In 1927, Frank Lloyd Wright came to Phoenix to consult on design elements for the Arizona Biltmore hotel. He fell in love with the Arizona desert. He determined to make the area his winter home, to escape the winters in Wisconsin and to utilize the openness of the desert for inspiration for himself and his…
Editor’s note: what a unique experience to be a tourist in a community like this. And even more, what an incredible job of writing about it through that lens. As you know, we do not shy away from politics and religion here at The Royal Tour, and Sam Spector presents his experience visiting these communities…
People will often say that there is nothing to do in Phoenix, Arizona. They will tell me that it’s just a place to drive through, on the way to somewhere better. They will claim that the desert sprawl is hideous, and that it hides a woeful dearth of culture. They are wrong. I’ve written extensively…
Editor’s note: love of travel comes from somewhere, and mine is partially due to my mom. After being my biggest cheerleader and most regular reader here at The Royal Tour, I’m thrilled to be able to share her first article with you now. The links will take you to articles I have written about some…
Driving Interstate 10 between Los Angeles and Phoenix is boring, to say the least. I joke that all I have to do is point the car east and put it in cruise control, then fall asleep in the back seat. While that’s both an obvious joke (please don’t do such a thing) and not quite…
Editor’s note: it gives me great pleasure to introduce you all to Reina Abreyava, our newest writer here at The Royal Tour. I’ve known Reina for more than a decade now. She is smart, kind, driven, and downright wonderful. She is also, as you’ll come to find out, one heck of a writer, with her…
Editor’s note: In my Ultimate Guide to Southern Arizona, I called Tucson more of just a place to stay rather than a place to see. Sam, our wandering rabbi here at The Royal Tour, proves me wrong in this terrific look at the city and region. For more of his stories, click here to visit…
Page, Arizona sits at the northern border of the state, just a couple miles south of Utah, where Glen Canyon Dam (and bridge) allows passage over the Colorado River. To the east lies Lake Powell. To the west is a mysterious area called the Arizona Strip, the northwest corner of the state that is separated…
Perhaps no natural wonder on Earth is as recognizable as the Grand Canyon. It has been said that it is the one place on the planet that, no matter how high one builds it up in one’s mind, lives up to expectations. Iconic, magnificent, Grand Canyon is a bucket list item for just about every…
It is one of the most iconic photos on Instagram, seeming to come right out of a Windows background. Horseshoe Bend, where the mighty Colorado River makes a perfect U-turn, is a bucket list destination for so many people, myself included. But it is just one part of a much larger system, defined by the…