Tuscan villa
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 […]
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jet set
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 […]
Cartagena, Colombia
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 […]
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
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 […]
Madison Avenue, New York City
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 […]
Fifth Avenue, New York City
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, […]
jet set
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, […]
Sedona, Arizona
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 […]
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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, […]
the Adirondacks
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 […]