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Travel Blogs from Albuquerque

The Arctic Desert

A travel blog entry by crossamerica

Now, dear readers, what would you say was the defining characteristic of a North American desert in late May? After sand you might answer "it will be hot and dry". Well you would be wrong! We woke to rain and a bitter wind. Snow had fallen overnight to about 500ft above our hotel. The TV weather channel showed a radar return right above Grants …

The caves, the dunes, the desert...New Mexico

A travel blog entry by emandnat

Heading west… nat and I keep remarking on how great it is to finally see the west. The roads have been beautiful and the speed limits high, so that makes drive times better. I must note that because all the limits are higher than normal roads in the east, the police take these very seriously. We got pulled over in west texas for going 7 miles …

ALBURQUERQUE TO THE PAINTED DESERT

A travel blog entry by usacoasttocoast

... disappear into the store, I am all shopped out and am left riding shotgun on evie the rv until they return. I then realise he has stopped right opposite a trailer park. Well its not long before i start attracting the interest of the inhabitants, I have heard of trailer trash on tv but OMG i never realised how true it was until they started to visit me. Doors locked until the others return, which they do with a loaded trolley which then ...

Please allow me in to your country

A travel blog entry by uncleprude

... he was interested in selling my passport to a terrorist but if my name ends up on the " do not fly" list I am NOT going to be happy with him.

Highlights of the Best of the west Tour days 10-18

A travel blog entry by cazza_macca

... show was was really nice and then went inside the casino. I thought it was awful! They have these coloured glass flowers all over the celing and I thought they were hideous. They also have a large indoor garden which apparently costs them millions but I couldn't see why?! My Dad's garden is far nicer and he doesn't have tacky man-made large bees sticking out of it!!

The gambling areas are huge and actually are pretty soulless places. I couldn't ...