Tag: United States

• Monsoon

  Aug 7, 2016 / 10 years agoNews

  During the monsoon-, or summer thunderstorm season, Arizona experiences more severe weather than many other states and gets most of its well needed water. On some occasions, a severe storm may spawn a microburst. More…

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• Visiting the Desert Botanical Garden

  Jun 14, 2016 / 10 years agoNews

  The other day our Argentinian friend Flavia mentioned that the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix offers free admission every second Tuesday of every month - normally the fee is $22. Today at 7:00 a.m. I…

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• Escaping the heat – Mogollon Rim

  May 15, 2016 / 10 years agoNews

  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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• Another summer in Scottsdale?

  May 15, 2015 / 11 years agoNews

  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…

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• Back to San Diego once again

  Jan 17, 2015 / 12 years agoNews

  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…

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• Flagstaff to Paradise Valley

  Oct 31, 2014 / 12 years agoTours

  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…

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• Drought at Lake Powell

  Oct 29, 2014 / 12 years agoNews

  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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• A day in Page, AZ

  Oct 28, 2014 / 12 years agoTours

  After an exhausting day yesterday we have a nice hot breakfast at 8:30am. First we take my parents up to Stud Horse Point to show them some nice hoodoos and the gorgeous view over the…

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• Paradise Valley to Page, AZ

  Oct 27, 2014 / 12 years agoTours

  Finally we get to go on our first road trip this year! We want to show my parents some of the beautiful places we discovered around Page, AZ. On Monday we are heading north towards…

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