Travel & Visitors Guide - March 21, 2009
Golfing Arizona's finest courses, 2009
The 2009 edition of Phoenix area golf getaways is a bit shorter this year than last, as a jam-packed Brewers Spring Training schedule didn't allow for every waking minute to pursue par under pleasant but overcast skies. We did hit Grayhawk, the Phoenician and Kierland, however, and all three are all spectacular courses.
Tags: arizona, golf, scottsdale, spring training, Grayhawk Golf Club, Phoenician, Kierland, Phoenix, Raptor, Talon

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 10, 2009
Milwaukee's Kopp continues westward expansion with Phoenix's Hanny's
Most Milwaukeeans conjure images of butter burgers and frozen custard with they think of local restaurateur Karl Kopp. Now Phoenicians can add Hanny's, 40 N. 1st St., to the list of Kopp's dynasty, along with AZ 88 in Scottsdale and Bar 89 in New York City.
Tags: hanny's, kopp's, karl kopp, az 88, bar 89, phoenix, arizona, elsa's

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 9, 2009
Tan, somewhat rested and very ready to be home
Another Spring Training trip is in the books, and I'm pleased to report it was a good one. In some ways, five days are not nearly enough to see everything you need to see in the Phoenix area. But in other ways, it's long enough to really miss home and everything that comes with it, and I'm eagerly awaiting seeing my family in a few hours.
Tags: spring training, arizona, scottsdale, phoenix, hanny's, intercontinental montelucia

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 8, 2009
If you have the means ...
This trip keeps getting better. Yesterday afternoon, we checked into the Intercontinental Montelucia, which is, quite literally, the nicest hotel I've ever visited.
Tags: scottsdale, arizona, phoenix, intercontinental montelucia, spring training, brewers

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 5, 2009
Back in the saddle in Scottsdale
It only took one whiff of that fragrant Arizona air -- it smells really different here -- for the travel stress to evaporate. Life is good. This is my 12th annual Spring Training trip, and I must be more giddy than I thought I'd be, since my eyes popped open this morning at 7 a.m., after only six short hours of sleep.
Tags: scottsdale, phoenix, spring training, westin kierland, deseo