I know it is untoward to guffaw at anything in the Times, but I couldn’t help but chuckle through their Travel section feature, The 53 Places to Go in 2008. While Tehran was certainly a bold choice, and Algeria came with a warning about terrorist attacks, the ballsiest option appeared at number thirteen, with the hotspot of Sylt. This island in the North Sea filled with nude beaches and German celebrities is described as the “Hamptons of Germany.” And yet somehow it still wound up close to the top of a list that includes Anguilla, Tuscany and St. Lucia.
Yeah, taking Das Jitney to hang out in an overpriced share with drunk fans of the Hoff while Heidi Klum and Einstürzende Neubauten take all the good seats at the new Wolfgang Puck joint sounds positively furchtbar.