Risa Wyatt
Adventure Travel / Romantic Escapes / Food & Wine
ARTICLE EXCERPTS
Skiing in China
Ski Magazine -- "Skiing Red"
Jaunty red lanterns dangle from the chairlifts and pine trees. Although the expert ski runs loom empty, the novice slopes throng with beginners frozen in hunch-shouldered snowplows--or merely frozen, since temperatures shrivel to minus-15 degrees. Red-coated attendants hover on the sidelines, ready to drag snow-bunnies out of the road-kill lane or retrieve runaway skis. Instead of Red Bull, the snack shop serves green tea and bear-bile capsules ("to remove heat, have liver calming, improve eyesight"). Read more--
Ski Magazine -- "Skiing Red"
Jaunty red lanterns dangle from the chairlifts and pine trees. Although the expert ski runs loom empty, the novice slopes throng with beginners frozen in hunch-shouldered snowplows--or merely frozen, since temperatures shrivel to minus-15 degrees. Red-coated attendants hover on the sidelines, ready to drag snow-bunnies out of the road-kill lane or retrieve runaway skis. Instead of Red Bull, the snack shop serves green tea and bear-bile capsules ("to remove heat, have liver calming, improve eyesight"). Read more--Australian Cattle Drive
Miami Herald -- "G'Day Slickers!"
My horse saw it before I did. Come-By- Me shifted her weight slightly and one of her ears swiveled. I followed her gaze to a heifer scurrying away from the herd, like a school kid sneaking off for a cigarette. Before I could react, the mare shot after the rebellious Hereford and planted herself in its path. The heifer stopped and glowered, its entire body language radiating "Go on--make me." Come-By-Me took one step closer, and her eyes bored into those of the Hereford. Shifting its glance, the cow ambled back to the herd.
Honeymoons in Kauai
Modern Bride -- "Visions of Kauai"
Looking for the loveliest place on earth? Then seek no further. With its razor-sharp peaks, lush vales, and long, golden strands where coconut palms sway like a line of hula dancers, Kauai is imbued with the tropical beauty couples think only exists in their dreams. No wonder early Hawaiians referred to the island as Kauai kilohana--superb Kauai--and Hollywood film makers chose it as the setting for two of the loveliest islands of the imagination: Fantasy Island in the TV series, and Bali Hai in the film South Pacific.
