by Marybeth Bond | May 1, 2014 | Massachusetts, Lake Tahoe, Luxury, California, Travel
From Cape Cod to Lake Tahoe, luxury properties at ski resorts and beaches offer deep discounts in their off season – springtime. Here are some springtime getaway ideas for travelers with wanderlust. Ritz Carlton (Lake Tahoe, California): Beginning May 6th,...
by Marybeth Bond | Apr 3, 2014 | Lake Tahoe, dog friendly, Women Travel, California, Featured, Travel, Luxury
When Judy’s doctor called and gave her the good news about her remission from breast cancer, we screamed, laughed and cried together. “Let’s do something big – let’s take a trip,” Judy suggested. For several months we were always...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 30, 2014 | Adventure, Giving Back, California, San Francisco, Featured, Travel
My friends all thought I was crazy. “Climbers fall you know. Splat — on the pavement. That could be you,” I was warned. After all, I’m not a so young any more and I had never rappelled off a skyscraper. Nor had I ever done a “free”...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 29, 2014 | Palm Springs, Palm Springs, Cultural Exploration, California
Truth be told I didn’t expect to be so spellbound by Sunnylands. The name put me off. I rather expected a Hollywood set. The 200-acre historic estate, located in Rancho Mirage, CA near Palm Springs, is quite the opposite; filled with priceless art, gorgeous gardens,...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 11, 2014 | NORTH AMERICA, California, Cultural Exploration, San Francisco, Dining, Featured, Travel
Despite its reputation for dizzying hills, San Francisco is a town for walking. Every weekend for seven years when I lived in San Francisco, I laced up my comfiest walking shoes and headed for varied neighborhoods and parks. Try a few of these walks and you too will...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 5, 2014 | Seattle, Washington, NORTH AMERICA, Chicago, New Orleans, California, San Francisco, Colorado, Travel, Illinois, Louisiana, New York City, Texas
From Miami to Honolulu and every town in between, people are generally very proud of the place they are from. But what makes the citizens of a certain city passionate about it? For one, it has to have character; something that is unique to that city that one won’t...