A favorite place for us to visit in southern Maine, before the summer hoards arrive, is Ogunquit.

To stroll along the 3+ miles of Ogunquit Beachhigh tidelow tideon or off shore breeze, it is one of lifes simple pleasures.

"So.can we go..pleeeze, pleeeze.can we walk the beach this afternoon?

OK, lets do it.

Temps in the upper 50slight on shore breeze and appears to be low tide or at least not high tidebeautiful. Indeed, let's do it.
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The Topnotch Resort and Spa at Stowe, VT

Recently, we spent 5 nights (with two LL packages) at our favorite Resort in Stowe, Vermont during "stick season", as Vermonters call the time between leaf season and ski season.

We have been going to the Topnotch in Stowe, VT since 1973. We saw the resort grow from its humble beginnings to a world class resort and spa. We saw it in the Spring after skiing had ended, in the Summer with hiking at its best, in ...

I don't know the difference between a fry pan and a saute pan so you may ask why did I purchase a LL package that included cooking classes - for the hubby - this was a special treat for him and I ended up really enjoying myself.
This package packed alot into a 6 night package: 15 hours of cooking classes, tour of Puebla city, tickets to a museum, full breakfast each day, 3 dinners and a tour of the food market.
The hotel itself is a converted 16th century former Spanish colonial residence ...

Updated 04-01-2011 at 08:15 AM by [email protected]

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We needed a weekend to recharge and the LL package for the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, Ca was priced right!

As we wound our way down the entry drive to the Park Hyatt Aviara, in our rental Mercury Grand Marquis (Enterprise offered a variety of much flasher vehicles, but we needed the trunk space for our 'cargo'), we both wondered what to expect.

The resort was previously operated as a Four Seasons, the last time we visited and we were still expecting exceptional ...

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There are so many travel guide books out there, but I haven't yet found a great source for authentic, cultural travel experiences. Or guides that really speak to upscale luxury experience I want my vacation to be. Most travel guides I've found are general-purpose, and they don't give any local knowledge, just generic overviews. Maybe because local trends change so quickly and it's hard to publish and update on a frequent schedule, but most guides just aren't written to uncover local experiences ...

Updated 08-04-2011 at 11:25 AM by tomkuhr (Update)

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