August 2009
Hartsdale, NY, Scarsdale Golf Club
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Aug 1, 2009
Athens: Romancing The Relics
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Aug 1, 2009Dakar: French Twist
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Aug 1, 2009Prague: Versed In Versatility
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Aug 1, 2009Dubai: Duality Of Dubai
Wherever I looked, gleaming skyscrapers and construction cranes filled the sky. Then we drove into another Dubai — Bastakiya, the oldest part of the city. The view changed dramatically to reveal 19th-century courtyard houses, souks and meandering lanes. Wind towers dotted the landscape, providing old-fashioned power.
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Aug 1, 2009Atlanta: Rapid Ascent
In 1967, Atlanta architect and developer John Portman gave the city — my city — a certified civic symbol. It wasn’t as tall as the Empire State Building or as grand as the Golden Gate Bridge. But the new Hyatt Regency Atlanta, with the first-ever atrium lobby and a revolving restaurant on the top floor, shattered the old hotel mold. At the Hyatt, hallways had turned into balconies, and guests were encouraged to indulge in some “indoor sightseeing” — watching people ride up and down the glass-bubble elevators, for example, or sip cocktails amid the ferns and fountains below.