For the artsy set, here is a list of this summer’s San Diego musical festivals, concerts and arts and cultural events: MUSIC AND CONCERTS • During its 4th Annual Green Flash Concert Series, the Birch Aquarium at Scripps in La Jolla offers a unique summertime experience with live music and spectacular ocean sunsets. The concert [...]

Part two of my summer in San Diego series tells you all the activities you need to know if you are a sports buff or love the attractions: AT THE ATTRACTIONS • In June 2010, LEGOLAND California® will open the world’s first LEGO®-themed water park. Geared towards families with children ages 2 to 12, the [...]

To celebrate 20 innovative years providing life-changing travel experiences across the globe, Gap Adventures is launching the Create Your Own Adventure contest (www.createyourownadventure.com), the largest and most ambitious interactive competition in the company’s history. The global online contest invites everyone from once-a-year vacationers to seasoned globetrotters to submit an itinerary for the tour of their [...]

With its warm, sunny weather, rolling green golf courses and tennis courts that invite leisurely days, Palm Springs has long been a favorite retreat. Now, someone could enjoy a permanent place in that getaway dream for the price of a single round of golf, thanks to the Second Annual Palm Springs Dream Home Raffle™. For [...]

Marquis Jet is a company that we often follow at Estates West, as it represents the type of luxury we all aspire to and some of us enjoy. The Marquis Jet card is something we have featured in our gift guides many times, we we are always happy to read about new offerings from this [...]

In a lingering recession where some golf courses have found memberships dwindling and numbers of rounds decreasing, the Golf Club of Estrella has seen not only steady traffic, but increased rounds at its 18 hole, par 72 Nicklaus championship course. “In 2009 the Golf Club of Estrella concluded one of its most successful years, generating [...]

2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open Tournament Chairman David Rauch announced this week that Sweden’s Robert Karlsson and Spain’s Alvaro Quiros received the fifth and sixth sponsor exemptions for the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Billy Mayfair, Rickie Fowler, Jonathan Kaye and Rocco Mediate received the first four tournament exemptions. Rauch and the tournament host Thunderbirds [...]

Boccieri Golf announces the introduction of its Heavy Wedge “Control Series,” including four traditionally designed blade models which incorporate the company’s trademark counterweight technology resulting in superior performance on both full swing and greenside shots. With a head mass only slightly heavier than a conventional wedge, the added weight (65 grams) is positioned in the [...]

What golfer doesn’t want to play Pinehurst? Here is a perfect opportunity. To fully appreciate the world’s great golf resorts requires indulging in the best they have to offer. This spring, Pinehurst Resort wants golfers to experience its most celebrated courses and the top of its off-course amenities, all in one perfect package. The Pinehurst [...]

I love Park City so much that any news I see catches my attention. Usually the news is about resorts opening or ski conditions, but this week a new school will open, which should be of interest to any of the lucky families who live in this great town. Park City’s newest independent school will [...]