My Travels

I haven't been to Phoenix in awhile. Took a road trip for a quick overnight trip to Phoenix. Headed out early morning and discovered a great Mexican restaurant in Banning, California. Consuelo's Home Style Mexican Food at 1046 E Ramsey Street off the 10 Interstate at the Hargrave Street exit. You wouldn't see it right away but I had a great Chile Verde breakfast burrito. Something to keep in mind if you go to Morongo Casino or Palm Springs. Hampton Inn King Room Checked into the Hampton Inn Phoenix Midtown Downtown Area. I haven't been to this particular Hampton Inn in a few years and they implemented a few new changes since my last visit. There are designated Diamond parking spaces by the front of the hotel, cookies in the afternoon, and the welcome amenity is a choice of snacks. I especially like the power outlet/USB station on the night desk next to the bed. Overall, a very nice stay. Charging station on night stand at Hampton Inn The burrito earlier sti

It seems to me that it has been awhile since I have gone to Las Vegas. Made a roadtrip to Sin City over a three day holiday weekend. Since I wasn't travelling in normal "rush hour" traffic to Las Vegas, I was hoping for an easy road trip. On the way to Las Vegas, I made a pit stop at Kick Back Jacks for breakfast with friends. The signature dishes are large pancakes - I think it was bigger than 12 inches in diameter. Great local breakfast chain in Inland Empire. Living room of 2 bedroom suite at Elara Checked into the Elara Hotel. Originally, I intended to be part of a large group and had booked a two bedroom suite. Plans fell through but the room remained the same size. Ironically, the hotel was not able to pair down the room to a one bedroom suite even though they could take the studio room. Since I was on a promotion, I would think the hotel would be happy to get an extra room back on a sold out weekend. The hotel was fairly strict in maintaining the check i