Escaping the heat – Mogollon Rim
It’s already the 2nd really hot weekend here in Scottsdale with temperatures in the triple digits again (38 to 40 Celsius). So we decide that it would be nice to go on a day trip…
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Happy landing in 2016
2015 turned out to be pretty 'boring' although challenging in some respects and there were not too many things worth blogging about. The first 3 months were kind of stressful, with Marco having a full…
Read MoreAnother summer in Scottsdale?
After our return to San Diego we give ourselves time until the end of March to find something. Marco also has some appointments with a Neurologist and is scheduled for an MRI which we want…
Read MoreBirthdays in Switzerland
We are exhausted and Marco is still suffering, more and more actually. But, still we decide to take a break from the housing search and fly to Switzerland for 4 weeks! We book the flights,…
Read MoreBack to San Diego once again
It is at the end of November, my parents left a couple weeks ago and we are making plans for Christmas. Should we go to Switzerland, should we wait until January to be there for…
Read MoreFlagstaff to Paradise Valley
After breakfast we take a stroll through historic Flagstaff. It is Halloween, a lot of people are dressed up and at the school we watch the kids who are "trick or treat"-ing in the school…
Read MoreMonument Valley
Today we have an early breakfast, pack our belongings and leave the hotel shortly after 8am. Our destination: Monument Valley! On the way we stop at the Navajo National Monument and walk down to the…
Read MoreGlen Canyon Recreational Area – Big Water
The weather is as perfect as could be. The sky is blue and the temperature just right (during the day it is between 15 and 20 Celsius, at night though it is fairly cold) and…
Read MoreDrought at Lake Powell
We have been visiting Lake Powell regularly since 2003 - the area is just breathtaking. However, years of drought have left this reservoir on the border of Utah and Arizona less than half full. Lake…
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