Reviews

Where the best Breckenridge Colorado restaurants and bars shine

Oct 12, 2021

Big Hearts, Small Hotel – Meet Your Inn at Palm Springs Hosts

Apr 26, 2021

Cheer Homebound Travelers with Melissa’s Exotic Fruit Basket

Dec 9, 2020

Best Yuma Motel – Family Makes the Coronado Motor Hotel Special

Jan 28, 2020

Dive into chic nostalgia at the Palm Springs Monkey Tree Hotel

May 9, 2019

Where the best Breckenridge Colorado restaurants and bars shine

by Elaine J. Masters | Oct 12, 2021

Fill your tummy, slack your thirst at the best Breckenridge, Colorado restaurants and bars....

Big Hearts, Small Hotel – Meet Your Inn at Palm Springs Hosts

by Elaine J. Masters | Apr 26, 2021

Paul Kurdian and Samantha McDermott, are the the couple behind the Inn at Palm Springs. If you...

Cheer Homebound Travelers with Melissa’s Exotic Fruit Basket

by Elaine J. Masters | Dec 9, 2020

While looking for cheer and how to spread it this year, I’ve keep returning to Melissa’s exotic...

Best Yuma Motel – Family Makes the Coronado Motor Hotel Special

by Elaine J. Masters | Jan 28, 2020

History, airplanes, great food, and vintage collections. Those are just a few of the things I...

Dive into chic nostalgia at the Palm Springs Monkey Tree Hotel

by Elaine J. Masters | May 9, 2019

Palm Springs shines as an oasis of Mid-Century Modernism complete with Rat Pack Flashbacks, Elvis...

Discover the best classic Palm Springs small hotels

by Elaine J. Masters | May 4, 2019

I have a sibling who joins friends in Palm Springs at the same resort every year. I appreciate...

Into the woods with a Jord wooden watch

by Elaine J. Masters | Feb 1, 2019

Things can fit together in surprising ways. I haven’t worn a watch for ages and it’s...

Burning Man Art Installation – Do the desert from a distance

by Elaine J. Masters | Aug 18, 2018

The desert, the crowds, the art, and fire – the annual Festival draws me like a magnet, yet...

Quito’s Illa Experience – Luxury hotel review

by Elaine J. Masters | Jan 6, 2018

I didn’t expect to find an innovative, luxury hotel on a quiet, traditional street in...

Time for a beach getaway? Where to stay in Puerto Penasco, Mexico

by Elaine J. Masters | Sep 30, 2017

Less than four hours south of Phoenix there’s a dreamy beach getaway that’s...

Pala Shines – When the nearest casino is a graceful getaway

by Elaine J. Masters | Aug 11, 2017

The road to Pala Reservation curves through an ancient, river valley as it winds east from the...

Get happy! The best travel books increase happiness with anticipation

by Elaine J. Masters | Jul 8, 2017

Travel planning releases endorphins! Anticipation, actively planning an adventure, picturing the...

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