Scottsdale, United States Travel Blogs

Hanging out with D in Arizona
Apr 6, 2009

I had to make the rounds while I was in America.  My family has spread out across the country, I'm assuming just to make my visits home complicated.  So I started in Virginia with my mom and Chuck, then went to San Marcos to see my dad and two ...

First McEntee Wedding of 2007
Mar 17, 2007 (18 photos)

We rolled into Phoenix for a McEntee Family wedding - always an enjoyable event! Three full days of being loud, catching up and exercising our livers in honor of one of the youngest cousins getting hitched, Mitch. It was very appropriately held on St. ...

And it begins.
Jul 11, 2009 (1 photos)

... pictures also. While i am in the UK i will be unpacking all of the items that we put into storage when we moved to the United States in 2001, and deciding which ones to sell and which ones to keep. Maybe i will have an "Interesting Item of the Day" bit in ...

Day 8 - Hanging out in Scottsdale
Oct 3, 2007 (1 photos)

... of our journey.  Jose drove us around while our bikes were getting new tires.  We purchased our Mexican motorcycle insurance in Scottsdale instead of at the border, so we're one step ahead.  It was 34C today.  That seems like a low ...

Arizona ~ The Grand Canyon State
Jun 6, 2006 (10 photos)

... Tempe. We visited some great spots for Doce Vida ~ The Phoenician Resort and Spa, The Gainey Ranch Resort and Spa, Scottsdale Athletic Club, The Arizona Biltmore - a Frank Lloyd Wright design, very cool, The Marriot Resort and Spa Desert Ridge (gorgeous ...

Arizona
Sep 19, 2007 (6 photos)

Arrived in Arizona. It's hot. Did I mention it was hot? Beautiful views of the desert and mountains. See you all in a couple days.

Noooooo!
Oct 11, 2007 (1 photos)

... . This is just a taste of Arizona. What about the south with its hummingbirds, roadrunners and more cacti? But here I am in Scottsdale, minutes from the MC dealer about to return the Harley. It was a forever trip at times. Miles and hours crawled by under ...

My First Entry
Jun 29, 2006

Hello everyone... This is my first entry to my travel blog (and a test to see if/how this website works). The date has finally arrived and I'm leaving tomorrow, the 30th of June, for Peru where I'll be traveling with my mom and Laura for the next 19 ...

Scottsdale, Arizona
Jul 3, 2007 (2 photos)

... . Thanks boys! :-) We then headed out for dinner at an all white restaurant, great night out that almost ended in someone elses pool! ...... long story ;-) We will definately be back to explore more of Phoenix and Scottsdale. But next time in winter...

Day 7 - Grand Canyon to Scottsdale Arizona
Oct 2, 2007 (2 photos)

Our eyes were filled all day with great scenery from the breath-taking Grand Canyon to pine forests, more canyons, amazing red rock formations (roadrunner and coyote style) in Sedona and finally the Saguaro cacti (roadrunner and coyote style) in the ...

Recuperating
Apr 28, 2006

We relocated the RV to storage in Phoenix and continued on to Scottsdale.(only about 30 minutes from Phoenix) We have heard a lot about Scottsdale and it is beautiful. There are some similarities to Palm Beach, but some very real differences. For instance, ...

Quick Trip to Scottsdale, AZ
Oct 4, 2008 (4 photos)

So my company put on a User Summit in Scottsdale, AZ for 4 days.  My primary job was to look after our Vendors that were displaying their products and to ensure they had everything they needed.  The trip went excellent,  busy from 7am to 4am ...

Back Home (only for a little bit...)
Jul 19, 2006 (3 photos)

Hey Everyone... We made it back home from our trip safe and sound. Everything turned out PERFECT in Peru and the three of us had a BLAST!!! I'll be leaving again for Europe on July 26th for three months. So, I write more later... ... So, the ...

