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South of the Border – Travel to Mexico

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Grab your passport!  We’re heading south to Mexico and the – sometimes – sleepy village of San Felipe. (more…)

Busy in Bisbee AZ – Shopping!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Bisbee is quite the artists’ colony and gives a shopper many opportunities to find that perfect gift.  We were looking for a pottery casserole with lid.  Although we didn’t find that, both my husband and I had the exact same reaction to a gorgeous, red pottery bowl – We had to have it!

Bisbee bowl - quality artistry

Bisbee bowl - quality artistry

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Traveling in Time in Bisbee – Food and Fun

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

One of the best parts about Bisbee is how easy it is to visit other, earlier, times.

For instance, want to see an old 1950s style diner? (more…)

Travel to Bisbee, Arizona and Go Back in Time

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Introduction to Bisbee, Arizona

As you drive into Bisbee from the north, you enter through a tunnel, as if you are going back in time.  To an extent, you are.  The town is nestled into a hillside and the feel is of the 1950s – or before. (more…)

Travel to Southern Arizona – The Old Southwest

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Time to travel to smaller cities in Arizona!  This week, we’re heading to Tombstone and Bisbee, Arizona.  Tombstone proclaims itself, “The town too tough to die.”  Bisbee claims bragging rights to the first bar and stock exchange in the State of Arizona.

In general, smaller cities in Arizona have a character and individuality that you won’t find in the medium and large-sized cities.  You might see some familiar stores, but, for the most part, you don’t feel that you could be dropped down in any one of them and see all the same stores and buildings.  There are some unique buildings and a close-knit character to the people who live in these towns.

Leaving the interstate, I10, in Arizona south of Tucson at SR 80, you enter a much different environment than the built up cities in Arizona.  About an hour’s drive from Tucson, the terrain becomes more mountainous, with snow visible on the distant peaks.  Nothing but open land seems to exist for miles and miles.  Traveling with children, they are likely to begin the “Are we there yet?” litany.  There are few houses and what seems like an endless amount of nondescript brush.

Things get interesting as you hit the outskirts of Tombstone.   Suddenly, you see civilization with signs and buildings.  One sign proclaims where the “OK Corral” fight occurred.  We’ll visit Tombstone later this week.

Twenty-eight miles down the road from Tombstone is the quirky, artsy town of Bisbee, formerly a city dominated by copper mining.  We’ll visit a copper mine and show you the shops and sites.

So, join us this week and next for some fun in the Old West.

Also, take a look at our SHOP – see the “SHOP” button above and check out the images we’ve captured you can wear or use.

Traveling to Cacti – Saguaro National Park – East and West

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

If you’ve ever had the urge to go hug a cactus – well, that would probably be a painful experience. Some of them do look cute and cuddly – in a rugged, western, prickly kind of way.  If the chance to see cacti up close makes you long for the Old West, Uncle Sam offers the Saguaro National Park, just outside of Tucson, Arizona.

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Yee Hah! Traveling to Old Tucson Studios

Monday, January 25th, 2010

What do John Wayne, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Gene Wilder, Michael Landon, James Arness and Kenny Rogers have in common?

Yes, some of them are singers, but I don’t ever recall John Wayne belting out a tune in Las Vegas … (more…)

Whale watch redux: A great adventure

Friday, January 15th, 2010

If you try something once, you’re just interested.  If you try something a second time and you still enjoy it, you know it’s a great thing.  So, I’m here to report that whale watching was even better the second time! (more…)

Travel Adventures: Why Watch a Whale?

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Go on a whale watch and it might change you for life.  Why? (more…)

Geocaching adventures

Monday, January 11th, 2010

One adventure that almost anyone can have anywhere in the world is “geocaching.” To the uninitiated, geocaching is using a Global Positioning System (GPS) to locate coordinates and find where someone has left a “treasure.” But, really, the fun is in the hunt. (more…)