Savannah Music Festival makes a big impression
March 26 2009
Savannah is frequently called the most beautiful city in America — and it is. An historic Southern town draped in mesmerizing Spanish moss, you feel as if you’re drifting inside an Impressionist painting when you wander into one of its many charming squares.
This corner of Georgia is [...]
Broadway revival of West Side Story: worth the wait
March 20 2009
The Broadway revival of West Side Story that just opened at the Palace Theatre was supposed to arrive for the show’s 50th anniversary at the end of 2007, but didn’t quite make it on time. Yet it’s worth the wait. Arthur Laurents, who wrote the original book, [...]
March 18 (Bloomberg) — Following a trail leading to one of Brazil’s most beautiful beaches, I was wonder-struck by a craggy, thumb-shaped rock towering 1,060 feet (323 meters) above the shimmering sea. This geological showoff was a signal of more natural splendors ahead.
Morro do Pico (Peak’s Hill) is one of many glorious sites on the [...]