Category: Arizona

Jackie Alpers

Featured RBG: Jackie Alpers, author of Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona

April 27, 2020

Introducing Jackie Alpers: cookbook author and award-winning photographer, who talks about her latest cookbook: Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona.” Also, check out an excerpt of her book, including a recipe for chicken mole amarillo. … More Featured RBG: Jackie Alpers, author of Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona

Road Trip Revelations

March 30, 2012

Road trips are like the slow-mo-video of travel experiences. Rollerbag Mom points in the direction we were headed: San Diego!Ain’t she sweet? Photo by Charish Badzinski. You pile your personal items into a car, pack a cache of road snacks and drinks, squeeze yourself in between and among others, flip open your road atlas and pluck … More Road Trip Revelations

Random Travel Photo: Pueblo Hotel and Apartments

March 19, 2012

Here’s your Random Travel Photo of the Week. There’s something poetic about the decay and perseverance of old signs. Often they linger even long after the buildings they represent have been razed. I like to think of it as “the beautiful decay.” Pueblo Hotel and Apartments, Tucson, Arizona.Photo by Charish Badzinski.  What do you consider … More Random Travel Photo: Pueblo Hotel and Apartments

San Xavier del Bac: Random Travel Photo of the Week

March 5, 2012

Your random travel photo of the week: the mission San Xavier del Bac. Looking out from the front of the mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona.Photo by Charish Badzinski.  A beautiful place to stop and contemplate, San Xavier del Bac is considered to be the best example of mission architecture in the United States. … More San Xavier del Bac: Random Travel Photo of the Week

New Journeys, Old Destinations: Tucson Arizona

December 3, 2011

Christmas in Arizona. Photo by Charish Badzinski. Even when an RBG has travelled to a destination numerous times, it’s inevitable that she’ll make new discoveries. Today I’m flying to Tucson, Arizona. I’ve traveled there numerous times, and even lived there for a handful of months. The Mexican food is amazing–the tortillas, sublime. The saguaro wave … More New Journeys, Old Destinations: Tucson Arizona