Virtuoso Life - November/December 2007 - (Page 27) CLICKY SCENE FLIGHT PERKS TOP 20 Clutch player: 20ltd for designer finds. Limited-edition items from the world’s top designers make 20ltd the online shop du jour, with a constantly revolving 20-piece inventory epitomized by (at press time) Speake-Marin’s steel case watch ($11,809), Katherine Kwei’s goatleather clutch ($1,105), and Noel Stewart’s silver-banded men’s cap ($743). www.20ltd.com At ease in Rwanda. FLOWER POWER beauty’s back After a 24-year hiatus from the U.S., the World Orchid Conference, the triennial event known as the Olympics of Orchids, blooms in Miami January 23 through 28, 2008. In addition to the exotics on exhibit, the show offers excursions to the many orchid nurseries around South Florida. www.19woc.com WILD TIME ape escape To encounter giant but gentle silverback gorillas, trekkers must navigate the rugged rain-forested slopes of the Virunga Mountains in Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans. Cox & Kings’ new four-day primate prowl is an adventurous-by-day, cozy-bynight experience. After a day in the jungle, hikers retire to the just-built Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, where each spacious cottage and suite includes a fireplace. Departures: Any day through 2007, from $4,215. Pretty good time in Miami. NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2007 27 http://www.20ltd.com http://www.19woc.com
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