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Baltimore, MD


Temperature: 70F (21C)

Humidity: 94%

Conditions: mist

Wind: from the ENE at 9 mph



MARCH/APRIL 2008


FEATURES

AT HOME ABROAD
A Baltimorean creates her own Italian getaway in a charming condo in Florence.


THINKING INSIDE THE BOX
With its soaring entryways and dramatic curved interior walls, a Federal Hill rowhouse isn't confined by its traditional exterior.


FIT FOR A QUEEN
A trans-Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2 is a voyage to remember.


FAMILY FOOTSTEPS
Society columnist Sloane Brown follows her great-grandfather’s path to Machu Picchu.

TRAINSPOTTING
With its fine dining and luxury appointments, the Orient Express is train travel par excellence.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
A walking safari in South Africa offers lions, elephants and rhinos...oh my!


TEN NOT TO MISS
From Orioles’ Opening Day to the Philadelphia Flower Show, here are 10 regional must-dos.

FLYING WITH CLASS
Forget peanuts and stiff backs. This is the age of luxury air travel.

FAR-FLUNG-ADVENTURES
Three local tour companies offer Baltimoreans guided trips to mountains, vineyards— even to the snow-capped peaks of Ecuador.

INN DENIAL
During a 10-week trip to Europe, our writer stays in homes, convents and hostels— but not a single hotel!

DEPARTMENTS

SHOWCASE
‘Camelot’ comes to town.

GET OUT
Style’s picks for the can’t-miss events to put on your calendar.

GALLERY
Photographer Laura Burns.

SAVVY SHOPPER
Style's own gal-about-town dishes on what's new in stores.

THE DETAILS
Birdhouses for spring.

EPICURE
Food, wine, frivolity.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Writer Mary K. Zajac likes her food with a dash of music.

GOOD TASTES
Chef Andrew Evans welcomes spring with asparagus.

TRAVELOGUE
The Phillips Collection. Spa Week in Baltimore. Spring’s steeplechases.

STYLEMAKER
Irene Hofmann.

SPOTLIGHT
Realist painter Matt Zoll.

TAKE 5
Five questions for restaurateur Donna Crivello, celebrating 15 years of Donna’s.

BY THEIR OWN HANDS
The Roland Park garden of Blake and Leslie Goldsmith.

SPOTLIGHT
Author Stephen E. Braude.

LIFE LESSONS
Deb Falkenhan of Falkenhan’s Hardware.

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