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Authors & Artists Postcards Ready to Go For David Owen and his brother—and every man who prefers a long fairway to a long conversation—bonding is just a swing away. 02.GO>DOWN THE ROAD Tad Friend gets some tee tutoring at Pinehurst, home of America’s top golf school. Also: The hottest trips this side of the Sahara (hint: lava is involved); a wine-addled bike tour of Austria’s trendiest vine country; and, finally, we put man spas in their place. 03.GO>GET EQUIPPED The future of stylish travel apparel is Nau. This Portland, Oregon-based clothing company is bringing style savvy to globe-trotters. Plus: If you’re in the market for new skis this winter, look no further than these classy wooden boards. And, some of Indonesia’s finest scuba diving at Amankila resort—and Cousteau-worthy equipment to experience it. 04. DEPARTMENTS Go>Fast BMW’s new R 1200 GSA is a muscular bike for long, fast freeways, dusty dirt roads, and every pothole, manhole, and sinkhole in between. Go>Venture The Napa Valley Reserve lets members make great wine without the financial risk of owning a vineyard. Go>Uptown For David Lim, leader of the first successful Everest ascent from his city-state, Singapore is no longer Singa-bore. Go>Healthy Even if you can’t always control that charging grizzly, you can master the ensuing fear. Here’s how to subdue both. Go>Indulge Whether or not your boar hunt in the Ardennes is a success, you won’t go hungry if you’re with a French chef. 05. COLUMNS Gone and Back War correspondent Scott Anderson discovers that hell isn’t just hot—it’s a place without any hope of cold beer. Homme Away from Home When he needs a break from the rigors of network television, CNN’s Harris Whitbeck lays low in his Guatemalan bungalow. Go>With Her Fearless huntress Cindy Garrison, host of ESPN’s Get Wild, wants to show her viewers her conservationist side. The only problem: There are varmints that need shooting. 06. STYLE Dressed for the Big Sky When four Montana fishing guides get a day off work, the rainbows in the Gallatin get ready for a workout. 07. FEATURES La Dolce Via Cycling great Andy Hampsten spends half the year leading bike tours in Italy, where he’s embraced as a native son. Writer Doug Schnitzspahn saddles up for a ride. The Gypsy King Reporter Jeff Wise finds that whether John McAfee is designing innovative software or buzzing the Southwest in weight-shift planes, his pursuits add up to one single maxim: Guys just want to have fun. Living the (Central) American Dream To hell with the 9 to 5, the rat race, and the parking meters—Thayer Walker heads south of the border to visit a few men who have created their own pieces of paradise. The Shooting Party The Hamptons aren’t just about fashionistas and tourists. Once the summer crowds head home, locals dust off tweeds and shotguns and set out after high-flying pheasants. Bill Thomas observes from outside the line of fire. 08.JOURNEY’S END Gunning for Perfection The best barrels come from Italy’s Fratelli Piotti gun house. |
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