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ore than ever, I yearn to go places I've never been. It could be because my children are older and don't require quite the on-location mothering (two out of three have flown the roost, anyways). Or, perhaps I read too many travel magazines and have adventurous friends who post too many gorgeous adventure photos on social media. Maybe my appetite was whetted during our eight years as expats living in the Virgin Islands, UK and Hong Kong.

Then, there’s the possibility that as I get older, I feel the need to see more and do more while I am still fit and able.

Putting this issue together did not help. Now, I want to visit Photo Samanta Shal, all the places our Lifestyle Publications photographers have been at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Atlanta. Warby recently. Check out the spread, “A Beautiful World,” where some Parker glasses. of our talented staffers share their fave pics.

And, before my next trip, I want to pack like the fabulous personal stylist to the stars, Robanne Schulman, whose company Plaid Monkey outfits men and women right here in Buckhead and Brookhaven as they board planes, trains or minivans. The “sensible shoes” she chose for our “Carry On” travel gear feature surprised me, but heck, I’ll give them a try if she recommends them. I’ll sure turn some heads, if not an ankle.

When I asked Laura Flusche, the executive director at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) for her favorite museums to visit around the globe, she came back with five gems you will want to add to your must-do list. I love visiting museums anytime, but there’s something magical and rather Hollywood about spending time in a museum in another city, hearing snippets of art-appreciating conversation in different languages.

I hope this issue inspires conversations about your next trip. Share your stories and photos with us (email me or post them on our social media).

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who make coming home after a trip so very nice.

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Departments

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Driver’s Notebook

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Lifestyle Calendar

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Parting Thoughts

14 Secrets from a Concierge

Buckhead concierges share stories (anonymously, of course).

16 A Beautiful World

Our photographers' top vacation pics.

22 Keep Calm and Carry On

...Your luggage!

26 Five Must-See Museums

MODA director’s favorite stops around the world.

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LOVETT TRAVELERS Lovett offered middle and upper school students opportunities

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to visit far away destinations and serve others during spring break.

On the heels of the award-winning, mixed-use Inman Quarter

Nineteen Lovett middle school students visited the Grand Canyon

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food bank sorting donated food items in Flagstaff, Arizona. They also

project, which has officially been named Emerson. The visually strik-

prepped and served food in a soup kitchen. For fun, students hiked

ing, 21-story building will serve as Buckhead’s newest skyline jewel.

in Red Rock, explored Sedona, saw the Painted Desert, and biked

The tower’s profile, which will command awe-inspiring views south

around the Grand Canyon. The upper school students worked on

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BIG ART AT WOODRUFF On view June 3 through Nov. 27, 2016, the installation continues an innovative multiyear initiative to enliven the outdoor space by engaging visitors in an interactive art experience. Hayon’s four largescale sculptures whimsically interpret the familiar shapes of animals or objects, such as a pig or a bell, in ways that inspire playfulness and joy. Each structure features a colorful pattern, ranging from polka dots to stripes, and sets of stairs and slides with openings specifically sized for children to encourage guests to interact with the sculptures, like the one, right. “Tiovivo” builds on the success of the High’s 2014 and 2015 commissions “Mi Casa, Your Casa” and “Los Trompos” (“The Spinning Tops”), both created by Mexican designers Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena. Originally planned as a two-year project, the piazza activation program was extended through 2018 with funding from the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation through a grant to The Woodruff Arts Center.

GENEROUS OPERA Opera Volunteers International (OVI), a worldwide non-profit and the primary umbrella organization for advocacy and resources for

Located near the center’s new Gallery Entrance between Cartier and

opera volunteers, has awarded Capital City Opera of Atlanta a $2,000

Escada in the Neiman Marcus wing, the exhibit dubbed “Striking

matching grant. The grant will assist Capital City Opera Company in

Poses” will offer guests a front row seat to some of the city’s sig-

adding a new children’s opera to their children’s opera education pro-

nature fashion events. Lenox Square commissioned “Striking Poses”

gram. Capital City Opera uses music from opera to introduce children

to showcase the city’s stronghold on world-class fashion and the

to opera and ways to deal with issues that are important to education

designers who have committed their labels to Atlanta – all of whom

and the community. Billy Goat Gruff is a story that will use opera arias

call Simon’s Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza home. The photographs

by composers Mozart, Donizetti and Rossini to teach children how to

capture the essence of beauty, glamour and couture found both on

deal with bullying. Capital City Opera was one of three opera compa-

the runway and backstage at the city’s leading fashion events. From

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graceful movements on the catwalk to intimate backstage moments captured seconds before models take the runway, Lenox Square has

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Lenox Square has collaborated with Atlanta photographer Ben Rose to introduce an intimate glimpse into high fashion in Atlanta.

inspired by Atlanta’s burgeoning fashion scene. An Atlanta native, Ben Rose has been behind the camera since 1999.

