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  • Abbington Green Bed & Breakfast Inn and Spa: A Dream Come True

    Abbington Green B&B Inn and Spa literally is a dream come true on so many different levels. As a guest, it’s a dream to stay there and trust me, you’ll never want to leave. For owners Nick...

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  • You Can’t Get Any Greener than the Lovely Saranac Lake Inn

    Saranac Lake, nestled in the Adirondack Mountains in far upstate New York, started drawing people in the late 19th century. Interestingly enough, this town is known as a “healing” town as many visitors were looking for more...

    • Posted 5 years ago
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  • The Historically Hip Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale

    Just thirty minutes from downtown Phoenix, Scottsdale is a small desert city known for its spas, outdoor trails, shopping, nightlife, and more than 200 golf courses. Farther north, trails wind through McDowell Sonoran Preserve, a desertscape of...

    • Posted 6 years ago
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  • Eco-Travel: Can We Really ‘Green’ Travel?

    It seems everywhere you look these days the terms ‘Green’ and ‘Eco-Friendly’ are thrown around so loosely it’s hard to determine what, if any, positive environmental impact we can make on the things we do every day....

    • Posted 7 years ago
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  • Hudson Valley – The Napa of the East Coast

    I’m driving West on Rt. 44 past beautiful rolling hills in Salisbury and Lakeville on my way to Hudson Valley for a two month stay in Rhinebeck and High Falls. As I cross into New York and...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • Experience a Fairytale at WildSpring Guest Habit in Southern Oregon

    Imagine you have just entered a fairytale land with a beautiful canopy of 100 foot trees, rustling ferns, an ocean breeze and the only sounds are the leaves softly blowing in the wind and an occasional owl...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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  • A Sport’s Lovers Paradise in South Lake Tahoe

    Boating, paddleboarding, kayaking, skiing, biking, hiking, ice skating and bar hopping… whatever your passion, Tahoe South (as the locals call it) does it right. All on the shore of the largest alpine lake in North America –...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • Monterey, Carmel and the Amazing Big Sur…the Ultimate American Road Trip

    I was afraid this would happen. I’ve been longing to visit the Monterey bay area for what seems like forever. You know how sometimes you read about a place and you just know that you are going...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • A Romantic Getaway at the Inn on First in Napa

    When you think of Napa Valley, what comes to mind? Images of picturesque rolling hills with miles of vineyards, world class restaurants with food and wine to die for, pampering at exquisite spas, luxurious resorts and quaint...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • Expect the Unexpected at the Captain Fairfield Inn and Pomegranate Inn

    Settled in the 1600’s and a long time ship building mecca, the Kennebunkport river banks saw five-masted ships and schooners making their way down the river on their way to the sea. Sea captains built fine mansions,...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • A Food and Wine Lover’s Paradise in Seattle

    Sunny, breezy, 80 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. Seriously… am I really in Seattle? This would be my 4th trip to this beautiful city and I kid you not, every time the weather has...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • Breathtaking Views of Lake Washington at the Woodmark Hotel

    At first I wasn’t sure what to expect about having to head out of Seattle to hit our next stop at the Woodmark Hotel on Lake Washington in Kirkland, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • Something for Everyone at the Meadowmere Resort in Ogunquit

    Ogunquit, Maine aptly named, “beautiful place by the sea” is a special treasure in Maine whose rocky coastline yields few such vast, open places. Ogunquit is essentially a tranquil, small village where you can enjoy the simple...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • Yosemite and Tenaya Lodge…Words Just Can’t Express

    And that’s how I truly feel, but being a writer you kind of have to put things into words, don’t you! The beauty of this place is unbelievable – it’s like being on another planet. From awe-inspiring...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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