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It's been sometime since I last sought the counsel of the Gadling readers on an unfamiliar U.S. city, but the time has finally arrived once again. As some of you may recall I have been traversing the country in a three month long walk across America ...

Four days weren't nearly enough for me at Chaparral Suites & Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. I have to go back. I must. If you're planning a family vacation or a romantic getaway to the Phoenix / Scottsdale area, the Chaparral Suites will work for ...

Talk about a pleasant surprise! From the outside I easily mistook the Oriental Garden Grill & Sushi for your typical Chinese buffet type of joint and from the inside, the interior was pretty standard, but the buffet was amazing to say the least. ...

Every W Hotel in the world has an Extreme Wow Suite; a modern interpretation of the conventional Presidential Suite. Well, currently in Sao Paulo, Brazil, they are exhibiting a fresh design -- "THE 'EXTREME WOW SUITE' OF THE FUTURE" at the "Le Paris ...

I'm going to try to sneak this post in right here, real nonchalant-like. Why? Because the details are still secret. MSN recently put together a list of the sexiest "secret" cities around. Apparently, they compiled the list so that you could "get a ...

Ever wanted to be a cowboy? Well, over at the Los Angeles Times there's a piece about the Arizona Cowboy College in Scottsdale. But the first thing you find out is that training to be a cowboy ain't about sleeping under the stars and punching ...

Every year Money Magazine ranks the "Best Places to Live" in America. They base their research on a large list of factors, such as size, job opportunities, schools, quality-of-life indicators, crime, education, park space and more. This year, Fort ...

There's all sorts of weird ways you can get your muscles rubbed. We've previously mentioned the Israeli snake massage for the adventurous among you, and now comes the "Golf Specialty Massage." It sounds like something that's supposed to improve your ...

USA Today gets a round of sound from me today with this spectacular list of summer festivals going on all around the states.  I can't say there isn't one I wouldn't like to be in attendance of as summer has officially kicked-off and I'm ...

Besides being a destination for people who like designer boutiques, tall buildings and overpriced restaurants, Dubai is on its way to becoming the best place in the world to find the perfect spa experience. The spa industry is growing by nearly 20% ...

Seems the cold snowy weather is rolling in faster than expected and for those longing for locales where summer never ends try heading to Arizona. Yup, it's hot there! For some, dry desert like sands accompanied by blazing sun ...

Cowboys are very de rigueur right now. Don't ask me why, but I think it has to do with a particular movie that is out right now. ..a "buddy" film, as it were. And no, I'm not talking about City Slickers. So yes, over at the Los Angeles ...

It wasn't that long ago that A&E had a reality show called Airline, which chronicled the employees of Southwest Airlines as their patience were constantly tested by annoying passengers and bizarre situations. In one of the episodes, a man -- ...

Modesto, California, city of 206,000 people, home to George Lucas Plaza, some of the country's worst air quality and the quaintly named newspaper of record, the Modesto Bee, tops the list once again as America's capital of car theft. The National ...

Taking advantage of some gorgeous Arizona weather, yesterday I took a walk up Scottsdale's Camelback Mountain, so named because of its distinctive two-hump shape. The hike began easily enough, with some railroad-tie steps and a rocky path that sloped ...