Terranea Resort - Spa; January 2010 - Find Your Natural Rythem

Just like that, I remembered I was human - made of flesh and bone, a part of the natural world. Instead, I was soaking in a giant copper tub at The Spa at Terranea in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, watching dolphins play in the Pacific a few hundred feet away.

L'Auberge Del Mar - American Spa; October 2009 - Life's a Beach

Del Mar, CA, a coastal enclave just north of San Diego, is a haven for aficionados of ocean-inspired pursuits - surfers crest the tops of crashing waves, dolphins frolic just a few feet from shore, and the tides pull in a colorful collection of shells, starfish, and seaweed.

Stowe Mountain Lodge - Yankee; June 2009 - Best of New England

At the foot of Mount Mansfield, New England's first new grand resort hotel in a half-century sports the style of yesteryear's "great camps." Rooms feature relaxation tubs, goose-down-comforters, balconies, and oversized windows; fine dining, boutiques, pool, and a 21,000-square-foot spa on premises.

Destination Hotels & Resorts – Lodging Magazine; March 2009 – Common Sustainability

Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hotel management company in the United States, recently launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program, throughout its collection.

Hotel Icon -- Texas Monthly; February 2009 – Where to Eat Now

Now that I've been doing this annual roundup of the tastiest new restaurants in Texas for seven years, patterns have started to emerge.

Vail Cascade Resort & Spa – Ranch & Coast; January 2009 – All Hail Vail Cascade Resort & Spa

Tucked away at the base of Vail Mountain, Vail Cascade Resort & Spa is Vail’s only ski-in/ski-out AAA Four Diamond resort, offering 292 hotel rooms including 27 suites and more than 80 spacious condominiums and private homes.

Vail Cascade Resort & Spa – Denver Life; December 2008 – High Country Holiday

Jubilant celebrations, decking the halls and spending quality time with loved ones — while the holidays are generally a joyful time, unfortunately not every day of the season is as idyllic as a Thomas Kinkade painting.

Hotel Icon – Esquire; November 2008 -- Best New Restaurants 2008

For one third of Esquire's seventy-five years, we've been heralding America's best restaurants - a chronicle of an era that saw France's nouvelle cuisine translated into new American cuisine, then fusion, global, and molecular cuisine.

Terranea Resort -- LA Confidential; Spring 2008 – First Resort

Terranea brings us something that Southern California has long been missing: an oceanfront, wave-crashing getaway.

Terranea Resort -- Private Air; March/April 2008 – Greenhouse Effect

It's not easy being green for the man of means. With Al Gore polishing his Nobel Prize and the History Channel airing episodes about the tsunamis and the global fireball that might result if the planet doesn't get its act together soon, we've all gotten the point about reducing our carbon footprint.

Miramonte Resort – Spa; January 2008 -- Spa Cooking Classes

In addition to Rancho LaPuerta, many other spas and resorts now offer healthy cooking demonstrations and hands-on sessions. here's a short list:

Miramonte Resort -- American Spa; December 2007 – Berry with Bite

Sweet it's certainly not, but you'll be able to overlook this fruit's lone flaw once you discover how enticing cranberry spa treatments can be - both to you and your clients.

L'Auberge Del Mar – Sunset; August 2007 – Del Mar

Best cool getaways:

• Top 10 lakeside resorts
• Grand Teton National Park
• Santa Monica weekend

L'Auberge Del Mar -- Conde Nast Traveler; January 2007 – Top 100 Best

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