"No matter how high-tech the world gets, no matter how many places you can visit right on your computer, I will always want to get out and travel the world. I guess I feel I have sort of an obligation, having the family name Farewell."
"I'll never forget the first time I visited Prague. It was right after the iron curtain was lifted in 1989. When I turned a corner to enter the Old Town Square, I found myself in tears, truly speechless by the beauty of the Czech capital."
"I also love Dubrovnik in Croatia. The idea of a walled city so beautifully intact after so many challenging centuries is a great comfort to me."
Dining
Scandinavian Cuisine
While Nordic cuisine has never gotten the massive worldwide approval that French, Italian or Chinese food has, I think it's on its way. The food throughout Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland is increasingly organic AND seriously tasty (forget what you know about emaciated, fat-free, sugar-free, low-sodium organic food). If you find yourself in Copenhagen, give the following restaurants a try:
Geranium in the King's Garden BioM in the Osterbro section Noma beside the harbour in Christianshavn
"You don't usually look forward to a flight these days, but when I flew L'Avion to Paris last year, I found myself doing so. A French-owned airline, it's an exclusively business-class airline that flies between Newark and Orly. Absolutely every detail is handled with style, sophistication and friendly professionalism including great meals served individually on tablecloths with French wines and champagnes."
"Apparently, the red rock landscape of Sedona doesn't only look amazing, but is home to red clay that has some very powerful detoxifying and anti-inflammatory properties. So I discovered at Mii amo, a destination spa at the Enchantment Resort. They offer Sedona Clay Wraps, a combination of red clay and cocoa powder which are very therapeutic and aromatic as well as softening."
"I see no point in traveling all the way to Maui just to sit around a pool or look at scenery as you drive through it. With a company called Hike Maui, a guide takes you into some of the island's most spectacular scenery and you have all sorts of memorable experiences such a taking a shower in a waterfall, climbing the roots of a banyan tree and snacking on guava fruit you pick yourself."
"One of my all-time family favorites is Migis Lodge on Sebago Lake in Maine. It has a classic main lodge and several cottages tucked throughout the piney woods. Each cottage is exquisitely furnished and has a living room, a fireplace and at least one porch overlooking the water. Everything is included such as three meals a day, unlimited use of the lodge's boats, beaches, tennis courts, you name it."
"While there are some fabulously sexy inns and lodges everywhere with luscious beds and oceanfront decks, Rabbit Hill Inn is more of a traditional New England inn that just knows how to set the stage for romance – simply. They take away all the high-tech distractions you find in most hotel rooms (like TVs, telephones and high-speed data ports) and provide simple, sensual pleasures including Jacuzzis, fireplaces, candles (which are all lit while you're at dinner) and carefully selected CD music. Add great public rooms – including a parlor where afternoon tea is served and a sitting room with board games and puzzles – and the northern Vermont wilderness right outside the door, and it's an ideal, simple romantic getaway."
"One ski trip to the Canadian Rockies and you're spoiled for life. Not only are there like a gazillion acres of powder (for all levels of ability), but these are some of the least crowded ski areas anywhere. I like to divide my time skiing between Sunshine Village (which sits at 7,000 feet on a throne of natural snow), Ski Norquay (where you can actually ski or ride by the hour) and Lake Louise, consistently ranked No.1 for scenery in North America. For staying, I choose The Fairmont Banff Springs (known as the Castle in the Rockies) and The Fairmont Château Lake Louise."
"While most people plan their ski days around which trails they'll ski, in Quebec's Mont Tremblant, you find yourselves designing your days around the restaurants. In the pedestrian village alone at this Canadian ski resort, there are just under 40 restaurants—all of which compete for your attention with menus posted outside. Among my favorites: Crêperie Catherine for crêpes; L'Avalanche, which prides itself on its tapas (fingers crossed they have the green tea crème brûlée when you're there); and Aux Truffes (classic French cuisine)."
Kirk Cassels is the Managing Editor of Travelagentcentral and the Ski Editor for its premier publication, Travel Agent magazine. Travel Agent Central offers travel agents worldwide the most complete web resource available for insider travel industry information.
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