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coastal connoisseur 1. British expatriate couple, Nigel & Bee, make the Fogg Score attachés by hand in France. Linen pockets are trimmed with vegetable dyed leather. The tan cloth is rubberized, waterproof cotton. The brass hardware is from a Parisian lock maker, and an ingenious number of pockets hold all the modern essentials. Available for $530 at Keeble & Shuchat • 290 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 • 650.327.8996 or www.foggspecialistbags.com 2. Vanitas is a still life executed by painters in the 16th century in which skulls were used to draw attention to the fleeting nature of vanity. These Japanese Netsuke miniature ivories date from the Edo period (1850s). Skulls were used as meditative objects to focus one’s mind on the meaninglessness of earthly life. Available at Europa Antiques • 2345 Lillie Avenue, Summerland, CA 93067 • 805.969.4989 www.antiqueseuropa.com 3. Everyone is a little nervous about making their flights. It helps to have a good place to park your car. At San Francisco International Airport, the long-term parking lot is very close and the shuttles run constantly. Better yet, when the lot is full you can park in short-term at the longterm rate, which is $14 per day. • At the intersection of Hwys 101 and 380 650.877.0430 or www.flysfo.com 4. Designed for Aristotle Onassis and Jackie O in the 1960s, these sunglasses are by the original French designer using the 1960s template. These icons are available for $365 at Hotel de Ville Eyewear • 7422 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 • 323.634.9911 or www.hoteldevilleeyewear.com 5. If a Jew were going to buy this desk his mother would say, “Who do you think you are, a Rothschild?” The director of Rothschild Banque in Paris sat at this desk, which was designed by Michael Boyer in 1970 and is made out of ebony and white enamel. The Rothschilds financed the British war against Napoleon and were given Dukedoms by Austria. They are Jewish royalty, and this is a regal desk. At Hedge Gallery • 48 Gold St., San Francisco, CA 94133 • 415.433.2233 or www.hedgegallery.com 6. The BMW R1200GS, which can take you from the Alaskan tundra to the Sea of Cortez, has been updated for 2008 with electric suspension adjustment, so you can flick between comfort, sporty or off-road. Available for $14,600 at BMW Motorrad dealerships • www.bmwmotorcycles.com 10 coastaltraveler summer http://www.foggspecialistbags.com http://www.antiqueseuropa.com http://www.flysfo.com http://www.hoteldevilleeyewear.com http://www.hedgegallery.com http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com

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