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Paso Market Walk. Photo courtesy of Paso Market Walk To visit Paso Robles is to take a step back in time to a simpler and slower pace. This quaint, central coast town in San Luis Obispo County was once primarily a ranching and farming community and home to fruit and nut orchards. A relaxed, rural
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St. Regis Aspen Dec. 9th, 2020 California might be under stay-at-home orders for the remainder of the month, but there’s still time to plan a festive getaway over the holidays. Whether it’s hitting the slopes and getting cozy around the fire for après-ski in the mountains or sunning yourself somewhere tropical like the Maldives or
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Courtesy of Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa A replica of a California Mission was built in Sonoma County in 1926. Soon it became a romantic haven for those seeking health and pleasure. Now the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa offers a world-class health spa with over 50 treatments and natural Artesian mineral water pools. The
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Dec. 3rd, 2020 Famed multi-millionaire and railroad magnate George W. Vanderbilt put Asheville, N.C., on the map, but today it is a distinctive bohemian and free spirit vibe that oozes through the town. Home to notable luminaries, statesmen and bohemians, this arty colony has risen to be one of the vibrant cities in America. A
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There was a morning in mid-May when my pregnant wife and I were walking down a street near our apartment, and two things happened: First, a man without a mask coughed deliberately at her belly; then a woman asked us to marvel at the crisp white lines in the sky before assuring us those chemtrails
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Columbia Hillen Standing on a broad avenue in Edinburgh’s New Town within a five-minute walk of bustling downtown Six Brunton Place, is a historic, three-story Georgian house designed by William Playfair, a leading 19th-century architect. The former home of a famous clock-maker, this luxury guesthouse is now owned by Hilary Scott, a gracious and witty hostess
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Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake – “King’s Dead” “The Black Panther soundtrack was out that summer! I remember just smashing that out constantly. ‘Red light green light red light green light red light green light!’” CASISDEAD – “Pat Earrings” “CASISDEAD is one of my favorite rappers anywhere. He’s signed to XL, he
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Artist Benjamino Bufano’s famed 93-foot tall obelisk heralds your arrival at Timber Cove, the retro resort situated high atop the Sonoma coastline just beyond the town of Jenner-by-the-Sea. Titled ‘The Expanding Universe’ and completed in 1969, the concrete and mosaic sculpture, decorated with doves, Madonna and child, and an open hand atop, is a celebrated symbol of peace
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