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Kim Palacios is a Bay Area transplant whose epicurean tendencies are matched only by her wanderlust. She is quadrilingual and holds an M.B.A. in Finance. While not mourning the death of free markets, she enjoys film.

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Best of Sausalito - The Inn Above Tide

I love luxury hotels as a mother loves her children—each for its own distinct beauty. I rarely claim favor for one above another because I have...
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Private Cottages by the Sea at La Playa Hotel & Cottages

October is a great time to visit Carmel-by-the-Sea. With high tourist season passed and the worst of the foggy weather behind it, October promises an...
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Four Reasons to Stay in Downtown Yountville

With a population of ~3,000 and city limits that barely graze highway 29, Yountville is easy to miss. A simple green highway sign marks its...
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Return to vitality at Solage Calistoga

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The highest form of praise from a connoisseur is not a good review—it is a return visit. When I evaluate destinations for my writing, I am...
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World class concierge service at Oak Knoll Inn

I won’t lie: travel writers get special treatment. That’s exactly what I thought explained my e-mail from the Oak Knoll Inn a few days...
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Classic European luxury at Les Mars Hôtel

Healdsburg is the gateway to north coast wine country. Just 30 minutes northwest of Calistoga, it sits at the junction of the Russian River,...
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Family-Friendly Wine Vacations at Meadowood Resort

When Bay Area people want to get away, they head to the Napa Valley. But, where do wine country people go when they want to get away? They go to...
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Series: Five Great Places to Stay in Five Wine Country Towns

To find the best places to stay, you have to know where to look. Without knowledge of the particular towns speckled throughout most wine regions,...
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Intimate Retreats at Kenwood Inn & Spa

It is rare, nowadays, to find something authentic. Bastardized as caricature, originality is lost. Too often, resorts hand us knock-offs: air...
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Petite Weddings at Auberge du Soleil

All romantics long for the perfect wedding, and if small is your idea of perfect, I’ve uncovered something that even the most discerning...
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