Articles, reviews and news about the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Phoenix & Prescott, Arizona
Posted in Arizona, Scottsdale on Mar 1st, 2011
Share There’s really nothing quite like Spring Training in Arizona. In many other parts of the country, snow still sits on the ground, while Phoenix, Glendale and Scottsdale invite you with sunshine, baseball -America’s favorite pastime-, cold beer, happy people (regardless of who is winning the game), hot dogs, peanuts, family…you get the point. Spring [...]
Posted in Arizona, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Sedona on Feb 28th, 2011
Share Dear Arizona Travel: I am staying in Scottsdale in April. I want to go to Sedona, see Painted Desert, Grand Canyon, and some place that has black volcanic rock and petrified trees. I have 2 days, and want to spend 1 night and then return to Scottsdale. What’s a good plan? Sheila O. Hi, [...]
Posted in Arizona, Flagstaff, Prescott, Scottsdale, Sedona on Dec 20th, 2010
Share Come to Arizona this winter! Where else can you play golf and snowboard IN THE SAME DAY?!? Read on for Arizona winter vacation tips for Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott and Scottsdale, including ideas on annual events, what to do, what to pack and typical weather and temperatures for each area. Flagstaff Top Reasons to Visit [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Nov 13th, 2010
Share This week, we have a two-part email that we received from a visitor to GrandCanyon.net, our newest guide toGrand Canyon tours. We thought it might be helpful to other readers looking for Grand Canyon tours from Scottsdale or Phoenix, whether to the West Rim or the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. If you [...]
Posted in Arizona, Flagstaff, Prescott, Sedona on Jul 7th, 2010
Share 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 [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon, Scottsdale on Mar 4th, 2010
Share Dear Arizona Travel: I will be staying at [name redacted] resort in Scottsdale, AZ from April 18th thorough April 22nd, I would like to tour the Grand Canyon. How far is it from the hotel? How much will it cost? trasportation? how long will the trip be? Give all possible details please. Thanks. Natalia [...]
Posted in Arizona, Phoenix, Scottsdale on Oct 15th, 2009
Share As a second installation to my Arizona Fall Follies story (see the first chapter on Prescott) I thought I’d turn to my own community of Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix area. Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the nation, so no doubt there are tons of things to do in the Valley of [...]
Posted in Arizona, Prescott, Scottsdale on May 8th, 2009
Share Looking for a place to honor your mom this weekend? Check out these Mother’s Day Weekend activities around Arizona. Sedona Mother’s Day Brunch at Joey Bistro: May 10 “Mama mia”… those will be the only two words you’ll be able to speak after celebrating an incredible Mother’s Day at Joey Bistro, thanks to an [...]
Posted in Arizona, Phoenix, Scottsdale on Apr 30th, 2009
Share “Was it scary?” my friend and co-blogger, Chrissy, asked me when I returned to the office on Monday after a weekend whitewater river rafting trip down the Class III/Class IV Upper Salt River. “Nope. Not scary at all. It was thrilling!” Thrilling, exhilarating, heart-pounding; these are the words I use to describe my first-ever [...]
Posted in Arizona, Phoenix, Scottsdale on Mar 31st, 2009
Share In its story about Tough Times for the Travel Industry today, the TODAY Show on NBC featured the Westin Kierland Resort, right here in our own Scottsdale backyard. While canceled meetings and scaled-back corporate events may be hurting this and other local Scottsdale resorts and hotels, the silver lining message for locals is that [...]
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