Plan a Weekend in Scottsdale

When I lived in Tucson for two years, I spent a lot of time in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Phoenix has about 1.5 million people and continues to grow rapidly. I still prefer visiting Tucson for its charm, but Phoenix is much easier to fly into, with several daily direct flights from all over the …

Lake Havasu City: Arizona’s West Coast

Prior to my visit, the only knowledge I had of Lake Havasu was from an episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Of, course, I’ve heard of it, but that was it. Just over three hours from Phoenix, five hours from Tucson or Los Angeles, and 2.5 hours from Las Vegas, Lake Havasu City …

8 Places to See Indian Ruins in Arizona

One of my favorite things about traveling within Arizona is the rich Native American history and the many ruins preserved throughout the state. The American Southwest was a crossroads for Native cultures in both North America and South America, so there are Native American ruins of many different styles. There are so many Indian ruins …