Carrot

For years during grad school, I subscribed to Sunset Magazine.  Each month it would come and I would spend a few minutes drooling over the cover story, recipes and destinations.  Then it would go on the bookshelf, saved for a post-school period where I would surely have tons of time to do all the things I had been reading about.  There was one issue in particular that caught my attention:  El Capitan Canyon Resort.  The cover photo was similar to the one above.  It was imaginative, cozy, nature-loving and comfortable looking.  It looked like a wonderful place to read a great book.  So, I joined their email list, insisting that I would keep it on my radar.  I have been getting the emails for years and every so often I visit the sight.  The attainability and feelings of whimsy I get each time I revisit the idea of being there are addictive.  We will surely go there one day.  For now, I enjoy the little dangling carrot.

What places are on YOUR list?  What kinds of methods do you have to keep them in your sights?

(photo from El Capitan Canyon)