Highway to the Golden Zone

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SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA  My circle of friends call me a “bad influence.” Blame my latest break for freedom on an unseasonably cold day. “The car is gassed up and ready to go," I texted, getting a taker on the first … [Read more...]

Sydney: Southern Cross

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A host of brand-name hotels ring Sydney harbor. On a celebration trip to this leisure city, you want to be close to the non-stop action. When the British established a colony in Sydney in 1788, Aboriginal villages ringed … [Read more...]

Oman: The Call of Sand and Sea

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Lovers of Old Arabia flock to Six Senses, a luxury resort disguised as a simple village by the sea. Marie Antoinette escaped to a farm in the French countryside to live the fantasy of a simple, pastoral life. In Oman the … [Read more...]

Mexico: Water Glories

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Escape, discover, explore Mexico's Caribbean coast. Resort-hopping along the Riviera Maya allows you to stroll the best beaches, snorkel at offshore reefs and swim in underground rivers in massive caverns that once held gold … [Read more...]