Phoenix Travel Blogs - Page 2

So lately I've been trying to "train" my body for the party-fest that Las Vegas brings and the facts of it being a TB - Meet Up as well as it being the weekend I celebrate my birthday doesn't help me at all either. So here I sit with a box of "World Beers" which I purchased from some conv…

It was Christmas afternoon; the gifts had been opened, and we had just finished the Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding.  I carried my bags to my sister in law's car, and true to form, my entire cheesy family poured out of my parents' house where we had gathered for a final meal to make a big sce…

Did you know? Phoenix is one of the Nations fastest growing town and is the 12th largest metro area by population in the United States with 4,281,899 residents. Much of Phoenix is desert with such hot climates that in the summer it is a mind blowing 115 degrees Fahrenheit or 40 degrees centigrade. …

I’m honestly ashamed to admit that after almost 7 years in Arizona, I have never visited the Botanical Garden, well not until today, I visited it only because I have put it as an optional activity for my fellow Travbuddies who are coming for a meet-up on October 23 and 24, 2009. The Garden is ext…

Oh the wonders of the internet! I had not spoken with my best friend from High School in more than 14 years and we had even lost touch with each other.  I had searched for him but was not successful.   It turns out he had searched me out as well.   On May 15, I received an…

After 17 hours to drive home due to road closures and freeway divertions, I finally got the kids in the house and in bed by 3am.  Though I knew they would be exhausted for school in a couple hours, I am glad they felt it was worth it.  Perhaps they follow my example.  I was just happ…

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Next day I got to sleep in a bit, we played on TravBuddy and she taught me how to use some of the other features that I did not even know about.  We had some good breakfast and coffee (well she drank the coffee, lol).  After all that, it was noon time and I should probably head …

Back at the airport on company wide wifi again =) Finally a moment to think. I was so frustrated during this trip, but it ended up being wonderful. Eko and I had a bit of an all night talk to straighten things out and you know that always makes for a better friendship. I realized that my stress vib…

That morning we got up at 4:00 am, gathered our things, jumped in a taxi, and headed back to the Singapore Airport one last time; by that point, we had been there 3 times already on the trip; once upon our arrival, the second upon our departure to Bangkok, and then just the night before when we arr…

My Travel Partner is back: my daughter Desire is arriving this evening from Amsterdam aboard the Royal Dutch Airlines KLM. It all started with last minute arrangements and a planned business trip to Port of Spain for my sister Beatrice: these developments made it possible to have my daughter return…

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After checking out of the hotel, we were headed back to Vegas, with planned stops in Phoenix for Brunch and Sedona, perhaps also the Grand Canyon if time permits (doubtful). We started out a little later than planned, and made the drive up to Phoenix.  We were making great time...perhaps too …

I went to Phoenix over the three-day Columbus Day weekend to visit friends.  It was an overall great trip.  I got to do so much and reconnect with old friends. We went to the Arizona State Capitol Building, at my request.  I'm a Legislative Analyst for the Illinois House of Represen…