Another Localism post written by Neal Bloom
Recently my family decided that we were going to take our first real vacation in ten years. Since we moved to Florida back in 1999 we really haven't traveled anywhere other than a few days down in the Florida Keys. After spending four months trying to figure out what to do we decided to go to Arizona so I wanted to tell you what a wonderful trip we had and what a great place it is to visit.
Arizona is located in the Southwestern part of the United States. It is very dry and since it is located in the desert and the humidity level is very low it rarely ever rains. The climate usually consists of hot summers and mild winters. One of the things I liked about traveling there was it is only a 4.5 hour flight. Another interesting note is that they do not observe daylight savings time so if you live in Florida for example you will lose three hours instead of two.
Our journey began at the Pointe South Mountain Resort located just off of interstate 10 and Baseline Road in Phoenix. This luxury resort was built on a virtual desert habitat. Each room has their own unique views. There is an awesome water-park that has a wave pool and 3 water slides plus a few Jacuzzis. There is also the lazy river which runs though-out the waterpark grounds. You can do all this and still can enjoy the beautiful mountain views. The resort also has a championship caliber 18 hole golf course...6 restaurants....an athletic club and spa. The hotel also has plenty of indoor/outdoor meeting and event space to suit any corporate function.
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Our first adventure was our trip to the Phoenix Zoo. Due to the fact that summer days can reach as high as 105 degrees.....the zoo does not expose all the animals to the hot temperatures so we were not able to see all the zoo had to offer but still had a great time. The Phoenix Zoo is home to many different varieties of animals representing many different species. They come from many regions anywhere from the dessert of Arizona to Colombia and Indonesia. If you are ever in the Phoenix area you should bring the the whole family to visit the zoo.
The next night we decided we would try visiting an old western town for dinner and a show over at Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse. That was fun for us as we got to watch a real cowboy do some fancy shooting and then get some grub over at the steakhouse. If you ever have the chance to visit the area you cannot leave without experiencing the most beautiful sites of Grand Canyon National Park with its chiseled views of many different colorful rock formations with high cliffs and detailed views of the Colorado River. If you get a chance to visit there you will soon realize the unique temperature changes as it can be 69 degrees on top of the canyon and 105 degrees if you are adventurous enough to hike down to the bottom.
Since we were staying in Phoenix we decided to charter a private plane to fly us right to the canyon and also circle around the entire top so we could take photos of the most incredible sites.
So if you are ever thinking about a trip where you can do some site seeing as well as relaxing I would definitely recommend that you pick Arizona as your next vacation spot. Check out Go-Arizona.com for your vacation needs.
For more information please contact Neal The Real Deal Bloom
-Realtor® /Keller Williams Properties
1625 N. Commerce Parkway,Suite 105
Weston FL 33326
(954)608-5556
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