Posts From: August 2012

PARTY ON IN PEACE: Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of Fiesta de Santa Fe.

By The Santa Fe Travel Insider on Aug. 28, 2012

If there’s one tradition that captures the vibrant spirit of Santa Fe, it’s our city’s annual celebration, La Fiesta de Santa Fe–a colorful, historic feast unlike anything you’ve experienced. With parades, dancing, concerts, and a 30-foot effigyof gloom built every year just to be burned to the…

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Not Your Ordinary Soup Can

By The Santa Fe Travel Insider on Aug. 27, 2012

It's just another mini-mart, right? OmegaMart looks the way everyone expects a grocery store to look. The shelves are fully stocked with a hundred different things. The hand-made ‘OmegaMart’ sign matches the signage of surrounding shops, and the pleasant Muzak-like sounds create a familiar…

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Advice From PeterGreenberg.com: Skip the Strip For Santa Fe!

By The Santa Fe Travel Insider on Aug. 24, 2012

Not every girlfriend getaway begins or ends in Las Vegas. Not that you can’t have a lot of fun there, but instead of the traditional shopping and cocktails, we sent Fit Globetrotter Dena Roché to New Mexico for a Southwestern alternative to the typical getaway. Think natural spas, galleries and…

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Need A Change Of Altitude?

By The Santa Fe Travel Insider on Aug. 17, 2012

Travelers at the summit of Atalaya Trail Whether you’re looking for an athletic challenge to get your adrenaline flowing, or you’re planning your vacation around cooler temperatures and a landscape beautiful enough to lose yourself in, chances are you’ll find something to love about autumn in…

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The City Different

By The Santa Fe Travel Insider on Aug. 09, 2012

There are arguably other cities as exotic as Santa Fe. Just not on this continent. It strikes you the first time you see The City Different. When city officials came up with that name early last century, they got it exactly right. For rarely does a place speak to so many people on so many levels.The…

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