The road to Mendocino curves inland and out again, the light changes often, and the temperature drops just enough that you reach for a sweater minutes after having taken it off.
Northern California is generous with its beauty, but the romance here reveals itself in increments: fog fingers drifting down into a valley, the smell of salt and eucalyptus in the breeze, a long lunch that turns into dinner.
Travel advisor Jody Holman explores Hotel Gardena Grödenhof in Ortisei, a refined Alpine retreat ideal for boutique group travel, spa recovery, and cultural immersion in the Dolomites.
