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Are the park and rides worth the money?
Is the cost 15 dollars each day? Can you ride all day?
Suggestions to drive into the park if the ParkNRide is not
a deal?
What if the balloons are grounded for weather- how does that
affect your purchased ParkNRide ticket?
I am planning 2009 attendance and would appreciate any TIPS!
I am staying in Sedona in late September and was wondering if there were any
tours or individuals who were travelling to Chaco Canyon between Sept 21 and
Sept 26
Would love to hear from fellow travellers or of tours
Kind regards
Robin
I'll be visiting to watch UNM Volleyball, and am staying near the airport. Is it safe to walk the 1.5 miles up Yale to Central to the vb venue at Johnson Center?
What are your suggestions for places to visit for someone who has no car and relies on public transport? Are there many places of attraction that are easy to get to? Also, I would like any recommendations of anyone's favourite places to visit, acommodation and eating, as I am a student so need to keep costs to a minimum.
planning to tie the knot July 22nd at 8pm on the top of sandia peak. Can anyone help with weather info? am planning on wearing "beach" dress and lite. thanks!
caribare
I'm planning two weeks in SF with my family.
1. Any suggestions on where we can take a 3 year old?
2. How good is public transpo? Do we need to rent a car?
3. I was told to take the Sandia shuttle from ALB airport. Is that the best option?
we will be in Gallup end of september, midweek, i understand there is a good cafe within the cultral centre, is this a good place for a light lunch, any other suggestions would be gratefully recieved, thanks
I just bought tickets for the Antonito to Osier rountrip. Should I have chosen Chama round trip instead? My husband is a train-a-holic. Which is more scenic? I heard the railyard in Chama was cool.
I will be in albuquerque next week for two nights on my way to ca. Ineed to know of a really clean hotel in old town.I would like to keep it at around 125.00 a night.I am driving from tn. i was going to fly this week,but with the flu scare i canceled(and lost) my tickets,so my money is a little tight. And what do you think of the train ride into Santa fe the next day. Would it be to rushed or should i just do around in ALB- Thanks.
Hi there - looks like our sweet rental won't be ready for us to move into until about 10 days after we arrive in Albuquerque. We're working downtown and looking for a reasonable hotel/motel that is pet friendly in the downtown/mid town area - any suggestions? Thanks!
Planning a 7 day visit mid Aug 2009. My wife and I are looking forward to a relaxing vacation with some exploring and photo ops. We are in our 50's and flying into Albuquerque from New York. Would like to avoid big city hassels like traffic jams, noise and the hustle & bustle. We have not been to Santa Fe before. Are there hotels available inside the city limits that are quiet and laid back, or would the suburbs/outskirts have what we're looking for? Wouldn't mind B&B or smaller hacienda. Thanks!
I was in Albuquerque last week to check out the area and found a rental house located North of Lomas, East of Louisiana, West of Pennsylvania and just south of the Jerry Cline Park. The house itself is in great shape, owners seem nice enough... the neighborhood appears older with some nice and some not so nice on the same street and the adjacent streets - any advice about that area? Thanks for your help!
We are all traveling to New Mexico for Dad's 80th and want to celebrate with dinner out while staying near Taos. There will be 11 of us. I would appreciate any ideas. Thanks
I am travelling to Chaco in April and wonder if I need to rent an SUV or will a economy car have enough clearance. We will take the long road from the south instead of going all the way around and in from the north.
thanks so much
Now before anyone goes harping on me about not seraching for similar posts, I did search and didn't find anything that quite satisfied me!! That said, I was wondering what weather to expect for mid-February in NM. Albuquerque, Santa Fe, down to Carlsbad, White Sands, Roswell. I've been checking the weather networks online frequently and it seems like it's warm during the day (15C - don't know Farenheit). Should we anticipate snow in the towns? I'm expecting snow up at high altitudes (e.g. Sandia Peak). How about driving conditions? We're also driving to Gallup and into Arizona - how about these roads? Thanks!
Walking safety Posted: Wed January 14, 2009 03:30 AM UTC
Hi All, I will be staying at a hotel on Central Avenue east of Broadway and was thinking of walking to the Convention Center (about a 15 minute walk). Would this be safe for a lone woman? This would be during the day. I ask because I've read there are some sketchy areas in downtown. Alternatively, I could take the bus to 2nd Street and walk from there.
