Scottsdale’s Talavera Restaurant: Outstanding Cuisine with Beautiful City Light Views Combine for Top Romance Dining
While making the fourth stop on our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour at The Four Seasons Scottsdale Resort at Troon North, we were privileged to enjoy the cuisine of their fine dining restaurant, Talavera. Talavera is named for a type of brightly colored hand painted Mexican pottery, and is inspired by the colorful look and [...]
The Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale – the Fourth Stop on our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour
This is the fourth stop on our Arizona AAA Five-Diamond Resort Tour, and today we are experiencing the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North. The Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale is perched high above the city for spectacular city lights, and is surrounded by the renowned granite formations of North Scottsdale. When you study the [...]
Moon Shot from the Telescope in our Scottsdale Four Seasons Suite
I’m currently working on the video for our article from the AAA Five-Diamond Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North. In the meantime, enjoy this moon shot through the lens of our Four Seasons suite’s telescope.
Feasting Like Italian Medici at Scottsdale’s Pane e Vino Ristorante
As we continue in our journey to discover the voice of our on-line travel magazine, one thing is for certain; we are not the type of travel resource that is destined to pit one place over another. The Internet is replete with ranking sites that will cheerfully give a grade of some sort to a [...]
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 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 [...]
