Plan a winter weekend in Big Sky

You know you’re in Big Sky, Montana, when: 1. You have the slopes to yourself Big Sky may not share the glory of the glitzy resort towns in Colorado and Utah, but with more snow and open space, this undersung skiing nirvana can rest on its own laurels. From the top of 11,166-foot Lone Peak [...]

Good and bad airport foods for your waistline

Air travel, like holiday parties and office bake-offs, is one of those occasions during which it’s acutely difficult to eat wholesome, healthy food. Once you’ve entered the airport, your stomach is at the mercy of faceless fast food corporations and busy airport cafes that serve processed “convenience” foods loaded with sodium and empty calories. In [...]

Sun Valley, Idaho: History, celebrities and skiing

It seems everyone who spends time around Sun Valley has stories to tell of celebrity encounters. They stood in line at the bookstore last week behind Bruce Springsteen, or at Tully’s Coffee the other day with Arnold Schwarzenegger. They performed in community theater with Bruce Willis in neighboring Hailey or introduced themselves to Larry David [...]

Super Bowl, Miami: All South Florida wants to play

This year’s Super Bowl is in Miami, but all South Florida wants to play. The region’s three international airports give visitors the flexibility to try a variety of beaches, restaurants and social scenes on the mainland and south into the Florida Keys, said Rodney Barreto, chairman of the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee. “It’s [...]

Winter in Paris: A cool time to go local

The City of Light shines year-round, but Paris has a special appeal in winter. Sure, the weather can be cold and rainy (the average high in January is 43 degrees), but if you dress in layers, you’ll keep warm and easily deal with temperature changes as you go from cold streets to heated museums and [...]

New York’s Tavern on the Green restaurant bites the dust

Tavern on the Green, once America’s highest-grossing restaurant, is singing its culinary swan song. The former sheepfold at the edge of Central Park, now ringed by twinkling lights and fake topiary animals, is preparing for New Year’s Eve, when it will serve its last meal. Just three years ago, it was plating more than 700,000 [...]

Fantastic New Year’s Eve destinations

A couple million people will hit Brazil’s Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro as the final minutes of 2009 are counted down, ready for a mix of spiritual observances, fireworks and full-tilt partying. Thousands of miles away, a much more low-key style of New Year’s revelry will be happening on a tiny island off the [...]