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Travel• November 30, 2018

AFMO: A Weekend in Paris

Photographs by Krystal Kenney Coco Chanel had helped cure the writer’s broken heart, recounts Justine Picardie, Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar UK, in a recent talk in Paris about the famous couturi...

Save Venice Celebrates Tintoretto’s 500th birthday

Travel• October 18, 2018.

Tintoretto, the Venetian master, wouldn’t roll over in his grave, he’d burst out of it if he knew of Save Venice’s glorious celebration for the painter’s 500th birthday. Born in Venice, living and working there all his life, his work is spread over the whole city in museums and churches as well as in exhibits […]... READ MORE

13th Annual Festival Napa Valley Opening Weekend, Part I

Travel• October 3, 2018.

13TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL NAPA VALLEY OPENING WEEKEND 2018 Part I – THE OPENING NIGHTS Festival Napa Valley recently “uncorked” its 13th season. I made my annual summer pilgrimage, one of a delighted 10,000 attendees who enjoyed wine, food, and cultural events over ten days at a multitude of venues throughout the Valley’s Wine Country. A [&h... READ MORE

American Friends of Versailles in Paris, Part 2

Travel• September 17, 2018.

On Friday, we recounted several exclusive events from the four-day trip to Paris with the American Friends of Versailles (AFV), including visits with the first lady of France, HRH Prince Charles de Bourbon des Deux Siciles, and the American Ambassador to France. But the trip’s high point was private time at Versailles Palace away from […]... READ MORE

American Friends of Versailles in Paris, Part 1

Travel• September 14, 2018.

On a four-day visit to Paris, members of the American Friends of Versailles enjoyed several exclusive events, including roaming around the Élysée Palace with France’s vivacious first lady, Brigitte Macron; dining with HRH Prince Charles de Bourbon des Deux Siciles, Duke of Castro, head of the royal house of France; sipping cocktails with US Amb... READ MORE

Southern Comfort: Central Park Conservancy to Charleston

Travel• August 8, 2018.

Recently, several members of the Central Park Conservancy Women’s Committee Benefactor board and their spouses joined together for a trip to “the belle of the south,” Charleston, South Carolina. Our previous group trip took us to Cartagena, Colombia, which was hard to beat! With so much to explore in Charleston, the CPC planned we... READ MORE

Treasures of China’s Heritage, Part 6

Travel• July 27, 2018.

Treasures of China’s Heritage: Touring with the Global Heritage Fund (Sixth of a Seven-part Series) Taiyuan and Datong In anticipation of a return to China, I’ve been revisiting my past travels to the country. Some of my best memories of the “Middle Kingdom” include my nine-day tour of historically significant sites with the Palo Alto-based... READ MORE

Paris When it Sizzles

Travel• July 24, 2018.

Those who think glamour is dead should visit Paris during fashion week, particularly during the couture shows. I happened to be there – the first week of July – to visit a friend, Baroness Jacqueline von Hammerstein-Loxten, who was helping Ethan Koh, a designer, launch a handbag collection. Another friend, Danielle Rossi Hirsch, also flew [... READ MORE

Madain Saleh: One of Saudi Arabia’s Hidden Treasures

Travel• July 20, 2018.

When he was the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir gave me an extended visa. He had two good reasons for doing that. One was professional. I am the Executive Vice President of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, where one of my missions has been to build alliances with […]... READ MORE

April in Paris (and Burgundy)

Travel• March 30, 2018.

When E.Y. “Yip” Harburg wrote the words to “April in Paris” he had never even been there. Poor “Yip” didn’t know what he was missing. Well, I was there in early May. The chestnuts were still in blossom; and not only white but pink! It was splendid, mostly brilliantly sunny, but even a few cool, […]... READ MORE

A Tour of Portugal with the American Friends of Versailles

Travel• January 5, 2018.

Liberally sprinkled with Bourbons, Beauharnais, Orleans and other descendants of noble French families, Portugal was a fitting destination for the American Friends of Versailles annual tour. Raising funds to restore the peeling painted Baroque ceiling of the room where guards were stationed to keep watch on Marie Antoinette’s suite of Versailles ... READ MORE

South African Safari, Part II: Londolozi and Johannesburg

Travel• December 29, 2017.

“I haven’t seen anything like this in seven years,” said our tracker, Innocent Ngwenya, as we all breathlessly stared at a leopard and her three cubs frolicking mere feet away from us. “A leopard usually has one cub, two at the most,” he explained. Our small group had been tracking this leopard throughout the morning. […]... READ MORE

South Africa: Part I

Travel• December 27, 2017.

“This was probably the best trip we’ve ever taken,” said my husband, upon our return from safari in South Africa. And it’s true. It was highly memorable for so many reasons. Our trip to Cape Town, Sabi Sands Game Reserve and Johannesburg consisted of: a) stunning scenery; b) gorgeous food and wine; c) moving history; and […]... READ MORE

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AFMO: A Weekend in Paris

Save Venice Celebrates Tintoretto’s 500th birthday

13th Annual Festival Napa Valley Opening Weekend, Part I

American Friends of Versailles in Paris, Part 2

American Friends of Versailles in Paris, Part 1

Southern Comfort: Central Park Conservancy to Charleston

Treasures of China’s Heritage, Part 6

Paris When it Sizzles

Madain Saleh: One of Saudi Arabia’s Hidden Treasures

April in Paris (and Burgundy)

A Tour of Portugal with the American Friends of Versailles

South African Safari, Part II: Londolozi and Johannesburg

South Africa: Part I

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