Mint Bar, you mean? Just around the corner from Can Paixano? (I got a laminated map.)
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We bought property in Sandia Park and our daughter 2 goes to UNM. We are out there a couple times per year.
Thats awesome.
I am hoping to be in Las Cruces in another year and half.
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Funny you should mention. Was wearing my Ghost Ranch button down denim shirt yesterday. Wife loves Abiqui. I have not been to Bisti or up northwest. Would like to see Gallup as well.
LOL, I'm wearing my Ghost Ranch T-shirt today. I love that place. I recommend some of their tours. I did the O'Keefe walking tour and it was great but I'm a HUGE O'Keefe fan. I'd love to do a photography workshop there later on.
There are 2 Authors I like, Preston Douglas and Lincoln Child who write together. They have done some book workshops there as well.
Preston Douglas lived in the Santa Fe area for a while.
But here are a couple of their books I liked...Thunder Head (Maybe my favorite), Mount Dragon (also very good) Diablo Mesa, Scorpians Tail, ( those are all New Mexico heavy, well excdept for Thunder Head more Paige AZ, Utah Canyon heavy).
Douglas Preston did 2 by himself that are very good, one is Fiction called Tryannosaur Canyon and the other is non fiction about his search through New Mexico for Coranado's legendary 7 Cities of Gold. It is excellent, especially if you are familiar with the area. Highly recommend it.
One other place I recommend and your wife would love it is the Ojo Caliente spa...
I recommend the Cliff Side suite...
https://ojosparesorts.com/ojo-caliente/
I could talk about New Mexico forever.
Yes but do you need a passport??LOL, I'm wearing my Ghost Ranch T-shirt today. I love that place. I recommend some of their tours. I did the O'Keefe walking tour and it was great but I'm a HUGE O'Keefe fan. I'd love to do a photography workshop there later on.
There are 2 Authors I like, Preston Douglas and Lincoln Child who write together. They have done some book workshops there as well.
Preston Douglas lived in the Santa Fe area for a while.
But here are a couple of their books I liked...Thunder Head (Maybe my favorite), Mount Dragon (also very good) Diablo Mesa, Scorpians Tail, ( those are all New Mexico heavy, well excdept for Thunder Head more Paige AZ, Utah Canyon heavy).
Douglas Preston did 2 by himself that are very good, one is Fiction called Tryannosaur Canyon and the other is non fiction about his search through New Mexico for Coranado's legendary 7 Cities of Gold. It is excellent, especially if you are familiar with the area. Highly recommend it.
One other place I recommend and your wife would love it is the Ojo Caliente spa...
I recommend the Cliff Side suite...
https://ojosparesorts.com/ojo-caliente/
I could talk about New Mexico forever.
My wife was at Ojo last August. Arsenic in the water lol. Non-harmful. Beautiful place.LOL, I'm wearing my Ghost Ranch T-shirt today. I love that place. I recommend some of their tours. I did the O'Keefe walking tour and it was great but I'm a HUGE O'Keefe fan. I'd love to do a photography workshop there later on.
There are 2 Authors I like, Preston Douglas and Lincoln Child who write together. They have done some book workshops there as well.
Preston Douglas lived in the Santa Fe area for a while.
But here are a couple of their books I liked...Thunder Head (Maybe my favorite), Mount Dragon (also very good) Diablo Mesa, Scorpians Tail, ( those are all New Mexico heavy, well excdept for Thunder Head more Paige AZ, Utah Canyon heavy).
Douglas Preston did 2 by himself that are very good, one is Fiction called Tryannosaur Canyon and the other is non fiction about his search through New Mexico for Coranado's legendary 7 Cities of Gold. It is excellent, especially if you are familiar with the area. Highly recommend it.
One other place I recommend and your wife would love it is the Ojo Caliente spa...
I recommend the Cliff Side suite...
https://ojosparesorts.com/ojo-caliente/
I could talk about New Mexico forever.
