Purgatory Heats Up

A DEVIL OF A TIME AWAITS AT DURANGO MOUNTAIN RESORT

Triple-s threat: killer scenery, sunshine and snow. © Photo by Chris Duthie

For the moment, we’ve switched off the jets in the rooftop Jacuzzi—the swirling bubbles are soothing our powder-burned muscles, but the motorized hum isn’t compatible with the incomparable view. Before us, burning with alpenglow, stand the Needles Mountains, a picture-perfect backdrop for the recently opened Purgatory Lodge at  Durango Mountain Resort. Here at 8,800 feet, at the snow-laden apex of the... Full Story

Scotland’s Golf Gods Love Turnberry

Of all the world’s travel destinations, one stands out among the rest: Scotland, widely renowned as the country of choice for impassioned golfers. The country is rife with bustling cities, eclectic festivals, ancient abbeys and medieval castles, made all the better by scores of golf courses—there’s more than 500 in all—superbly... Full Story

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Caution: Mad Scientist At Play

It’s uncanny, really, the similarities to Dr. Emmett Brown, the wild-eyed, time-traveling inventor played by Christopher Lloyd in the hit movie trilogy, Back To the Future (Part 1-3). That hat-challenging mane, those cantankerous eyebrows, the mischievous smile and acute stare—everything’s there, sans the ghost white hair... Full Story