Quattro days to pizza uno.
Mar 27, 2006 (3 photos)

Excitement and anxiety The first ruin we have visited is our bedroom. Packing has left it in quite a mess. While interesting, you won't find it in any guide book. The trip officially starts on Monday the 27th, when we fly from Phoenix to London. ...

The Beginning
Jul 7, 2009

A couple of months ago, my dad mentioned to me a charity organization that flies around the world into poor areas, and offers free eye care to people who cannot see. This organization is called ORBIS International. (Don't ask me why they capitalize the ' ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Apr 16, 2004 (5 photos)

Happy New Year everyone! The Thais celebrate the lunar new year at this time of year from April 13-15. And what better way to celebrate than to soak each passing person with water and smack white paste all over them. Graham and I were able to attend ...

Holiday Bowl, San Diego
Jan 1, 2004 (4 photos)

What's happening? Christina and I made the 5 hour drive west to San Diego for the third time this year to watch the Horns lose the Holiday Bowl. It was very spontaneous, I Pricelined a hotel the morning we left and got the Hilton Del Mar for 38 bucks a ...

The end of the road????????
Aug 9, 2008 (66 photos)

Yep, that's it. We are finally back. Since our last update, our path continued north through Central America and Mexico. We crossed the Mexico/Az border on foot at Agua Prieta which is less than an hour from the small town of Sierra Vista ...

Home Again, Home Again...in the Valley of the Sun
Jul 15, 2009 (13 photos)

... used this type of persistent advertising to lure people in. The last rest stop along I-40 in AZ, before heading down to Scottsdale, had some very large inhabitants that Alex wanted to check out. He decided it might be important to bring along his new ray- ...

Scottsdale, Arizona
Mar 23, 2009 (10 photos)

... ; We were able to pull Dave away from his studies and grab dinner and a few beers that evening. The last day in Scottsdale, we caught a spring training game in Mesa on our way out of town.  We saw the Cubs versus the Rockies.& ...

The search for latin love begins
Jan 9, 2008

So it begins! Our journey starts out here, Scottsdale, AZ. From here we enjoy our last home cooked meal and warm beds before we embark on our journey to the end of the rainbow tomorrow afternoon. We stop over in LA for a few hours then fly to San ...

Scottsdale, Arizona
May 27, 2009 (26 photos)

... with a positive ending, our blender pitcher, whom most of you know as Action Jackson, was broken at a carwash in Scottsdale at approximately 9:37AM, May 27, 2009.  He was survived by his base and lid.  Action Jackson now has a plastic, ...

Getting ready to head EAST?
Jun 4, 2009

Only one day left to departure as we prepare to venture East to visit family in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.  There is more family we would like to visit along the way, but just don't have enough time. We are leaving 6 days ...

Pre planning the winter season
Oct 21, 2007

We been home for 5 weeks and it feels great....terrific desert weather....friends...golf.  Still we are beginning to make our plans.   We will still be flying back to Norfolk to "wake up" First Forty on 12/1.  Then its down the coast ...

Epilog
Jun 22, 2008 (2 photos)

Home is home .....as much as I love to cruise and be on the water still find home a necessity of living.  Big bed, big screen, soft couch, yard, pool, liquor cabinet ....all that stuff.   Perhaps that will change as we continue to do ...

Royal Palms
Sep 15, 2004

One of the greatest hotels ever. Killer room service.

visit billy and fam
Aug 31, 2008

visit billy and fam

Shopping in Scottsdale
Jul 6, 1997

This day we spent shopping. There are a lot of nice shops and galleries nearby. We had dinner at Another Pointe in Tyme, which is one of the hotel restaurants.

Relaxing Day in Scottsdale
Jul 20, 1996 (1 photos)

We went to the Phoenix Art Museum. We just hung out and relaxed the rest of the day. Cooled off in the pool. We had dinner at a place called Navajo.

Spa Time, Then Home
Jul 21, 1996 (2 photos)

Before we headed home, I had a Bindi Herbal Body Treatment, then too the Ballet Stretch class at the Spa & Fitness Center. Both were great. We then checked out and headed home.