Inspiring Travel Writing from Hal Peat
After spending most of his student days in locations as far apart as Jamaica, Brighton, Germany and New York, freelance journalist Hal Peat migrated onward to Los Angeles where he spent most of the eighties and nineties doing everything from advertising copywriting to writing on film and entertainment for journals like Cineaste and Jump Cut. He began his travel writing with a short adventure trip to Sedona, Arizona in the mid-nineties and since then has written on destinations within the western and southwestern US, Florida, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe for print and online media.
Articles by Hal Peat
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Costa Rica’s Wild Jungle And Water Adventure
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Hal Peat
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Costa Rica
When the word "eco-travel" entered the language in the late seventies, Costa Rica also became the next horizon for adventurous travelers seeking a tropical experience that would engage all the senses. A new millennium finds this small but...
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City of East-West Fusions
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Hal Peat
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United States
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California
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San Francisco
What to Do Explore the East-West fusion: walking the distinct communities that comprise the City by the Bay’s long-time connection to the Pacific Rim, on the one hand, and its past history of 19th-century grandeur on the other, will provide...
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The Argyle Hotel
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Hal Peat
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United States
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California
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Hollywood
Finding Hollywood’s original era of glamour still alive on legendary Sunset Blvd. may come as something of a surprise to many visitors, but for those in the know, the Argyle Hotel recreates the finest of an earlier period. In fact, even the history...
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The National
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Hal Peat
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United States
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Florida
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Miami
Some great American cities are more fortunate than others in having a distinct variety of classic deluxe accommodation to offer the discriminating traveler. Miami happens to be one such city: despite all the talk of this most southerly metropolis...
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Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
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Hal Peat
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United States
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Florida
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Miami
Having a past life history lends cachet nowadays in the Miami area, and perhaps nowhere more so than among its larger scale properties. The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach certainly benefits from being able to have its present site on that of the former...
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Mercury Resort & Spa
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Hal Peat
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United States
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Florida
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Miami
Situated at a less traffic-congested end of Collins Avenue, this boutique-sized 42 room property emphasizes privacy. Still, there is plenty of room to socialize whether in your suite, by the pool or at the indoor/outdoor restaurant. Outdoors is an...
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The Biltmore
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Hal Peat
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United States
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Florida
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Miami
No question but that treating oneself to a stay at The Biltmore Hotel on a Miami visit is a unique opportunity to savour some of the spirit and style of the city’s original golden age of travel. Originally opened in 1926, The Biltmore has in fact...
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White Stallion Ranch
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Hal Peat
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United States
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Arizona
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Tucson
How far do you need to look for a travel adventure that blends traditional atmosphere with all the latest amenities--and surrounding it all, has plenty of wide open space, mountains and plains? The answer may just be where many have long discovered...
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Hotel Sofitel Los Angeles
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Hal Peat
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United States
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California
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Los Angeles
Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood – making the Sofitel Los Angeles your power base away from home affords you ease of access to all of these must visit areas of Los Angeles, while also providing you with the comfort, convenience and...
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Camelback Inn Resort & Spa
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Hal Peat
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United States
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Arizona
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Scottsdale
Earth, air, fire, water – integrating the power of the elements with the ancient and modern knowledge of healing and wellness are something that the newly renovated Spa at Camelback Inn does with both elegance and excellence. This harmonizing of the...