Great deals on Australia vacations.

If you’ve always wanted to travel to Australia, now may be the time.  Because V Australia has partnered with two Australia tour operators to offer some terrific deals on Australia vacation packages.  Fares start at just $1,299 per person, and include airfare, hotels, and lots of nice extras.  
 
To take advantage of the low rates, you must book before March 31, 2010, and travel between April 13, 2010 and June 15, 2010.  Of course, space is limited and other restrictions apply, so don’t wait.

Abercrombie & Kent offers 40% off the initial membership price of its Residence Club.

If a $3.2 million vacation home seems a bit out of your price range this week, maybe $135,000 sounds more attractive.  That’s the entry-level price for A&K’s Residence Club.  And depending on how you do the math, it can pencil out to be quite a deal.

A&K has a couple dozen luxury homes and villas around the world that are jointly owned by members of the Residence Club.  The properties have an average value of over $3.2 million and are over 4,000 square feet with four bedrooms, 4-1/2 baths, and a swimming pool.  Inside, you’ll find Pratesi bed linens, Villeroy & Boch china, a Dell computer and printer, and top-of-the-line appliances. 

Modernism Week in Palm Springs.

Think of Palm Springs, and chances are, you envision a sleek, mid-century house with a sparkling, kidney-shaped pool.  It’s only natural.   Palm Springs and modern architecture go together like macaroni and cheese.

For the past five years, fans of mid-century architecture have been able to get their fix at Modernism Week.  And this year’s get-together -- which takes place from February 12 -21 -- is bigger than ever, with more than 40 events.