Zara shorts (from Paris); Vintage sequin top from Screaming Mimi’s (New York); American Apparel tights; Sendra ‘Sara Clare’ boots c/o; DIY rhinestone headband; Fabulous Furs jacket

Yesterday we explored Pioneertown, today let’s frolick through Joshua Tree. But let’s take the road less traveled…

With its wide open desert landscape, Joshua Tree is my favorite National Park — and the perfect spot to break in my new boots.

In previous visits, we had only followed the well-marked roads.

This time, however, we decided to get lost on the dirt roads outside of Joshua Tree to see what we could find…

Eureka Peak, for starters!

It’s a little cool up here, so why don’t we put on our jackets?

Can you believe this view? I know.

Before it gets too late (and dark!), why don’t we explore the park a little and watch the sunset through the Joshua Trees?

Amazing.  Now, let’s go back to Rock Reach where we can enjoy our very own private Joshua Tree xx!

[Photos by Klaus Moser for BussBuss]

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H&M faux fur vest & striped sweater; GAP 1969 jeans; Sendra ‘Sara Clare’ boots c/o; SEE sunglasses

My dears, I hope you had a lovely long weekend. We hopped on out to the high desert for a few days and had a fun adventure in Pioneertown.

I’ve mentioned my love for Pioneertown before, but it’s essentially a movie set that was built in the 1940s to film westerns like The Cisco Kid. The set remains, which it fun to wander about (it’s a great, strange spot for young kids or kids at heart).

There’s a vintage bowling alley with a soda fountain and an old timey candy store and then, of course, there’s the main draw: Pappy and Harriet’s.

Pappy & Harriet’s is a restaurant/saloon/honky tonk/beer garden/BBQ  joint/roadhouse/in-in-middle-of-nowhere music venue that draws the most eclectic group of people: bikers, families, desert rats, hippies, hipsters, artists, Anthony Bourdain.

It’s the perfect place to stop in for a refreshing beverage, some BBQ and live music after a day of exploring the high desert. (And it’s only about two hours from LA!) It’s definitely a secret spot, as very people know about it and venture out, which makes it that much more special. But I couldn’t help sharing!

Oh, and it was the perfect spot to break in my new custom-made Sendra boots (Sendra is a company in Spain that has been around for nearly 100 years, so they know boots.).

I love a shoe that is comfy from day one — and that looks even better with a little dirt and dust.

Tomorrow, adventures in Joshua Tree (here’s a peek at what I wore)…

 [Photos by Klaus Moser]

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Reunited and it feels so good.

My dalliance with the desert started like most love affairs. First with a little crush, which quickly developed into a sizzling infatuation, followed by six months of living together, full-blown love,  then a dramatic split, now only to meet up for the occasional tryst when life seems crazy and like I can’t keep up with it all and I need to unwind and feel inspired at the same time, it’s you, it’s you desert I come running too… in my cowboy boots…

You haven't changed one bit.

This weekend’s tryst made me ponder if I had made the right choice… Should we have stayed together? We’re SO good together.

I love you. I really mean it.

But if I could be in two places at once, if I could clone myself, you know I’d be there. Here. Right here, with you.

Should I stay or should I go now?

Let’s make a date to meet here, right HERE again, soon. Soon’s never soon enough, I know. I know.

Indecision stops me in my tracks.

The hearts are a sign, aren’t they? Listen to the universe (or at the very least your dress, right?)… Every time I wear this, I’ll think of you…

I'll be back.

But for now, my husband awaits… Maybe we can just be friends?

[Photos by BussBuss shot at the Rock Reach House, Yucca Valley, CA]

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One of the best parts of living in a vacation destination? Friends and family actually take you up on your invitation to come visit (having a pool might be a sizable influence — next to my sparkling personality, naturally). While living in Detroit on the other hand? Only family comes to visit — and not even all of them. But I digress.

So, this weekend was a real treat having two separate friends visit  at the same time. We all had a smashing time at The Riviera Resort & Spa here in Palm Springs. Originally built in 1959 as a Vegas-style resort, The Riviera was once the playground of Rat Packers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, and also saw the likes of  The King himself, Elvis Presley (which might explain why I saw an Elvis crossing the road nearly a week earlier).

The Riviera was renovated and reopened in 2008 and is a study in over-the-top Hollywood Regency glamour verging on kitsch, but in the most delightful way possible. On this Father’s Day Sunday, the pool scene alone made us all feel like we were in an episode of the TV show Las Vegas, minus Josh Duhamel but complete with bikini clad silicone. Not usually my cup of tatas, but with a fish taco in one hand and a frozen peachy drink in the other, you found no complaints coming from me — or my amigos. Highlights? The floating Fatboys in the grand pool (I need to get my hands on one of those), the poolside cabanas and the decor, including the dramatic chairs and Ann Carrington-esque art (see the faces fashioned as coins above).

And no visit to Palm Springs for first time visitors would be complete without a visit to what has become our weekend destination Pappy & Harriet’s and the Rock Reach House by Blue Sky Homes. Hope your weekend was a lovely adventure xx!

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Did you have a nice weekend, dolls? Mine was lovely. From chasing down cowboy food and country delights to literally chasing down trains,  a few snaps from our sun-soaked vintage California escapes and adventures xx!

[Above: Whitewater Canyon Preserve; Pappy & Harriet's]

[Above: Pappy & Harriet's; Country Store]

[Above and below: Banning Pass/San Bernadino National Forest]

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