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Downtown Napa

Aug 02, 2011 12:22PM ● By Style

Once a bustling economic hub and Gold Rush staging location, this landmark of the Napa Valley, until recently, was overlooked for years by leisurists and wine enthusiasts heading a little farther north to dressier Valley scenes. Now, after a revitalization and renaissance of the downtown waterfront, art and food scenes, this charming town with numerous restored buildings exudes a fresh urban vibe with much to see, do and taste! There are reasons-aplenty to slam on the brakes for a stay in Napa proper.

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Summer Splendor

Jul 08, 2011 10:45AM ● By Style

Like Baldwin’s Tallac House, the Tahoe Tavern attracted mainly wealthy visitors. The three-story building featured gabled dormer windows that “brought the outdoors into every room.” In addition to the usual luxuries of fine dining, Bliss’s staff organized picnics, festivals, horse races, and steamboat excursions around the lake.

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A Royal Escape

Jun 30, 2011 12:10PM ● By Style

Our adventures started in London, and as luck had it, the recent Royal Wedding took place the day after we left. We considered staying to participate in the royal day, but decided that the throngs of tourists and locals were not our cup of tea.

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The Davies Family Inn

Jun 03, 2011 09:31AM ● By Style

The Davies Family Inn at Shadowridge Ranch is a bed and breakfast with a strikingly charming events facility.

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Summer Splendor

Jun 03, 2011 09:25AM ● By Style

Comstock-bound traffic had become constant in the early to mid-1860s, but few travelers had taken much time to admire the beautiful scenery around Lake Tahoe.

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Paso Robles

Jun 02, 2011 06:18AM ● By Style

And those rumors about the wine in Paso Robles? All true. In fact, after visiting a few local wineries, if our guide had told us we were in Sonoma or Napa, my mildly tipsy self might have just believed him.

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Coronado

Apr 29, 2011 06:14AM ● By Judy Zimmerman

Coronado’s delightful surroundings will beckon you in and beg you not to leave!

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Sydney

Apr 04, 2011 07:37AM ● By Style

...when vacationing in a city like Sydney there’s no time to waste. A stay at the centrally located, five-star Observatory Hotel didn’t leave me awake counting sheep or kangaroos! Reminiscent of a 19th century Australian home, this Orient Express property offered superior luxury and service without being stuffy.

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Oahu, Hawaii

Mar 24, 2011 11:53AM ● By Style

With easy flights to Oahu from Sacramento via Hawaiian Airlines, the Aloha hospitality begins before you even leave the Mainland.

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Lake Tahoe

Feb 02, 2011 04:22AM ● By Judy Zimmerman

Perhaps Mark Twain said it best when he described Lake Tahoe’s beauty as a place “where the water is clearer than the air, and the air is the air that angels breathe.”

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