If you're interested in Doc Holliday then be sure to visit Leadville, CO where he lived before going to Glenwood Springs because he couldn't handle the altitude and the weather. In Leadville, go to the Silver Dollar Saloon. Holliday gambled there and it still has a great deal of its original furnishings in particular a really cool original bar. It's an interesting place to visit and a taste of the old west.
My wife and I were in Madrid almost 5 year ago. Loved it. Stayed in the Salamanca neighborhood and we could walk or take the subway easily anywhere from there. Easy commute to the airport from that area as well.
For dinner/tapas I'd suggest Old Bar Lujam in the northern section of center city. Nice relaxed, eclectic area. Street or indoor seating. Go early for tapas/beer or later for dinner. They don't open for dinner till 8pm.
For sweet treat, the Churreria Chocolateria 1902, near Plaza Mayor, was great for a hot afternoon break!
Norway is much closer than New Zealand and it might be just as beautiful. Rent a car and go, amazing place.
After a week of visiting Colorado (Estes Park - too crowded, Rocky Mountain National Park - highly recommend, Denver - like the place, Steamboat Springs - nice ski town, and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area - technically in Utah and Wyoming - recommend southern portion), we arrived at our second home in Star Valley Ranch, WY. No smoke here.
As an aside to Leadville one of the guys I was with is a runner. There’s a 100 mile race out there at that altitude!! He said you had to go out 3 days early to acclimatize. He said he made 76 miles!!
I liked Steamboat Springs as well. Some great hiking trails and hot springs. The other area I liked outside of Denver was Roxborough State Park. Gorgeous hiking trails and views.
Probably go first, then rent the car. Not sure you want to drive the North Atlantic.
What neighborhood did you stay in in Barcelona? I am in the process of planning 4-5 nights there as part of a larger Euro trip. Looking for a neighborhood where we can walk to bars, restaurants and other attractions, especially Gaudi stuff.
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I'm jealous! Enjoy!
I stayed at Arc de la Rambla hotel, along Las Ramblas boulevard. It was a short walk to bars and restaurants (and La Boqueria market), as well as to the Gothic Quarter and to the waterfront.
I think most of the Gaudi stuff we saw via hop on / hop off bus, I don't know how long the walk to those would be from that area.
In August we are flying into Copenhagen, doing a Trafalgar tour of Denmark, Norway & Sweden. Been planning this trip for over a year. We've used Trafalgar before, so I know that piece of it. Have been researching all the main attractions, watching all the tourist videos, etc. still not sure what to expect.
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I’m more of an art museum guy but I can clearly remember my visit to the NYC Guggenheim over fifty years ago. Thanks for the reminder to do some research on Gaudi.
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Try to find a pub where Otis Day and the Knights are playing!
Heading to Aspen at end of July for nephews wedding. Playing golf at Aspen Golf Club. Doing Glenwood Springs and Telluride after the wedding.
Going to a music festival in Quebec next month (featuring Foo Fighters). Have never been. Visited Montreal last year and very much enjoyed the city.
We went about this time last year. Flew into Bergen and then rented a car for about 10 or 11 days staying primarily in Airbnbs. Norway's road and ferry system is amazing and the sights are amazing. I'm sure Trafalgar will do a great job on the 3 countries. Have fun!
I know several people who’ve visited Montreal and/or Quebec City and raved about these cities.
Starting in July till August we are hitting the shore, going to do the waterpark at Showboat, spend a week in Margate then to Hershey couple days, then to Kennywood and some fishing at Erie, then to Cedars Point, then to Knoebels, then home.
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Montreal is lovely, especially the old part of the city. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice, relatively close getaway.
We did the half day tour in Telluride up to Tom Boy. Great trip!! You are at 13000’! The views were wonderful
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I will second a recommendation on the Banff area. Outstanding scenery and plenty to do. Also spent a weekend in Vancouver on the same trip and if you pick the right tours, you can get a lot out of that as well.
Alaska has plenty of appeal during the summer months. I was in the Anchorage area for a week last summer and I'd give that high marks as well.
I'll be watching the Barcelona portion of the thread because that could be a landing spot for me prior to a work trip in Spain in the fall.
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