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GIRLFRIEND GETAWAY: A mother-daughter dream trip to Colonial Williamsburg
The Governor’s carriage When I came up with the Girlfriend Getaway idea for this blog, I never thought I’d be writing about what to date has been my most favorite getaway of all: A getaway with my 10-year old daughter Maddie. Mads and I had the chance to tour Colonial Williamsburg this summer while on assignment for [...]
Continue reading...GIRLFRIEND GETAWAY: Luxurious Santa Fe
Posted by Sally Walker Davies on Fri, Jul 11, 2008
Rule number one on a trip to Santa Fe – be your own muse. The wide, blue New Mexico skies have been the inspiration for many an artist; after all, Santa Fe has the highest per capita population of writers and artists in the country. But a luxurious Santa Fe escape with the girls should be [...]
Continue reading...GIRLFRIEND GETAWAY: Georgia Peach: Atlanta’s Midtown
Posted by Sally Walker Davies on Fri, Jun 20, 2008
So you think you know Atlanta? Buckhead, sure – Phipps Plaza, of course – Centennial Olympic Park and the new aquarium downtown – we’ve all been there. But to find the beating heart at the center of this Georgia peach, one has to head to the center of the city: Midtown.Midtown Atlanta is artsy and funky, [...]
Continue reading...GIRLFRIEND GETAWAY: Chicago sans Michigan Avenue
Posted by Sally Walker Davies on Fri, Jun 13, 2008
Is it possible – or even advisable – to spend a weekend in Chicago and barely set foot on Michigan Avenue? Absolutely. While the must-browse stores – Neiman Marcus, Burberry, the store formerly known as Marshall Field’s – Macy’s – and Water Tower Place all face the Magnificent Mile, there is so much more to shopping [...]
Continue reading...GIRLFRIEND GETAWAY: Cancun
Posted by Sally Walker Davies on Sun, Jun 8, 2008
I say Cancun, you think wild spring breaks? Not anymore. It took a hurricane named Wilma to batter Cancun almost senseless in 2005, just after Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast. Much of Cancun’s infrastructure was damaged, almost all the hotels were battered, and plenty of beach had washed away. But both the city and its major [...]
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Posted by Sally Walker Davies on Fri, Sep 12, 2008
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