Phoenix Zoo Lights - December 2024
Returned to see the Phoenix Zoo's Light Show held every December. This year was unusually warm which made the outing quite enjoyable.
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Napa - November 2024
Returned to Napa for the purpose of enjoying fine dining and to enjoy the cooler weather. Stayed in Yountville again.
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Provence - May & June 2024
To celebrate my birthday, I decided to return to Provence after a 13 year hiatus. It was still as beautiful as I remembered and on this trip visited mostly new…
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Phoenix Zoo Lights - December 2023
After a 2 year absences we decided to return to the annual Phoenix Zoo Lights festival. The zoo lights up the park for the holidays.
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Napa - November 2023
Decided to return to Napa . This trip, unlike prior ones, was not about visiting tasting rooms. Instead it was focused on visiting great eating establishments…
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London - September 2023
Finally returned to my favorite city. This trip was composed of doing things in London proper and traveling outside of London to visit the Cotswolds and…
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San Diego - July 3 - 6, 2023
Did the usual annual trek to San Diego to watch the fireworks festival and get away from the heat in Arizona. Along with the fireworks festival spent time in…
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - May 2023
Returned to Vancouver, which is one of my favorite cities, to celebrate my birthday and get away from the Arizona heat. This trip I decided to start the trip…
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Ludovico Einaudi Concert in Dallas - April 5, 2023
My favorite composer is Ludovico Einaudi and it has been a few years since I have seen him in concert. He put on a concert in Dallas at the Music Hall at Fair…
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Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center - December 27, 2022
The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center was created in 1990 to care for animals that have been surrendered by owners, hurt and unable to care for themselves,…
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Flagstaff - August 10-12, 2022
Decided to head up to Flagstaff to get away from the heat for a few days. While there I was able to visit The Museum of Northern Arizona that is a museum…
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San Diego - July 3-6, 2022
Returned for the 4th of July Fireworks Festival after a several year hiatus brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Pond House - April 20-22, 2022
Decided to get away from the heat and all the depressing events across the world. Drove up to Payson, Arizona, where just outside the town in a box canyon is…
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Dale Chihuly Exhibit at Taliesin West - January 25, 2002
I have always enjoyed Dale Chihuly's glass art and there was an exhibit of his work at Taliesin West, which was architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and…
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Santa Fe - November 12-15, 2021
Decided to get away for a few days and visited Santa Fe. It had been several years since I had been there and it was a nice to visit the attractions, galleries…
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Jerome - October 18-19, 2021
Decided to travel to northern Arizona to visit Jerome, an old mining town making a revival as a place to come get away for awhile. Stayed at The Surgeons…
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Immersive Van Gogh - October 13, 2021
Attended the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit held at the Lighthouse Artspace in Scottsdale, AZ, on October 13, 2021. The show was an exhibition of Van Gogh's work…
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Catalina Island - September 21-24, 2021
Returned to Catalina Island after a 43 year hiatus. The island is still as quaint as I remembered it and it was a truly relaxing few days spent walking, eating…
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Oregon Coast - August 14-19, 2021
The last time Oregon was visited was in 2015, on a trip to Portland and Cannon Beach. This trip was planned to return and visit the Oregon coast in more depth.…
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San Francisco - June 16-19, 2021
Decided to get out of the oppressive heat wave afflicting the city and travelled to San Francisco for a few days. Did the usual tourist things like visiting…
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San Diego - May 19-22, 2021
With the pandemic easying up and being fully vaccinated, I decided to take a quick trip to visit San Diego.
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Lodi, Napa, and Sonoma - April 25-29, 2021
This trip was a nostalgia trip for me. Back in 2010, I visited these wineries and places with my best friend Paul Houston and our mutual friend Paul Heckman, a…
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Flagstaff and Grand Canyon - March 30-31, 2021
This was another one of those get out of the heat and I am going crazy staying home all the time because of Covid-19 trip. Went to Flagstaff and then decided…
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Tumacacori - February 1, 2021
Stayed at the Tubac Country Club resort in Tubac and decided to visit Tumacácori Mission dating back to the 1700's. This was another one of the "I need to get…
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Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch Park - January 12, 2021
Decided to have lunch outside the house and visited the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch Park at sat down at a bench to eat a boxed lunch and then walked around…
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