Linn Myrick On Tuesday morning, June 10, nine Let’s Travel Club members learned about the rich history of the Barrio Viejo, a national historic district. We also explored Scott Avenue, known as a “strolling street” in downtown Tucson. Here, some of the cultural landmarks we saw included the Children’s Museum (located in the historic Carnegie…
The Let’s Travel Club Potluck Meet and Greet was a great success! We had a fantastic turnout, and it was wonderful seeing so many new and familiar faces. A special thank you to everyone who brought such delicious food. We had a wide variety of international dishes to share, and it was an excellent opportunity…
Joyce Shumate The Let’s Travel Club’s November meeting will be about traveling locally. Southern Arizona has many attractions. Our guest speaker Tom Moulton, co-founder and executive director of the Southern Arizona Attractions Alliance, will discuss the many parks, museums, art, heritage, and family-friendly things to do in Arizona. The new Tucson Attractions Passports, the Books…
Linn Myrick Due to the high interest in the Tanque Verde Ranch and Mount Lemmon day trip, Let’s Travel Club organized outing number 3 for Sept. 12. We traveled via a 12-passenger van to Tanque Verde Ranch for lunch before heading to Mount Lemmon. At Mount Lemmon Ski Valley, we enjoyed a sky ride to…
The next Let’s Travel Club meeting will be on Oct. 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the pickleball lower ramada, aka the new ramada. The theme will be Traveling in Other Countries. Instead of our regular monthly meeting, we are having a potluck Meet & Greet with a focus on food from different countries.…
Linn Myrick Due to the success of a recent Let’s Travel Club day trip to Tanque Verde Ranch and Mount Lemmon in mid-July, the exact outing was offered again on Aug. 22. We had a delicious buffet lunch at Tanque Verde Ranch before heading to Mount Lemmon. Tanque Verde Ranch was established over 150 years…
The Let’s Travel Club is a great way to connect with other people who love to travel and explore new places. The club offers a variety of activities and events throughout the year, including group trips, social gatherings, and educational workshops. To join the Let’s Travel Club, you can sign up through the GroupSpot website.…
Liz Ashby and Joyce Shumate You are invited to the Let’s Travel Club meeting on Sept. 20, which will be a presentation by the Border Community Alliance (BCA), which was established in 2013. They are a nonprofit organization based in Tubac, which has developed binational relationships with nonprofits in Mexico. They seek to encourage a…
Joyce Shumate and Terrie Raposo At last December’s Let’s Travel Club meeting, Terrie Raposo, a Quail Creek resident and Arizona travel ambassador for WineNot Boutique Travel, presented journeys through Portugal and Italy. That presentation highlighted small group international wine and gastronomy tours organized by a female-owned small business in Nashua, N.H., voted the Best Wine…
Linn Myrick Let’s Travel Club members went on a day trip via a 12-passenger van to Tanque Verde Ranch and Mount Lemmon on July 12. After a delicious buffet lunch at Tanque Verde Ranch on 60,000 acres of Tucson’s most breathtaking desert landscapes, we traveled the 27-mile Catalina Highway to Summerhaven at the top of…