| Page Views: 1,092 Last Visit to Phoenix: - I Live Here | Phoenix! by jumpingnorman - last update: May 9, 2009 |
My Mom married her soulmate in a park in Phoenix | My Mom getting married in Phoenix |
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| My nephwe who visits us regularly in Arizona |
|  | My Filipino-Polish nephew at Botanical Garden I was looking for a place to settle in where it would snow the least, I would earn the most and I would have have a beautiful suburban house close to a major metropolis with a busy airport --- my choices included Las Vegas, my original hometown of San Jose, California, San Diego, and finally, I chose a job in Phoenix!
Although our summers can be painfully hot, we enjoy living in this place which is 4-5 hours from something (San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and even Mexico are easily reachable by car). The only regret is not having a beach close by --- and so now, that's what we look forward to --- seeing the beaches during our travels!
We are close to the Grand Canyon though and I have probably visited it 50 times! But it's always fun to be close to this natural wonder... |
| A little hill in Phoenix, AZ |
| | Unique Desert Mountains But the longer I live here, the more I realize there's so much too see close to home! Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale and Peoria may not be too tourist-friendly because of limited public transportation --- but the Off-the-Beaten Path adventures are unlimited. From visiting ruins left by the Sinaguan Indians (Tuzigoot Monument) to Hot-air ballooning ---- from the slippery rocks of Sedona's Slide Rock State Park to the eerie Montezuma Well ....from the huge Saguaro Park of Tucson to the safari experience at Out of Africa in Camp Verde...the list goes on and on... It's always nice to find out (and be surprised) that there's something close to home that you've never been to...that's what Phoenix is for me. |
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ViajesdelMundo Sat Nov 7, 2009 17:48 UTC
am currently in Phoenix (and as a 'VA' I am currently in IRELAND!), .....and was looking for a restaurant tip for a special place to take our son and d-i-l, to celebrate the new grandchild, but pizza is not it! | Nemorino Tue Aug 25, 2009 22:41 UTC
When I was growing up in Illinois we also used to call them fire engines, I don't know why. Anyway, I was impressed by all your Phoenix tips -- so much to do there! I'd love to take the Grand Canyon Railway -- and Phoenix Metro Rail. | Zvrlj Wed Aug 19, 2009 06:04 UTC
Phoenix landscape seems to be a bit out of Earth in comparison to the landscapes we are familiar with. But Jerome and Prescott would be interesting for us, for sure. Saguaros we have seen only in cartoons (I guess), they look great. | Martin_S. Sun Aug 16, 2009 07:58 UTC
Hey Norman, are you a "regular" firefighter, or a volunteer...have a good friend from our Arad rescue team who has moved to the US and is now volunteering for a Washington DC group. Martin |
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