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Sunset, May, 2004

Escape to the coast

Pacifica Hotel Company proudly operates 19 charming hotels located in the most desirable and exciting coastal areas of California. You'll find Pacifica Hotels dotted along the scenic coast between San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area. Our hotels are ideal for both business and vacation travel. Visit our website at www.pacificahotels.com for more information.

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BACKSTAGE IN LAS VEGAS Donn Arden's Jubilee! at Bally's Las Vegas recently launched its All Access Backstage Walking Tour where guests have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes of one of Las Vegas' longest-running and most extravagant showgirl productions. This one-hour Jubilee! backstage walking tour is offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 2 p.m. For more information, please call (702) 946-4567.

VAN GOGH IS COMING Seattle Art Museum presents Van Gogh to Mondrian: Modern Art from the Kroller-Muller Museum. Don't miss the West Coast's only opportunity to see one of the world's finest collections of Van Gogh's work, as well as works by Seurat, Picasso, Leger, and many others, from May 29-September 12, 2004. Visit www.seattleartmuseum.org or call (877) ART-TRIP.

CONNECT WITH NATURE Along both sides of the Sacramento River in Redding, and connected by a new pedestrian bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava, Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a 300-acre campus containing entertaining and educational activities that interpret the relationship between humans and nature. Turtle Bay tells the story of the region and its people through a museum, wildlife exhibits, forest camp, summer butterfly house, riverfront cafe, and botanical gardens (opening in July 2004). Visit www.turtlebay.org or call (800) 887-8532.

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1. Call 800/967-3189

2. Mail the response card on page 59

3. Fax 413/637-4343

4. Visit on the web at www.SunsetGetaways.com

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