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June 24, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
I was lured from New York City to Aspen, Colorado, in 1994 by a friend who needed a roommate "just for the summer." Seventeen years later, I still live in Colorado, now about 30 minutes from the chic little ski town set amid the glorious Rocky Mountains. Few [Read more]
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April 19, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
Last weekend I spent the night at the Hyatt Grand Aspen, on assignment to cover the property for FamilyVacationCritic.com. Only my husband and I left the kiddos at home! Yep, we enjoyed 18 hours of bliss at a hotel just 30 minutes up the road from us. Spending [Read more]
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January 23, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
Earlier this month, I had a ball talking about one of my favorite places in the world -- my own backyard -- with Chris Christensen, producer of the Amateur Traveler travel podcast. In Episode 264 - Travel to Aspen, Colorado I highlight some of my favorite [Read more]
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March 14, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
I'm not too far afield today -- just 30 minutes from my house, up the road in Aspen to check out the kick-off events for the second annual Aspen Fashion Week. Today through Friday, the week is chock full of après-ski fashion shows, parties at downtown shops, [Read more]
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February 1, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
I live in the Colorado mountains, about 30 minutes from the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) and an hour from the Vail-Eagle County Airport (EGE), but I’ll book a flight from Eagle over Aspen any day. Here’s why I believe EGE is the best airport in [Read more]
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October 15, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
It's still a construction site, but the much-anticipated Viceroy Snowmass Resort & Residences is set to open the day before the ski lifts do at Snowmass: November 25. The ski-in/ski-out property is the signature hotel of Snowmass' Base Village and it's got [Read more]
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February 16, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
Isn't it funny how you don't often do the "touristy" things in your own backyard unless you have out-of-town visitors? We had good friends visiting from Orlando, Florida, last week -- and they'd never played in the snow before! We had a ball sledding, skiing [Read more]
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January 7, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
If you think the terms "cheap hotel" and "Aspen" are an oxymoron, well, you're right! With small, family-owned lodges selling out to huge fractional-ownership developments, the number of affordable accommodations has dwindled in recent years. For major [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Hotels | 1 comment
December 22, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
With Christmas days away, the big private jets are starting to land at the Aspen airport. Yep, it's that time of year when Aspen's downtown core is filled with fur-coat-wearing tourists, as well as Hollywood types who have second homes here or who vacation in [Read more]
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August 7, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
Regular readers know I talk a lot about my home state of Colorado (that's the state flower, the Columbine, at left). I really can't help it, since I love, love where I live. I happen to reside near a resort town in the mountains, and I do take advantage of the [Read more]
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