Echoes of the Southwest

Along Central Avenue in Phoenix is an amazing restaurant called Postino which is “Postman” in Italian. The wine café was once a 1940’s brick post office which was unoccupied for many years. It is a fabulous place to dine from its delicious food, large array of wines, and remarkable décor. I usually have the plate of 4 different bruschetta which have the freshest ingredients on top of delicious crunchy bread. The problem is trying to decide which four you want to try. I suggest going back there a few times and trying them all. You won’t be disappointed.

This unusual and extraordinary shop, Curious Nature, is a hidden gem found along Central Avenue, north of Camelback Road in Phoenix AZ. Inside the store you will find many bizarre and whimsical items that will peak your inquisitive nature. What will you see inside this oddity locale? You can find taxidermy items, skulls, bones, exotic plants, collectibles, peculiar and excellent museum specimens. Check out their website to find out more about this interesting shop. https://curiousnatureshop.com/

I like the way these pictures came out and how you can see the inside of our hotel room along with the night lights of Laughlin.

Laughlin in situated in the southern tip of Nevada, and across the Colorado River from Bullhead City, Arizona. It is considered a distinct town with lots of high-class hotels, gambling and river activities. In 1964, a Minnesota man named Don Laughlin, acquired land in southern Nevada. His first hotel he built was the Riverside Resort. After kicking around a couple of names for the settlement he created, they decided on Laughlin. Don promoted his little community as a place where families can choose to vacation and have lots to do. He further plugged the river, the Laughlin Riverwalk and all the outdoor activities available to all visitors. If you visit Laughlin nowadays, you will see the river lined with nine hotel/casinos with more being built. You shouldn’t have trouble finding a place to stay with over 10,000 rooms. Along with the many rooms are at least 60 restaurants, two museums, a bowling alley, boutiques, spas, and salons. I find it a great little getaway for ...

Here is a link to a post I did about Oatman and its history: http://www.echoesofthesouthwest.com/2012/04/oatman-massacre-town-and-haunted-hotel.html I finally got a chance to visit this small and interesting town with my hubby. We were spending the weekend at Laughlin and decided to take a morning drive to Oatman. It was only 45 minutes from where we were staying, so we took off for the tiny settlement after breakfast. I was told that donkeys run freely throughout town, but never really thought about it until we saw them for ourselves. There they were hanging around the stores waiting for handouts. My hubs bought a bad of food for the critters. The store owner said there are two things you must know about feeding the donkeys. One was to not feed them on the porches but in the streets, and the other was to be leery of the more aggressive donkeys that will snatch the bag of goodies out of your hand. He was able to feed them without being attacked and they seemed to appreciate i...

From Wickenburg to Laughlin this boulder appears to be giving you the thumbs up. However, leaving Laughlin and heading towards Wickenburg, it appears to be giving you the one-finger salute or as others call it, the birdie. I guess it is wishing you luck in Laughlin and sort of laughing at you on the way home calling you a loser. Or it is just a mean boulder, lol. THUMBS UP! FU!