Summer Splash Package at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix
A few months ago, when I was visiting Phoenix for the Spring Play Ball and Family Fun media trip, I had dinner at the AAA Four-Diamond Arizona Grand, a kid-friendly resort located in Phoenix. The Arizona Grand is part hotel, part time-share complex, but the defining feature in my mind is the huge water park [...]
Phoenix, Arizona Downtown Revitalization
In the past, downtown Phoenix, Arizona was where people went to work, and at night and on the weekends, it was fairly quiet. Recently there’s been a revitalization downtown, with many businesses and activities opening up downtown to entice residents and visitors to stay and play downtown. In fact, this summer, Phoenix is hosting the [...]
Natural Beauty at the Buttes Marriott in Tempe, Arizona
On my recent vacation to Phoenix, Arizona, I was most impressed by the gorgeous desert landscape – so different from what I experience here in New England. In Arizona, each cactus is so different from the others, and the mountain landscape is truly beautiful. So, when we stopped for lunch at the Buttes Marriott, in [...]
Baseball Spring Training Family Vacationing in Arizona
As a Boston Red Sox fan and season ticket holder, spring training is always a welcome time. It’s the beginning of the new season, with all of the eternal optimism that comes with a clean slate. It’s also (usually) the end of our painful winter. While I’ve never attended Red Sox spring training, it’s something [...]
Family-Friendly Suite Resort in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, with its kid-friendly activities, warm weather, scenic beauty, and wonderful resorts, is truly a great family-friendly destination. Of course, not all hotels are kid-friendly or convenient for families with young ones. I recently had the opportunity to tour the Arizona Grand Hotel, a hotel that offers the only onsite resort water park in [...]
Three Road Trips from Arizona
I prefer a road trip to a plane trip any day. I realize that, living in Chandler Arizona as I do, road trips to destinations on the East Coast are a bit more ambitious than the amount of vacation time that I have available. But there are plenty of weekend trips that can be made [...]
Eight Things To Do in Arizona in the Winter
The great thing about living in the Phoenix area is that in the winter we only have to experience snow if we want to. Snow is an outright novelty reserved for the adventurous who wish to travel the two- to five-hour drive to get to elevations that receive snowfall. Otherwise, for the most part we [...]
Exploring Four Peaks, Arizona
Four Peaks, part of the Mazatzal Mountains and located in the Tonto National Forest of Arizona, is a friendly and familiar sight to those of us living in the Phoenix valley. On clear days the peaks can be seen for miles, and they shine like a beacon after a snow fall (its highest point is [...]
Stock Up at the VNSA Book Sale in Arizona
The 55th Annual VNSA Used Book Sale is being held on February 12th and 13th, 2011, at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona. “VNSA” originally stood for Visiting Nurse Service Auxiliary, who were the original founders of the book sale back in 1957. The name changed but the logo remained the same [...] UpTake [...]
Arizona State Fair
The Arizona State Fair kicks off on October 15th and runs through November 17th. This thing is HUGE, just as any good State Fair should be. The Arizona State Fair began in the fall of 1884, before Arizona was even an official state. The event attracts performers, artisans, craftsmen, vendors, and participants [...] UpTake Blog [...]
Waterproof Kenya Map by ITMB (International Travel Maps) (Map)
Product Description Folded paper (waterproof), road and travel map in color. Scale 1:920,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from freeways/expressways to other roads (unpaved). Legend includes tracks, railroads, ferry routes, waterfalls, wildlife reserves/game sanctuaries, sites of natural interest, parks or reserves, international airports, national airports, airfields, gas stations, hospitals/medical facilities, campsites/huts, rest houses, hotels, border crossings, UNESCO [...]
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