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Oct 9, 2024 | travelright.today | Doug Wallace

“Desert oasis” doesn’t begin to cover the grand scale of things at this Coachella Valley gem. Right from the cavernous lobby, across the private lakes and out to the two championship golf courses, the JW Marriott Desert Springs delivers almost 200 hectares of posh pampering. The resort was built during a time when large-scale land acquisition and development was more feasible than it is today, with modern restrictions on land use and environmental protections.

Aug 28, 2023 | travelright.today | Doug Wallace

Way back in full-pandemic May, my friend MaryAnn said I should hop in an RV and drive across the country, creating little videos with a travelogue format, gathering TV show material. It could only be a coincidence that my friend Marisa subsequently clued me into CanaDream RV. The world is conspiring to get me behind the wheel of a trailer it seems (the jury is still out).

Aug 28, 2023 | travelright.today | Doug Wallace

The Lord Elgin is an Ottawa icon, one of the city’s grande dames, having opened in 1941 and maintaining a comfortable mix of old and new ever since. The actual 11th Earl of Elgin, Andrew Bruce, has visited several times. Vibe: Now almost 80 years old, with its Art Deco limestone exterior and chateau-like roofline, the privately owned Lord Elgin manages to sustain a connection to its storied past as one of the capital city’s hubs for the business and bureaucratic crowds.

Aug 28, 2023 | travelright.today | Doug Wallace

Quebec City’s award-winning Relais & Châteaux gem Auberge Saint-Antoine is warm, charming, comfortable, beautiful, storied. Partially built over the old rampart, Auberge Saint-Antoine has worked archaeological treasures discovered on the site into its décor. Unearthed crockery, glass, hardware and household items, some dating back to the 1600s, punctuate cozy nooks, room entrances and lobby walls. Fitting then, that Saint Antoine is the patron saint of lost articles.

Aug 28, 2023 | travelright.today | Doug Wallace

Settled in the 9th century, the unofficial Capital of North Iceland at the bottom of Eyjafjörður Fjord is a little pocket of pure Icelandic flavour, with just an icing of kooky to make things interesting. With just 20,000 people, Akureyri is big enough to be bustling, but small enough to be cozy, the best of both worlds. It’s the main port and fishing centre in the north, thanks in part to an ice-free harbour.