5 Great Phoenix/Scottsdale Holiday Events
One of the stated missions of The Roaming Boomers™ is to unearth fun things to do and share them with you. Here’s five wonderful holiday events in Phoenix and Scottsdale that we think you will really enjoy. Phoenix Zoo Lights 3.5 million lights, 600 displays, 12 weeks to set up. Starts Nov 25th ~ $12 [...]
Thanksgiving Harvest Feast at the Heard Museum
Phoenix, Arizona – The Heard Museum Presents Harvest Feast: An Edible Gallery A New Way to Celebrate Thanksgiving at the Valley’s Favorite Native Venue WHAT: Harvest Feast: A Native American Edible Gallery On November 25, join the Heard Museum for a special, cuisine-based American Indian journey! Harvest Feast Day: An Edible Gallery is an incredible [...]
Holiday Festivities at Scottsdale’s Phoenician Resort
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (November 16, 2010) – The Phoenician captures the spirit of the holidays with a variety of delectable offerings for area residents and visitors to the Grand Canyon State. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, family and friends can continue or begin new traditions while enjoying the AAA Five Diamond experience provided by Arizona’s [...]
TSA Body Scan Cartoons
Cartoonists are having a heyday with all the hubbub over TSA body scans. From Cartoonist Daryl Cagle: “Those new body scanners that show our naked bodies to TSA security personnel are an embarrassment to most travelers, but they are welcomed by cartoonists. Here’s a sampling of naked scanner cartoons from around the world, starting with [...]
TSA Don’t Touch My Junk T-Shirt
This was bound to happen. Right? Tanga is selling a T-Shirt that boldly proclaims, “TSA Don’t Touch My Junk” Would you wear this in the airport? Tell us in the comment section below!
Christmas and Holiday Festivities at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. (November 17, 2010) – Full of enchantment, twinkling lights, epicurean delights and one magical, musical 40-foot tree, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is bringing the splendor of the season with a host of new holiday experiences at the AAA Five Diamond resort: NEW “CHRISTMAS AT THE PRINCESS” FESTIVITIES Tree Lighting Ceremony As the grand [...]
Gingerbread House from Four Seasons Scottsdale Executive Pastry Chef Lance Whipple
While at a “foodie” function at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale last night we got a sneak peek of one of Executive Pastry Chef Lance Whipple’s gingerbread houses. This particular creation is headed to a Prescott gingerbread house competition, but I understand that the gingerbread house that he creates for the Four Seasons Scottsdale is [...]
Free Inflight WiFi Internet from Google and Gogo During Holidays
If you’re flying AirTran, Delta, or Virgin America during the holidays, you’re in luck. Google Chrome, through the Gogo Inflight Internet service, is offering free WiFi on all of their flights. Here’s the scoop: “Today, the Google Chrome browser team announced that it has teamed up with AirTran, Delta and Virgin America, to provide free [...]
Video: The Roaming Boomers Live on ABC 15′s Sonoran Living Show
Here is a video of our recent live appearance on ABC 15′s Sonoran Living show in Phoenix, Arizona. We talked about how to avoid “hell on earth” when traveling with friends.
A Shapeshifting Seagoing Floating Morphotel
The Morphotel is a concept that joins the idea of a floating hotel and a slow round-the-globe cruise ship created by Italian architect Gianluca Santosuosso. Here’s this from DVICE: “His vision calls for the Morphotel to go on an endless journey around the world, stopping occasionally in various ports to become a temporary extension of [...]
