Sorry to borrow a bit from Diana’s beloved alliteration with the above headline, but had such a phenomenal experience during my last stay at this deluxe Rancho Mirage resort that I just can’t contain myself. Of course, this excellent encounter had everything to do with the Westin Mission Hills’ incomparable people. Now, let me remind…
DetailsI’m the kind of guy who’s never met a spa he didn’t love. I seek out these soothing experiences everywhere I go, whether I find myself overnight in L.A., on a cruise to Hawaii, in Vegas for the weekend, or overseas at a five-star European hotel. Offer me steam, dry sauna, hot jacuzzi bubbles on…
DetailsI don’t know about you, but I just don’t trust anyone who doesn’t like pancakes. My friend Paul—a corporate road warrior from Seattle—loves them almost as much as he loves his regular business trips down to the Palm Springs Valley. Such is his devotion to his favored flapjacks that he won’t stay anywhere else but…
DetailsI’m so sincerely thankful to live in such proximity of a park as precious as Whitewater Park, mere moments’ drive from the famous pink pachyderm that advertises the Elephant Car Wash on 111 in the heart of Rancho Mirage. Right next to the wash, this special seven-acre swath of green—the city’s premier park, dedicated in…
DetailsIt’s no secret that I love to enjoy life. I get immense pleasure from eating wonderfully prepared food, traveling to exotic (or mundane) locations, meeting fascinating people, and imbibing elixirs as simple as sun tea with Meyer lemon and honey, or some of the most exquisite wines and spirits in the world. But even with…
DetailsThe prodigious pink pachyderm parading down the pike in front of the Rancho Super Car Wash isn’t the only big beast in town. Driving down Highway 111 a bit further to Bob Hope Drive, you’ll come to one of the best Asian restaurants in the Palm Springs Valley, Thai Smile of Rancho Mirage. Its logo…
DetailsI’ve always been one to gamble on a good time. Like the first time I took that flying leap out of a single-engine airplane without really knowing how to pull my ripcord, or when I got a little too close to that hungry rhino when I was showing members of my African safari tour how…
DetailsWhen I’ve got a yen to spend a few bucks at the slots—but don’t cherish driving up Highway 15 to Vegas—I stop by Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa on Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage. Of all the gaming houses in the Palm Springs Valley, I think Agua (as my friend Marie and I affectionately…
DetailsOne of the things I absolutely adore about living in this gorgeous resort community is the complete embarrassment of riches available to both visitors and locals alike. As a library-lover for as long as I can remember, I cherish the happy memories of moments when Mother would take me to choose books to borrow. Each…
DetailsIt all started out with a bad back, and ended up with a renewed, sure-to-be long-lasting gastronomic relationship. After whining and complaining a bit too much for my friends Harper and Addison’s liking, they gently threw me into their car and drove me over to the Mattress USA store on 111. Within minutes I had…
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