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Authors & Artists Postcards Ready to Go In a remote Greek village, a legendary British war hero teaches poet HENRY SHUKMAN a thing or two about the art of living. 02. GO>DOWN THE ROAD Formula One’s 2008 season is stacking up to be the most exciting in years. Will British upstart Lewis Hamilton make the vets inhale his exhaust from Singapore to Monte Carlo? PLUS: At Sardinia’s Cagliari Cup, some top America’s Cup sailors contest Europe’s most exotic new regatta. 03. GO>GET EQUIPPED Blast innocent clay pigeons from the sky in style at Georgia’s Barnsley Gardens; the dilemma with a Hess grain surfboard is whether to hang it in your study or hit the surf on it; bike racing in Belgium isn’t for the meek (what with the rain and the cobbles), but given the right gear it’s downright enjoyable; treat your world-weary mug to some manly TLC . ALSO: The “green fairy” that the U.S. government outlawed almost a century ago. 04. DEPARTMENTS Go>Fast Itmay look like a new Pixar cartoon, but as JEFFWISE learns, the Flight Design CT is no earthbound dodo. Go>Indulge Deep in the Oaxacan Mountains, Ron Cooper found one of the best moonshines on earth. DAVID LIDA shares a bottle. Go>Layover Though it barely existed seven years ago, it’s now one of the fastest-growing cities on earth. Welcome to the world’s most confounding, and amazing,megalopolis. Go>Healthy Think you’re secure in your five-star safari camp? Guess what could kill you as surely as a charging elephant? 05. COLUMNS Gone and Back Bucky McMahon knew sailing with his pal Charlie was a recipe for disaster. But little did he know they would both forget the key ingredient. Homme Away from Home In Montana, Ron Gompertz breaks the log-cabin mold by building a house based on one of the West’s most enduring icons. Go>With Her Tiare Lawrence continues to prove that she’s a true Hawaiian water woman by doing things with a board you’ve never imagined. 06. STYLE A Clubs Weekend Spring means the greens are free of frost, and ice has melted from the hazards. It’s time to consider gear for a return to the fairways. 07. FEATURES Indochine Swing One of the hottest economies in the East is also one of the best new destinations for playing 18 holes. Caddy up. 78 Have Fitness,Will Travel Get off that treadmill, and sink the infernal rowing machine. The best shape of your life—not to mention mind-boggling destinations—is just a puddle jump away. Homme on the Range How has Dennis Quaid found happiness after 30 years in Hollywood? Hint: He doesn’t live on the set. Power Play It takes a certain kind of man to wrestle two million acres away from the Russians and turn it into one of the world’s best salmon preserves: A tough, colorful %*&!#, to be exact. Overlanding Sometimes to really see the world, you have to take it one step at a time. Presenting the 12 best new treks on the planet, where almost all the fun is getting there. 08. FINISHING TOUCH No time for the Ho Chi Minh Golf Trail? There’s innovative Vietnamese fare a lot closer. |
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