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ehind every great hotel is an attentive and discreet concierge.

Here in BuckHaven, we are graced with gleaming hotels and poised concierges. Meet Janice Dempsey, who stands at attention with a warm smile and all the answers at the Mandarin Oriental Atlanta. She is a member of The Concierge Society of Atlanta and Les Clefs d’Or Ltd. “As a concierge it is our responsibility to take ownership, help those in need and hopefully have a great and positive outcome. As professionals and ‘keeper of the keys' we have to be committed, resourceful and interested to assist in the almost impossible. The result is an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction and pride to have risen up to the challenges,” she explains. Ms. Dempsey asked her fellow concierges to share some of their more memorable requests from guests. We aren’t going to share the names of the concierges or their hotels, because we are good at keeping secrets, too.

I suppose the most unusual request was from an elderly couple about three years ago. While at my concierge desk, I received a phone call from a couple who were traveling from Alabama and was already stuck in our Atlanta traffic. The wife had panic in her voice and asked if I could assist. It seems the couple had left home without any spare colostomy bags for the husband and they were needed as they would be in town for several days. Sure, no problem I responded! I called the local pharmacy, then another, then another without success. Now, I'm starting to panic- I've really have got to help these people. So I called a urologist, they informed me that the guest will have to make an appointment or go to the hospital. Ok-NO. So I then started thinking hospital, hospital... bing...maybe Shepard Spinal Center and Hospital might be able to help.

So I called and the gift shop said SURE no problem, have them come in. So I was able to assist the guest and needless to say they were very thankful and appreciative. That was a tough one!

A guest walked up to the concierge desk at 3:30 p.m. asking me to make her a hair appointment for a color, cut and style before she attended a wedding that same afternoon. I called around and was lucky 14

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to find her an appointment for 5:15. When I informed her about the appointment time, she said that that was too late because the buses were leaving at 5:00 for the wedding - in an hour and a half from when she first spoke with me. I guess she assumed the stylist could do a color, cut and style in less than an hour! The salons in her hometown work fast! I tried!

A long time ago I was asked for directions to a shoe show. Needing a little more direction on the request, I asked what kind of shoe show. He said a “pretty lady shoe show.” I eventually figured out he was looking for a Gentleman’s Club. Apparently, many years ago in some parts of the south, Gentlemen’s Clubs were delicately referred to as “shoe shows.”

A guest called me to his room, gave me $500 and asked me to go buy underwear for him and his wife. Their island vacation plans had been temporarily postponed due to a hurricane. Their luggage was lost and they planned to not leave their room and dress only in underwear until the weather cleared. It took three days. Underwear $200, gratuity $300. I love days like that.

Last year I had a guest that called me and said he was proposing to his girlfriend and wanted to do something special. After questioning him about their background and his wishes, he confessed she missed living in Atlanta and we both started brainstorming. He asked if I could find fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts - 12 dozen of them. He gave the ring to hide in one of the boxes then asked if I could get 50 assortments of Chick fil A meals, with Frosted Orange from The Varsity for a toast, instead of champagne. We set a time and I added a little extra love and set up a special spot in the restaurant for them, adding champagne. To me, the idea did not seem special, but once I saw her face and understood how he really was saying “I love you” with all the things that help make Atlanta special, I got it. She said “yes,” then also made a promise to come back to live here one day soon.

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Our photographers share their favorite vacation shots.

The sun sets outside of Holbrook, Arizona. I love the movie “Big Fish.” It makes me laugh and it makes me cry. The main image for the movie is a tree and to me this one looks a lot like it. I drove past this scene on my way across the country and had to turn around. I almost didn’t take this photo because I was sitting in the moment with my thoughts. I ultimately decided to capture it and am glad that I did. Shot with a Nikon D4s. Jonathan Phillips

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On our tour guide trip through Italy, we were only able to visit two of Cinque Terre’s islands for a short period of time. I’m an avid hiker, and Cinque Terre has a hiking trail that connects all five villages. On our tour we didn’t have time to hike the entire trail, so I walked as far as I could in 30 minutes before we had to board the ferry to head to the next island and got this photo of the first island, Manarola.

