Tweet Think Bamboo ~ and what comes to your mind? For me, it’s peace and tranquility. The sound of bamboo wind chimes outside my home office window soothes my spirit on any given breezy day. A lush bamboo forest we had visited while on vacation in the island of Oahu was filled with
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The holiday rush is on and sometimes, year end activities can find us all in some sort of frenzy, or two. Welcome to my life which I wouldn’t have any other way. In times like these, my body has a preferred way to tell me when to inhale and take a deep breath. Hello singular zit-sensation-right-smack-by-my-nose-that-lasts-two-weeks! Ugh.
The morning was over and we had conquered our fear of heights. Now, we were going on a sightseeing tour of the island. There was nothing to fear about. We shall find out!
The East End Tour began at the Tour Plaza where we boarded our open, canopy-covered vehicle, good for 12 people. The open Hummer that we were expecting to ride was out on maintenance service.
Tweet Perched atop San Francisco’s beautiful Nob Hill, the Huntington Hotel overlooks charming Huntington Park, stately Grace Cathedral and the city skyline, as San Francisco’s iconic cable cars glide past the front of the hotel. San Fransicso’s Nob Hill has always been home to the rich and famous. As the city grew and changed throughout
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The Rosewood Sand Hill is located off a lovely drive on Highway 280 in Menlo Park. If you come here and check yourself in on Facebook Places, you’ll quickly notice one thing. There are about a dozen venture capital companies in close proximity. From that, I surmised that this property is a default location for brilliant minds to ‘get away from the grind’. And why not, it’s tranquil here,
“Oh the wonders and benefits of colloidal gold!” I proclaimed this over and over as I felt my soft and supple, newly scrubbed skin all afternoon and evening following my transformational experience at Sense Spa, Rosewood Sand Hill’s calming retreat from the worldwide world. For two whole hours at Sense, I completely disconnected and found my zen and my chi.
Tweet Over the last few months, in my quest for noteable lodging of the don’t-break-the-bank kind, worthy of mention for those traveling on a budget but preferring to maintain the high quality of service and cleanliness for those (like me) who have OCD in our DNA ~ I was pleased to have discovered the Larkspur
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Tweet By Anna del Rosario, Photography by Lulu del Rosario Ahhhh..Bardessono ~ what can I say about you? How can I put feelings into words? I’ve had an affair with you for the past 2 years. I cant get you out of my mind. I compare every other hotel with you! I think I’ve fallen
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It was a getaway I was looking forward to. At the very heart of me, I’m a mountain girl and beach bum at heart, the Gemini factor. When a mountain or a beach visit is in my future, my heart is eager and I count the days. It wasn’t any different as we looked forward to a couple days in the lovely resort town of Mammoth Lakes
Tweet Ahhh, cue the spa music on Spotify so I can finally write a much deserved stand-alone feature story on my recent experience at The Spa and the Hotel Healdsburg. It was early July when my sister and I visited this property and enjoyed a back-to-Healdsburg overnighter. The facial I got was, indeed, one of
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