Articles, reviews and news about the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Phoenix & Prescott, Arizona
Posted in Arizona, Scottsdale on Jul 3rd, 2008
Share As an addendum to my last post – What This Scottsdale Gal is Doing for the Fourth of July – I wanted to add a couple details I found were missing from the parade’s official site, arcadiaparade.com. I emailed the parade chairperson, Johanna Boslin, and received a very kind response from her. Here, find [...]
Posted in Arizona, Phoenix, Scottsdale on Jul 2nd, 2008
Share A personal post… Knowing all the terrific Independence Day celebration options available to us throughout the state of Arizona, my husband and I have given a lot of thought to how we wanted to spend our holiday. I’d written an earlier post giving Arizona visitors and travelers some 4th of July event ideas, but [...]
Posted in Arizona, Phoenix, Scottsdale on Jun 25th, 2008
Share With the popularity of our recent post, Nine Best Resort Swimming Pools in Arizona, I thought I’d offer our readers a list of all the Phoenix area hotels and Scottsdale resorts offering Dive-In Movies this summer. If you’re not familiar with this relatively new summer activity, let me explain. All over Arizona, hotels and [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon, Phoenix, Prescott, Scottsdale, Sedona on Jun 21st, 2008
Share About this time every year, we get dozens of emails asking about what Fourth of July events are happening all around the state of Arizona. Now, most people are looking for fireworks, and we certainly have ‘em. But because of the unusual amount of spring rain and growth we experienced this year, followed by [...]
Posted in Arizona, Phoenix, Scottsdale on May 27th, 2008
Share When I was young, I loved Maurice Sendak’s book, A Hole is to Dig. Inside this first book of first definitions, simple-yet-oh-so-wise explanations like The ground is to have a garden and The world is so you have something to stand on could have easily concluded, as I have, that Summer is for farmer’s [...]
Share Here is another Frequently Asked Question that came in from our site, sedona.net, today: Dear Arizona Travel: Which airport is the closest and how long a drive to Sedona from that location?? –Laura from California
Share Drivers are urged to plan for extra travel time this weekend while Interstate 17 is closed at Carefree Highway (State Route 74) for bridge demolition work:
Posted in Arizona, Scottsdale, Sedona on Jan 24th, 2008
Share It’s going to be a mad house! In what state other than Arizona would there be full-blown Super Bowl parties and events hosted in at least four different cities? Between Scottsdale, Phoenix, Glendale, & Tempe, Super Bowl XLII is going to be one massive 30 x 30 mile party. Let’s not forget the oh [...]
Posted in Arizona, Scottsdale on Nov 26th, 2007
Share Thanksgiving Weekend was glorious down in the metro Phoenix area. With temps in the mid-70s, sunshine and clear skies, it was a perfect time to spend with family and friends outside. I stayed away from the malls and big box stores on Black Friday, but did check out one of my favorite locally owned [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon, Scottsdale, Sedona on Oct 3rd, 2006
Share THE DEAL: Caravan Tours’ 8-day escorted Grand Canyon tour takes you from Phoenix to Sedona, and on to the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and ends in Vegas. Price includes hotels, tour escort, 12 meals, and activities such as a Jeep tour of Monument Valley and [...]
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