Links We Love, a compendium of what were loving right now. Happy armchair traveling.I never want summer to be over. Never! I will make this Oaxacan punch from contributing editor Heather Taylors beautiful blog L.A. in Bloom and drink it until sweater weather rolls in. – Crystal, Creative DirectorLove em or hate em, pigeons are city icons from New York to Copenhagen to Venice. For the Biennale, artists Julian Charrierre and Julius

PARMA, Italy – If I had a magical wardrobe, its door would be in Parma. Yes, Parma, the land of mythical maialini raised on the whey of hand-molded parmigiano to make prosciutto perfection. No, my wardrobe would not transport me to the heady rooms of a prosciuttificio nor hallowed halls of a parmigiano factory. My Narnia is a land known as Gazzabuglio, a tiny shop in the sides streets of Parmas centro storico. Gazzabuglio is a pla

NANTUCKET, Massachusetts – Weve been bringing our kids to Nantucket since our daughter Ava was eight weeks old. This year marked our 11th summer of vacationing on the island with kids in tow. What keeps us coming back? This list, for starters.Dionis Beach.1. HIT THE RIGHT BEACHEvery article and guidebook mentions Jetties and Childrens Beach as the islands top family beach spots. Pshaw. Unless you love crowds and swim diapers, skip both

Links We Love, a compendium of what were loving right now. Happy armchair traveling.Former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfelds new book-a-zine and website, CR Fashion Book, is out, just in time for Fashion Week. There may not ba a lot of travel, but theres whole world of style. - Pavia, Founder/CEOToronto-based shop Mjölk is releasing its own travel guide based on a trip the owners took through Stockholm, Reykjavik, and Asahikawa, Jap

Links We Love, a compendium of what were loving right now. Happy armchair traveling.Among the new gallery shows opening in NYC this week, I was most wowed by Lynette Yiadom Boakye at Jack Shainman, whose huge, stark portraits of imaginary people are made monumental. - Jeralyn, editorial directorAirplanes meet cruise ships — literally — in Air + Port, a striking and innovative mixed-use transportation proposal for Greenland

Twice a year in spring and autumn, people flock to Round Top, Texas, for Antiques Week, a shopping extravaganza to rival the worlds best.ROUND TOP, Texas – As Marfa has proven, the tiniest Texas towns can be full of the quirkies cool surprises, and Round Top (pop. 88 as of the 2009 Census) is no exception.In spring 2011, Rachel Ashwell, the doyenne of the French-country-elegance-meets-SoCal-cool style Shabby Chic, opened The Prairie, a

Spa devotee and Austin girl Darlene Fiske wanted to experience a less glamorous side of the spa world on a trip to New York City. NEW YORK CITY – I am no stranger to spas. Dont hate me, but my job has afforded me the luxury of visiting some of the finest facilities in the United States. So believe me when I say that I love nothing more than to sip cucumber-infused water while wearing a big, fluffy robe and anticipating the transpo

Top Chef judge Gail Simmons knows a thing or two about traveling for the food. She also happens to be Canadian. Who better to give us a food tour of her beloved college town, Montreal?MONTREAL – Even though my husband Jeremy and I met in New York through friends thirteen years ago, it was our mutual love of Montreal that may have first brought us together. After all, Jeremy was born and raised there and I attended McGill University as

First we asked Top Chef judge Gail Simmons for her favorite Montreal restaurants. (We have our priorities straight.) Then we got the rest of her favorite things in her beloved college town.MONTREAL – Even though my husband Jeremy and I met in New York through friends thirteen years ago, it was our mutual love of Montreal that may have first brought us together. After all, Jeremy was born and raised there and I attended McGill Universit

Two things happen when creative director Gillian Schwartz travels: She makes a long to-do list and always winds up where the old-timers are. Heres her list of classic joints around the world that are perfect precisely because theyre the way they always have been.Theres something to be said for classics and institutions — their codes of conduct, their seemingly random rules, their time-honored styles, their our-way-or-the-highway attit

