Ronald Regan, Sonny Bono, Gene Autry, Bob Hope, Frank Sanatra, Gerald Ford and Dinah Shore.
What do these people have in common? They all have streets named after them in the Palm Desert area.
Weird how the area (Coachella Valley) feels. 130 golf courses! Unbelievable. Really not a very large community, but every development is built around a course. Extremely 'golfcentric'.

La Quinta Resort and Club, Palm Springs, California.





Now I like golf but this place is way over the top. I do believe I would burn out and hate the game for ever - the issue is that there is not that much else to do, you are in the middle of a desert. You feel like you are in a time warp; like people expect the rat pack to walk down El Paseo Dive.
Virginia and I did have a good time during our week visit: golf, shopping, pool side and great restaurants. Here she is with a diner companion.