Travel

A Trip To India Of Contrasts: Tropical Kerala And Desert Rajasthan March 18

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SFCIR News:
 
Santa Fe Council on International Relations presents a talk and slide presentation entitled, “A Trip to India of Contrasts: Tropical Kerala and Desert Rajasthan” by Martha and Ray Wallace, former Naval Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in India.
 
This special event is 5 p.m. Friday, March 18 at Tipton Hall, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr. in Santa Fe. The presentation is free and open to the public.
 
This presentation begins with a description of India as it exists today–some facts and figures about the country, which will be
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Griggs: The Wet Side Of Morocco – Not To Be Mythed

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David Griggs next to a cannon on the ramparts at Essaouira, where Orson Welles filmed his 1952 classic version of ‘Othello’. Courtesy photo
 
 
By DAVID H. GRIGGS
Foreign Correspondent
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
I apologize for the double pun in the title, and blame it all on the influence of a headmaster under whom I worked early in my career.
 
It was at this school, also, that I taught a course in Greek Mythology to a rambunctious lot of second, third and fourth graders, who loved to act out the stories of gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters.
 
So it was with great
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Boutique Air: Better Flight Times For Better Connections

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Boutique Air. Courtesy photo
 
BOUTIQUE AIR News:
 
Starting March 1, travelers will benefit from better flight schedules to Albuquerque through Boutique Air.
 
The new flight schedule still offers three daily nonstop flights between Los Alamos and the Sunport, but it increases the number of potential connections.
 
 
 
Flights start at $49 one-way. Book early for best rates. Avoid the hassle and stress of driving to ABQ. Connect to your Spring Break flight now! Remember, parking at Los Alamos Airport is FREE.
 
Great views.
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NCRTD Announces Presidents’ Day Holiday Schedule

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NCRTD News:
 
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 15.
 
The RTD 255 Mountain Trail Route to Ski Santa Fe will operate on its weekend/holiday schedule and the 341 TSV Green Route to Taos Ski Valley will operate on its regular weekday schedule.
 
The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free and premium fare-based bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses
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NCRTD Receives Unmodified Opinion With No Findings In Its FY2015 Audit Report

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has received an Unmodified Opinion with no findings and no carryovers as reported in its Fiscal Year 2015 Independent Auditor’s Report.

The findings, which have been verified by the New Mexico State Auditor’s office, were presented today at the NCRTD monthly Board meeting by Farley Vener, president of Hinkle and Landers, P.C., which conducted the audit.

The report issued an Unmodified Opinion with no new findings and no carryovers, marking the second consecutive year that the District audit received such designation. The Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Offering Overnight Tour To Trinity Site

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

Trinity Site, the location where on July 16, 1945, the first man-made nuclear explosion was detonated, is open only twice a year, and the Los Alamos Historical Society is offering a guided tour to the site April 1 and 2 for the spring opening.

The Society’s Trinity Tour includes a two-day, one night experience via the Alamogordo southern approach through the seldom-seen interior of White Sands Missile Range.  Departure from Trinity Site will be out of the northern Stallion Gate, with a lunch stop at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.

Bonuses include a visit to the young

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Gabel: Thank You Atomic City Transit

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ACT staff reponds quickly to citizen concern over placement of bus stop in White Rock. Photo by Dan Gabel
 
By DAN GABEL
Los Alamos

We all realize that the new ACT bus routes would have a few kinks to be ironed out. 

I want to commend ACT for their quick response to a dangerous bus stop. When I got off the bus this morning, the stop had been moved half a block up Rover Boulevard so folks no longer need to balance on the curb or be in traffic near the busiest intersection in White Rock. Within two days of pointing out the issue, ACT staff had it done. 

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LAPS Adds Afternoon Bus Route To North Mesa For LAHS Students

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LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools has added an afternoon high school route to North Mesa.

Route 10, Bus 123 will begin serving that community starting Wednesday, Jan. 27.

Direct questions about the route to the Transportation Department at 505.663.2255.

Visit the LAPS website to find the stop time closest to home at https:////www.laschools.net/BusRoutes. Read More

Touring Buffalo Thunder’s La Mesita Ranch Estate

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As part of Thursday’s VIP Tour of Buffalo Thunder Resort and Spa, guests were treated to a visit of La Mesita Ranch Estate in Nambé. Pojoaque Pueblo recently puchased the estate, which is managed along with Buffalo Thunder by Hilton Hotels. This is one of the entrances to the Grand Hacienda. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Guests gather in the living room at the Grand Hacienda during Thursday’s VIP tour. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos Medical Center Marketing Director Mary Beth Maassen chats with Helen Ortega in one of the Grand Hacienda
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Scenes From Thursday’s VIP Tour Of Buffalo Thunder

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Guests mingle in the Governor’s Suite during a VIP tour Thursday evening at Buffalo Thunder Hotel and Spa. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Director of Sales and Marketing Christie Windle with guests at the VIP Reception in the Governor’s Suite Thursday at Buffalo Thunder. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Buffalo Thunder Director of Catering Peter Lovato and Los Alamos Medical Center Marketing Director Mary Beth Maassen under a festive light-decked canopy set up in a ballroom at the resort during Thursday’s VIP Tour. Photo by Carol
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