The sun is shining in the big City by the Bay! And we just took a colorful, inspiring virtual stroll with Tara and her adorable family. Tara Whitney is a professional photographer out of Orange County who clearly finds inspiration in the natural beauty of everyday life.
We salute your love and your talent Tara!
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An intuitive designer and creative business strategist, Patti brings a wealth of ideas and experience to Tango Diva. Her team, at Imagine That Design Studio, publishes the website to support the extensive range of resources needed to fulfill the needs of an online international community.
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As a world traveler for 35+ years, she shares her personal stories, travel tips and dreams of future destinations.
"I have been reflecting on how almost all of my moments of true happiness and clarity of being have been while dipping into coastal waters: Santa Barbara East Beach as a towheaded child, Ovalau-Fiji on my first truly solo journey, Bondi Beach-Australia with the divine Meegan Adamson, Monaco with 30 brand new Contiki buddies, utterly alone on a vast beach on the north coast of New Zealand, cavorting in Key West with Laura, Cancun with some guy who was just as happy as I was just to be in the waves, Ipanema-Brazil with fireball Bia, Mancora-Peru with winsome Walter, Sanary-France with sultry Sandrine and much more - that I will give some time to float to the top of mind and get back to you.
The invention of the postcard in 1869 sparked a communicationn revolution equal to the birth of email in our own day. The postcard industry boomed in fashionable Paris, with Parisians and tourists alike enthralled by this quick, informal way of sending messages and hand-tinted photographs of the city they loved. At the turn of the…
Ex- veterinarian, Sarah Lavely, has recently founded the perfect business for these trying times, a chic little downtown boutique called Sarah’s Smash Shack. Got canned from work? Unceremoniously dumped by you sig-other? Did your only other single friend just announce her engagement and you’re feeling majorly STRESSED? Trying to feel better by practicing yoga, chanting…
The countdown for the Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend is on. Santa Barbara and San Ynez Wine Country offer a beautiful backdrop for tasting some of California’s best boutique wines. Sunshine, wine and culinary delights. Say no more. No further motivation needed for a road trip. California here I come! The festival spans over several…
Cafe Majestic is part of San Francisco’s longest continuously running hotel, The Hotel Majestic. In its first incarnation, dating back to 1902, the mansion was home to Milton Schmitt, a turn-of-the-century railroad magnate. Later, this elegant Edwardian served as the permanent residence for actresses Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Haviland. Numerous dignitaries have slept in…
One of Santa Fe’s super-fancy downtown hotels, the Inn and Spa at Loretto, is offering rooms for just $129 if you book by March 4 and stay by April 30. The rooms look very, very nice, and the spa features aromatherapy, hot stone massages, and all-natural, organic, fair-trade skin products. The Inn also has an…
My friend was at JFK this morning watching her toiletries get uncerimoniously dumped in the trash, the posh potions suddenly liberated from their Saks packaging. A woman behind her exclaimed, "There better be a Kiehl’s in Waco cause I just lost $200 worth of shampoo!" I think we can all relate to the sad loss…
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great family photo documentary, thanks for the inspiration!