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Winter Survival Guide
Winter Survival Guide
Here’s the truth about winter. It’s actually a damn good time. You just need the right gear. And the right places to go. So here’s everything you need for a stylish winter — whether you’re hiking through the woods, or through your backyard. Not to mention, we’ve got the gear you need for your next ski weekend. And the truth shall set you free. Or at least set your ass on a snowboard.
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Ice Ice Baby There’s an igloo village in Finland. Go there.
What a woman wants for the holidays: ice.
tubs, not to mention a husky-led snow safari.
What you’re going to give her: an entire igloo’s worth.
Bringing the kids? Drop ‘em off at Santa’s Resort, a year-round Christmas park featuring “Santa’s House,” reindeer-drawn sleigh rides and, slightly disturbingly, gold panning that’s “under the direction of elves.”
Introducing Kakslauttanen, quite possibly the most romantic igloo hotel on Earth, booking now. Nestled in Northern Finland, Kaks is the world’s only resort featuring luxury, glass-enclosed igloos for rent, offering you nighttime views of the Northern Lights without the nethers-nipping temps of a traditional Eskimo hut.
At least it’ll give you a good way to pay for your romantic getaway.
Although there is a refreshing ice hole right next door.
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Besides your own personal igloo, Kaks keeps your powder dry with a smoke sauna and outside hot
Hotel Kakslauttanen From $1160 kakslauttanen.fi
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Rome If You Want To New York’s Eataly just launched an online store
Authentic Italian ingredients: ridiculously good. If only they were as easy to buy as, say, Silvio Berlusconi is. Well actually they are, because New York’s super popular Italian market Eataly has just started selling online. Founded in Turin then launched in New York with the help of master chef/partner Mario Batali, Eataly peddles only the finest regional Italian delicacies, from homespun pastas, to sauces, meats, and olive oils.
You can also sort food by region and type, e.g., olive oil from Liguria or Lombardia. Almost all the items are available online, but may we suggest you start with the Piemontese vs. Prime Black Angus Package ($180) for a feast. All guaranteed to keep you almost as satisfied as Silvio. Almost.
True to the store’s manifesto “Eat. Shop. Learn”, each item on Eataly’s site comes with its own charming backstory.
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Take the Delfino Anchovy Colatura: “After WWII, Pasquale Battista opened a small kitchen to preserve anchovies in Cetara on the Almafi Coast in Campania ...”
Eataly Online Prices vary eataly
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Travel Fit The sleekest, warmest winter jackets come from Wild Things
Winter coats come in a million variations. Sadly, most are so Stay Puft you look like you should be stepping on a church in Midtown. Choose the form of your winter destructor with Wild Things’ new bespoke coat program, starting now.
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-Outer shell fabrics: A stretchy Toray? A breathable Praetorian? A camo-ed Denier? -Colors: Castlerock? Azure blue? Peridot? -Then mix ‘n’ match: Insulation, side panel fabrics, cuff type, detail trim, hood (or not), and pocket placement
WT knows tough coats: they’ve been crafting rugged outerwear for the armed forces, law enforcement, and alpine climbers for 30+ years.
The coats are currently available on the WT website for a base price of about $150-$250. Orders take two weeks to craft and ship to your door. Coming soon: even more choices of coats, plus customizable pants and packs.
Now, you can craft your own. Just hit the website and zoom around the jackets’ 3-D avatars, customizing your look via a dead-simple menu of 10 jacket attributes.
Giving you even more ways to cause a little winter mayhem.
Starting with a fleece or puffy, you choose:
Wild Things Gear $215-$250 wildthingsgear.com
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Maverick Goose Stave off Frankenstorms with goose down and coyote fur
Because most winter coats are so puffy you might get roasted over a campfire, allow us to introduce this: Canada Goose’s slim new Langford Parka, the one winter coat you absolutely need for this Frankenstorm-y season, available right now. Crafted by a northern concern that’s kept Canucks toasty for over 50 years, the Langford Parka has it all: tundra-braving warmth, a clean silhouette, and a weather-wicking shell. Plus a hood. Lined with coyote fur. Each hand-sewn coat’s also stuffed with the label’s signature lightweight goosedown, and generously thigh-lengthened to keep your nethers cozy.
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The result: performance outerwear suitable for
glacial itinerants as it is for winter-bound city slickers. The Langford is part of the CG’s Arctic Program, a line of thermal armor that also includes Foxe, a military-inspired bomber with snap enclosures and leather trim; the Banff, a sophisticated parka with a plentitude of pockets and ribbed “storm cuffs” to seal the heat in, and Citadel, a minimalistic collab with the upscale Japanese brand Sophnet. Even more excuses to brave the elements.
Canada Goose Langford Parka $700 canada-goose.com
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Cushy Galore Sir Ian Fleming built a villa. You can rent it.
James Bond: has a license to kill.
… I expect you to dine”).
James Bond’s creator: has a villa to rent.
As for the rooms: 20 sumptuous suites and cottages on the water with private docks, outdoor chaise lounges, and deep clawfoot tubs.
Introducing the GoldenEye Hotel and Resort, a Jamaican retreat where Sir Ian Fleming wrote everything from “Casino Royale” to “Dr. No,” available for the relaxing right now. Located on the north coast of Jamaica, the semi-secluded GoldenEye was founded in ‘46 by Fleming, who had the Herculean (well, Bond-ian) task of turning a “former donkey racetrack” into his dream property.
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Job well done. The very un-Sandals-like retreat, set on an expansive, 52-acre property abutting the crystal-clear Oracabessa Bay, features plenty of luxe trappings: gorgeous beachfront views, private jungle, on-site spa and fresh water swimming pool, and a treehouse restaurant (“No, Mr. Bond
And for a true 007 experience, stay at the Fleming Villa — a private house with its own beach, pool, garden and staff, as well as Sir Ian’s writing desk, where the author turned out all his Bond classics. Sorry, Holly Goodhead not included.
GoldenEye ~$3350 for seven nights goldeneye.com
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