By Joeann Fossland Luxury, amid a stark and extreme desert? The Oasis at Death Valley is just that. A delightful contrast, it is a destination vacation off the beaten track, yet accessible and bucket-list worthy. It will take you a couple of hours from Las Vegas, or 4-hours from Los Angeles to be transported to a spectacular location. The Oasis contains two resorts, … [Read more...] about Death Valley’s Oasis Reblooms
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Unexpected Charms 30 Minutes South of Sedona
By Joanne Galko ITWPA Member Feeling Sedona’d out? Visitors needing an escape from vortex energy should head south. Less than a half-hour drive from Sedona lies the pocket-size town of Cottonwood, Arizona. Once a sleepy pass-through city, Cottonwood has become a destination and makes for a relaxing one or two-night stopover. No trip to Cottonwood is complete without … [Read more...] about Unexpected Charms 30 Minutes South of Sedona
Funky Monkey Hostel and Other Mazatlán Adventures
By Tim Gardiner ITWPA Member Last winter, an invitation was extended to my friend and me to travel to Mexico for a stay at his hostel in Mazatlán. We were anxious to escape Colorado’s hostile freezing temps. We packed up and headed south, ready for anything. After a relatively easy border crossing at Juarez Mexico, our excitement started to mount as we entered the great … [Read more...] about Funky Monkey Hostel and Other Mazatlán Adventures
Earn a Canadian Badge of Honor at Quebec City’s Hotel de Glace
By Amy Muschik ITWPA Member Balanced on the side of a bed made of ice, I removed my coat and boots and shivered as I sat only in my underclothes. The vivid reality of spending the night in a room made of snow and ice, in temperatures of 26.6 degrees to 23 degrees Fahrenheit, suddenly struck me. In Canada, not only enduring but enjoying winter is a source of national pride, … [Read more...] about Earn a Canadian Badge of Honor at Quebec City’s Hotel de Glace