Tasty Travel and Dining Destinations
Reviews of luxury spa retreats, beauty treatments, and wellness getaways
A stay at any W hotel is always unique. Each is themed to its location, this one being the desert of course. A wonderful scent of vanilla greets you when entering the lobby of the W Scottsdale, which is only a block from the heart of Old Town. To the left is a circle of…
One of the few experiences of Arizona I’ve had was as a six-year-old living in a dust-bowl suburb of Phoenix for a year before my mother decided windstorms and lightening were better experienced in the concrete suburbs of Los Angeles. So when I received an invite to Scottsdale, Arizona, I didn’t get too excited. Those…
When heading to Northern California for fine wine, the busy town of Napa is the first place that comes to mind for a stay in the famous wine country of Napa Valley. However, just a few miles north lies Yountville, a small, peaceful town that remains about the size it was when Mexico gave the…
Ojai Valley is a unique place for visitors and residents alike in that it offers distinct settings and activities, from the famed Ojai Music Festival to camping and fishing, to fine dining, wine tasting, and art gallery and spa hopping. The Ojai Music festival, now in its sixth decade, happens next month, and it might…
“Welcome to Paradise,” said the manager. This was in the midst of a “Twilight Zone” experience of trying to check in at the La Quinta Resort and Club in the desert, though, not due to the fault of the staff at the resort. Gracious and accommodating they were, despite the fact my name could not…
