Thursday, April 10, 2008

Our House in Tucson, Arizona

This is the Southwest part of this blog. We recently purchased a house in Tucson, Arizona. It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with a 3 car garage and some nice landscaping. Why Tucson? We chose Arizona because we have both been there many times in the past and love the desert. It's warm, dry and the Sonoran desert is beautiful. In addition, with the current sub-prime mortgage fiasco, my wife Angela and I wanted to invest in that region because housing prices have dropped 25% in the last year or so. Eventually we want to be able to spend a couple of months in Arizona in the winter. The contrast in the vegetation is wonderful. In the Sonoran Desert the giant saguaro cactus dominates the landscape, in the lower mainland, it's giant Douglas fir and cedars.
I hope to visit Tucson annually now, particularly in the late winter and early spring when the weather in the Vancouver region can be cold, wet and grey while the weather in Tucson is warm, dry and sunny. Another draw in Tucson is the great Mexican food, which we all love in our family. This trip we disovered a fanastic chain called La Salsa which serves city in the style of Mexico City. I had the Mahi Mahi tacos and they were delicious. The food is fresh and the salsa bar features an array of tasty and colourful salsas. Combine that with the very reasonable prices and you can bet we will be eating at La Salsa many times in the future.

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