Can San Diego out-gay Palm Springs as an essential getaway from Los Angeles life? It's certainly making a play for our business.

Unlike other aviation aficionados, novelist Christopher Rice isn’t swapping stats on wingspan, but he’ll talk swatches and SpaceBeds.

Valencia, Spain, dazzles with a mash-up of Old World charm and New World architecture, tied neatly by a long ribbon of unrivaled downtown green space.

One Portland-based chain of chic hotels heads back to simpler times with its Palm Springs addition.