Originally Posted by gsnichol

Hmm.... is there enough in Flagstaff to give me a cool and relaxed Memorial Day long weekend trip, whilst saving the GC for later in the year? My family are coming to visit in the autumn and they will want to go to the GC so perhaps I should save it up until then...

Originally Posted by aznewsh

Well, i am not in Tucson but I do get down there occasionally since my fiancee's parents live there. I am up in the mountains in Flagstaff, let me know if you are up this way. I highly recommend it. Take no notice of the folks from Phoenix asking why Tucson. Tucson is a much nicer place than the concrete superheated jungle that is Phoenix. We are actually considering relocating to Tucson ourselves.

So far as best tea in Tucson that would probably be the Tudor Rose Tearoom - here: http://hometown.aol.com/troomuk/ It's a quirky little place but we usually enjoy a visit when there.

I am pretty sure that I have noticed at least a couple of people posting here from Tucson.

Enjoy, you will love it there

Originally Posted by Pimpbot

Sedona and Oak Creek are worth spending a day sight seeing around if you're heading to Flagstaff. Sedona is proberly one of the most picturesque places in the country.

Originally Posted by gsnichol

Hello everyone,

Last month some of you helped me out to find a decent moving company for my stuff as I moved from Sunderland to Tucson.... well I'm finally here and so far so good. I'd be interested to hear if there are any other Brits here in Tucson. Most locals look at me as if I'm from Mars when I open my mouth and then quizzically enquire "you're not American, are you?" before proudly declaring that I'm Australian.

So if there are any Brits here who would like to swap stories about where to get the best tea in Tucson, and to pass on stories about failed attempts at irony, please get in touch

Originally Posted by geordiegirl2

Hi I'm from Newcastle and living in Tucson, been here two years nearly and fairly well settled on any given day.
Prepare yourself for the onset of summer, its going to hit the triple digits this week I believe.
The are a couple of places to get your tea, world market
(broadway and wilmot) keeps a reasonable selection of british goods and are far more reasonable than the special english store Tudor Rose(craycroft and 29th) but she keeps other things that make it well worth a visit and she does lunch and once a month on a friday evening she does fish and chips and its not bad!!!
PM me if i can be of any help or you need anything.

Originally Posted by gsnichol

Wow, two north-easterners in the same small part of the world. It's like an invasion! I've heard about this Tudor Rose place, but I'm skeptical about decent fish in the desert...

Originally Posted by gsnichol

Wow, two north-easterners in the same small part of the world. It's like an invasion! I've heard about this Tudor Rose place, but I'm skeptical about decent fish in the desert...

Originally Posted by geordiegirl2

Truthfully its not bad, i've been today and got cornish paties, my hubby and kids loved them, its starting to warm up now, be prepared for our dry heat.

Originally Posted by gsnichol

Mmmm Cornish pasties, from Tudor Rose?

I have an 'international pot luck' on Wednesday. I can't enthuse them about tripe and black pudding, so as my contribution I was going to try home-made pease pudding on a ham stottie, if I can find anything that resembles a stottie here. If not, Cornish pasties it is!

Everyone keeps telling me "just wait until it's hot". Actually I'm taking it OK -was in long sleeved shirt and trousers today!

Originally Posted by geordiegirl2

I always take sheperds pie to potluck's they love it, it was interesting when i took curry but that went down a storm too.

Originally Posted by Pimpbot

Sedona and Oak Creek are worth spending a day sight seeing around if you're heading to Flagstaff. Sedona is proberly one of the most picturesque places in the country.