Palm Springs
3 Posh Hotel Pools in Palm Springs
An avid list-maker, I wanted to make sure I had a stack of activities and outings planned for a trip to Palm Springs before heading south, so I asked a local acquaintance, “what is there to do in Palm Springs?” The reply? There are loads of fun things to do,
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Make Memories in the Desert with These 6 Awesome Adventures for Families in Palm Springs
Headed to Palm Springs with your family? With the lovely desert weather, ample opportunity to relax, and plenty of good eats, there’s no place better to kick-back with loved ones, but if you’re looking for an adventure or two, we’ve got you covered! Check out our AWESOME list of… 6
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Kids + Restaurants Don’t Have to Equal Disaster! 3 Restaurants to Try in Palm Springs
Taking young kids out to a restaurant is not for the faint of heart. I still vividly remember the first time I took my sons out to eat, by myself. Within minutes of arriving at the restaurant, with a 1 & 3-year-old, I was in a full-body sweat, swearing our
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Keeping Cool at the Living Desert Zoo in Palm Springs, California
A lone Mexican wolf stands across the gully, the breeze blowing his fur back like a model on a cover shoot. Out of sight in the shadows, our guide assures us, the other wolves languish in the heat, longing to stand in front of the blowing fan that is the
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Stay in Palm Springs…Play Everywhere! 5 Places to Explore from California’s Coolest Desert City
Families who really want to explore Southern California are taking a new approach to the road trip. Rather than go on an epic journey from A to B, they are renting vacation homes in Palm Springs and taking short day excursions or overnight trips to nearby California destinations. Palm Springs
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3 Square Meals in Palm Springs (at 3 Not-So-Square Restaurants!)
The best kept secret about Palm Springs? It’s a haven for foodies! From a wide range of international cuisine to restauranteurs committed to the sustainable food movement, Palm Springs has something–something sophisticated–for every taste. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, if you’re on the hunt for the hottest food in the desert,
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Pack Up the Babies and Grab the Old Ladies . . . Family Vacationing in Palm Springs!
Chores, activities, school, and work. Kids, grandparents, and siblings. Even when living in the same city, good family time can be in short supply, as families juggle the general triumph and turmoil of everyday life. How many times have you said, “I need a vacation!”? For many families, the answer
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Living the Movie Star Life in Palm Springs CA
Sipping prosecco poolside while friends float lazily in the cool turquoise water and the nutty one cannonballs into the pool, then freshening up, each in our own master suite, before heading out for another delicious supper… I have to tell you; life could be a lot worse. And although we
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Grab the Grandparents & Get Away – Greater Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Have Something for Every Generation!
As we descended into Palm Springs International Airport, I half wondered whether we were doing the right thing in visiting the same vacation destination twice within 6 months. After all, our first trip to the Coachella Valley had only just taken place in May and now here we were – less than halfway
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A Picture Perfect Family Vacation in the Coachella Valley
Palm Springs, a popular fall-through-spring holiday destination for western Canadians, is actually just the best known of nine small cities that populate Southern California’s Coachella Valley (Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage). The whole area is renowned for its warm, dry
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