July 1st, 2007
Tucson's Hilton El Conquistador is going to have an awesome 4th of July this year. Performers are Lifehouse and Rocco DeLuca and the Burden and Ryanhood. If you book two nights you will get free private poolside concert with Fastball. You can get more information HERE.
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July 1st, 2007

Today we had the most fun cruising the International Wildlife Museum. I expected it to be crowded but most of the time we had the exhibits to ourselves. It really is a fun place. There are 400 species of insects, mammals and birds from around the world. Some of the animals I had never heard of. This is a "must do" ...
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June 30th, 2007

I hadn't been in town long when one evening this huge flying black "thing" whizzed by me. I don't remember if I screamed
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June 30th, 2007

Did you know the Pima Air & Space Museum is the largest Air & Space Museum in the Western United States? It relies fully on visitors, gift shop sales, variety of memberships, donations and grants.
Last weekend we made it to the museum and had a great time. Both my husband and I have work histories in aviation so we have always enjoyed ...
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June 28th, 2007
Okay, so the heat is here and you're looking for a way to cool off in the afternoon while the heat is at its peak. Besides their yummy sandwiches eegee's has the famous eegee's Frozen Fruit Drinks which are delish.
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June 25th, 2007
When we went out this afternoon the temperature in my car said it was 108 degrees and it felt like it. When we got home the garage wouldn't open. Strange.
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June 22nd, 2007
Get away from Tucson this Saturday (23rd of June) where the prediction for temps is 104/75. Go to the Nogales area, where the prediction is 99, cooling down to 66 in the evening. You'll be glad you did, for more reasons than weather, if you get to the Hacienda Corona de Guevavi, ...
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June 22nd, 2007
I have always like Hilton Hotels. I stayed in them often when I was on the road for work and we still stay at them (among others) when on vacation. I was driving on the east side a few days ago
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June 22nd, 2007
Tucson has always been a great location to film western movies like the 1966 El Dorado, starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum but there have been
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June 21st, 2007
Can you guess what the 15 most misspelled cities are in America? It just so happens that my beloved Tucson ranks number 2. I'm not surprised at all though. Any time I have to give my address over the phone the person on the other end (about 99% of the time) spells it back wrong or asks me to spell it. I think the most common mistake is leaving ...
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