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Moveable Beast: My Trip Aboard the Maiden Flight of the A380

Singapore Airlines flight SQ380—the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380—taxied down the runway of Singapore’s Changi International Airport. I was strapped into seat 26F, in the second-to-last row of…

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Review: Hotel Joaquin, Laguna Beach

The 22-room Hotel Joaquin is probably the best bargain in Laguna Beach, and certainly one of the hippest hotels in town with literally zero attitude. It’s not directly on the beach, but it’s just a three-minute walk down the hill.

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Photo of the Week: Beaver Creek

I wish I could remember the exact spot on Beaver Creek Mountain where I shot this. All I remember is that it was somewhere on the way to Beano’s Cabin,…

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Review: Hotel Columbia, Telluride

The Hotel Columbia sits directly across the street from the Telluride gondola, making this the best-located luxury hotel in town. Whether you ski or not, winter or summer, being close…

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Review: Hotel Figueroa, Los Angeles

It took a massive three-year, top-to-bottom, inside-out refurbishment to bring the Hotel Figueroa back from the brink. And what an incredible transformation. This is now one of the sexiest and, frankly, best hotels in downtown Los Angeles.

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