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December 9, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Contributor Dana Rebmann recently stayed at Kimpton's Hotel Monaco San Francisco, and it was such a delightful holiday family travel experience that she couldn't wait to tell The Vacation Gals about it. Dana writes for the Ciao Bambino family travel website: [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 56 comments
October 3, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
The SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills is as hip as it gets. Luxury automobiles pull up to the curving driveway, young turks glide out, toss their keys to valets, and saunter in their chic suits and sunglasses into the hotel. Inside, the lobby gleams. The posh [Read more]
Posted in: Girlfriend Getaways, Hotels | 3 comments
September 26, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
One aspect of Los Angeles that tourists and locals have to contend with is the frequently miserable, road-rage inducing traffic. While some of the city's bad reputation is unjustified (there's plenty of culture here), there really is an unfortunate love affair [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Tips | 4 comments
June 23, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Here at The Vacation Gals we primarily write about family travel, romantic trips and girlfriend getaways -- never business travel. Not our niche. But on a recent trip to San Francisco, I was given the opportunity to stay at the Omni Hotel -- a luxury class [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 2 comments
April 13, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
It's kind of exciting news for the luxury travel market; a new Ritz-Carlton hotel opened in downtown Los Angeles. Downtown LA has undergone such a complete transformation from a few years ago that it's almost unrecognizable as being the same place. The Walt [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels, Romantic Getaways | 5 comments
March 15, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Let's think about some Los Angeles facts and myths. Los Angeles has no culture. Los Angeles has no history. The traffic stinks in LA. Los Angeles has unbreathable air. There is no "there" there. Sound familiar? It should. There are lots of ugly stereotypes [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 8 comments
March 7, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
There's a fun little corridor on Colorado Boulevard in Santa Monica that has a bunch of Los Angeles branches of companies like MTV, Yahoo! and the like. It's a great place for hip companies for many reasons, not the least of which is because a couple miles [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations | 3 comments
March 2, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
I've lived in Los Angeles since 2003, but only now am I (somewhat shamefully) coming to fully appreciate all the many terrific attractions in downtown LA. This is largely because of the continuing emergence of a newly vibrant downtown; even 5 years ago, [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Family Travel | 9 comments
February 21, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
I've been to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles plenty of times, and hold it in high regard for everything from small media luncheons to large conferences. There are quite a few large convention hotels in Los Angeles, but most of them [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Hotels | 3 comments
February 14, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
One of my favorite places in the US for a romantic getaway vacation is Napa Valley. The rolling hills, sweeping vistas, and -- of course -- incredible wineries with wine tasting tours -- make Napa Valley as close to Tuscany in the US as possible. Sure, Napa [Read more]
Posted in: Romantic Getaways | 6 comments
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