Archive for the ‘By The Pool’ Category

Hilton Hotel, West Palm Beach, FL USA

West Palm Beach for my grandfather’s 90th birthday party… what a treat!! Many family members were in town to celebrate… originally we were thinking of getting a house, but with so many people on so many different schedules, we decided a hotel would be easiest. With it being a holiday weekend, however, hotel prices were […]

Langham Hotel (2), Pasadena, CA USA

I won the bet. Who would have thought the Red Sox would beat the Yankees in New York over 2 consecutive games to win the ALDS…. Not me, nor my boss, but I still bet him it would happen. This was all happening during a conversation about club sandwiches in Pasadena, me proclaiming the best […]

InterContinental Hotel, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia

Cartagena couldn’t have been more different than Bogota. And wow was I happy to have landed here for 4 nights. Love Cartagena. Culture, food, cocktails, history, architecture, nightlife, beaches, boats, and so much more. Why had I never been here before? I couldn’t answer that question. But who cares – I was teeming with excitement […]

Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica, CA USA

LA is a massive city. Less of a city, it’s simply a massive area. I live and work in Pasadena, and while Santa Monica is an easy 30 minute drive with no traffic, this time can double, triple, or even quadruple based on traffic. So I take my trips out to Santa Monica very seriously. […]

Cheeca Lodge, Islamorada, FL USA

Nothing says vacation like ordering lunch poolside. In fact, it’s pretty hard to combine the words “work” and “poolside lunch” in the same sentence… although maybe I’m just in the wrong industry! Several weeks of nonstop work ended with Saunders family vacation in the Florida Keys. We chose a spot that was easy for everyone […]

Montage Hotel, Laguna Beach, CA USA

We love having visitors in California, although it rarely happens.* My mother has made it a yearly mission for herself though, and we love it! This year, she took us to the Montage Hotel in Laguna Beach, a couple of hours south of Pasadena. An absolutely gorgeous, stunning property, the Montage is uniquely situated on […]