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SIRENS PARADISEConnextions Magazine issue #28: Sirens Paradise examines life near the ocean or water. As summer comes to an end, we want to be able to take advantage of every little bit of sunshine and the beach. It is normal for wanting more beach time, or sun time and for some of us who live in places where it snows in the winter, we are not looking forward to summer ending. But what happens when you live in a place where the sun shines the majority of the time? This is the life we explored in this issue of Connextions Magazine.
We visited Puerto Rico, where the sun shines and the people dance. We explored what it would be like to visit places outside of San Juan, which most tourists focus on. We went off the beaten path and ended in a place called Rincon, where we found sirenas (mermaids). Maybe they are mythological figures, or maybe they just migrated to this piece of heaven on earth. Los Angeles was the perfect setting for our next adventure, where The W Hotel opened its doors and welcomed us with several events leading up to Los Angeles Pride. Palm Springs has it all, water, desert, snow and sun. But most of all, the people of Palm Springs are so welcoming and the never ending array of rainbow flags which seem to adorn every storefront is magnificent. Lastly, we stopped in St. Augustine, Florida. Where the sun shines bright and the salty life takes on a whole new meaning. We loved this ancient city so much, that we may become its new residents very soon! Palm Springs: A Historic MomentWhen visiting Palm Springs, there really is only one place to call your home away from home, The Willows Inn!
This luxury inn, which used to be the home of silent screen star Marion Davies, dates back to 1925. The Mediterranean style hideaway was and continues to be the best place for guests to enjoy a peaceful stay, in a serene, private and fun environment. 
Use Code: CONXT to save 10%Out at The W Hotel, Los AngelesW Hotels are the luxury brand of Marriott International, disrupting and redefining the hospitality scene for nearly two decades. Trailblazing its way around the globe, W is on track to reach 75 hotels by 2020, defying expectations and breaking the norms of traditional luxury wherever the iconic W sign lands. One of those acquisitions is the W Hotel Los Angeles.
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Tres Sirenas Inn: Sirens LifeRedefining beauty, elegance and reinventing the bed and breakfast experience, Tres Sirenas, is a beach front boutique property bringing simple luxury to the quaint surf town of Rincón in Puerto Rico.
With an ideal and peaceful location overlooking the ocean, private balconies on every room and poolside cabanas, Tres Sirenas is Rincón’s only vegetarian boutique hotel. Tres Sirenas is Spanish for Three Mermaids, it is not only the name of this fabulous and serene b&b, but it is also predominantly displayed throughout the property. Just a short flight from JFK airport in New York City, Tres Sirenas is close enough for a weekend getaway. Fly into San Juan Airport and take a scenic two and a half hour car ride to Rincón. Or take a charter flight to Rafael Hernåndez Airport in Aguadilla, which is about 45 minutes from Tres Sirenas. 
Use Code: CONXT to save 10%St. Augustine: Celebrating The Past & Living in the MomentThe oldest city in the United States, St. Augustine, was founded on September 8, 1565 by Spanish explorers. The city was named “San Agustín” and the city served as the capital of Spanish Florida for over 200 years, before it was given to the United States in 1819. Its unique scenery and history set this city apart from any other.
This old city became the setting for a LGBTQ Family Outing! Its brick-lined streets, the old buildings, the horse drawn carriages create a setting of old Europe. But don’t let this fool you, although the city boasts an old soul, St. Augustine has a lot of life in the form of restaurants, bars and activities. The visitors and locals flock to the streets and enjoy the nightlife, as well as the local beaches. Big Little Gay TownIf Saugatuck draws a blank, it does not date you; it positions you. This village just up the Kalamazoo River from the lapis expanse of Lake Michigan is the gay destination par excellence of the upper Midwest, the go-to for gays from Chicago to Indianapolis. It has the gay hotels, the gay bar, the gay boys, even the gay coffee shop. What it lacks is the gay PR.
It is one of the great mysteries of the Universe: Incredibly obscure towns in the most unlikely places morphing into fabulous gay Meccas. Saugatuck is practically a case study; come summer, the mild-mannered hamlet of 925 residents Incredible-Hulks into a booming resort of 3000; Halloween hauls in 10,000 alone. For a town I could miss in a fog, it has a headlock on mysteries of the Universe. |
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