Happy 100th Marilyn 👠

This morning was a very slow start after a big G & T night out! 🍸🥴

We finally crawled out and wandered in 30° heat down to the main drag and had a huge breakfast 🥞 serving of delicious orange ricotta pancakes with whipped cream, tangy mandarin segments, blueberries 🫐 all smothered in maple syrup. Washing it down with ‘hair of the dog’ Bloody Mary. Both hit the spot!

The rest of the day was one of those unexpected travel days where you stumble across something completely unique simply because you’re in the right place at the right time.

Mid afternoon we jumped aboard the fabulous Drag and Fly Tour, which turned out to be a fantastic way to explore Palm Springs. We cruised around town in a theatre style bus with picture window, checking out the homes of the stars while learning plenty about the history and stories behind this desert oasis. The stars of the 50’s had to be within 2 hours of the film 🎞️ studios so Palm Springs became their perfect destination. Our drag queen host was hilarious and kept everyone entertained with her on-bus performances, adding just the right amount of sparkle and sass to the experience.

As if that wasn’t enough excitement for one day, we wandered into downtown Palm Springs to discover the city celebrating what would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday. In a wonderfully Palm Springs twist, an incredible 1,037 people dressed as Marilyn gathered together and officially broke the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Marilyn Monroes in one place. We had absolutely no idea this was happening when we planned the trip, so it felt like a bonus attraction that had been thrown in just for us.

After all the excitement, the afternoon called for a much slower pace. We headed back to our complex and spent a couple of blissful hours by the pool, wine in hand, doing very little other than soaking up the sunshine and enjoying the warm desert air. Sometimes the best travel moments aren’t about ticking attractions off a list but simply sitting back, relaxing and appreciating where you are.

A fabulous tour, a world record, Marilyn Monroe everywhere you looked, and a lazy afternoon by the pool. Not a bad way to spend a day in Palm Springs.Read more