Don’t jump in the pool in the Tonga Room!
The indoor 75-foot Plunge Pool was a hit with locals and celebrities alike when it was opened at the historic Fairmont San Francisco in 1929
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Biking or Hiking – Sonoma’s Got the Sites to See
Bike or hike? Sonoma Valley may have more than 100 wineries, but there are 13,000 acres of state and regional parks as well.
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Eating your way through Disney World
Space-Ghetti, anyone? Maybe a Galactic Lobster Globe? All served up with bubbling or smoking atmospheric spirits and zero-proof cocktails
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Tasting wine and eating well in Sonoma County
I love Sonoma County with kids—all of the hiking, biking…the Redwood Trees…kayaking, pumpkin patches in fall, kid-friendly restaurants
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On a cruise in Greece in the pandemic
How about traveling abroad during a pandemic, and then boarding a cruise ship, perhaps for the first time?
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A Farm Dogs Trip to Downtown Boston
I got to chase rabbits around my uncle’s garden and even waded into his koi pond, though I was yelled at for doing so and felt very bad. Very very bad indeed
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A tropical resort with something for everyone
We’ve just gotten off our horses on a white-sand beach after swimming with them and we’re real thirsty — yes, we were swimming with them
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In Athens, a hotel goes over and above
When US hotels are struggling to get enough staff—and whose staff often don’t seem to care–it is nice to find a place that genuinely cares about its guests
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A different kind of Jamaican vacation
I don’t know which is better — the food, the view, or bragging rights to the Jamaica experience very few have.
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To Denver for the 2021All-Star Game
You don’t want to miss taking a selfie when you are exactly a mile high, 5,280 feet — on the 13th step of the west side of the State Capitol Building
