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We all need a little vaca, even from the city we love and adore. For when the inspiration hits, LaLaScoop offers you some travel spots and tips to “Jet Away” too. Just make sure you come back!

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Michelin and Green Star, Heritage Restaurant is the top reason to visit Long Beach

Book a memorable dining affair at Heritage in an intimate 100-year-old craftsman house in the Rose Park neighborhood of Long Beach, accompanied by friendly hospitality and exceptional service. The set-course menus change regularly, even daily, based on what is in season and what produce is ready to be plucked from their own Heritage Farm down the road. They even have a chicken coop. This is … Continue reading Michelin and Green Star, Heritage Restaurant is the top reason to visit Long Beach

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Celebrate Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week (May 31 – June 9, 2024) by making a reservation for a special set menu

Celebrating dining experiences across the Greater Palm Springs region, Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week takes place from May 31 to June 9, 2024, across the 9 desert cities. Visitors and residents can try a diverse selection of some of the top dining establishments showcasing over 75 restaurants for ten days. The full list of participating restaurants is available at dinegps.com where you can search by location or price. Diners … Continue reading Celebrate Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week (May 31 – June 9, 2024) by making a reservation for a special set menu

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Celebrate National Espresso Martini Day with a New Favorite Recipe

Celebrate National Espresso Martini Day on March 15 or every day. Make one of these fabulous espresso martini concoctions at home or order one at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel on Friday, March 15. Cincoro Tequila Espresso Martini 2 oz Cincoro Reposado Tequila1 shot espresso, freshly pulled and slightly cooled.75 oz Mr. Black Coffee LiqueurDash of agaveCombine all ingredients into a shaker, add ice and … Continue reading Celebrate National Espresso Martini Day with a New Favorite Recipe

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Sunnylands Home Tour Highlights

Visiting Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage is always a calming experience – with its Zen cacti gardens, a great lawn, outdoor cafe, and small gallery space showcasing Modernist designers and artists. The former Annenberg estate, Sunnylands (just a short drive from Palm Springs), has welcomed presidents and royalty since the 1960s, thanks to billionaire publishing magnate Walter Annenberg, who created TV Guide, Seventeen Magazine, and one of … Continue reading Sunnylands Home Tour Highlights

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Return to a bygone era at this Palm Springs supper club

The best way to experience old school Palm Springs is to step into a supper club for dinner and live music.  Dip into the legendary Purple Room at Club Trinidad Hotel and transport yourself to an era when Frank Sinatra and the whole Rat Pack gang would hang out and sometimes leap onto the stage when they felt moved. Think Justin Bieber and friends at … Continue reading Return to a bygone era at this Palm Springs supper club

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Find Zen in Greater Palm Springs with a unique wellness treatment

For over 150 years, the Greater Palm Springs area has attracted visitors seeking wellness. The Native Americans were the first to tap the desert land’s special resources, as healing thermal springs were sometimes enclosed as bathhouses by the Cahuilla Indians. The desert soon became a retreat haven for those with respiratory conditions and later a Hollywood playground for celebrities seeking sunshine, rest, and rejuvenation away … Continue reading Find Zen in Greater Palm Springs with a unique wellness treatment

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This European River Cruise was the most active vacation we’ve ever experienced

Read why we loved cruising the Danube from Budapest to Vilshofen, Germany on AmaWaterways. In 3 ports we biked over 15 miles, hiked to many castles, and walked all over many towns we never expected to visit in our lifetime. Our new favorite way to explore Europe is by river cruise. This article was also published in print in the February 2024 edition of Malibu … Continue reading This European River Cruise was the most active vacation we’ve ever experienced

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Get to know Prague with our favorite discoveries

I first visited Prague in 2004, returned in 2014, and again in 2023 to discover numerous surprising changes since my first visit to the City of a Hundred Spires. In September, there were as many people visiting the City Centre (Old Town) as you would expect in Rome, Paris, or London. Today, the capital of the Czech Republic is very safe (just ask a local) … Continue reading Get to know Prague with our favorite discoveries

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