While I was in Arizona in 2006, I stayed at the Amara Creekside Resort in Sedona, AZ, for a weekend. I visited the Coconino National Forest, hiked to the Vultee Arch, took a ride with the Sedona Red Rock Jeep Tours and saw Cathedral Rock.
You can read more and see the photos at -> Sedona Arizona, February 18/19, 2006
Read what people in the United Kingdom told ANA (Japan’s largest airline) about their perfect long-haul flight. Here is an exert:
Once on board, they would discover David Walliams was working as the chief of the six-member cabin crew. Those in America, apparently, would rather Marilyn Monroe or George Clooney in the cabin crew dream team.
Read the full article on the Telegraph Travel website here -> ‘Perfect’ flight revealed
The Travelphile is a travel blog run by Trish, a Spanish teacher. An exert from her post:
This summer, I escorted two Rick Steves’ My Way Tours–it’s a new kind of tour, geared towards independent travelers who want the freedom to customize their own itinerary but don’t want the hassle of figuring out how to get from point A to point B or where they’re going to stay.
You can see the full post here -> A New Way to Travel
Want to find out which restaurants are open in Rome in August, when most people are on holiday and many stores and restaurants are closed? What better way than from someone who lives there?From the blog:
Traditionally, much of Rome shuts down in August. (Thank Emperor Augustus for that). That’s less the case every year, with businesses trying to stay open for more of the summer, thanks to a little something known as the economic crisis. Even so, lots of independent stores and restaurants still close for much of August. And, when it comes to dining, that includes some of the best spots.
Check out the rest of the post from the Revealed Rome blog.
In the north-eastern corner of Arizona is a beautiful canyon called, “Canyon de Chelly,” (pronounced canyon de shay) which has been used by native North Americans for thousands of years. The Ancient Puebloans first built pit houses and then more sophisticated structures. The natural water sources and rich soil allowed them to plant crops and raise their families between the colorful cliff walls.
In the 1300’s, the Puebloans left and were replaced by their descendants, the Hopi. The Hopi settled on the mesa tops and planted fields of corn and orchards of peaches.
The Navajo (related to the Athabaskan people of Northern Canada and Alaska) settled here to raise crops and families just as the “ancient ones” had. You can see their farms from the many viewing points around the canyon.
In 1931, President Herbert Hoover authorized the Canyon de Chelly National Monument to preserve the 4000 years of archeological resources in the approximately 84,000 acres of land on the Navajo Nation. About 40 families still live within the park.
There is a road that goes around the rim of the canyon with about 10 places with viewing points where you can see many of the cliff dwellings, hieroglyphs, etc., in the canyon. You cannot go down into the canyon without a guide except for the White House ruins where there is a trail that you can follow down into the canyon.
This photo was taken from the Tsegi overlook, and you can see a Navajo farm down in the canyon.
You can see lots more photos from all ten viewing points at -> Canyon de Chelly Gallery
On of the features of Lee’s Travel Guide is a page of sample itineraries that you can use or modify to meet your preferences for holiday. This one is a tour of the south of France that starts with a riverboat tour on the Saône and Rhone rivers. It then continues with an itinerary that includes many places and sites in Provence. An exert from the itinerary:
This river cruise from Avalon Waterways could be a good way to begin a trip to southern France. You can fly into Paris and begin the tour there, and it will take you to Nice, in Provence, on the French Riviera. If you have never been to France before, and especially if you haven’t done much traveling, an escorted tour like this can be a good introduction to France before you start going around on your own.
You can see the full itinerary here -> The South of France Sample Itinerary
This is a post from A Luxury Travel Blog. Here is an exert:
Wine-searcher.com has sifted through a database of more than 42,910 prices lists, totalling almost 6 million wine offers, to come up with a list of the most expensive wines in the world based on the average price of a standard bottle (750ml).
Personally, I am more interested in the best tasting wines than the most expensive. High prices don’t always reflect the best tasting.
A post from the Eating Italy Food Tours blog. Here is an exert:
“Venice is well known as one of the most breathtakingly beautiful cities in Italy. The grandiosity of this city is well reflected in the expensive prices to vacation there. It may be difficult to find cheap stays in Venice but there are still many small affordable hotels right on the main island that many may not know about.
You can see the full post from their blog here -> 6 Cheap Stays in Venice