As the Arizona summer roars into action, how on earth can you feel cold in 47 degree heat? The pain of a collapsed ceiling is quelled by a massive truck! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
The "below average" summer temperatures have alarming consequences and we take a deep breath and dive back into the discombobulating world of the American healthcare system. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
I get checked out by a helicopter on a mountainside and feel very thankful for (socially distant) friends. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
A new week in the new house, we feel like spies collecting our mail and scratch our heads over poilitical messaging. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
We escape the valley for a few days, before continued adventures with trucks and a big problem with a lack of water. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
An unbelievable week involving wild claims, violent threats, police escorts and massive trucks. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
After a horrible experience with a huge bully, we set off to find solace in a very British way! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
A week full of confusing feelings, cold flannels and exciting news! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Birthday week brings adventures with loo roll of all kinds, the first steps out of lockdown and a childhood nightmare happens in real life. Eek! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Moving day is fast approaching and house hunting in lockdown gets tricky. The cats suddenly become an expensive problem. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
One whole year! 12 months after taking a leap into the unknown, what does it feel like? Did all the fears materialise? What does taking a risk teach you? How did we get here again? What's stopping you from following your dreams? For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week fifty-one: As the heat ramps up to furnace levels, the wildlife springs into action with a gusto! Lockdown starts to take its toll, plus adventures in dental hygiene. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week fifty-one: More mountain-side musings. Plus, three sets of locals are out in force this week, golfers, protesters and snakes! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week fifty: Desert Diaries is "live" from a mountainside this week and features stories of bad hair days and board games with the dog. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-nine: Spring arrives in the valley, bringing incredible wildlife to our doorstep. It's hotting up, especially for lizards. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-eight: Exploring the neighbourhood anew, we discover some spectacularly well-housed cars. Plus we find the link between golf and manicures in a Covid-19 world... For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-seven: As so many of us are alone, wherever we are, I think about being in a foreign country at a time of crisis and am confused by some Americans' reaction to coronavirus. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-six: As Phoenix shuts down for the coronavirus, our neighbours disappear, but insects move in. The reality of being so far away from family hits home. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-five: The whole week is wet, with the humidity of Florida and the rain of Arizona. I'm confused by a random pizza delivery and wonder what it will feel like to be back in England, until the CoronaVirus comes calling. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-four: We head north to discover snow, volcanos, the historic Route 66 and are dumbstruck by the Grand Canyon. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-three: Magical desert rides, beautiful garden wildlife and another unbelievably annoying adventure in healthcare. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-two: The big decisions we made cause some anxiety about letting go of the past For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty-one: I am completely discombobulated by the Valentine's frenzy sweeping Phoenix. They do things very diferently here! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week forty: A shopping trip to a local supermarket reminds me of what we have done and our first Superbowl in America reminds me what a country of contrasts we live in. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert
Week thirty-nine: We make two big decisions about the future - eek! I make an hilarious discovery about the most popular British TV shows iin the US. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam
Week thirty-eight: The local news goes into meltdown over some "weather" and we finally get some American TV channels working. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam
Week thirty-seven: I become Arizona's unofficial royal correspondent and head to the deep south of the state: Tombstone and Bisbee. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam
Week thirty-six: We explore the pineforests and moonscapes around the stunning city of Prescott, spend Friday night in a saloon and Dave goes full Arizona. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam
Week thirty-five: We ring in the new year in both London and Phoenix but get distracted by a desert menagerie in our garden! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam
Week thirty-four: It's our first Christmas in the desert and isn't quite as we imagined. I cave in and stock up on some British essentials! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam
