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Guest Diary• July 27, 2020

It’s Great To Be Gilded Again

Want to get out of New York for a weekend, a week or two? Barbara Hodes rented a house in Lenox, Mass., and took in the sites and the towns and the pleasure of being there mid-summer...

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Borromeo Baroque: Lake Maggiore’s Isola Bella & Isola Madre

Travel• April 8, 2020.
With Italy facing one of its most perilous challenges, here is a look back at Primavera on Isola Bella and Isola Madre where timeless architecture and fantastic landscapes personify the enduring Italian spirit, the art of nature, the splendor of the past, and the promise of Spring... READ MORE
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From Dream Deployment to Dystopian Detention

Travel• March 24, 2020.
A wife’s professional assignment in the Middle East accompanied by her husband, who writes how it led to a fascinating tour of an ancient world in modern times... READ MORE
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Three days of spectacular revelry at the Carnevale Gala in Venice

Travel• February 25, 2020.
Mary Hilliard covers (and photographs) Save Venice’s Carnevale Gala, “All the World’s A Stage,” in Venice, Italy. Costume balls, exhibitions, dinners in ancient palazzos and a trip through the cultural treasures of Save Venice’s assistance... READ MORE
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Gathering in the Arabian desert for the Hegra Conference of Nobel Laureates

Travel• February 24, 2020.
Sharon Hoge is back from an incredible sojourn in Saudi Arabia where Nobel Laureates, Saudi nobles, business executives, and scientists assembled in an amazing desert region strategizing how to involve the lessons of heritage into future development... READ MORE
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THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF VERSAILLES Tour the Marche Region of Italy

Travel• January 10, 2020.
Sharon King Hoge takes us on the American Friends of Versailles tour of the Marche Region of Italy of the heritage of architectural and garden design that contributed to Louis XIV’s grand palace Versailles. An amazing tour of late Roman and early renaissance history along the Adriatic Coast... READ MORE
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A Night of Triumph; The firestorm surrounding Safari West

Travel• October 8, 2019.
Paige Peterson recounts the story of the great Northern California fire two years ago today, and how it threatened the 1000 animals of the Safari West Wildlife Preserve... READ MORE
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Clinging to the last of the summer days in majestic Maine

Travel• September 15, 2019.
Stephanie Green takes us on a road trip to the Southern Maine Coast of Kennebunkport, Ogunquit and York for the last days of summer where nothing compares to the gardens and flowers as the season is fleeting... READ MORE
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Growing Up Belvedere

Travel• August 20, 2019.
Paige Peterson takes us to her hometown with a photo tour of its history, Belvedere, California. A beauty you’ll remember... READ MORE
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Sicily and the Coast of Many Cultures

Travel• July 22, 2019.
Barbara Hodes is drawn to Sicily, having explored the island several times. But on this occasion she's decided to try a different piece of the amazing island. And has much to share... READ MORE
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Art Weekend in Richmond Celebrating Elizabeth Locke

Travel• May 17, 2019.
Elizabeth Locke invited close friends to Richmond, Virginia, to celebrate the opening of “A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts... READ MORE
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Hôtel de la Marine: Monument to the Art of French Living

Travel• April 26, 2019.
Paris lives on as Delia von Neuschatz discovers the palatial Hôtel de la Marine, which is currently undergoing a €100 million renovation and will again, in the spring of 2020, begin showcasing the French “art de vivre.”... READ MORE
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Italian Class: Urban Visions

Travel• March 19, 2019.
Augustus Mayhew still in Italy, sets his camera and his inquiring eye this time in Milan, Turin, and Venice... READ MORE

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