Doubletree Guest Phoenix

... visiting. It's great to see an old friend with a great family, but it also makes you reflect. It was the first time I really got to play with and study a two year old. And now I know why they say an angel watches over all small children. <br>Erin and I have decided to make our visits more frequent in the future.

... footed in the Pacific Northwest, you don't think about where your water comes from. And reclaimed water? Yucky.<br>But here in the desert reclaimed water is what makes the golf possible. And in Arizona, golf is king.<br>Water courses through Phoenix like an Oregon holiday--wet and extravagant. I cringe to see man made ponds, lakes, waterfalls and rivers in this desert decorate developments like baubles on a tree.<br>But when you know they've ...

I know that I have spent some time in previous entries trying to convince all of you that I have turned over a new leaf when it comes to my border-line obsessive planning!! I really do feel that I have made huge strides forward in this endeavor. With that being said I have to now confess that I am back to my 'old' ways. <br><br>We will be spending the winter 'season' in the heavily visited 'snowbird' region of the country. This area encompasses ...

... could show the taxi driver, i could have done with one of those in Montreal! Anyhow so everyone was sure to be on time. The landscape changed dramatically from San Diego to Scottsdale as we headed into the dessert. This was a long day on the coach, we didn't have too many days that were spent on the coach but if memory serves right i think this was one of them. We had plenty of stops along the way ...

... at the alarm sure was comforting though. <br><br>Now I'm off to Houston before my long flight to Tokyo. I can't believe I'm actually going to backpack SE Asia. Doesn't really seem real yet, nor has it fully hit me that I will be far outside my comfort zone. But thats what traveling is all about right? Learning something new about a new culture and about ourselves?<br>

We started our trip from Tempe, Arizona (see how we currently lived there). Our goal was to find a new life and our destination was the south-west, southeast, and notrth-east sections of the United States.<br><br>So it was time to say our 'Good byes.'

... and DOM had a bowl of beer soup that was amazing. This will definantly be a stop we will make next time we are in town. The drive from Moab to Arizona covers a lot of beautiful nothingness. I couldnt help but see the irony of the Indian Reservation. The government gives these people a huge piece of land. The area is georgeous ...

... Roadrunner cartoons and you're on the right track. Whilst in the national park, we visited the Desert Zoo there. Had a collection of the various animals you would see in the desert, if they actually came out once in a while. The most interesting stuff for me was in the car park, where Coyotes and lizards mooched around galore. Later on we went into Tuscon proper, mooching around there before the relatively short drive back to Phoenix for the night.

... zone, I think. Well, it's really fast. Now we just have to kill 2 hours before game time. 10:11 Arizona time - Game Over. We walked around the stadium before the game. It is really nice since it is only a couple of years old. They have so many food concessions and awesome deals on beer. The best so far out of the ballparks we visited. I never seen a cleaner, cheaper concessions in any ballpark I've ever been in. We then sat in our seats along the right field line ...