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Encinitas’ Inn at Moonlight Beach: The WELL Certification Difference

This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. Can a hotel make you happy? After staying at Inn at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, California, I’ve decided the answer is yes. Hearing that the tiny boutique hotel was the first hotel in the world to be awarded the prestigious WELL certification, I wondered what that truly …

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Allegretto Vineyard Resort: Where Art and Wine Collide

This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. Despite the fact that Allegretto Vineyard Resort is just minutes away from the interstate in Paso Robles, California, the second you arrive on the property, you’re transported to somewhere much more remote. A Tuscan hill of Italy, perhaps. Wander around the 20-acre property, absorbing the breathtaking …

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Julian, California: The Wild West is Closer Than You Think

This is a guest post by Susan Guillory of The Unexplorer. Living in San Diego, I’m accustomed to vegan organic food, people of every ethnicity and orientation, and hipster craft beer. But just an hour to the northeast of America’s finest city, I step back 100 or more years to the historic town of Julian, California. …

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