat Into the World, Cambodian Children’s Fund and AREDAY (American Renewal EnergyContinue reading “Yoga in Action Day”

My favorite hike in Aspen hands down is Buckskin.   This 17-miler presents a continuous visual buffet line of amazing mountain scenery. It’s a wildflower display especially in July with clear alpine lakes, cascading streams, beaver ponds, and endless mountain peaks including Snowmass, Pyramid and of course the Maroon Bells. An early start is keyContinue reading “Buckskin Pass”

Well, we didn’t exactly get a glass of marc, lean back in our most comfortable chair, and spend a delicious year in Provence as Peter Mayle did in his best seller “A Year in Provence”, but we did relish in all its French countryside glory.  We started our journey with a visit to Chateau LaContinue reading “A Week in Provence”

The Middle East is fascinating and well worth a marker on your shortlist of places to go NOW.  Three days here is plenty.  Jordan, a country that borders Saudi Arabia to the east and southeast, Iraq to the northeast, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west has incredible historyContinue reading “The Kingdom of Jordan”

The opportunity to go to Dubai doesn’t come often especially when invited to go with an American Art Institution… our very own Aspen Art Museum. It was a small (23 of us) select group with a wonderful dynamic from the start spearheaded by our chief executive officer, director and curator… Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson. Art DubaiContinue reading “Art Dubai”

Aloha is hello and goodbye for us visitors but in the Hawaiian language it means affection, peace, compassion and mercy.  And that is exactly the way I felt the entire festive week I spent on the largest of the Hawaiian Islands which is the original home of King Kamehameha and the landing spot of theContinue reading “Hualalai”

Kia Ora are the first words you hear when you arrive in New Zealand.  It means “be well/healthy” in Maori, a culture alive and well in these parts.  It sounds so much nicer than our American greeting “Hi”.  I knew it from the get go that this was going to be a great country andContinue reading “New Zealand”

New Orleans is a party town like no other. With their anthem song in my head “when the Saints come marching in” and “WHO DAT” rolling off my tongue…we partied hardy in celebration of our dear friend Joe’s Jazzfest, lovefest, and foodfest birthday weekend. You can hear the music playing all day long in theContinue reading “The Big Easy”

After Labor Day and the beginning of the Fall season is the best time to visit the Hamptons.  Not only are the crowds gone and the traffic on Rt 27 releases its grip, but the weather is crisp and the beach is open to dogs at any time.  Sydney’s first time on a beach andContinue reading “Beach time in the Hamptons”