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February 7, 2012

ON LOCATION Vail: Four Seasons Resort & Residences By Camilla McLaughlin What’s old is new in Vail, where a lengthy revamp has reinvigorated this Colorado ski Mecca founded almost 50 years ago by veterans of the legendary 10th Mountain Division. Adding even more international luster is the new Four Seasons Resort & Residences. Completed little [...]

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November 30, 2011

On Location Miami, Florida: Boulan South Beach By Sarah Binder One of these things is not like the other. In South Beach, Miami’s dense sea of condominium towers, many associated with luxury hotels and casting long shadows over the crowded pools and bustling streets, stands a five-floor, unassuming boutique structure. Its architecture blends in seamlessly [...]

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October 10, 2011

ON LOCATION West Virginia: The Greenbrier Sporting Club By Jessica Decina The natural beauty of the mountains and rivers of West Virginia: it’s a history dating back to 1778 and a lifestyle that embraces the great outdoors. A stroll through the greenery of The Greenbrier Sporting Club is all it takes for buyers to fall [...]

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July 20, 2011

ON LOCATION Panama City, Panama: Ocean Reef Islands By Gina Kramer On a diverse island rich in culture, just off the coast of Panama’s capital city, history and modernization come together in perfect unity with the development of the new Ocean Reef Islands. The $350 million project will consist of two private luxury islands interconnected [...]

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May 23, 2011

ON LOCATION Key Largo, Florida: A Simple Fishing Camp By Lauren Varga King Twelve miles and a single-lane, the road leading to the northern tip of Key Largo, Fla., may be long and narrow, but at its end is a community with a wide range of amenities and wide-open ocean views. Surrounded by three sides [...]

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March 18, 2011

ON LOCATION LOS CABOS, MEXICO: A (Luxury) Home Away From Home at Del Mar By Jessica Decina Homeowners at Del Mar Developments in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, enjoy a plethora of luxuries, from all-star butler and chef service to the sheer beauty of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. But the ability to astonish its residents time [...]

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December 9, 2010

ON LOCATION DEER VALLEY, UTAH: ‘The Greatest Snow on Earth’ By Camilla McLaughlin The season’s first snow had just fallen on Park City. Outside the dining room at the St. Regis Deer Crest, flakes on the firs sparkled as much as the gold of the Aspen leaves. At another new luxury resort, the Montage, workers [...]

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October 22, 2010

ON LOCATION Mallorca: ‘No Competition’ By Lauren Varga A hop, skip and a jump from the East Coast of Spain, or a two-hour flight from central Europe, Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands and reportedly sees approximately 10 million visitors each year. With an Arabian and Roman history, the island has not lost [...]

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August 24, 2010

ON LOCATION 88 Pieces of Art in the British Virgin Islands By Camilla McLaughlin No matter how vibrant, virtual worlds still pale in comparison to the real thing. Without the turquoise blue of the Caribbean shimmering in the background, soft breezes caressing one’s shoulders or the flash of pink as you pass a flamingo idling [...]

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June 29, 2010

By Lauren Varga ON LOCATION Finding Your Skin & Yourself At Miraval My skin was rough, not smooth like some of the others who surrounded me. I’d stop and ask what their secret was, but no answer they offered could remedy the uneasiness. Then, in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, I set an intention [...]