Marauding cowboys and the wrong kind of pie. A big week in history, both personally and for the city. Plus we discover the connection between  cowboys and tarantulas. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Sam Walker's Desert Diaries

Marauding cowboys and the wrong kind of pie.

The Arizona Big 8 We go on holiday up the road and spend a few days in the desert in the company of the Arizona Big 8...   For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

The Arizona Big 8

Adventures in a different desert A weekend in the hot mess of lights, music, drinks and people that is Las Vegas leads to a surprising outcome in the casino. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert    

Adventures in a different desert

Terror underneath the towels and too many dogs The week brings unwanted animals of many species...Plus, the two things America is great at, that you don't get anywhere else. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert My new podcast, American Vigilante is out NOW!! Please hit follow wherever you listen to your podcasts https://podfollow.com/1583938816

Terror underneath the towels and too many dogs

Saloon nights in inappropriate footwear Cooler breezes, saloon nights and exciting news about flights! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert My new podcast, American Vigilante is out NOW!! Please hit follow wherever you listen to your podcasts https://podfollow.com/1583938816  

Saloon nights in inappropriate footwear

Not Messin' with Texas A visit to the most independent of all the states reveals surprising signs of British influence! For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert My new podcast, American Vigilante is out NOW!! Please hit follow wherever you listen to your podcasts https://podfollow.com/1583938816  

Not Messin' with Texas and swooning over Weetabix

Giving first aid to a chicken A late-night meeting with one of the locals causes some concern. Plus lessons in protecting pets from the desert wildlife. My new podcast, American Vigilante is out on September 13! Please hit follow wherever you listen to your podcasts https://podfollow.com/1583938816 For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Giving first aid to a chicken

Castles, corn and curiosities We take a trip to the centre of Arizona and make quite the discovery... Plus, an EXCLUSIVE teaser for my brand new podcast American Vigilante, launching September 13. Warning: contains very strong language and descriptions of violence. Please hit follow wherever you listen to your podcasts https://podfollow.com/1583938816 For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Castles, corn and curiosities

Trimmin' trees and talkin' funny Two visitors to the house provide vital services we never needed before and whilst talking to a man called Dr Randy, something strange happens in my mouth... For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Trimmin' trees and talkin' funny

All Kinds of Wild Even after two years in the Valley, it's another weeks of firsts, some exciting, some discomforting. Plus the wild side of desert weather blows into town. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

All kinds of Wild

Terror in trunks! Cooler temperatures mean daytime walks for the first time in months, but summer still holds a few dangers up its sleeve (or in its crotch). For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Terror in trunks!

Books, bills and extreme DIY As August rolls around, so does the return to school and all the new rituals that entails.  Random cheques arrive and a nasty surprise whilst changing a light bulb. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Books, bills and extreme DIY

No bears, more rain Another week of monsoon weather in the valley puts everyone in a good mood. But a shortage of something you may never even use, puts summer fun in jeopardy for many families. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

No bears, more rain

Staring at the Suns With the sun out of town for the week, all focus has been on the Suns. Confused?  All will be explained. But the sometimes dreary skies have also reflected Sam's mood as another milestone passes. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Staring at the Suns

Wild weather and love-lorn beetles We return home from California to face monsoons and haboobs, as well as some gigantic beetles, with just one thing on their minds... For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Wild weather and love-lorn beetles

What's it like to actually follow your dreams? Desert Diaries is the brutally honest account of one family's move from the rainy suburbs of Manchester to the scorched wilderness of Arizona. Excitement, frustration, fear, joy, loneliness and scorpions. Quite a lot of scorpions. All life is here. For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

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Sam Walker's Desert Diaries

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