Blogs from Palm Desert, California, United States, North America

This place is a hikers dream, so many places to walk and explore. Our daughter has a condo there and we were lucky enough to be able to use it for a 3 month period. The first and most local hike to her place is the Palm Desert Cross. This is a great hike up to a large Cross, which has been erected overlooking the area and is illuminated at night. After about 1km on the Cross trail, there is a side trail, called, The Hopalong Cassidy trail ! Loved the name and decided to give it a go. This trail took you over to join the Bump track, which I will talk about later. The track was quiet narrow, but gave me some great views over the valley and towards the mountains. The Bump and ... read more

From 2009, one of many trips to the Palm Springs area for golf, shopping, and fun. While not my first choice for a vacation, it has plenty to offer. Just ask Bob Hope! Some of my friends outside the U.S. asked what is PD or PD. I told them it is an oasis of wealth in the desert, playground to the stars, golf courses on every corner, and cheap motels on every block. Fun for a visit, but I would not want to live there! 2009: When we arrived on Monday, we quickly had to turn on the AC in the room, and change to bermuda shorts. It is about 82 here, and feels even warmer. I think this would be a great place to spend the winter. Close to San Diego, Scottsdale, and Vegas. How ... read more

Kevin and Olivia's wedding. Rocio, Christine, Johnny and I went together. It was a small and intimate wedding.... read more

We’re enclosing these pictures of Emerald Desert RV Resort for our own records. This RV park, like all the residential areas here is a gated community. We’ve been to so many places that it’s beginning to feel like “If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belgium.” Lindsay has been booking us at 10/10/10 (out of 10) RV resorts, which usually have paved streets, nice landscaping and lots of amenities. It’s easy to get spoiled. We are definitely off-season as we were the only ones in either of the two pools or spas. It’s still too hot here (over 90 degrees) for the snowbirds, who will start arriving on November 1st.... read more

On Sept 29, 2011 I began my day at 6:30AM at DFW for my international flight to Shannon, Ireland. As was well, even the delay at ATL was bearable. On the ATL-JFK flight I felt something itching the tops of my feet. I was wearing loafers (no socks). When we landed at JFK, I had no time to look at my feet, as we were running late and my connection was already boarding on the other side of the airport. When I got on to the plane I finally looked at my feet, which were now extremely swollen and covered in bites. I immediately reported it to the head flight attendant, and told her plane should be fumigeted. She agreed and reported the incident to the Captain. A DELTA ground staff member was called. He was ... read more

Palm Desert, California A Desert Oasis Leaving the vulgarities of winter behind us, we anticipated a week’s stay in California’s Desert Region. At the floor of the Coachella Valley, nestled between the San Jacinto and the Little San Bernardino Mountains, lies eight resort cities strung together to form the Greater Palm Springs Area. These interesting locations include Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Indio, and La Quinta. We chose a home destination of Palm Desert, mostly because of the resorts we selected, but also for the central location amongst the resort areas. We are not retirees with the luxury of time at our doorstep, but a couple of very busy executives in our early 40’s with three kids and a mortgage. We left the kiddies at home for this one and had a goal ... read more