AT#934 - Travel to Palm Springs, California

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Hear about travel to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kathy Condon from the Palm Springs Insider Guide about this desert tourist area she calls home. Why should you go to Palm Springs? Kathy says, "Imagine living in a place where you have 350 days of sunshine. It's hard to explain that how alive Palm Springs is with the arts." Kathy highlights the region’s year-round sunshine, boutique hotels, midcentury modern architecture, outdoor adventures, arts and culture, and vibrant dining scene. Below is a detailed guide based on her recommendations: Where to Stay Palm Springs has 75 boutique hotels (50 rooms or less), many with unique themes reflecting the area’s midcentury modern charm. Kathy suggests: Alcazar Palm Springs – A stylish boutique hotel within walking distance of downtown Palm Springs. The Skylark, Palm Springs – Features an Airstream trailer check-in and a retro ambiance. The Cole, Palm Springs – A 1960s-inspired hotel with a modernist vibe. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-palm-springs-california/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.2	Amateur Traveler episode 934. Today amateur traveler talks about palms and pines, art and architecture,
1:14.4	giraffes, and Marilyn Monroe as we go to Palm Springs and the Cachola Valley. This is Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler. Let's talk about Palm Springs.
1:23.0	I'd like to welcome to the show Kathy Condon, and Kathy is with Palm Springs Insider Guide.com, and strangely enough, she is here to talk about Palm Springs.
1:34.8	Kathy, welcome to the show.
1:36.4	Thank you very much, Chris.
1:37.6	It's a pleasure to be here.
1:39.3	And Kathy and I have only traveled together once, which was to Dore County, Wisconsin last year. And Kathy,
1:45.0	you've been trying to convince me that Palm Springs has more to do than just golf. Why should
1:51.0	someone go to Palm Springs? Okay. I'm going to make you eat those words, Chris. So the bottom
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