Palm Springs manages to have both a relaxed and yet glamorous vibe that is completely restful and in a rush for no one. It’s about days playing in the sun and quiet evenings with good food and sound desert sleeps. Its known for its fabulous weather, hot springs, stylish hotels, abundant golf courses, tennis courts, spas and midcentury-modern architecture. Film and music festivals, tennis tournament, wellness retreats and so much more, like its core shopping district along Palm Canyon Drive, featuring vintage boutiques, interior design shops and restaurants. The surrounding Coachella Valley offers hiking, biking and horseback riding trails. Also just 45 miles from Joshua Tree National Park or Pioneertown and 1 hour from the mountain town of Idyllwild. Palm Springs has wonderful regular markets and events - Thursday Night Markets, PS Vintage Market, PS Farmers Markets, Vintage Car Shows, PS Film Festival and more. It also boasts wonderful vintage shopping and art museums - Iike the Palm Springs Art Museum - obviously the Coachella Music Festival, the Indian Wells Open / BNP Paribas Open, Modernism Week and has the Agua Caliente Casinos in Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage or Cathedral City. Palm Desert also has a regular street fair and farmers market.

Day Trips

• Joshua Tree National Park

• Pioneertown

Breakfast

• Farm

• Elmer’s Restaurant

• French Miso Café

• Cheeky’s

These are all good options, but there are endless options for breakfast and a lot of good coffee shops (Ernest Coffee, Cartel Coffee, Café La Jefa and Koffi - many that brew the local Joshua Tree Coffee Company goods). Good classic diner breakfasts at Sherman’s or Kings Highway at Ace hotels too, and fantastic pastries at French-owned Peninsula Pastries or bagels at Townie Bagels.

Lunch/Dinner

• Jake’s

• Farm

• Copley’s

• Workshop Kitchen + Bar

• Birba

• Paul’s Bar/Food

• Rooster and the Pig

• Mister Parker’s (at the Parker)

• Mr. Lyons

• LG’s

• Sandfish Sushi Whiskey

• Tac/Quila

There are so many tasty Mexican food choices around too, depending on what you are looking for. Also, if you love the burgers at Tyler’s but it’s just open for lunch, and for all things healthy, check out Palm Greens Cafe.

Happy Hour

This list is long, but we do enjoy Bootlegger Tiki a lot. Other good options include:

• Las Palmas

• Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar

• Farm/Front Porch

• Paul/Bar

• Clandestino

• Truss & Twine

Snacks

Grab an açai bowl or green juice at Fruit Wonders or Açai Oasis. Date Shakes are also popular in these parts and there are local date farms with goods for sale.