Santa Monica is my favourite LA stopover for a couple of days before shooting off elsewhere. It’s nice and close to LAX airport, has a huge sandy beach, great shopping (loving Anthropologie and dare I admit it, they have the biggest Forever 21 for those of us who like their mutton dressed as lamb. I [...]
California
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Me an Santa Monica on TV
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Top 5 things to do in San Francisco
I heart San Francisco! It’s kind of like a little town, when compared to the vastly sprawling city of Los Angeles a few hours down the road. Yet San Fran is a booming city with loads of culture, talented buskers (I saw a Birman cat begging with a cup in front of it once!), a [...]
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My Disneyland faves
If you’ve long dreamed about taking the kids to Disneyland, you might do a little cartwheel with excitement to see there are some excellent deals out right now for the whole family that includes flights, passes, and 5 nights for 2 adults and 2 kids aged up to 17 years. I’ve been to the Amazing [...]
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How much is that doggy in the window?
Awww, check out Macy’s Christmas window and live webcams! I love Christmas and all its trimmings. The decorations, the music, the smell of cinnamon. But how cute is this? Macy’s in San Francisco’s Union Square is famous for its Christmas pets supplied by the SPCA and in need of adoption. Each year the window is [...]
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Celebrity shopping & makeovers in West Hollywood
Some of you will remember my extreme hair-do makeover shenanigans in West Hollywood a couple of months ago (blog and pics here) well now the 4-minute travel piece I presented for TVNZ of the escapade is online. I went to the completely over-the-top Phyllis Morris store where a double-triple king size bed that is hand [...]
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Day spas in Santa Monica
If you live in Santa Monica or are just passing through this seaside Los Angeles town, a decadent spa treatment is exactly what you need. Yes? Well you’re in luck – here is a list of where to get pampered like the princess (or prince) you know you are. Some are fancy hotel spas that [...]
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The Hotel Matchmaker will hook you up in California
I have been a fan of Joie de Vivre hotels for a few years now. They have about 35 very different, boutique, brand new, old and rustic, quirky properties mainly in San Francisco, but more scattered around California including one with sweeping views of the Big Sur coast, a couple in wine country and 3 [...]
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The West Hollywood extreme makeover!
I’m here in West Hollywood to film a wee travel piece for TVNZ Breakfast on the whole hoopla of celebrity-ism. I do actually pride myself on being a very good stalker (!), but this was a genuine appointment – no hiding behind the bushes and leaping out as he gets into his car (for example) [...]
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Dangerous place to sit
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