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Hotel Triton, San Francisco California
Image Courtesy of Hotel Triton Deciding to escape the drab Seattle winter with a quick trip to San Francisco was easy. Finding a hotel proved a little more difficult. Our criteria for the hotel were specific – low cost, great location, comfortable yet stylish with a cosy lounge area for meeting friends. And did I [...]
The Westin Grand Hotel, Vancouver Canada
The thing about city life is that you’re always in the center of it all. The bad thing is that you’re always in the center of it all. Where can a girl stay to get well rested and keep busy? In Vancouver, the choice is easy – a stay at the Westin Grand Vancouver Hotel. [...]
The Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Italy
Image Courtesy of The Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli The Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli will open for the season on April 13th. This 21-room fairytale Villa on the shores on the shores of Lake Garda offers a luxurious lakeside living experience replicating a stay at a private home. From croquet matches on the Villa’s [...]
Get a room? Get the hotel!
Tax Day will soon be behind us – whew! – and it won’t be long before hard-working wage earners across the country begin receiving their much-anticipated tax refunds. According to the Travel Industry Association of America, nearly one-in-five (19%) of U.S. adults who are getting a federal, state or local refund this year plan to [...]
Skoah Spa
The challenge? De-stress a bride and her best friend before the Big Day. The challenger? Skoah Spa Vancouver. The results? Aaaaaaah. In November 2001 hands-on managers Chris Scott and Jamie McKeough opened Skoah with the slogan, “No whale music, No bubbling cherubs, No pretentious attitudes. Just sweet skin facials and melted muscles massage.” Obviously, they [...]
Girls Guide to City Life Launches
Do you know the best cafe for the perfect mousse in Paris? Vancouver’s best spa? Where to snag the best couture clothing on the cheap in New York? London’s most luxurious hotel? How to sail the South Pacific on a dime? Where to get fancy in Los Angeles or get outdoors in Seattle? Sydney’s harbourside [...]
Hotel Oceana, Los Angeles California
On my first trip to LA last fall, I stayed at Hotel Oceana, which I credit for helping me to feel as though I could actually live here. With it’s South of France feel (from the colour scheme to it’s simple yet elegant decor), this hotel made me feel right at home, right away. Thanks [...]
Wedgewood Hotel, Vancouver Canada
A hectic couple of months called for a relaxing weekend and the very cosy boutique hotel, The Wedgewod provided the perfect escape. With its European charm, personal service and incredibly beautiful, spacious and elegant rooms this hotel helps guests to really get away from it all – even though it’s right in the middle of [...]
Summer Boating in Vancouver
The locals’ intimate connection with the sea likely began when Squamish and Musqueam peoples first dipped their paddles into Burrard Inlet’s rich waters. Yet visitors to Vancouver’s harbour tend to distance themselves from the ocean, although boating is sometimes easier (and more scenic) than driving crowded streets. The easiest, quickest and most inexpensive way to [...]
Tea Time in Victoria British Columbia
In the late 1700′s Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford and one of Queen Victoria’s ladies-in-waiting, experienced a sinking feeling in the late afternoon. Inviting friends to join her for a fortifying additional afternoon meal (small cakes, bread-and-butter sandwiches, assorted sweets and, of course, tea) she unknowingly created the tradition of Afternoon Tea. When the [...]
Staying in Sausalito, California
Just minutes over the Golden Gate Bridge the hidden hotspot Sausalito awaits. Incorporated in 1893 by Spanish Explorers, the town covers a mere two and one half miles but keeps travellers engaged with its historic harbour, unique shops and numerous galleries. Although satisfying as a day trip from San Francisco, to really enjoy Sausalito and [...]
The Unexpected Spa Day
Like any good traveller, I always have an idea of what I want to do and see before I leave for a place; the restaurants that sound fabulous, the off the path sites, the great hotels to stay in. But also like any good traveller, I leave my itinerary and mind open to doing new [...]