Westworld Alberta
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One of those, those and those: shopping in New York. 2 SHOP THE BIG APPLE: The AMA Diva Style New York Tour This quintessential New York experience, perfect to share with the other divas in your life, includes a guided tour of the Garment District, where participants get to shop in private showrooms, as well as a Broadway show and a Harlem Gospel tour. And likely plenty of Cosmopolitans in between. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: It's New York! Brenda Strueby, 55-year-old nurse and Calgary AMA member, did the six-day self-guided tour last November with a girlfriend. "When we walked into the hotel, 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire' was playing and it was like a cliché from a movie," she says. "Everything was per- fect." The tour gave them a well- edited overview of a city that can often be overwhelming for a fi rst- time tourist. And with a 24-hour Hop-on, Hop-off bus pass, they were able to get around the city on their own schedule. Although there's plenty to do and see on the tour, the main focus is shopping, an activity that Strueby and her girlfriend embraced to its full potential. "We stocked up on presents at Macy's and shopped at Tiffany's, and because o f the tour, we knew where to go, so we could just shop whenever and however long we wanted," says Strueby. AMA MEMBERS SAVE: AMA Diva Style New York Tour from $1,049 per person between Feb. 12 and March 13, 2013. Includes fi ve nights at the New Yorker Hotel and tour/show vouchers. 1-866-667-4777; AMATravel.ca 26 WESTWORLD >> NOVEMBER 2012 (top) iStock RUN IN THE SUN: California Doing a 10-kilometre run or half- marathon with friends is a great way to spend quality time together, pre-race and on the big day. Crossing the fi nish in sunny California, which hosts hundreds of orga- nized runs each year, combines a personal triumph with a well-deserved escape. 3 WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: The setting: gorgeous beaches, wine country and that mellow West Coast lifestyle. Well worth a few months of training!