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An oil rig rotates as the sun sets outside of Brownfield, Texas. This is the quintessential Texas photo for me. All that is missing is a cowboy and a horse. Oil rigs just like this one lined the highways as I made my way across the state and into New Mexico on my way across the country. Shot with a CONTINUED > Nikon D4s. Jonathan Phillips

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My sad drive home after dropping my sister and her twins at the airport, ending a fabulous summer visit, was somehow brightened by the dark clouds and dramatic rain storm over this sunflower field in northern Michigan. Shot on an iPhone5. Sue G. Collins Sometimes you just need a new perspective. Shot in Puerto Rico with a Fuji XE-1 camera. Scott Areman

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e would follow Robanne Schulman anywhere - to the beach (she'll pack

sensational sunglasses), overseas (she will find us a small but mighty suitcase), on a cruise with the family (watch her choose smart but sexy shoes and a sleek travel jacket with many pockets). The personal stylist from Buckhead says, "When trav-

Robanne is wearing a floral lace dress from Intermix, Shops of Buckhead Atlanta.

eling, I always use a carry on, because overpacking is just plain dumb." That's Robanne for you. She's straight-talking, focused, a ton of fun and just a little sassy.

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Mandarin Oriental Hotel's Tesla. Why not! Prada black espadrillesmodel’s own.

She suggests you pack monochromatic pieces so all of your options can be paired with each other (blacks, whites, grays adding a pop of color with a handbag or jewelry). Robanne is a little obsessed with Pack-It Compression Cubes by Eagle Creek Editor's favorite thank you notes. Never leave home without them.

and uses the Briggs and Riley International expandable carry on. It fits both international planes and domestic planes. We asked her to show us how to travel wisely and she shopped right here in Brookhaven and Buckhead for some choice pieces for a show and tell, photographed at the beautiful Mandarin Oriental Hotel Atlanta.

Robanne Schulman is a premier private wardrobe stylist who brings sophistication, style, convenience and a confident edge in fashion to her clients. She navigates the trends so her clients don’t have to. With contacts from New York to L.A. to Paris, Robanne and Plaid Monkey have built a network of personal entrée at some of the world’s finest stores – getting a fashion insider’s CONTINUED >

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Five Must-See Museums ARTICLE SUE G. COLLINS | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

W

e asked Museum of Design Atlanta's

than Eames Chairs and Braun toasters. The

Executive Director Laura Flusche

title of a recent exhibition she curated gets the

for her five favorite museums across the

point across: This is for Everyone: Design for the Common Good. Antonelli’s broad

globe. Add these to your travel bucket list!

understanding of design is helping her break new ground: she recently put up an exhibi-

PEREZ ART MUSEUM, MIAMI

What other museum offers a gorgeous bay

tion about video games like Minecraft and

view from a lovely terrace that’s great for sip-

Tetris and acquired the @ symbol for MoMA’s

ping a beverage and relaxing? Pritzker Prize

permanent collection. In any number of com-

winning architects Herzog & de Meuron

pelling ways, she’s testing the limits of a tra-

thought outside the sterile box that’s typical

ditional museum and asking what role these

of American museums when they designed

institutions should play in the 21st century. It’s

the Perez Art Museum. The exhibitions —

a conversation we have at MODA as well.

which highlight Miami’s location at the crossroads of the Americas —provide viewers with

CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS, ROME

new views on modern and contemporary art

I was trained as a Roman archaeologist and

by emphasizing the cultural diversity that

spent 15 years living in Rome. The Capitoline

characterizes Miami. My perspective always

Museums are my go-to place when I need a

shifts a bit when I visit and I like to spend

hit of antiquity (though the Carlos Museum

time processing new ideas and chilling on

at Emory will serve in pinch!). Installed in

the terrace after a trip through the galleries.

buildings designed by Michaelangelo, the Museums are loaded with iconic antiquities that remind visitors that history is long and our

GALLERIA BORGHESE, ROME

The city of Rome is filled with jaw-dropping

place in the world is short. In just an hour or

special effects — most dating to the Baroque era,

two, you can admire the ruins of a temple first

a time when artists were charged with making

built about 500 BC, gaze upon bronze and

the invisible visible. My favorite place to take in

marble sculptures from half a millennium later,

Rome’s special effects is the Galleria Borghese,

and take a stroll in ancient Rome’s Tabularium,

a garden palace built for Cardinal Scipione

the ancient city’s records office, while admir-

Borghese in the 17th century. Caravaggio paint-

ing a gorgeous view of the Roman Forum.

ings abound if you feel like going over to the dark side, but my favorite artwork at the Galleria

THE KIMBELL ART MUSEUM & THE

Borghese is Apollo and Daphne sculpture

MODERN ART MUSEUM, FT. WORTH, TX

by Gianlorenzo Bernini. Bernini accomplishes

The Kimbell astounds me with every visit.

something amazing with that sculpture: he

The original building by Louis Kahn is almost

manages to convince the viewer that they’re

perfect, and the new Renzo Piano addition is gorgeous as well. They’re buildings that make

seeing a nymph’s body transforming into a tree right before their eyes. And he does so in the

Laura Flusche, Ph.D. serves as executive direc-

you take a deep breath and relax. As if that

least changeable of materials — marble.

