WELL TRAVELLED
SPRING FLING
Day 3 at Coachella (get thee there for 2012, people!)
Nicole (left) and Teresa get their print on at the Mulberry BBQ & VIP Pool Par ty
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& Louise ’M FEELING a bit Thelma a 4WD ...except this road trip is in bird, der convertible not a 66 Thun law the m fro and we’re not on the run but rather from reality. in the It’s not even summer, but Springs in lm Pa to two hours from LA perature tem the a, rni Southern Califo barren has doubled to 40°C. The per dust cop of e rag mi a is landscape te. With its tarnished by the dry clima mountains sepia-toned haze, majestic “SoCal” the and soaring palm trees, . oid lar Po a valley is as pretty as e for bas lar pu po a Palm Springs is Indio rby nea to g tin revellers commu ach al Co ella for three-day music festiv 12). (get in quick for April 20 5.6ha Our base is the Parker – a e’re W . ort ranch turned chi-chi res lboys bel by een greeted at a latticed scr s. ite wh nis ten in fuchsia blazers and to en op ors do d ere Tangerine-lacqu oversized a jewel-box of retro decor: stic vases, mid-century lamps, popta the busiest rose-mirrored tables. It’s the lobby’s weekend of the season and ng the ari buzzing with hipsters we achella’s Co – r jou hottest accessory du l. coo taIns d. indie-rock wristban villa e vat pri a to off We’re whisked an area we via manicured lawns and ktail-only get to know well – the coc y club lemonade stand. US countr nice! … sch estate with a pinch of kit manic t bu s Our suite is a gorgeou acid. on rls Gi n mod mash-up – Golde kin eps she gs, gin Peruvian wall han from the rugs, wicker seats swinging
: The Parker’s private villa ‘a manic mod mash-up’
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California dreams: the space-age desert landscape
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