Nice view.. Which resort in Palm Springs?
Top one is the WM Indio and the bottom two are the VI Oasis. What I like about the Oasis is it's a gated subdivision turned into a resort. The rooms are huge with a garage that has two bikes for guest use. What I like about the WM Indio is the Badlands Trail behind the resort, the lazy river and the multiple hot tubs and bbqs.
Ha! Interesting thread. You live west coast. Those of us on the west coast have great flights as added incentive to get the Aloha-Virus. We went to HI for the first time 90 days after we moved to CA from the east. I (or we) spent over 150 nights on Maui over the next 18 yrs, and threw in another couple wks on Oahu. Jan2020, we decided we were tired of Maui, but def not HI, so we switched to Oahu and have spent 40 or so nights on Oahu in 3.5 yrs. So, yes, this ... but if I lived east of the rockies, it'd be a different story.
Ha! We did the same last November. It did feel a bit forced, esp to my wife. But we had a good time and I vote we go back. The flight was slightly shorter, I guess, but notably more money, (the money isn't significant, but it is mostly obnoxious taxes, so I wouldn't make a habit of Cabo for that alone) and the food is not as good as Oahu. But change of pace is a plus
Ha! I want to see the ocean through my goggles and through my toes
LOL. Been there, done that, on a trip from NYC. We drove to Phoenix. Next day, it got cold there too. Knowing nothing, I had the idea we'd drive to Sedona. I asked around. Nope. Needed chains. Drove to San Diego by taking a left up-hill at Palm Springs and then through some beautiful alpine towns. There was actually a cute town on that road called Alpine. If you have a car and it isn't snowy up in those mtns, that is a long, nice drive.
Plus there’s always the excitement of a possible kidnapping or drive by shooting!
Ha. I feel safer in Cabo than many American cities. Have you ever been there?
There is no alternative to Hawaii but after the first visit to Palm Springs last December, it quickly rises to my second favorite location. Still a lot to explore!
I think golf is better in the Palm Springs area. Definitely way more restaurants and bars too. The Palm Canyon hikes are great. It's not bad at all but I found that I was wearing a jacket in the mornings and evenings which makes Hawaii a better destination, imo.
Just like any big city in the USA.
And one big minus - can you still do timesharing?
US homicide rate: 6/100,000
Baja California Sur – a state which has historically had one of the country’s lowest crime rates – has seen a dramatic rise in murders during the last year. For instance, 252 murders were recorded in January-June, a 342 percent increase on the same period of last year.
Yes. We do.
If you look at the dates of the comments in the linked article from csarn.com, it looks like that article may date back to at least 2021. Tourism was down due to the pandemic, so the void may have temporarily been filled by bad actors. Not sure what the current situation is.Baja California Sur – a state which has historically had one of the country’s lowest crime rates – has seen a dramatic rise in murders during the last year. For instance, 252 murders were recorded in January-June, a 342 percent increase on the same period of last year.
MEXICO Increasing violence in celebrity retreat of Los Cabos shows criminal influence spreading to previously unaffected tourist areas
Mexico Increasing violence in celebrity retreat of Los Cabos shows criminal influence spreading to previously unaffected tourist areas Three men were shot dead on 6 August during a daylight attack by five gunmen at a beach in Los Cabos, a high-end resort corridor frequented by George Clooney and...www.csarn.org
you may go to Mexico and New Orleans all you want. We were talking about Hawaii, and that’s where you’ll find me.
We love Road Trips. We are going on one this Spring to Southern CA stopping a number of places.
