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What's In Your Bag? What It Takes to Go Fly Fishing With the President

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Dan Vermillion’s odd-shaped carry-on bag—a five-foot tube with one bulbous end—has an...

Tips From the Ultimate Travel Strategist

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Some people travel the world looking for undiscovered beaches, vacation spots or cultural...

A Clockmaker Marks Time at Home

DREAM SPACE By HILARY POTKEWITZ If Erik Ulfers can’t sleep, he won’t just lie there staring at the clock. He’s more likely to take one...

House Calls Get Complicated When the Patient Is a Horse

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Ric Redden always has about a half-dozen horseshoes with him. They’re not for good luck. Like...

An Ice Dancer Keeps Her Skates Close and Packs for the Cold

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ No matter where Meryl Davis is heading for her next gig, she knows the job site will be cold and...

A Magician and His Travel Bag

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Back in his hotel room after every performance, Ryan Oakes methodically goes through all his...

What a Mountain Guide Packs to Climb the World’s Highest Peaks

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ When Edgar Parra travels for business, he usually eats about three Snickers bars a day. He’s got...

On the Road With 200 Years of American History

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Seth Kaller usually travels with an original copy of the Declaration of Independence in his...

How a Molecular Biologist Prepares for Fieldwork

WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? By HILARY POTKEWITZ Some people light incense in the shower to set a mood. Tracie Seimon uses it for protection: The...

Speaking of Yiddish, U.S. District Court in New York Needs Translators

By HILARY POTKEWITZ The buildup to the mistrial in New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith's bribery case wasn't just courtroom drama. It...

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