Dining at The Phoenician’s Il Terrazzo Restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona
While making the second stop on our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour at The Phoenician resort, we were privileged to dine at their AAA Four-Diamond Il Terrazzo restaurant. Il Terrazzo’s authentic Italian cuisine captures the rich flavors and spices indigenous to this Southern European region. The progressive menu is highlighted by hand-crafted artisan breads and [...]
The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona – Second Stop in our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour
This is the second installment of our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour. It is also our third installment as The Phoenician Resort also has a boutique resort within a resort called The Canyon Suites, which is also a AAA Five-Diamond Winner. Scottsdale, Arizona’s Phoenician Resort sits on 250 picturesque acres at the base of Camelback [...]
An Epic Dining Experience at La Hacienda inside the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort
During our stay at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort, we were excited to dine at the resort’s newest restaurant experience: La Hacienda. The reborn La Hacienda restaurant combines the celebrity culinary talents of Robert Sandoval with the well known local AAA Four-Diamond Executive Chef Forest Hamrick in the kitchen. “Richard Sandoval brings the vibrant flavors [...]
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort – First Stop on our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is the first stop on our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour. The AAA Five-Diamond Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort has a very special place in our hearts. It was here, a little over ten years ago, that a love affair began between us and the Sonoran desert. It was the Fairmont Scottsdale [...]
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona
In 1927, Frank Lloyd Wright visited Arizona to consult on the designs for the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. A decade later, at the age of 70 years old, Wright decided to create a permanent winter residence in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains that came to be known as Taliesin (Welsh for “shining brow”) West. Today, [...]
We Roam to the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix
If you have children, grandchildren, or are simply big children yourselves, then you must spend some at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The Arizona Science Center has over 160,000 square feet of space, and will spellbind young and old alike with its many interactive displays, the on-site IMAX Theater, an on-site planetarium, [...]
We Visit Greasewood Flat in Scottsdale, Arizona
Nestled among the saguaro, ironwood, and mesquite trees of North Scottsdale lies the highly unusual, and perhaps even world renowned Greasewood Flat. Greasewood Flat is somewhat difficult to define. It’s located is a historic 1880s stagecoach stop, and is daily frequented by an eclectic blend of cowboys, bikers, and North Scottsdale cosmopolitan types. It’s a [...]
Announcing Our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour
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A Visit to the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona
When you visit the Greater Phoenix Area, the Heard Museum is one of those places that belongs on your top ten list. Arizona is home to 21 different Native nations, and the Heard Museum is a wonderful place to look back many hundreds of years to gain an understanding of their heritage, as well as [...]