Iwant to take the wife and 2 teens to a mountain cabin for a week or so. We would like to do some hiking, fishing, shopping and maybe some horseback riding and whitewater as well. We prefer accomodations off the beaten path, and would rather spend our $$ on activities than on luxurious lodging. Anybody have any suggestions? I was thinking about the region West of Cimarron, near Taos.
We have 9 days for a road trip starting in El Paso and heading North thru New Mexico! We are flying out of Albuquerque and want to see as much of NM as possible, including Taos. We cannot wait to experience New Mexico!
We'd love suggestions on a route, and what to see along the way. We want to experience small towns, local cafes, fun places to stay (not too expensive), art galleries/local artists, festivals/celebrations, amazing scenery (Petroglyphs) and hikes...
Any suggestions/tips are welcome!
Thank you so much! :)
go to Vietnam Posted: Thu December 11, 2008 06:31 AM UTC
I am planning to treval Vietnam Jan.,2009,I want to find some people go with me.I want to be the capital city first,which hostel is cheapest?
from Nanning,China to Vietnam.
My Msn:tinalongding(@)hotmail.com
I am thinking of taking my 16yo daughter, and 67 year old mother on a trip someplace warm over the winter. It is just going to be a weekend getaway as my daughter is in school. Here are our varied requirements:
* I like the outdoors...really want to go to the southwest. Love national parks.
* Highs at least in the 60s
* my daughter likes the glitz of the big city...I need to include some excitement for her
* my mother can't walk too much, so I'm thinking road trip
Howdy folks! I've been offline most of this year it seems, but I'm missing my VT buddies! So, anyone have ideas for a VT meet in New Mexico sometime this year?
Some ideas we've bandied about in the past:
Balloon Fiesta
Gathering of Nations
Roswell Alien Festival
or just plain lunch or dinner!
What say you? Anyone have thoughts to shar? Is there interest? Or shall I just call Ray and make him meet me for lunch?
Scenic Drives? Posted: Tue November 4, 2008 06:02 AM UTC
Hello everyone,
I'm wondering what the drive from Roswell to Albuquerque is like, scenery-wise. I'm planning on visiting Roswell, Carlsbad, and White Sands, but I'm flying out of Albuquerque. The other option I was considering was driving from Carlsbad through Texas past Guadalupe Mountains NP, stopping for a couple hours, and getting to Albuquerque via interstate 25 (not necessarily all in one day).
I will be in Albuquerque, nov 3, 2008 for at least 4 days maybe more. I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on a quiet motel, that was reasonable. I am not a high roller , but like it clean and quiet, If i could get a deal I would stay longer but it seems the online deal makers are all in the same range. I wanted to go to the peak/ tram. I have to go to santa fe on nov 3, 2003 after that I thought I would dive back to alb, and stay there- open to all ideas- have info on cebu, bohol, camigiun philippines, china, and shenzen- glad to help -bye all,
I would be in Roswell next weekend [ 18 October ] and be attending a seminar for one whole month until 14 November 2008. I am a Malaysian and would be staying at the Best Western Sally Port Inn during the one month period.
Was informed that Roswell have about 24 VT members but effort to reach some, have been negative in reply.
Would like any VT members to get in touch so we can meet and have some quality social meeting.
I can be reach at this address or ivan9220@yahoo.com.
Hi,
Just wanted to know how far and time taken between roswell to tucson ? Is there a sort of a greyhound bus going to tucson in the morning and one getting back to roswell by late evening ? Thanks. ... Ivan
Hi, I was just thinking if there are any VT members in Roswell, New Mexico . Well, I would be attending a one-month training programme in Roswell and staying at a local inn in Roswell, New Mexico. As the saying goes, the best way to see and cover a lot of interesting places is being accompanied by a good friend.
So, any VT members in roswell out there, I would love to meet you. BTW, I am a 53 years old, law enforcement officer from Malaysia and love travelling.
Hi again! :-)
I'm thinking of doing my Albuquerque --> Albuquerque loop (mentioned in my previous post here) starting with Gallup & Canyon de Chelly rather than with Santa Fe & Taos, which I would then see on my way back to Albuquerque... This is to try and avoid reaching certain places during a week-end...
But I'm having a bit of a hard time trying to figure out how long each portion of the trip could take me - for instance, how many days driving from Albuquerque to Grand Canyon via Gallup & Canyon de Chelly (I would be in Gallup on a saturday for the 'flea market' but probably would rather spend the night somewhere else...)...
Any idea?
Thanks!
Cécile