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Located just 10 miles from Palm Springs, Palm Desert California is home to many of the world's finest Golf Courses and the fabulous El Paseo Shops.

Here you will find streets named after Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore and Fred Waring. Palm Desert has now become the Coachella Valley's retail, education and cultural epicenter. Cultural attractions include the Holocaust Memorial, the Living Desert and The McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts. Palm Desert is also home to the Coachella Valley's only center for higher education - the College of the Desert.

Rich in history and blessed with gorgeous weather, the Palm Desert Area is a preferred destination of travelers from all over the world. Nestled at the base of the Mount San Jacinto Mountains, this esert oasis is known for its crystal blue skies, year-round sunshine, stunning landscape, palm tree lined streets and starry nights. With entertainment for all ages, the Palm Desert Resort Communities offer a wealth of indoor and outdoor activities. Soar to the top of Mount San Jacinto on the world famous Palm Desert Aerial Tramway, shop the many mid-century boutiques and art galleries located uptown and downtown, hike scenic trails in our majestic mountains, tour celebrity and mid-century modern homes, attend theatre performances, stroll through art and cultural museums, or simply relax by the sparkling pool.

Palm Desert has hotels and resorts from all type of people. From students to retired people, from young to olds, from heterosexuals to homosexuals Palm Desert hotels cater each and every type of human being. Palm spring has vacation rentals as well as 5 star hotels. It has not only dormitories but also boutique hotels. One can get room from $59 to $1000.

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My Palm Desert Adventure By Dorothy Snodgrass

Those of us fortunate enough to live in the wonderful, vibrant Bay Area tend to dismiss, indeed look down on other towns and cities in our Golden State. This is a totally incorrect perception, as I hope to prove in the account of my trip to Palm Desert last week. On January 9th, along with 27 members of the Emeryville Senior Center, we met in the parking lot of the old City Hall, and boarded a bus, with driver Greg and a very efficient tour director, Mary Soo-Hoo. Our destination was Palm Desert -- a ten hour trip given rest stops along the way and lunch in Fresno. Driving through the Mojave Desert we arrived at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on North Canyon Drive, too weary for dinner. Ah, but the next morning we woke to brilliant sunshine and had our first glimpse of this beautiful city with its Spanish Colonial architecture and massive Mount San Jacinto mountains in the background, to say nothing of row after row of soaring palm trees.

On our first full day we boarded the bus and headed to Indian Canyon Trading Post for an hour-long hike. We then had lunch at the Mizell Senior Center -- a bit fancier than our North Berkeley Senior Center. Lunch was a mere $4.00 and quite tasty. We next boarded the bus where a step on guide took us on a Celebrity Tour of Palm Desert. We were surprised to learn that Sonny Bono was once mayor; there's a life-sized statute of him in the center of town. Another very large house is that of Ann Miller, and Liberace had quite a mansion also. We had to peer through gates to see these residences. Frank Sinatra practically put this city on the map with his generous donations to charitable causes. His house contains seven bathrooms since he didn't want guests to wait!

One of our more exciting trips was that to the Living Desert, a wildlife adventure through the deserts of the world, which we viewed at close range on an open tram. Here we saw African and North American Gardens, a Village Watutu, giraffes, camels and a Petting Kraai, the latter a great thrill for children.

Perhaps the most entertaining event of our trip was the famous "Fabulous Palm Spring Follies", a show of gorgeous costumes, great legs, and, believe it or not, ravishing dancers in their 70's and 80's. Following that show we had a hosted dinner at Lulu California Bistro.

Our final day was a rather exhausting one, driving what seemed like hours through the Coachella Valley where we were rewarded with a superb steak dinner at the famous Harris Ranch Restaurant, where most of us got pleasantly stoned.

As all good things come to an end, the Sierra Pacific Bus headed back to Emeryville with everyone agreeing that the Palm Desert Adventure had been a huge success.

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