Fantasy Trip

Cowboy Refined

June - July 2011

The Charm, Sleekness & Bravado of Dallas, Texas By Margie Jacinto AS A HAWAI’I GAL CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE THROES OF THE WILD SOUTHWEST, I am rather familiar with the jaw- dropping vistas, cuisine prepared by award-winning chefs and tony lodgings that are commonplace throughout the islands. They are admittedly tough to beat. But while…

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Your Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy (Come to Life)

June - July 2011

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JENNIFER HAMMER THE DREAM. WE’VE ALL HAD IT, some of us while we’re still awake, standing in a crowded arena or, perhaps, in the back of a theater. You’ve swapped places with Madonna, Jimmy Page, even Frank Sinatra-and throngs of adoring fans are now cheering, screaming, fawning over your every hip shake, each…

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Moroccan Desert Duo

April - May 2011

Blending Town & Country at La Mamounia and Kasbah Tamadot By Donna Heiderstadt THE HOT MOROCCAN SUN HOVERS-its final moments above the gathering crowd in Djemaa el Fna square as I take in the dusty, diaphanous panorama. Rose-hued walls surrounding Marrakech’s medina give off a cinematic glow. Through the airwaves, the haunting call of a…

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Field of Dreams

February - March 2011

Fantasy Campers Swing with SF Giant Legends By Dave Reardon FOR ANYONE WHO CONSIDERED THEMSELVES A BASEBALL FAN IN THE EARLY 1980s, the name Bill Laskey hits home faster than a Tim Lincecum heater. The league’s best right-handed rookie-with the single most wins in both his first and second seasons-Laskey also earned another title: He…

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Slide Winder

December - January 2011

By Gordy Sheer An Olympic Luger Invites You To Camp I LOVE THE PURITY OF LUGE-IT’S YOU, a sled, a hill and a clock. I also love the sense of accomplishment you get after making the sled move-really, really fast. By design, a sled doesn’t naturally want to turn, which makes for an interesting set…

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Powder Lines

December - January 2011

We Find Your Inside Tracks IF YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE THE JAUNT FROM HAWAII to a wintry mountain clime, you’ll want to maximize your time spent on the slopes. Fear not: We’ve got the inside line on three supreme routes for voracious powder hounds. SKI WITH A LEGEND Stein Eriksen may be Deer Valley’s director…

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Designer of the Drive

October - November 2010

An Exclusive Interview with Hawaii’s Most Prolific Golf Course Architect UC-BERKELEY HAS PRODUCED ITS SHARE OF RADICALS, but Robin Nelson isn’t among them. The Class of ’73 landscape architecture graduate became one of the most successful Hawaiian golf course designers in history by sticking to a very simple notion: emphasize the islands’ natural beauty. (As…

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Redford’s Retreat

October - November 2010

Where the Sundance Kid Unwinds, So Can You For most people, the mere mention of the word “sundance” conjures up images of that 10-day period in January when everyone who is anyone in film – and the people who long to be near them – descends on the snowy streets of park City, Utah, to…

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Got Chops?

August - September 2010

Up your game at these destination cooking schools THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE is greatly heightened when you take a skill away from an excursion. Not only do you open your repertoire of impressive attributes – the memories will last a lifetime. Since we’re a collective group of international foodies here in Hawaii, why not add “amateur…

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Rally Fighter

June - July 2010

Watch your own car come to life in this fantasy getaway IT’S ONE THING TO BE ABLE TO BUY a hot new luxury car. It’s quite another to delve into a total “ownership experience.” Automotive company Local Motors offers car enthusiasts the chance to see and interact with an actual car’s creation. For an estimated…

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