L.A.’s best-kept secret
Recently I discovered one of Los Angeles’ best-kept secrets … their efficient subway system. Yep, that’s right, and it beats New York’s and Washington D.C.’s for ease of use. Aside from being clean and...
View ArticleSanta Monica: A Slice Of Heaven
It just doesn’t get any better than this … Santa Monica is heaven on earth. Everything is perfect here; the intense robin egg blue sky contrasting against the bright white Art Deco buildings, the...
View ArticleIt never rains in Southern California
So goes the hit song, however, yesterday, I hit one of the 20 days of rain in Santa Monica. But the odds are in your favor and you’ll get a gorgeous sun drenched day when you visit, since they claim...
View ArticlePasadena: A Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty Designer and writer Michelle Newman documents her world travels in pursuit of adventure, design inspiration, and exotic destinations. This insightful journey leads her to indigenous and...
View ArticleSanta Monica: The Good Life
Life just doesn’t get any better … Santa Monica is as close to perfect as you can get. I didn’t want to leave my comfy bed at the Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel conveniently located in the heart...
View ArticleMy $26 Salad
That’s right, as decadent as it may sound … I ate my first and last $26 dollar salad while dining leisurely at The Terrace, a chic poolside cafe in the Sunset Tower Hotel on Sunset Boulevard. The view...
View ArticleThe Follies: A Bit Of Glitz In The Desert
So, who is Riff Markowitz? He’s a local celebrity in Palm Springs, he’s the ultimate showman and a producer. Riff had show biz in his blood at an early age, and at age 12 he ran off to join the circus,...
View ArticlePalm Springs: A Desert on Steroids
(Photos by Michelle Newman.) It’s cool, kitschy, and quirky and off the charts here and that’s why I love Palm Springs and its surroundings so very much. You have to understand, this desert town is a...
View ArticlePalm Surgery
Santa Monica review Designer and writer Michelle Newman documents her world travels in pursuit of adventure, design inspiration, and exotic destinations. This insightful journey leads her to indigenous...
View ArticleChihuahua visits Santa in North Pole
Yes, there really is a Santa – he’s well and alive in North Pole, Alaska along with his flock of reindeer, where it’s Christmas year round at Santa Claus House. Sasha and I em-BARKED-ed on our...
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