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Posted in Arizona on Jul 7th, 2010
We plan a trip for our honeymoon in August to stay in Sedona for 1 week but want to drive to Phoenix and or Flagstaff. Can you suggest the best flight to take into what airport and then renting a car? We will be flying out of a different location than where we fly in [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 24th, 2010
We got a two-part email from a visitor this week. I’m posting our entire email exchange because I think it illustrates some of the questions one should consider when in the planning stages of a trip to Sedona and the Grand Canyon. The rest is pretty self-explanatory, but feel free to leave any comments or [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jul 15th, 2009
I was in Prescott this week for a meeting at the Prescott Resort, which is located atop a large hill just before you make the turn southwest into downtown Prescott. I parked my car facing Thumb Butte and looked down into the valley below and saw what I now know is the Prescott Veterans [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 13th, 2009
Well, diners love the all new Tinderbox Kitchen in Flagstaff, but what do Hottie & The Fatso think? I’m surprised those Flagstaff restaurant bloggers haven’t posted about it yet… *hint hint!*
Here’s what the Tinderbox Kitchen reports:
Tinderbox opened with a bang on May 5, shaking up Flagstaff’s “other” downtown. Historic 34 South San Francisco [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 5th, 2009
The Southside has a new kid in town. After years of planning and months of renovation/redesign, historic 34 South San Francisco St. in Flagstaff , Ariz. plays host to town’s newest restaurant, Tinderbox Kitchen, opening today, May 5.
Tinderbox serves American comfort food – redefined. The restaurant, named after a box that holds flint and steel [...]
Posted in Arizona on Apr 6th, 2009
One of my favorite comedians, Jim Gaffigan, does this joke about Easter:
“Easter: the day Jesus rose from the dead, what should we do?”
“How ’bout eggs?”
“Well, what does that have to do with Jesus?”
“Alright, we’ll hide ‘em.”
“I don’t follow your logic.”
“Don’t worry, there’s a bunny.”
But whether you celebrate Easter as a Christian high holy day or [...]
Posted in Arizona on Nov 14th, 2008
When the opportunity presented itself for the three female staffers at Sedona.net to hold a company “retreat” of sorts in Sedona this month, you can bet your bottom dollar that we jumped at the chance. Left to design our ultimate two-day female-bonding getaway in Sedona, we immediately agreed that our two-day trip had to [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 29th, 2007
Northern Arizona University’s Lumberjacks football team may have lost their homecoming game to Montana this past weekend, but my Saturday stay in Flagstaff was a winner.
My husband and I drove the scenic two-hour drive from our home in Scottsdale to Flagstaff on Saturday morning. As an NAU alum, he was jazzed to return to his [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 3rd, 2006
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 a [...]
Posted in Arizona on Sep 25th, 2006
Roaring Fork plan is to become chain
Howard Seftel
The Arizona Republic
Sept. 25, 2006 12:00 AM
Two of the Valley’s top chefs are out of work. A high-powered developer is trying to put together an ambitious downtown restaurant plan. The new owners of a nationally acclaimed, chef-driven restaurant want to grow it into a chain. And [...]
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