NOLA, teddy bears & tea

The Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans, 300 Bourbon Street, will again offer its Royal Teddy Bear Tea this holiday season. Little ladies and their parents or special friends will especially enjoy the full tea, which will be offered twice daily from December 15th through 23rd in the hotel’s ballroom. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be [...]

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Day 2 - Summer Trip

Sunday, August 5 Departed Hollow Flats around 10am and drove to Bryce National Park. Now’s a good time to say that if you are planning a trip where you’ll be visiting lots of national parks, to go ahead and order a 1-year national park pass. You can order online and it’s only $80. [...]

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Western Trip 2007

Each year, my friend Nick and I spend a week out west camping, hiking and motoring around. In years past, we’ve been to the Yellowstone, Glacier and Olympic Peninsula areas. This year, we flew into Vegas and did a loop through Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. We keep a little journal along the way [...]

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Lush lunching & learning

Here’s one of the best deals I’ve run across in a long time, at one of the resorts I’ve always yearned to visit.The lush Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, named by Condé Nast Traveller as one of the best in the world, is offering a lunch & lean program that brings winemakers and chefs to the [...]

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Revitalize with wine, food on Paradise (Island, that is)

The One&Only Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas is offering a four-day, luxury getaway that combines the helpful advice of a life coach with culinary delights — a celebration of wine and life. Available July 29 – August 1, August 23-26 and September 20-23, the ‘Wines in Paradise’ package includes wine [...]

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