So, today begins the journey of a lifetime. After months of planning and preparation, Hazel and I are headed north to America’s last frontier—Alaska. We will be exploring Fairbanks, Denali National Park, and Anchorage, before boarding Holland America’s MS Statendam … Continue reading
On Saturday, we ventured into the “wilds” of Bearizona. This relatively new Northern Arizona attraction is located just east of the Route 66 village of Williams, AZ. You won’t find lions, tigers, or elephants here. Instead the park features animals native … Continue reading
We drove up from the Phoenix area after work and arrived in Las Vegas just before 10:00pm. Being regular visitors to Las Vegas, we had a general idea of where the Vdara Hotel & Spa was but did make the … Continue reading
Don’t expect to see anything like your normal Best Western here. After taking a few steps DOWN from the street level, you will find yourself in a brightly lit lobby that is home to gigantic ovoid couch, three TVs playing … Continue reading
My wife and I stayed at this hotel this weekend while on a roadtrip to play in the 4+ feet of snow that Flagstaff got over the last week or so. This is quite a new hotel located just as … Continue reading
My wife and I booked this room for just $99/night for a Friday and Saturday. The hotel is clean, and very conveniently located next to I-5. I was somewhat concerned that the hotel’s close proximity to the freeway make for … Continue reading
We stayed in a room with two queen beds on the third floor of this very new hotel. The hotel has some interesting architecture, a very chic lobby, and convenient covered parking. The hotel is very quiet with no loud … Continue reading
Prior to leaving the Phoenix area we had looked online and found very few places in either Bisbee or Tombstone that had any vacancies. The few that did had miserable ratings on TripAdvisor. We found that the Hampton Inn in … Continue reading