{"id":100657,"date":"2022-05-18T21:29:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T01:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=100657"},"modified":"2022-05-18T22:08:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T02:08:37","slug":"planning-the-perfect-getaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=100657","title":{"rendered":"planning the perfect getaway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Intermittent photo contributor MB Maher is off to Turkey — some of us make it a habit to travel frequently; for others (raises hand), it’s a rare event. With the PNW continuing to unspool cool, rainy days in May, all of a sudden, it doesn’t seem quite so untimely<\/em> to plan a little getaway. Most of my life has been spent in dry, sunny SoCal, so similar conditions aren’t what first come to mind when contemplating the perfect getaway. But it all depends on context, doesn’t it, and how cold or warm you’ve felt day after day, or how claustrophobic or crowded, how lonely or windswept. When we first saved up a bit to travel, it was walkable cities I wanted to explore, the contextual point of departure being, well…Los Angeles! And if it rained on our rambles, no problem — off season was always cheaper, the streets evocatively empty. But I completely understand the allure of a warm beach (even if they give me the fidgets after a few hours), and these photos of a trip by Mitch last December to Baja California, the town of Todos Santos, might be just what you’re looking for. I seriously doubt the beaches and bars would be this empty now, though — in the family tradition, he visited in the off season, when the staff-to-guest ratio was almost comically luxurious…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some quick research on Istanbul gardens brings up images of mostly European\/Moorish formality. If you know of anything interesting, drop me a note and we’ll see if we can’t direct Mitch in that direction. Meanwhile, for my perfect getaway, I’m researching Lisbon, Portugal…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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