If you ever get the chance to drive Highway 87 through northern Arizona, you'll probably come across a little town called Pine. Stop! They have the most wonderful restaurant called The Randall House. It originally was a house owned by the Randall family, who were pioneers to that part of the country, and Mrs. Randall loved to invited people to her house for meals. The restaurant now serves gourmet food in an area where old fashioned meat and potatoes is standard fare. I've really enjoyed my Saturday morning drives on the winding road through the world's largest stand of Ponderosa pines north from Payson to Pine to enjoy food in the only place around that truely understands how to buy, cook and serve vegetables and fuit! And, if pancakes are more to your liking, drive 3 more miles to Strawberry, where the Strawberry Lodge offers some of the best pancakes around - with delicious coffee grown locally at Fossil Creek.

Come on curly girls! How long are we going to keep trying to go straight, even when traveling? We've been taught our naturally curly locks are an embarrassment - a curse that forces us to get up hours before the rest of our traveling buddies so we can tame our curls and frizz before anyone sees us! And, if we happen to be traveling anywhere except in the desert, humidity undoes our beauty routine the second we step outside. I've recently discovered a line of products by DevaCurl (www.devaconcepts.com) that has convinced me to set my curls free! If your hair dresser doesn't carry it, ask if she/he will. These products contain no sulfates - the things that dry out our curls and make them brittle and frizzy. It's all natural plant extracts that won't damage your hair or scalp - or the environment. You can buy a book or get a DVD that will show you how to embrace your curls and proudly follow the same kind of simple wash-and-go routine your straight-haired friends do - you won't need to even carry a brush, comb, curling iron or hair spray. Believe me, it's great to finally embrace the curls you were born with (and sleep in like everyone else while traveling)!