Just Giving You My Two Puggy Pennies Worth (Or Cents)

A Palm Springs Getaway

My besties and I decided we needed a really good chill out session after our hectic festive season...so we pawed around and found a fantastic modern, dog friendly Airbnb in Downtown Palm Springs, where we really could live out the Pug Life.

So, my friends, Monty, Ivy, George, Taz and I had a fun drive up the 10 from LA to Palm Springs.  We were so excited to be spending the whole weekend together and the car was loaded with enough snacks for an army of pugs, not just our grumble.  You would not believe how full the trunk was with all our weekend party kit.  It already had the makings of an epic few days!!


We all had big smiles as we pulled up to our accommodation for the next few days.  I instantly spied the big yellow doors, and knew where I would be posing with my hat!!


Once inside we ran around choosing our bedrooms and then we went crazy when we saw the pool and the gardens - just beautiful…..and a sun lounger each!!!!


The minutes turned into hours, and the hours turned into days, as we lounged, laughed and lazed.  It was so relaxing to just hang out together.  The days were warm and bright and the evenings we snuggled around the fire pit and star gazed.


We were having so much fun that Monty, Ivy and I decided to stay an extra day.  Who can blame us - we had an ideal place to hang out together, huge pool inflatables to float around on and our Butlers delivering tasty snacks and cool drinks!  What’s not to like!!

Before heading back to LA, we grabbed a Pupachino and had a little wander around town.   A few years ago, Monty had stayed at the very beautiful Morrocan inspired hotel Korakia Pensione situated in the centre of Downtown Palm Springs, so he showed me around and we decided we would very much like to chill out there on one of our next visits.


It was fun to wander around and have a little mooch in the stores - there are a few doggy ones there which I had been to before, so will pop in on our next visit.  We didn't have room in the car for anything else - when you have a inflatable Unicorn and giant pug head in the back, there's not a lot room left for a squeaky toy!

With all our little faces pressed to the window, our eyes spotted a huge figure appearing in the distance.  As we got closer and pulled over, we realised it was a dinosaur and we were at the home of the Cabazon Dinosaurs.  I had driven past here loads, but had never stopped.


Never ones to pass on a cool photo op, we bowled out of the car and went to have a snoop.  What a fun thing to see off the side of the highway.  After our chauffeurs tasted a delicious Date Shake from Hadley Fruit Orchards, we were back on our way back to LA!  


We had fun Palm Springs...we will see you again soon!!

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