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A labyrinth of paths winds through the voluptuous tropical gardens at the sprawling
Casa de Campo resort in the Dominican
Republic. The arms of huge Royal Ponciana trees are vivid
red-blooming umbrellas above riots of bougainvillea, and hibiscus. Amid the greenery are low-rise
buildings of guest rooms and suites; large and small rental villas, two golf courses; a
full-service spa, swimming pools, restaurants and sports venues. Read more
The legendary links at Bandon Dunes were the setting for the filming of "Golf in the
Kingdom," the movie based on Michael Murphy's bestselling book; the movie will be released in
2010. Read
more
Quite an amazing deal for golfers who like deep sea fishing—Puerto Vallarta's 4-diamond,
all-inclusive, couples-oriented Casa Velas Hotel Boutique is offering the "Irons and Reels
Package". Read more
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In the heart of the valley on a quiet country road, anchoring the 1,200-acre grounds of
Silverado Resort is a circa-1870, white-pillared, ante-bellum-style mansion reminiscent of a
southern plantation, built for a Civil War general on a Spanish land grant. The rambling grounds
are shaded by towering eucalyptus, palms, oaks, weeping willows, and magnolias whose creamy white,
dinner-plate-sized blooms are seductively fragrant in the summertime. Read more
Looking down from the plane as it descended toward the Jacksonville airport, my husband,
Michael, and I spotted a labyrinth of blue-green lagoons and a lake surrounded by precisely carved
patches of vivid green and white. "I know that's World Golf Village", he said, "and from
the size
of it, I think we should have planned a longer vacation." Read more
In 1887, twenty-five dollars bought a round-trip ticket on an excursion train from San
Francisco to Palm Springs, "the only spot in California where frost, fog and windstorms are
absolutely unknown," according to a real estate advertisement of the day. Mule-drawn buckboards
carried passengers from the train station to the Palm Springs Hotel, where they played bridge and
drank beer under the palms, soaked in hot mineral pools inside a rickety wooden bathhouse, and
picnicked in the Indian Canyons. Read more
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