En route from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon South Rim, we made a couple of stops at some cool places recommended by our local insider, Uncle Robert. Jerome, AZ Jerome was the first. It’s about 160km north of Phoenix, and the township, an old copper mining village, hugs Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley below.…
We headed off to downtown Phoenix on the light rail to the Arizona Science Center on our last full day in town. It was a welcome respite from the summer’s heat. The 3D Oceans big screen film was a hit with the kids. As were the other interactive displays. The Science Center is located in…
It was Father’s Day here on Sunday so the dads and kids went off to see the Han Solo movie while Rach and I did a bit of shopping. In the evening we headed to McCormick Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale where there’s a little train to ride around the park. Yesterday we…
Hello everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve written, but Raising Explorers is back, for a while. Though I’ve been trying to write this as a ‘travel’ blog over the past few years, the fact is, I’m an English teacher, not a travel blogger. So, I’m going back to basics. Today, this is my travel…
Apologies for the title, but it’s late tonight, and the only other thing I could come up with was ‘Houston? No problem’ which I thought was really too cheesy, so… here are our top things to do when you have two days in Houston… I have to admit that Houston was not at the top…
This week’s post links up with The Lounge, and a bunch of other bloggers telling their own tales of travel adventure, and some great travel photos linked in with Budget Travelers Sandbox. We’re heading to Malaysia and Borneo later this year. Two adults. Two four-year-olds. Two backpacks. Three weeks. No plans. (Except meeting up with some mates somewhere for…
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