tor of the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)

weren’t enough, the permanent collection

and has been a member of the MODA staff

at the Kimbell is gorgeous. I’m intrigued by

MOMA’S DESIGN COLLECTION AND

since 2010. Prior to joining MODA, Laura lived

their relatively new acquisition of a painting

EXHIBITIONS, NEW YORK CITY

for 15 years in Rome, Italy, where she served as

said to be by the young Michelangelo, while

When in NYC, I love to visit MoMA’s design

assistant academic dean for an American aca-

other works in the collection fill my need for

exhibitions to see what kind of discussion they

demic program and was part of an excavation

Renaissance and Baroque splendor. When

are provoking. Paola Antonelli, senior curator

team working on the Palatine Hill. Trained as

I’m there, I can never resist a quick hop next

of architecture & design at MoMA, is loathe

an art historian and archaeologist, Laura be-

door to the Modern Art Museum designed by

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lieves that archaeology is design backwards.

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Parting Thoughts

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his past March, we loaded up our

glowing review of the modernistic gourmet

three sons, grabbed our passports,

food warehouse. We’d have never played

and flew 5,022 miles to Rome, Italy, for

football under the shadow of the leaning

spring break. With the oldest kid in the

Tower of Pisa without a friend’s brilliant

bunch just shy of turning 12, many folks

suggestion to travel with a ball. This is

thought we were crazy. This wasn’t the

where your research really starts to pay off;

first international trip we’ve taken with

flip-flopping between traditional and unique

our family, but it was our best adventure

sights keeps the element of the unexpected

to date for several reasons, which can

alive and kicking during your trip.

all be lumped under one key element of traveling well: due diligence.

• Map it. This critical step is easily overlooked. Get your hands on a map

Doing your homework before taking

of the city, spread it out on your dining

a trip should be a no-brainer. Of course,

room table, and plot your course. Without

you actually do some of this without even

becoming an amateur cartographer, you

thinking; you know the sundresses should

might unknowingly waste half of your

stay in the closet if you’re taking a ski trip to

day criss-crossing the city—imagine

Vail. But the difference between flying by

spending a morning at the High Museum

the seat of your pants and putting in a bit of

followed up by an afternoon visit to the

prep work will make all the difference in the

Tellus Science Museum. That ain’t hap-

world once you arrive at your destination.

pening smoothly, especially with little

• Learn it. Strive to know your des-

ones in tow. Even in a city as labyrinthine

tination like a native. While your first

as Rome, studying a street map ahead

inclination in trip preparation may lead

of time will help you get your bearings

you to the book store to pick up a copy

faster. An added bonus is that you might

of a Fodor’s or a Let’s Go, these travel

discover something really cool—like the

guide books, updated only annually, are

fact that the basilicas housing the four

archaic the moment they are published.

Holy Doors of Rome, when marked on a

Instead, seek out real live sources on

Roman map, make the sign of a Cross.

the ground. I read several contemporary

• Plan it. No one likes standing in

books on Rome in the months preceding

line, particularly when battling jet lag.

our trip, yet none were shelved in the

Purchase as many tickets online as pos-

travel section. Furthermore, let the inter-

sible. Book restaurant reservations but

net work its magic. Search for bloggers

have a list of back-ups, too. Develop a

and Instagrammers living smack dab in

loose itinerary. Here’s where knowing it

the middle of your destination; you can

like a native informs you that the Galleria

count on them to feature up-to-the-

Borghese isn’t open on Mondays and

minute reviews, advice and suggestions.

that St. Peter’s is all but empty in the late

Likewise, query friends who’ve been to

afternoons. I drew out a grid-like calen-

your destination before. We were able to

dar and, after grouping sights together

ferret out a terrific apartment in Rome via

geographically, worked on dropping in

Plan Now, Play Later

VRBO and, by cross-referencing reviews

all of the activities I’d discovered. While

of it on TripAdvisor, we were able to con-

it took the precision of a transplant sur-

firm it was the place for us. A quick view-

geon, in the end, we had a 6-day plan for

ing of Gladiator School on You-Tube had

touring Rome, uniquely created with our

my boys champing at the bit to get there.

family’s likes and dislikes in mind.

• Plot it. Begin making a list of the tra-

To get the most bang for your buck on

ditional must-sees on your trip. For us in

your next vacation, use the weeks lead-

Rome, this included obvious chestnuts like

ing up to your departure wisely. Be con-

St. Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum, and the

fident, embrace the challenge, and view

Pantheon. Then spice up your list by tossing

it as part of your holiday. With just a little

WORDS AND PICTURE

in the off-the-beaten path sights unearthed

bit of forethought and planning, your

LAURA K. BEDINGFIELD

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