Art Basel Miami 2013....a few of my favorite things

Who knew Art Basel provided a glory hole!

Art Basel Miami Beach - 2010

This year I was finally able to take in some of the Art Basel festivities swirling about Miami.  The air is filled with an almost tangible creative electricity and the whole world comes to plug  in.  Here are a few of my favorite pieces...

My kinda party!

Somewhere over the rainbow

On a recent bareboat sailing trip in the BVIs I woke up one morning to this beautiful sight.  I could sure use the pot o'gold at the end of it!

WoW

Recently I had the good fortune of being invited to the W Retreat & Spa - Vieques Island for a long weekend getaway.  One of only a few in the world, it was a little piece of heaven in the Caribbean.  One need not travel to Bora Bora to get that South Pacific experience.  My  mornings consisted of waking up with yoga on the beach, followed by a scrumptious brunch at miX, by Alain Ducasse.  Afternoons were spent lounging by the pool with a crowd plucked from the pages of wallpaper*, or floating my worries away in the crystal clear Caribbean.  Dinner at El Quenepo was a definite highlight....creative, exotic, tantalizing fusion cuisine.  Unfortunately, at the time I was there the spa was not fully functional.  I know have a good excuse to return.  This was my first experience with the wonderful world of the W, but it won't be the  last.  

Look what the Postman delivered

Check out this cool iPhone app called POSTMAN. It allows you to create and send virtual postcards, post them to Facebook, etc. Here are a few from trips this past year.

Leap of Faith

OK...so I thought I was going to start blogging again....oops! I've been a little busy traveling this past year. I'm currently laid up for a few weeks, recovering from a recent surgery, so I have plenty of time on my hands. Let's give it another try...

My most recent adventure took me to South Africa. The two motivating factors prompting me to subject myself to a 16 1/2 hour non-stop flight were doing the world's tallest bridge bungee jump and sand-boarding in Betty's Bay...mission accomplished!

I'm back!

I've taken a very long and unintentional hiatus from my blog but...I'm back. I realized that this is a great way for me to exercise my brain cells a bit with some (hopefully) creative writing and picture-posting. This year is quickly coming to a close and I've been lucky to have done quite a bit of traveling so sit back, relax, grab a cocktail and enjoy the new posts.