By Sandy MacDonald The first time I splurged on a weekend in Paris, in 1969, I was twenty years old and happened to notice that, by some fluke, I’d managed to save up $500 [continue]
Feb 022016
Sandy MacDonald
Apr 032015
By Sandy MacDonald I think I’m in love with Win Smith – whom I’ve never met. We have so much in common: an appreciation for Vermont vernacular architecture, and a love of skiing. I [continue]
Mar 222015
By Sandy MacDonald Trying to book a multi-legged trip to Europe can be tricky: most carriers seem inexplicably intent on limiting travelers to a single airport, to and fro. So I was delighted to [continue]
Jan 132015
By Sandy MacDonald Every winter, it seems, one Facebook friend after another brags about the bountiful snowfalls they’re enjoying on their trips out West. Then, inevitably, the backwash starts pouring in, as the [continue]
Nov 242013
By Sandy MacDonald Raising Hell For a century or more before Pilgrims dropped anchor off what is now Provincetown, roving seamen sought refuge in the natural harbor at the curled tip of Cape Cod. [continue]
Sep 142013
By Sandy MacDonald Wherever there’s a surfeit of handsome old warehouses and factories, hipsters are sure to cluster. That’s certainly true of Denver. Although the city center has been sleekly updated in recent decades, [continue]