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Authors & Artists Postcards Ready to Go Traveling with friends is a great idea...right up until the moment you realize they’re driving you insane. 02.GO>DOWN THE ROAD Skiing every which way but loose with Jackson Hole’s Grand Slam ski package. Also: Follow Ted Ligety and the U.S. crew as they try to deliver a deft blow to the Austrians on the World Cup ski tour; experience Mount Everest without getting an embolism; and rub elbows with champions at the PGA season opener at Maui’s Kapalua Resort . 03.GO>GET EQUIPPED The hottest American-made watch in 30 years matches its Big Sky origins. Plus: Travel to 145,000 stars with the Meade LX200R telescope; ski the 10th Mountain Division’s Colorado hut system with the best in new ski-touring gear; savor your suite minus room service with a well-stocked portable bar ; and on your next trip to Copenhagen, invest in the best in Danish design. 04. DEPARTMENTS Go>Fast GRANT DAVIS assumes a regal air as he takes a royal tour of Colorado ski resorts in the 2007 Cadillac Escalade. Go>Healthy Meet Tom Crum, the Dalai Lama of skiing wisdom. He’ll make you better—both on and off the slopes. Go>Indulge Adios, tacos. Buenos dias, nueva comida Mexicana. A revolution is sparked in Mexican cuisine. Go>Venture Though Wilderness Safaris’ presence in Africa may be ubiquitous, there is nothing mass-market about the experiences it offers. 05.COLUMNS Gone and Back Writer KEVIN FEDARKO was just an ignorant American tourist when the Czech guards threw him off the train. Then some Polish workers showed him how to enjoy the good with the very bad. Homme Away from Home On Baja’s Bahía de los Sueños, Steve Games has built a compound that’s the dream of his lifetime. Go>With Her There’s no one better to explore the Tetons with than alpine guide Julia Niles. Just watch out for lightning. 06. STYLE Aspen Vistas Forget $5,000 cowboy boots and fur coats—true Aspen style is both elegant and down-to-earth. 07. FEATURES White Gold Skiing was perfected on the Continent, so it’s no surprise that Europeans are still snow masters. KATIE ARNOLD hits the Alps to uncover the finest in Old World slopes. Out of the Atmosphere Nomads of the Seas will fly you to Chilean Patagonia, point out the biggest trout you’ve ever seen, and fix dinner onboard the Atmosphere as soon as you catch it. PATRICK SYMMES casts his fly. A Life of Record BRAD WETZLER jets around Jamaica with Chris Blackwell, the man who made Bob Marley, to discuss the music vet’s plans for redefining Caribbean cool. Wild West Whirl Thanks to Ruby Mountain Helicopter Skiing, Nevada’s never been less of a gamble. CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON rassles the finest untracked snow in the Wild West. Sultans of Surf Having made a fortune off Web surfing, EarthLink founder Sky Dayton now has time to ride the real waves. MARK ANDERS carves Maldivian swells with the Webmaster. 08. FINISHING TOUCH Each year in Elko, Nevada, just a lasso’s throw from the Ruby Mountains, Baxter Black and the cowboy poets deliver their western odes. |
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