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Posts tagged “Escapes”

10 Design Destinations In Echo Park

We've had the good fortune to call Echo Park home for three years and counting. Not discovering this eclectic neighborhood until we had lived everywhere from South Pasadena to Burbank--we finally fee...

Escapes: Inspiration from Durban, South Africa

The first time we posted about Neville's South African pad, Apartment Therapy readers fell in love. Eclectic and charming, unique and inspiring--his home is truly one of a kind. So we were all ears ...

Travel Tips: Doing Research Before Going Abroad

It's T-minus 5 days until I head off to London for fourteen days straight of music, music, and more music...with some blogging in between. But before I go leaving on a jet plane, there are a few thin...

Best Souvenirs To Display In The Home

For some, bringing back souvenirs can be quite a challenge. Whether the items are for yourself or for friends and family, the process (to find the perfect souvenir) can prove frustrating and time con...

Escapes: Traveling Without A Map

A friend from college found me on facebook recently so I decided to go over to his photo page to see what he's been up to. I was pleasantly surprised to find photos from our group trip to Europe. Ev...

Escapes: Visiting Eccentric Relatives

I recently took a quick trip up to the Pacific Northwest to visit my boyfriend's uncle...on a goat farm. I realized that this is one area that we haven't covered. There's going home to visit family ...

Roundup: Travel Alarm Clocks

With all of the wonderful Reader Escapes we've featured during Apartment Therapy's Getaway month, we've pretty much traveled around the world. And to make sure you're not missing a moment of your qui...

Escapes: Uber Modern B&B

Here's one for our list of fantasy escapes. Probably on of the most modern B&B's we've ever come across:...

Escapes: VRBO.com

If your idea of a vacation is getting immersed in the culture, then the option of renting a flat or house is probably a great choice for you. But how exactly does one find the perfect vacation rental...

Escapes: Wee House

We're dying for an isolated retreat on a hilltop with nothing but the basics: ...

Escapes: Plan A Walkable Day

With Apartment Therapy's month of weekend escapes, staycations and daycations, we have been inspired to create a walkable day away from it all right in our own city. Los Angeles really is a walkable c...

Escapes: Apple Picking

Sometimes to get away from it all you have to keep it simple. For us that can often mean doing a slower activity and getting our hands dirty. ...

Reader Escapes: Heather's British Escapades
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Name: Heather Location: England (particularly...London, Brighton, Hampton Court Palace) Description: I resided in the London area (Kingston to be exact) for a month in the summer of 2006. And since t...

Escapes: Change of environment
Melbourne

There’s no doubt that the setting of your escape plays a big part in creating that feeling of being away. We’re definitely city dwellers and aren’t particularly into country/rustic interior st...

Reader Escapes: Abby's Trip to Tangier
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Name:Abby and her cousins Location:Tangier, Morocco Description: Traveling for me is about the people you go with and the people you meet as much as it is about the places you go. I'd always wanted ...

Reader Escapes: Laure's Trip to China
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Name: Laure and her beau Location: China Description: Earlier this year we took advantage of having a sibling and a cousin living in China and spent almost 3 weeks traveling all around China. We try ...

Reader Escapes: Eva's Summer Destination
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Name: Eva Location: Catalina Island, CA Description: The first weekend of August we were lucky enough to score a friend’s luxurious two story condo at Hamilton Cove, following a last minute cancella...

Reader Escapes: Carolyn's Solo Fijian Adventure
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Name: Carolyn Location: Fiji Link: Mango Bay Description: In between working on a losing gubernatorial campaign and finally finishing college, I took a few months in 2007 to visit friends and family s...

Escape: Great LA Architecture

It's fun to go and explore other cities, but what about your own? Especially here in Los Angeles there are so many nooks and crannies that you've probably never checked out. We have such amazing arc...

Reader Escapes: Send Us Your Getaway Photos
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Escapes Month is in full swing and we want to hear from you, our readers, about your favourite summer vacation escapes. Send us your favourite summer escapes photos and description, and if they're ch...

Tips and Colors: Bedrooms to Escape To

Getting a good night's rest is one of modern life's greatest luxuries. Beth has tips on making the bedroom luxurious and we have some more tips and color inspiration from our archives: ...

Escapes: Los Olivos, CA

If you want to take an amazing escape to wine country, take a scenic 2 hour drive north to Los Olivos, CA. This quaint, former stage coach town is home to a thousand people and some amazing wineries ...

Escapes: Roadtripping Resources

When I moved to Los Angeles from New York, I drove cross-country with a friend. We took secondary roads and combined it with sightseeing, visiting as many oddities as we could. It was an amazing exp...

Basico Hotel Playa Del Carmen

Spring might be upon us but we're already thinking about some summer getaways. For the end of Bedroom Month, we present to you the bedroom we would really really like to spend this weekend in. ...