Broughton Quarterly - Winter 2007 - (Page 12)

notes CHRISTMAS AT THE CASTLE WHAT Hearst Castle alights with holiday splendor, providing an opportunity for visitors to experience the Castle as it would have been during the Holiday Season in the 1920s and ‘30s. HOW Tours that include the Assembly Room, the Refectory, and the Morning Room see the most decorations. These are the Experience Tour (Tour 1) and the Evening Tour (Tour 5). Evening Tours are available most Fridays and Saturdays. Additional dates include December 9, nightly tours between December 1 and December 23, and nightly tours from December 2 to December 30. Times and dates may vary. To check availability of tours and make reservations, please call 800..5 or visit www.HearstCastle.com. WHERE TO STAY The Orchid Inn at San Simeon is located just minutes from Hearst Castle and provides gracious hospitality in an incomparable setting. Nestled between the rolling mountains and spectacular Central Coast, The Inn is an ideal midway point between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Rates from $89, reservations: 800.51.9900, www.OrchidInnAtSanSimeon.com. Having TOO MuCH FuN to send a proper postcard? Send an electronic greeting card from www.SomeEcards.com. From racy to mildly insulting these cards will let the recipient know you are thinking of them, but not often enough to cut your trip short. NOTHING TO SEE HERE! Which is exactly what appeals to us about www.NothingToSeeHere.net, a collaborative guide to obscure destinations. The blog’s premise is to share travel gems overlooked by most tour books. As curator Anne Ward puts it, “No ‘been there, done that, bought the t-shirt’ kind of places here. It won’t cost much (if anything) to get in, and you’ll come away feeling a little bit richer.” Pencil Museum in Keswick, England DOWNLOADS FOR DOWN THE ROAD Chicago Public Radio’s “This American Life” offers free downloads from 12 years of episodes. www.ThisLife.org Some of our favorites: “It’s Never Over,” exploring the wrongs done to us as tender adolescents. “The Breakup,” which makes getting over it so much fun. (Phil Collins was never so poignant.) 12 Broughton Quarterly Winter 2008 http://www.HearstCastle.com http://www.OrchidInnAtSanSimeon.com http://www.SomeEcards.com http://www.NothingToSeeHere.net http://www.ThisLife.org

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