Palm Springs, in the Coachella Valley of California, has long been a playground of southern California’s rich and famous. You will enjoy the high desert with its towering palm trees and places to stay, dine, and shop.
Discover The Spa at Séc-he in Palm Springs, featuring private mineral pools, halotherapy salt rooms, and Agua Caliente hot springs. Mineral-rich waters have been rising beneath downtown Palm Springs for thousands of years—heated 8,000 feet below the earth’s surface...
Landers, CA, 19 miles from Joshua Tree National Park's west entrance, is an undiscovered small town in the Mojave Desert. This off-the-beaten-path locale awaits offers unique and sometimes quirky discoveries. Palm Springs and Coachella visitors often head up to...
Looking for the perfect winter escape? Read on for 9 reasons to plan your winter getaway in Palm Springs. This Southern California desert oasis is the ideal winter playground for those seeking sunshine and fun! Yes, we residents of Palm Springs, California, endured...
Sunnylands is a midcentury modern architectural treasure near Palm Springs that has played a key role in world diplomacy over the years. Read on for more about this Southern California oasis. In Rancho Mirage, California, near Palm Springs, Walter and Leonore (Lee)...
A golf newbie gets a lesson on the Tom Fazio Championship Golf Course at Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego. The 18-hole, 72-par golf course is ideal for newbies and pros alike. When I headed to San Diego for a three-day stay at Fairmont Grand Del Mar, I had no idea...
Oasis [ōˈāsis]—a fertile spot in a desert where water is found. Westin Rancho Mirage is a true oasis in the Coachella Valley, California. The lush 360 acres make this one of the best Rancho Mirage hotels. The luxurious Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort and Spa...
A Palm Springs insider unlocks the history of the town's mid-century modernism roots, and what's happening today. Here are our favorite discoveries about Palm Springs Modernism Architecture. Little did I know the term Modernism would be so much a part of my life when...
On I-10 between AZ and SoCal, stop in the Coachella Valley to uncover the great foodie finds, including the famous dates. When you speed down I-10 between Arizona and Southern California, you might not think of stopping in the Coachella Valley and Indio, California....
There are many things we all want to forget about 2020. So. Many. Things. One thing that I, however, never want to forget was when The Bachelorette hit La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort. For those who may have missed it, back in the spring of...
As I headed across the desert and crossed the California border at the deep blue Colorado River, I looked forward to seeing what was new with Palm Springs' Uptown Design District. It had been years since I had been there, and even back then, it was a destination for...