Monday, February 25, 2013

The gardens of Kykuit, NY


Night Garden:The gardens of Kykuit, at the Rockefeller estate in Sleepy Hollow, New York, were planned for day or night display. A row of lindens leads to the perfection of the Temple of Aphrodite.The sun vanishes. The pearl of a moon rises. Magic happens.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.


Nicaragua today is like Costa Rica was 30 years ago: a pristine Central American country that’s easy to reach—and virtually empty.
On Ometepe, kids can hang back to check out petroglyphs or join in on a challenging hike up the perfect cone of dormant, 4,573-foot (1,394-meter) Maderas Volcano.