Masai warrior
A bust of a warrior from the Masai, with the tribe’s elongated ritual neck rings, from an adventure in Kenya.
Fijian turtle
A handmade turtle figurine fashioned from abalone that Natalia Urrutia Hernandez picked up in Fiji.
Amphora
A poultry themed jug, or amphora, from one of Urrutia-Hernandez’s travels, decorated by hand and crafted by local artisans.
Xian Terracotta Army
A military horse figurine from the famous 8,000-warrior Xian Terracotta Army Site, in Shaanxi Province, China.
Daggers
On the right, a knife from Jordan, which was almost confiscated when she returned to Egypt. On the left, a carved dagger from Laos.
Macchu Picchu
A wood box from Awana Cancha, the sacred valley of Macchu Picchu, the famed sacred temple used as a retreat for Incan royalty and nobility.
Mykonos
Porcelain house from Mykonos, where she met her husband 19 years ago on the beach.
Cuban cigar
A classic Cuban cigar from the Caribbean nation’s famed tobacco industry, which Urrutia-Hernandez was able to reach by traveling on her Spanish passport.
Marrakech
Two semi precious gemstones top a box carved from camel bone, a souvenir from a trip to Marrakech, Morocco.
COLLECTING MEMORIES
Natalia Urrutia-Hernandez may have traveled to every continent except Australia, but she still has goals. “I still want to swim with great white sharks outside of a cage,” the San Francisco socialite mulls in a recent interview with the Gazette. “The only place you can do it is Mexico and it would be wonderful.” And she’s picked up some baubles as a world-class traveler, some of which we’ve showcased above, as part of passion that began when she was nine and went on her first major trip with her family — and hasn’t let up since. “For me, traveling is like going to school and going to college. I learn from everywhere,” she says, including safaris with the Gettys, scuba diving off South Africa and swimming on the edge of Victoria Falls. “And I’m just getting started.”
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