As the temperatures are rising in Phoenix, time outside is lessening. With some cloud cover and breeze these past few days, it’s been the perfect opportunity to spend time at The Farm at South Mountain. Off loop 202 at 32nd Street, The Farm is a beautiful desert-landscape hideaway, with orchard trees providing a canopy of greenery … Continue reading The Farm at South Mountain
If you read the words, look at the pictures, or simply just like the way they look and smell, a bookstore is a place to get lost. And in some cases, I mean you can actually, literally get lost. Portland, Oreg. is known for a few things: being weird, Voodoo Doughnuts, and the skinny tie. Unfortunately … Continue reading Powell’s bookstore so big, actually needs map
Whenever someone comes to visit in Phoenix, the first thing I plan is where we’ll eat breakfast. To me, it’s not only the most important meal of the day nutrition-wise, but also quality-of-life-wise. I know. I’m very wise. That’s why I take the people I love to the places I love, one being Vovomeena. It’s a … Continue reading Places to Brunch: Vovomeena
If you’re looking for a California native who regularly visits Los Angeles to surf and actually says “Cali,” it’s going to take time. But go ahead and still try. While you’re looking, though, and exploring the great state, I hope you stop along the central coast. Or stop to stay for a small holiday, because … Continue reading Life’s short, eat cookies
If you’re into the history of a place, take a dive back into the 1920s when Phoenix was hopping with the hottest celebrities, trolley cars and familiar sets from Psycho at Hotel San Carlos, a Historic Hotel of America. Maybe not the nicest of our downtown hotel assortment, but certainly one with the most character. The beautiful architecture and old-time … Continue reading Phoenix historic Hotel San Carlos
Bonjour Brooke 