Road Trips

Lounging At The Sands

Lounge Lizards After squeezing every drop out of our time in Laguna Beach, Andy now asks for “do-nothing” vacations by name! Now my man wants to spend a few days chillin’ by a pool. The Sands Hotel and Spa in Indian Wells, California is the perfect desert-chic retreat for couples[…]

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Off the Chain in Laguna Beach

New Year Tradition Often for Christmas, we give each other the gift of travel to begin the year. After nearly a year of no travel, in January ’21 there’s a little extra wiggle room in our budget, and we are like two dogs off the chain and over the fence![…]

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Julian Cabin: Woods Therapy

Year-Endly Dilemma “What do you want for Christmas?” “I don’t know, what do YOU want?” Turns out, at some point you already have all the doodads you really want. So traditional gift-exchange holidays can be awkward if you don’t work out some kind of deal with your S.O. We have[…]

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The Palm Springs Thing: Korakia Pensione

During an especially horrid time in my life, I stumbled on a dream:  an article in Sunset Magazine about a beautiful Palm Springs oasis called “Korakia.”  I tore that page out and pasted it on my bulletin board, promising myself that one day I would visit this magical retreat.  Years[…]

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