What’s Fun There – Honest Reviews of Fun Things To Do, See and Eat All Over The World

While visiting in Palm Desert we dined at the Lakeside Restaurant. The Lakeside Restaurant at the JW Marriott in Palm Desert offers high quality cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a Sunday Brunch special. The Lakeview restaurant is located (more…)

The College Of The Desert Street Fair is a weekly event that sponsors three hundred and forty vendors who offer a wide range of gifts, from unique collectibles to clothing to other odds and ends. (more…)

While in Palm Desert with friends, we had the opportunity to enjoy a dinner at Morton’s Steakhouse. I had heard of Morton’s Steakhouse before, but had never eaten there. As we drove by one evening, looking for a place to have dinner, the tantilizing aroma (more…)

While visiting Palm Desert we enjoyed a dinner at the Blue Coyote in Palm Springs. We had heard many great things about this restaurant, including the fact that their margaritas were tasty…and strong! I think the best margarita on the menu is (more…)

During our stay in Palm Desert, we decided to visit the Living Desert. A truly unique and interesting place. This location feels like a cross between a zoo and a wild animal park. The acreage this destination has allows you to witness, up close, animals in large chunks of what appear to be like their native environments. (I was only 8 feet away from a cheetah at one point). Plus, where else in Southern California can you spend the night in teepees, in the middle of a park that feels like you are in the plains of Africa? (more…)

While on our visit to Palm Desert, we kept hearing people talk about “The Yardhouse,” a restaurant known for its selection of beer on tap and its famous “yard of beer”. In fact, the place touts that it offers “The Worlds Largest Selection of Draft Beer.” Intrigued, we decided to try it. (more…)

Good Atmosphere, Decent Prices, Tasty Food
After our fun-filled excursion to the Cabazon Outlet Stores we were starving! We recalled hearing about a restaurant that used to be in Lake Arrowhead, CA called the Cedar Creek Inn. We had passed it the other night on our way back to the timeshare after leaving the Blue Coyote. Since we had just eaten a lovely and quite elegant meal only the night before at Morton’s Steakhouse in Palm Desert, I was in the mood for something a little more casual – but with great atmosphere and yummy food. (more…)

Outlet shopping at its finest – only a few minutes from Palm Desert and Palm Springs, and only a brief drive from the Inland Empire of Southern California. This is Cabazon.

Getting There
After lunch, my husband and I left the Palm Desert timeshare we were staying at and headed for the shopping paradise of Cabazon (yes, even my husband wanted to go – they have great shopping for guys too). This outlet center is located off the 10 freeway at 48750 Seminole Drive in Cabazon, California. It took us only 25-30 minutes to get there. There are 3 main areas of outlet stores, we parked at the 3rd one on the far end. Happily we decided to go on a Thursday, and, there were no real crowds. (more…)

We arrived in Palm Desert last night, Sunday October 9, 2006 craving good sushi and wondered where we might find some. The lady at the Marriott timeshare we were staying at told us the nearest sushi place was at least a 10-15 minute drive away…not so as it turned out.

The Location
We discovered (by asking a different employee at the timeshare), that there was a yummy sushi restaurant just down the street! This “sushi place” is Mikado Sushi in the stunning JW Marriott Hotel. (more…)