Virtuoso Life - March/April 2009 - (Page 32) PASSPORT ARM CANDY CUFF HIM Cuff links go colorful with Baade II’s new Cuff Candy Collection, whimsical polka-dotted and striped takes on traditional clasps that bring bling to casual menswear while appealing to women’s sweeter side. $175 to $495; 609/340-8650 for retailers. Passionate Display HOT TICKET Tap In PURE REFRESHMENT Refillable water bottles help keep plastic out of landfills but they re only as healthful as the water they contain. Toast Earth Day (April 22) with Wellness H2.O a 22-ounce plastic bottle that purifies tap water on the go. Its built-in filtration system removes chemicals metals chlorine and sediments and lasts for approximately 900 refills. $49.95 endbottledwater.com. Ten years in the making: The Oberammergau Passion Play. In 1634 thankful that they had been spared the Black Plague the villagers of Oberammergau in Bavaria staged a passion play. Nearly 400 years later the once-a-decade tradition consists of some 2 000 local actors singers and musicians. The 2010 Oberammergau Passion Play claims center stage on Travcoa s 14-day trip to Germany and Austria. Travelers spend two days each in Salzburg and Innsbruck leading up to the six-hour outdoor performance followed by a night on Lake Constance and three nights in Baden-Baden. Tauck also offers a chance to catch the performance with four 4- to 14-day itineraries that include cities such as Berlin Vienna and Munich. 32 VIRTUOSO LIFE
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