Topics :: summer

Bodrum: The Brigadoon of Turkey

Saturday Dec 29, 2012
Flying into Bodrum, Turkey is a bit like finding Brigadoon: misty blue islands rising out of the silvery gray sea.

Refreshingly Dry Summer Elixirs

By Mark Thompson | Thursday Jul 19, 2012
It’s not always about vodka - and martinis in summer can knock you out for the night. And it’s not always about gin-and-tonics - not unless your name is Muffy. Sometimes you want a little bit of tropics - even on the mainland.

Grooming Guide for Hot Summer Nights (and Daze)

By Mark Thompson | Tuesday Jul 3, 2012
Lazy days and dog days might lull you into late summer apathy - but don’t get fooled. Like so much that you imbibe and ingest, the sun is a two-faced monster: good for you in small doses, your nightmare in overdose.

Classic New England Summer at Edgartown’s Water Street Restaurant

By Mark Thompson | Sunday Jun 24, 2012
Edgartown has long had an easy relationship with wealth - and Water Street, the Harbor View Hotel’s acclaimed restaurant, reflects the gracious elegance that marked the pinnacle of American WASP culture, once so pervasive along the Eastern seaboard.

Harbor Hotel Provincetown Makes Waves

By Sandy MacDonald | Thursday Jun 7, 2012
For years - decades! - I could see only one possible use for that dreary, boxy motel at the far eastern edge of Provincetown: the parking lot lent itself beautifully to last-minute wardrobe adjustments prior to pulling into town.

Fire Island Prepares for Summer Season

By Steve Weinstein | Saturday Jun 2, 2012
Despite the fire that destroyed the Pines’ major disco and bar, there will still be plenty going on in this, the world’s most famous & glamorous gay beach resort.

Misty Watercolor Summer Love: Fragrance Finds, Summer 2012

By Mark Thompson | Wednesday May 30, 2012
One of our first fragrance memories is the smell of lilacs in the spring. All of us recall moments when the beauty of fragrance has caused us to pay closer attention. This summer, let fragrance waft into the recesses of your memory.

Who Killed the Curator: Whodunits Entertain Museumgoers

By ULA ILNYTZKY | Monday Aug 1, 2011
An assistant museum curator who questioned the authenticity of a Leonardo da Vinci has been murdered - but before he died he left a code in his appointment calendar and a cryptic trail of clues.

Finger Lakes and Cayuga County Launch American Road Trip

Saturday Jul 30, 2011
The Finger Lakes, eleven pristine lakes spread like fingers across central New York, encompasses 9,000 plus square miles of outdoor adventures and bucolic scenery with a nice mix of urban hot spots to boot.

Top Seven Summer Places in the Six-Million Acre Adirondack Park

Saturday Jul 23, 2011
The Adirondack Region is a six-million-acre park offering limitless recreation amid 2,000 miles of hiking trails. Explore historic, scenic and quirky sites throughout the Adirondack Region and experience this six-million acre park from a new perspective.