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What You Need to Know About Paradise Valley Bike Rides

1 September, 2020 by Wandering Justin
rio salado bike path

It’s ironic: Paradise Valley is a pretty good place to ride a bike most of the time. Yet the town wears that status begrudgingly. The … Read the rest

Categories featured Tags MAG bikeways map, paradise valley, road closure 3 Comments

Abandoned Movie Theaters of Scottsdale

27 May, 2020 by Wandering Justin
abandoned movie theaters

South Scottsdale is nothing like the palm trees-and-golf courses luxury destination you expect it to be. My neighborhood is full of abandoned and disused property. … Read the rest

Categories featured Tags city, culture, movie theaters, Scottsdale, urban exploration, urbex 3 Comments

What Does it Cost to Use a Blink Charging Station? UPDATED Nov. 2021

1 December, 202116 December, 2019 by Wandering Justin
blink charging

Back in September, the cost to use Blink EV charging took a slight dive. They switched from time-based charging to kilowatt-hour charging. This makes a … Read the rest

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Papago Plaza is “Dilapidated.” And That Was the Plan.

13 June, 2019 by Wandering Justin

Papago Plaza in Scottsdale is all but abandoned these days. And don’t think for a second that’s not by design.

The exodus of businesses from … Read the rest

Categories featured Tags papago plaza, redevelopment, Scottsdale 2 Comments

Chevron and its Push Against Electric Cars

5 June, 20195 June, 2019 by Wandering Justin

Chevron is using retirees to scare people away from electric vehicles. That’s according to a story in The Arizona Republic. You should read the story… Read the rest

Categories featured Tags chevron, corporation commission, electric cars, retirees, subsidies Leave a comment

This is a huge electric vehicle charging problem. Here’s how to fix it.

11 June, 202214 March, 2019 by Wandering Justin

It’s easy to ignore a problem that you can’t see. People who live in the Phoenix area can’t deny the brown cloud that sometimes — … Read the rest

Categories Gear, featured Tags blink, chargepoint, charging, electric cars, electric vehicles, id buzz, phoenix brown cloud, tesla, tesla model y 1 Comment

A Few People are Upset About Scottsdale Bike Share Services

27 March, 201918 January, 2018 by Wandering Justin
gravel bike

Something new happened in Scottsdale, and already a snobby sliver of the population is complaining. The “something new” I’m talking about is the rise of … Read the rest

Categories featured Tags bike share, grid bike share, limebike, Scottsdale 2 Comments

A Look Back at Defunct Sports Teams

19 February, 201528 September, 2014 by Wandering Justin

The upcoming hockey season has me thinking about all the defunct sports teams from Arizona’s history. Yeah, I don’t get very excited about the Arizona … Read the rest

Categories featured Tags Continental Indoor Soccer League, defunct sports teams, IHL, International Hockey League, Phoenix Coyotes, Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA), wayne gretzky 1 Comment

The Worst Things About Living in Scottsdale

5 October, 20214 November, 2013 by Wandering Justin

A recent tweet by Arizona Central, the online home of The Arizona Republic, got me thinking about the worst things about living in Scottsdale.… Read the rest

Categories featured Tags Cave Creek Arizona, Scottsdale, Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale sucks, Tempe Arizona, the worst things about living in Scottsdale Leave a comment

Boost Your Mountain Bike Cred – 6 Easy Steps

22 May, 201525 July, 2013 by Wandering Justin

Mountain biking can make you look cool. You don’t even have to be fast or even good at it. Just learn which style buttons to … Read the rest

Categories featured, Fitness Tags AMC Gremlin, Beard, Bodhisattva, cycling, mountain bike, mountain bike cred, mountain biking, sports, starbucks 1 Comment

Why I Won’t Commute by Bike in Phoenix

24 July, 201514 June, 2013 by Wandering Justin

There’s no way I’ll commute by bike in present-day Arizona. A post at the Architecture Travel Writer blog made me think about why it’s not … Read the rest

Categories featured Tags Bicycle commuting, bike lanes, commute by bike, Copenhagenize, Finland, Helsinki, phoenix, phoenix arizona, Segregated cycle facilities, transportation alternatives, United States, Wikipedia 2 Comments

24 Hours in Turku – A Visit to Ruisrock

9 November, 201413 January, 2013 by Wandering Justin

It’s a warm summer weekend in Turku, Finland. I just stepped off the VR train from Helsinki to check out Ruisrock. This is … Read the rest

Categories Accommodations, featured Tags bridgettine, Bristol, convent, Finland, Gatwick Airport, hotels, Ibis, London, Nightwish, Ruisrock, travel, Turku 1 Comment

Backpack Tips for New Travelers

14 June, 201312 December, 2012 by Wandering Justin

I saw a soon-to-be first-time traveler ask online about backpacks – specifically, which one he should take for a three-week trip. The question opens a … Read the rest

Categories featured, Gear Tags Backpack, backpacking, backpacks, Luggage, outdoors, shopping, tips, travel, Travel Gear 3 Comments

Australia and New Zealand – Not the Same Continent

14 June, 201320 November, 2012 by Wandering Justin

To my friends in Australia and New Zealand,

If you felt a disturbance in The Force earlier, blame my co-worker. She said a few things … Read the rest

Categories featured Tags Australia, geography, myths, New Zealand, travel 3 Comments

Heavy Metal Hammerfest: Thoughts from a Spectator

17 April, 201618 November, 2012 by Wandering Justin

I just went to my first cyclocross race. And after seeing it in-person, I have to agree with Dr. John’s assessment: “Words hardly do … Read the rest

Categories featured, Fitness Tags Arizona, brandee lepak, cyclocross, heavy metal hammerfest 1 Comment

Hike Destinations: Landmannalaugar Versus Tongariro

26 December, 20136 November, 2012 by Wandering Justin

Bacon or chocolate? A pint of craft beer or a wedge of aged gouda? The family dog or cat?

Picking my favorite hike destination is … Read the rest

Categories Adventures, featured, Fitness Tags hike, Iceland, Landmannalaugar, lord of the rings, New Zealand, prometheus, tongariro, volcano Leave a comment

My First SCUBA Dive Experience (Guest Post)

8 May, 20171 November, 2012 by Wandering Justin
whale shark, SCUBA, PADI

SCUBA diving is an amazing sport and trying to explain the underwater experience to someone that has never dived before is hard – if not … Read the rest

Categories Adventures, featured Tags aow leuk, bookyourdive.com, first scuba dive, ko thao, koh samui, PADI, rutger thole, scuba, thailand 3 Comments

Scary SCUBA Advice – Truk Lagoon to Turtle Tomb

3 September, 201514 October, 2012 by Wandering Justin

When I run the world, Halloween will be a quarterly holiday. I’ve been known to have multiple Halloween costumes each year. I use a Dremel … Read the rest

Categories Adventures, featured, Travel Tags dive sites, dives, Halloween, PADI, Professional Association of Diving Instructors, theme, truk lagoon, turtle tomb 4 Comments

Darwin, Australia: My Guide to the Top End’s Top City

21 July, 20214 October, 2012 by Wandering Justin

I’ve never talked to people about travel to Australia and had them say “you know, I’ve always wanted to visit Darwin.”

But ever since my … Read the rest

Categories Accommodations, Adventures, featured Tags accomodations, adventure, Australia, darwin, hotel, outback, outdoor, travel Leave a comment

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