Sports - May 11, 2008
Golfing Arizona's finest courses
A golf trip is a worthy-vacation any time of year. But after a brutal winter in Milwaukee, the best time to hit the links in Arizona has to be late March. We reviewed Vistal Golf Club, The Raven at South Mountain, The Westin Kierland Golf Club and the TPC Scottsdale.
Tags: golf, Vistal Golf Club, The Raven at South Mountain, The Westin Kierland Golf Club and the TPC Scottsdale, arizona, phoenix, scottsdale

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 27, 2008
A first-class finale to a first-class trip
It turns out the USAirways oversold the flight, and when they asked if anyone wanted to be rerouted through Milwaukee, I sprung out of my seat and raised my hand.
Tags: spring training, phoenix, first class, arizona, usairways

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 26, 2008
"Groundhog Day," and the waning hours of Spring Training
I promised to be groggy while writing today’s blog, and that’s the reality after another long, hot day in the sun yesterday that extended late into the night.
Tags: scottsdale, arizona, phoenix, spring training, westin kielrand

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 25, 2008
Living the good life, Scottsdale style
After the game, we moved our base of operations to the Westin Kierland Resort, on the northern side of Scottsdale. A top-notch hotel, it’s quite different from our experience at the Hotel Valley Ho.
Tags: phoenix, scottsdale, spring training, westin kierland, deseo

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 24, 2008
More on the coolest hotel ever
I figured that since I was up, I might as well check out the pool at the Hotel Valley Ho again. And that’s where I spent an hour doing something I rarely do on vacation: relaxing.
Tags: hotel valley ho, phoenix, spring training, scottsdale