SABI SANDS GAME RESERVE, South Africa – Dawn broke over the African bush as I rose into sun salutation. Perched on a platform tucked in the branches of a marula tree, I slid into downward dog as lions roared and elephants trumpeted in the distance. I inhaled and reach my arms overhead towards the leaves and the stars still twinkling in the South African sky above me. I had never felt so alive.After a 16-hour flight from New York City t

See how an art dealer wields business and pleasure from one stylish little suitcase. Jeffrey Lee runs Mary Ryan Gallery in Chelsea, works one-on-one with artists, wines and dines collectors, travels to major art institutions for exhibition-viewing, and still makes it to the Berkshires in time for yoga practice. Like his style? Check out his Fathom shop.Reading material: Economist, Monocle, Art Newspaper, and Autobiography of a Yogi.Multi-ta

LONDON – If youre in London this weekend, craving an eyeful of exquisitely proportioned and nearly naked ladies, head to South Bank for your last chance to see Forever Crazy before they pack up the pop-up and call it a night.The burlesque show, which debuted after London Fashion Week this fall, features ten dancers performing the best numbers from the legendary Crazy Horse in Paris, the cabaret thats been titillating audiences sin

Its a rare moment to capture: whales taking a breather as they swim under polar ice.ANTARCTICA – In the Ross Sea portion of Antarctica, the American McMurdo base has been clothed in darkness for six months. Those wintering over spend that time frozen in by the ice until the spring months. Most of my trips were on the Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, the most powerful icebreaker in the Antarctic waters. Its capable of breaking thr

Lifestyle writer and New Yorker Andrea Bartz hit the slopes in Utah for the very first time. It may have ruined East Coast skiing for good.So, what brought you to Utah? I’ve been terrified of skiing since I tried it as a 13-year-old and had bad experiences with several types of ski lifts. (Don’t ask.) I’d sort of relegated myself to never learning the sport, since I’m 26, very tall, and fairly uncoordinated. When Ski Utah (the marketing win

This weekend was Chinese New Year. Welcome to the year of the snake! Specifically, the water snake, if we want to get technical. Whats in store for the year ahead? Slithering your way into new adventures and transformations. Not that were suggesting you shed your skin or anything too drastic.But lets give the reptiles their due and recall the best encounters weve had with snakes on our travels.When Man Met Boulder, Grand CanyonFortunat

Kate Donnelly began her Belize adventures with a few days in the jungle at Francis Ford Coppolas Blancaneaux Lodge, then ended up on the beach at Coppola Resorts Turtle Inn. Its a big sun, and someones got to swim under it.PLACENCIA, Belize – Wake up at Turtle Inn, the Francis Ford Coppola resort in Placencia, a sleepy Creole fishing village in the Stann Creek District of Belize, at the southernmost tip of a narrow, 26-mile peninsula.

The fashion pack is spinning the globe on the latest round of fashion weeks for fall/winter 2013. We decided to see how Kym Canter packs. She literally travels for the stuff — specifically to find products to sell on LAtitude, the brilliant travel-meets-fashion company where shes the creative director. Not surprisingly, hers is an incredibly stylish suitcase. On Staying Healthy: I travel with a small CVS in my bag. Love Alka

Skiing in New Mexico? Its better than you might think, as Austin-based ski-phobe Darlene Fiske discovers on a family trip.RUIDOSO, New Mexico – I hate skiing. Okay, hate might be strong, but the thought of hurling my body down a mountain at blood-curdling speeds and dodging reckless snowboarders in subarctic temperatures is not my idea of a good time. And lets not talk about how I look like the Pillsbury Dough Girl in puffy everything.

It didnt take long for John Winterman to realize that  Zürs Lech am Arlberg was the ultimate Alpine skiing destination. Old-world charm, late-night beers, and just the right amount of lace.ZÜRS LECH AM ALBERG, Austria – When its freezing in New York City, everyone flees to the Caribbean. Not me. I head for even colder climates. Bring on the blizzard.My buddy moved to southern Germany six years ago, and when I started visiting him in th