Gov. Spitzer; Jessica Simpson in Kuwait

Good morning travelers! It’s doughnut Tuesday — you can bet your bottom dollar that I’ll be reaching out for a chocolate old-fashioned this morning. Who says doughnuts are just for cops? Now, what’s going on in our travel corner of the world …

Well, there’s another Virgin America sale going on. I love flying VA, but the sales are starting to lose their special feel.

Los Angeles — take an “All Saints Bus Tour” to see all the saintly named streets of L.A. on April 12 ($45). The Autry National Center puts together other bus tours and discussions too. Try a culinary tour with L.A. Times food critic and California culinary historian Charles Perry.

Gridskipper and Jaunted wrote about the hotel (Renaissance Mayflower) where New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer “allegedly had the dalliance” in Washington, D.C. Does this mean that the issue will be called Mayflowergate?

In other name-brand travel news, Jessica Simpson is traveling by private plane to Kuwait. [Jaunted]

Times Staff Writer Mary Forgione gives us some local tips on how and where to see the wildflowers in bloom right now in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, about 90 miles east of San Diego. “They are stunning right now.”

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel Deal Blogger

[Photo: Tinlyzzy, Hawaii Big Island / Your Scene, Los Angeles Times]

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