As I mentioned in a prior blog – several years ago, my mom and I started to take yearly trips to Arizona – visiting spas, hiking and checking out different areas. We stayed at Sanctuary, got massaged at Miraval, explored Enchantment (and Mii Amo) and caught rays at Canyon Ranch. All great and we went back multiple […]
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You’d never know by my accent (or lack thereof?) but I was born in Atlanta. Surrounded by a shockingly large number of “Peachtree”-named streets (party fact: there are approx. 71 variations), and high levels of humidity (the ATL has an annual average of 68%, whilst PHX sits at a lovely 36%), our family would escape the city
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A very long time ago I traveled with my father to Portugal. We spent most of our time in Lisbon (Lisboa), but my dad had arranged for us to spend Christmas Eve at a castle outside the capital. The only other guests were an older couple – originally from Estonia (although they didn’t meet until they moved
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My brother came back to town a couple weeks ago – so taken by our amazing scenery – or maybe because his sister is super fun to hang out with (#both). Whatever the reason, it was a great excuse to give Sunny some long-distance exercise versus short city sprints. Onward and upward to the north! Our
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I continue to love all the nature and beauty that Arizona offers. But there are other views to behold outside the 48th state admitted to the Union (yes, I snuck in a little history tidbit), so I checked out some sights in the 27th state (that’s Florida for those of you that slept through class). With my
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Before ever visiting Arizona (many years ago), I associated it with mountains, cacti, heat and cute little geckos. Since moving here, I’ve gotten to experience those nature-focused aspects (so…much…heat…) and more. From trying to tackle Camelback, to gazing at the Grand Canyon or observing a forest of prickly plants, there’s a lot to explore in this state’s
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My brother (Craig) came to visit recently. His inaugural trip to the Southwest was in April, helping me settle in to my place and welcoming Sunny to his new home. So in November, I wanted to show off more of Arizona, beyond home goods stores and car dealerships. A couple weeks ago, we hit
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Nine days ago, Mother Nature finally realized Phoenicians were weary of triple-digit temperatures and has since provided phenomenal conditions. The type of weather where a sidewalk-egg experiment won’t fry at 1 p.m. The kind of weather featuring a gently warm sun and brisk breeze, a sweatshirt might even be necessary at dusk. The sort of weather that
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My first blog post mentioned that my mom and I used to take annual vacations to Arizona. But since my move to the Grand Canyon State, it felt like we should semi-evolve our itinerary, thus this year I suggested Vegas (baby). I’d seen ‘Adult Disneyland’ twice before – once in my 20’s and once as
My last road trip was way back in early August. Since that time, there’s only been one day of reprieve below the scorching-hot temps (caused by a crazy dust storm – also known as a haboob – that coated my living room floor*), so it was time to get out of Dodge** and explore more.
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