• 9% of Americans have been on vacation without their partner and lied to them about it • Main reasons are to go with friends, drink more heavily and to have a break from each other • More than two fifths got found out by their partner; one in five broke up as a result

Carmel-by-the-Sea is a postcard village of shady, tree-lined streets, charming hotels and inns, unique shops, gourmet restaurants, and a big, beautiful beach at the end of town. It is slow-moving, Northern California paradise. A friend and I recently snuck away to Carmel for a couple nights and the memories are still swaying in my head like leafs on the town’s …