Travel

Sydney’s Corner: Foods of Turkey

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Sidney Frazier dining on frog legs in Turkey. Photo by Jason Frazier

Sydney’s Corner: Foods of Turkey

Introduction: Teralene Foxx. Photos by Jason Frazier

Over the past year, Sydney, our grandaughter, traveling the world with her parents has blogged about different foods: Foods of the Netherlands, Foods of  Poland, and now foods of Turkey. She was eight when then began their travels and turned nine in September. What amazes me is that this 8/9 year old is willing to try all these different foods. When they were in Bulgaria, she tried frog legs, which she proclaimed “They were really good.” Read More

Win Taos Adventure Vacation While Helping Rescue Llamas

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Pack llama on the trail near Taos. Courtesy/Wild Earth Llama Adventures

TAOS—Wild Earth Llama Adventures in Taos is giving abandoned, abused and neglected llamas a second chance while, at the same time, giving one couple a chance to win a five-day, four night vacation package to Taos with their llama rescue adventure raffle.

Only 100 raffle tickets will be sold now through Jan. 15, increasing the odds of winning. The drawing will be held on Jan. 16. The value of the entire package is well over $2,000.

The Taos vacation package includes: a three-day llama trekking adventure in New Mexico’s pristine Read More

Solo Traveler: When Lies Lead to Tourism

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Statue of Zorro in El Fuerte, Sinaloa. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
Fort in El Fuerte, Sinaloa. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
Solo Traveler: When Lies Lead to Tourism
By SHERRY HARDAGE

There is a beautiful little town in Sinaloa, Mexico, called El Fuerte, “The Fort.” Situated on top of the tallest bluff along the river, the fort overlooks a forested wildlife preserve on the other side.

It is an old city, the birthplace of Don Diego de la Vega, known as the hero, Zorro. His wealthy parents moved, shortly after his birth, to the Los Angeles area of California, which was still part of Mexico.

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Sydney’s Corner: Roman Ruins, Bulgaria

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The Roman  Amphitheatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Photo by Jason Frasier
 
Sydney’s Corner: Roman Ruins, Bulgaria
By SYDNEY FRAZIER

Sydney Frazier is the granddaughter of Los Alamos resident Teralene Foxx and is traveling the world with her parents for the next two years. As part of her home schooling during the trip, Sydney is blogging about her adventures. She is sharing some of her posts with the Los Alamos Daily Post.

We went to Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Did you know there are Roman ruins in Plovdiv? There are lots of Roman ruins in Plovdiv. I thought I would tell a little about them.

There Read More

No RTD Blue Bus Service Christmas or New Year’s Day

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RTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service on Wednesday, Dec.25 and Wednesday, Jan.1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays respectively.

NCRTD regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will run as normal on the days preceding and following each of the holidays.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides free bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses over 10,000 square Read More

Los Alamos Taxi: A Solution for Holiday Transportation Needs

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Staff Report

Visitors and locals without a car, as well as those that don’t drive used to be in a bind in Los Alamos. There’s no bus service or other transportation available after 7 p.m. or on weekends. Non-drivers who need to leave the Hill to catch a plane or train were also facing a problem. Enter Los Alamos native Cindy Capelli and Los Alamos Taxi. Capelli, who also owns New Mexico Wine Tours, started Los Alamos Taxi a year ago to meet these needs.

This holiday season, travelers have the option of traveling to the Albuquerque or Santa Fe airports or the train station in one of Capelli’s vehicles. Los Read More

Solo Traveler: The Soloists

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Rocky Mountain Park scene. Photo by Momo Vuyisich
 
A stream in Rocky Mountain Park. Photo by Momo Vuyisich
 
Solo Traveler: The Soloists
By SHERRY HARDAGE

I was in high school when I read Isabella Bird’s famous book A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains.

She was a 19th century British explorer who supported herself with writing. She traveled alone most of the time, and found that “pluck” was rather admired in the American West.

Most people were filled with too much admiration for her solo travel and independent spirit to do her any harm. Her adventure articles (and books) were published Read More

Solo Traveler: Traveling With Friends

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Solo Traveler: Traveling With Friends
By SHERRY HARDAGE

My mother has a friend who has traveled the world alone for the last 40years. When mom hinted she’d love to go on a trip, her friend diplomatically answered, “I wouldn’t want to jeopardize our friendship.”

Traveling with other people can certainly change a relationship. I have known of a few couples who started out as friends on a trip and ended up getting married later on. It’s also not unusual for an extended trip to seriously strain a marriage.

From personal experience, I can attest to being surprised at how a person I knew before traveling Read More

NCRTD ‘Blue Buses’ Not in Service Nov. 28-29

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.  Regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will resume Monday, Dec. 2.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides free bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses over 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the counties of Los Alamos, Rio Read More

UNESCO Sites: Irreplaceable Sources of Life and Inspiration

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Stones of Avebury. Photo by Jason Frazier

Terry Foxx of Los Alamos with her daughter Kerri Frazier, granddaughter Sydney and husband Jim Foxx gathered around one of the large stones of Avebury. Photo by Jason Frazier

Avebury, a Site Worth Visiting

By TERALENE FOXX

Our traveling family (Kerri, Jason and Sydney Frazier) frequently joke that Kerri should get a bumper sticker that reads, “Will stop for flora, fauna, cheese, and UNESCO World Heritage Sites.” Although it may be a joke, there is some truth to this. Kerri confesses “I am a serious UNESCO junkie and admittedly several of the places Read More