North America, Travel
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Futuristic Silicon Valley! From modern, glass sculptures, to flying saucers, Silicon Valley is THE business epicenter. Imagine “viewing” it through your personal colored glasses. Accessible to Carmel heading south & San Francisco and Napa Valley to the north. New bars and restaurants to mingle and meet the new “Bill Gates.” From tech museums, the Sharks, to designer shopping at Westfield Mall, Silicon Valley is the ultimate breakthrough destination!
Does being married or single influence Where2Stay? Do you want your hotel hip & modern (perfect for singles (S)) or quiet & elegant (perfect for married (M))? Sometimes you want to “marry” the two. (MS)
Where2Stay
Rosewood Sand Hill – Escape to Menlo Park. Surrounded by 16 acres w/views of the Santa Cruz mountains, this 121 room hotel is peaceful and super cool. Rooms have balconies or terraces. Relax by the outdoor fire place and find your hot first date. Wear your Dion Lee twisted top to dine at Madera. Pitch your new tech idea. If you overindulge, revive at the Sense Spa. Perfect for the single girl. (S)
Four Seasons East Palo Alto – Always the luxurious and legendary Four Seasons. Soak in the rooftop whirlpool or swim laps. Recharge and indulge in their Italian Quattro Restaurant. Business turns romantic in your Yigal Azrouel dress. (M/S)
Hotel Avante – This special Joie de Vivre Hotel with furniture on wheels allows you to work in comfort. Free newspaper, breakfast, wine hour and shuttle. A WiFi Lounge for work and cocktails. Why leave? Oh yes … to work or maybe go to a Sharks game. Wear your Stella Adidas t-shirt (M)
Does this look like work to you?
Where2Dine
World class dining at your door. A few suggestions… Tamarine in Palo Alto, Village Pub in Woodside, Gochi Japanese Fusion and Alexander’s Steakhouse in Cupertino. Have cocktails at Jack Rose Libation House and romance your mate at the Plume Horse.
What2Do
Shop – No need to drive to San Francisco! Westfield Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara has it all: Mulberry, Burberry, David Yurman, Prada and Mui Mui – guaranteed to keep you dressed for success. Don’t forget Santana Row for the unique & unusual. Music – Mountain Winery & Studio 8, Learn at the Tech Museum of Innovation, w/hands on workshops and interactive exhibits. Art – Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford. Sports – SAP Center for your Sharks fix and wear your super mixed high top trainers!
Up & Coming Events Levi Stadium – Future home of the 49 ers and the San Jose Jazz Summer Summer Fest – Aug 8-10
Purchase now but at your own risk!
Sony Smart Band – This band links to corresponding mobile applications to monitor your behavior! Say you’re enjoying dinner. Tap your Smartband to create a”life bookmark” which commands the device and app to remember what restaurant you’re in, whom you’re with, and photos you took. “Life Log” will also monitor your social media activity in the moment. Creepy! Basically you’re watching yourself! (WOW)
Cloak – The “Anti” Facebook app. Tired of running into your ex’s? Want to avoid that person who keeps emailing you to get together? Download Cloak immediately. Through your contacts on Foursquare and Instagram (for now) Cloak tells you positions of people you know based on their most recent social posts. If you happen to be anywhere they are, the app tells you so you can run the other way! We love it! Sometimes being incognito is a good thing!
Google Glasses – for those of you who cannot be out of touch – ever! Read The Silicon Valley Edge to keep you up on all the gossip!
The Single One
The new dating world. Text Foreplay! He hasn’t even met you and is seducing you. Multiple provocative late night texts… all to work you before the date. Can he sustain it after the date? Usually not. All about the date prelude. What happened to calling someone, not face timing, not googling 14 pages, but actually just learning about them on a first date? Has the internet created the ultimate form of speed dating?
The Married One
Are you bored? The fatal flaw of monogamy is knowing each other too well. No surprises! Does familiarity breed contempt? Do you stay together because you’re just too lazy to change? It will never be like the first time you kissed, or the anticipation of hot unexplored sex. But knowing what he likes makes up for it. Studies show married men are happier & live longer. So next time he drops his socks on the floor (like every morning) remind yourself that to know him is to love him!