Granada Hotel: San Luis Obispo Lux Living
Ah, the beautiful Granada Hotel in San Luis Obispo. What a welcome sight after driving four hours down the coast from San Francisco.
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Healdsburg Jazz Festival in Wine Country
Healdsburg itself is a charming destination and relaxing experience – but add in an incredible music festival and it quadruples the reason for a memorable vacation getaway. Sonoma County’s premier summer music event, Healdsburg Jazz Festival returns to the heart of Northern California’s internationally-renowned wine country for its 26th annual festival from June 15 – 23, 2024 featuring many…
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Atlas Ocean Voyages: Boutique Cruising Redefined
Cruising has seen an uptick this year with increased consumer demand, expanded destination and thematic offerings and the launch of new ships and lines. Atlas Ocean Voyages, a relative newcomer, now three years in the industry, is getting noticed. Launched during the height of a pandemic was a setback, but Atlas sailed through the storm…
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Mexico City, My Winter Savior
My fellow Pacific Northwesters know well that the winter months can be harsh. Weeks of rain (I know, we love the rain, its part of why this region is so beautiful), grey skies, and short days with sunset at 5:00 pm make December through February particularly brutal. My friends and I cling to regular social…
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A Whiskey, Wine & Wildlife Winter Beach Escape
Summer may be officially over, but Florida’s eternal sunshine beckons us to return to the beach. A festival on the shores of the Atlantic, minutes from beautiful Historic St. Augustine, gives us even more incentive to pack our bags for a wonderful weekend escape. Coastal breezes, culinary delights and wine tasting are hard to resist!…
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Malta: A Mediterranean Treasure
If you are planning a cruise to the Mediterranean, Malta may be part of your travel itinerary as a port stop or point of embarkation/disembarkation. This was indeed the case for me on my summer cruise with Atlas Ocean Voyages. Malta is a very small country, an archipelago of five islands with just under 140 miles of…
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The Brownwood Hotel & Spa – Central Florida
Planning for an end of summer European escape, led me to a fabulous Central Florida hotel find in the most unlikely of places, The Villages. The Brownwood Hotel & Spa, a haven of hospitality and comfort, is nestled in the southern end of The Villages, a sprawling community well known as a playground for retirees….
