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Travel

Tuscan villa

August 8, 2020 toddmorrill

TUS´-kuhn VILL´-uh The region of Tuscany, birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and home to some of the most attractive rural landscapes in Italy, has attracted foreigners for millennia. But the […]

 Architecture, Travel

jet set

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020 toddmorrill

The term jet set refers to the international group of rich people who congregate at the world’s most fashionable resorts. Members of the jet set are also members of the […]

 Travel, Wealth, Wealth & Fame

Cartagena, Colombia

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 toddmorrill

car´-tuh-HAY´-nuh The new darling of the Caribbean is not an island, but rather a 16th-century colonial city on Colombia’s northern coast: Cartagena. Jet-setters have been secretly enjoying the delights of […]

 Leisure Pursuits, Spanish, Travel

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 toddmorrill

BOR´-uh BOR´-uh Forget Hawaii and forget the Caribbean—when true jet-setters want a sun and beach vacation, the current destination of choice is Bora Bora, a tiny island (six miles long […]

 French, Leisure Pursuits, Travel

Madison Avenue, New York City

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 toddmorrill

Madison Avenue is home to the bulk of Manhattan’s snobbiest retail establishments, which are packed into a twenty-block stretch between East 58th and East 78th streets. Retail rents here are […]

 Fashion, Leisure Pursuits, Shopping, Travel

Fifth Avenue, New York City

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 toddmorrill

Fifth Avenue, Manhattan’s traditional stretch of luxury retail, has been upstaged in recent decades by Madison Avenue. But Fifth is still home to a relatively short section of high-end shopping, […]

 Fashion, Leisure Pursuits, Shopping, Travel

jet set

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 toddmorrill

The jet set is the international group of rich people who congregate at the world’s most fashionable resorts. Members of the jet set are also members of the carriage trade, […]

 Fame, Fashion, Travel, Wealth, Wealth & Fame

Sedona, Arizona

July 3, 2020July 10, 2020 toddmorrill

Situated halfway between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon is Sedona, a city with one of the most perfect settings in the United States: ponderosa pines sprout from red-rock buttes and […]

 Travel, Uncategorized, Word Archive

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

July 3, 2020July 9, 2020 toddmorrill

One way to tell if a place has reached true snob status is if it offers subsidized housing to people like doctors and lawyers. That’s the case in Jackson Hole, […]

 Travel, Uncategorized, Word Archive

the Adirondacks

July 3, 2020July 9, 2020 toddmorrill

add’-er-ON’-dacks If your idea of “getting back to nature” is staying as far away from actual “nature” as possible, then the Adirondacks might just be the place for you. The […]

 Travel, Uncategorized

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