Sonoma Travel Blog

Fall is the Perfect Time to Flee to Sonoma The cold winds of November are chilling the coastal valleys of Sonoma County, but that just makes these orchard-covered hills and vine-draped valleys that much more picturesque. Thing is, the average tourist doesn’t know that, which means the crowds thin...

The Inn at Occidental's sunny porch Sometimes when you want a country getaway, you truly want to get away to the country. In other words, you don’t want to be withing shouting distance of a major highway. You want gardens surrounding you, not parking lots and buildings — no matter how...

New Custodians of Applewood: Carlos Pippa and Sylvia Ranyak Texas-sized dreams are coming to the Applewood Inn in the Russian River Wine Country with the arrival of new owner Carlos Pippa, who purchased Applewood in December and has taken up residence as of this spring. With his friendly, lively girlfriend...

The Sun-Dappled Entrance to the Spa at Hotel Healdsburg It may not be easy being green, but for spa-goers it sure is great. Going green is a hot trend among spas, but the Spa at Hotel Healdsburg has gone one up on green by offering a biodynamic massage, the first spa I’ve heard of to do so. The...