Hi! I’m Mark, the New Mexico Travel Guy, and this is my blog New Mexico & Beyond. This blog documents my travels within the great State of New Mexico, and a few places beyond. My current focus is on 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 one...
Thank you to Perceptive Travel for publishing my article "Landing in Roswell for the Annual UFO Festival"
When it comes to horse racing, I’m an idiot. Then again, I’m an idiot when it comes to most things in life, so perhaps that’s not saying much. I have very limited experience with horses and I’m not into gambling or betting. So, it’s probably a good thing that I’ve never been to a horse race before. But on a sunny August afternoon...
The amazing adventures of the Coe family and everything you need to know to make the most of your visit to Glencoe, New Mexico
Everything you need to know about the River of Lights Holiday lighting display in Albuquerque, and a few things you don't need to know
Each year as the fall colors start to fade and the weather starts to get cold in New Mexico (stop laughing if you’re from Alaska, North Dakota, or similar place), tens of thousands of visitors begin to arrive at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in San Antonio, New Mexico. These visitors are of the winged variety, in the form of cranes, geese, and...
Visting "The Most Dangerous Town in America" for the Billy the Kid Pageant and Old Lincoln Days
San Patricio is one of those “blink and you’ll miss it” towns along the Billy the Kid Trail in the Hondo Valley of Southeastern New Mexico. However, several artists apparently didn’t blink when passing through town. The light of the Hondo valley attracted painters like moth to a flame, and some of them decided to settle down in San Patricio...
Unusual sculptures and the Tinnie Silver Dollar Steakhouse
Apples, Rolling Hills, and the Hondo Valley Eagles
Everything you need to know about visiting the Breaking Bad statue in Albuquerque, and a few surprises from the statue unveiling day!