Hi! I’m Mark, the New Mexico Travel Guy, and welcome to my “New Mexico and Beyond” blog. This blog documents my travels as I chip away at visiting EVERY town in my home state of New Mexico. But rather than check off a list of places as quickly as possible, I intend to savor it by writing a new blog post every other week, highlighting events...
Discover Lithuania's Hill of Crosses and Vilnius: A journey through faith, resilience, and history in the heart of the Baltics.
Your Latvia Road Trip Playlist: Gauja National Park, Sigulda Bobsleigh and Luge Track, and the capital city of Riga.
Your Estonia Road Trip Playlist: Tallinn, Soomaa National Park, and Pärnu
From Tallinn to Kraków, this Baltic road trip hits small towns, capitals, and stunning landscapes.
Part 1: An introduction to the Baltics.
Discover New Mexico's rich food traditions with Art Pollard's cookbook "Enchantment: A New Mexican Cookbook" featuring 1,200 authentic recipes.
I recently found myself waking up on a Saturday morning at the ungodly hour of 4:30am to make a three hour drive northeast to the tiny town of Maxwell, New Mexico. If you’ve been on I-25 between Raton and Las Vegas (NM), then you probably whizzed by Maxwell without noticing. Unless you’re a birder or hunter. I fall in the first category, though not of the...
Everything you need to know about the 27th Annual River of Lights Holiday lighting display in Albuquerque, and a few things you don't need to know.
Your ultimate guide to visiting Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in Candy Kitchen, New Mexico
A sweet journey through Pie Town's rich history and the best places to sample their legendary pie.
Everything you need to know about visiting the Breaking Bad statue in Albuquerque, and a few surprises from the statue unveiling day!