Climbing the Notorious Mount Washington with Adventure Spirit Guides

A hail-heavy climb up the 6,288 feet tall New Hampshire peak

Some seven hours from NYC, Mount Washington (whose Native American name is “Agiocochook”) awaits. The Northeastern United States’ highest peak is an imposing 6,288 feet and it’s notorious for its fickle weather. While we began our climb on a sunny, warm March day, we certainly were at the mercy of the infamous climate—from hail storms to strong winds—and were grateful to be guided by Adventure …

Inside Lotte New York Palace Hotel’s Villard Houses South Wing

A magnificent near-15,000 square foot Gilded Age space

It’s near impossible to deny the grandeur of the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, from the striking stone facade of its Villard Houses entryway to the uninterrupted penthouse views of the tower that’s attached. Not many have been lucky enough to explore inside, where there is a Gilded Age (which ranged from the 1870s to the turn of the century) treasure trove found within the …

Rebecca Louise Law’s “Garten” at Bikini Berlin

30,000 suspended, real flowers make for a one-of-a-kind deconstructed garden in this transient art installation

Nothing offers a greater anticipatory nudge toward the summer that awaits than real flowers. In the colder climates of the Northern Hemisphere, flowers have already begun to bloom, but within the Bikini Berlin concept shopping center something more conceptual has taken hold. With copper wire and 30,000 live flowers donated by Tollwasblumenmachen.de—an affiliate of the Flower Council of Holland—London-based artist Rebecca Louise Law created “Garten.” …