I am 23 moving to Santa Fe in January and am wondering where to go to meet people my age. I%26#39;ve never been and frankly do not know too much about the city. I will be working during the week at a gallery so i figure I will meet people through work but would like to know best area to live. Are there any great short term rentals you know of? Also my mom and I are driving from the east coast-any must see sights along the way and she will be here for a few days after the drive. Any favorite sights? We like the outdoors and would like to do some skiing and hiking. Is there too much snow for hiking and too little for skiing in Jan. Sorry lots of questions but we are in the dark!
moving to santa fe -Best driving rout %26amp; favorite sights
Well, I am not one of the people your age, so I%26#39;ll leave the ';in'; places in Santa Fe to residents of the ';City Different.'; You will certainly know you%26#39;re not in Boston any more however. ;-) There is no other city like Santa Fe, and there is no other state like New Mexico.
I would attempt to recommend some sights to see between Boston, and Santa Fe, but I would need some more specific information as to which route you plan to take in between.
The Santa Fe Ski Area, 16 miles from downtown Santa Fe, was supposed to open this Thanksgiving weekend, but postponed. We are receiving some rain and snow today however, so the ski area should be open by next weekend. You can get much of your desired hiking in, just by exploring the central, historic district of Santa Fe. Santa Fe is certainly ';walking-tour'; friendly, much like the many sites in the downtown area of Boston.
I hope this sheds a little light on your ';darkness,'; but please get back to us with your planned route, and we%26#39;ll help with more recommendations.
moving to santa fe -Best driving rout %26amp; favorite sights
Santa Fe is called the City Different. If you are in the dark about our city, I would get researching ASAP!! Things move at a different pace here, much different than Boston.
I%26#39;m way past my twenties. We have 2 4 year colleges in town, St John%26#39;s and College of Santa Fe. Also a community college. Most of the hang out spots are near the Plaza, Canyon Road or the Railyard area.
Best areas to live depend on what you can afford, rentals are very expensive. Do not consider the Airport Road or SW part of town. Read the want ads at www.santafenewmexican.com for info. I would also read this newspaper site to see if you really want to move to our city.
From Boston to Santa Fe sights depend on which route you are taking. I would consider heading to the Denver/Boulder Colorado area for a visit. Then drive south on I25 to Santa Fe. Another option would be to drive through the Colorado Rockies, but just depends on what kind of weather is happening.
Once here, plenty of hiking, biking, skiing etc. Had some snow this holiday weekend, so the ski area should open soon.
Update on my driving plan. We are leaving Boston Jan.20th -still need suggestions! We are traveling south from Boston through Philly to visit friends -we are trying to avoid snowstorms-and will spend about a week driving through maybe North Carolina, Tenn. Ark. and Texas but nothing is definite. We have never been south so we thought it would be fun to stop in either Memphis or Nashville. And my mom will need to spend a week in Santa Fe once we arrive. My job begins Feb 1st. So again any suggestions for a b%26amp;b for a week or a hotel that is not too expensive. We were hoping to be near the museums And what must sees in the surrounding area this time of year.We are use to cold and snow!? Will be there enough time for a day of skiing in Taos or is skiing in Santa Fe fun enough.
Sorry I can%26#39;t help with the trip to Santa Fe as I have never driven across the country.
You will find our public transportation to be minimal compared to Boston, but we have a nice city bus service and soon our commuter rail to Albuquerque will open.
Skiing at Ski Santa Fe can be awesome if we have snow. Just had a snow storm today, the mountain looked like it got lots of snow. It is a fun mountain to ski according to my co-workers (I don%26#39;t ski anymore)
I would look into a b%26amp;b with possibly a kitchen. Check on www.santafe.org and also there have been a few posts recently with recommendations for casita rentals. A good hotel near the plaza is Inn of the Governors.
You%26#39;re 23 maybe if you told me what kind of stuff your into I can give you some more info about where to go to hang out and or meet people. There are some great places to go snowboarding and skiing in New Mexico. Toas has great skiing.
Corabean, you ask if there are favorite sights on the drive from Boston to Santa Fe? My first thought was it would take volumes to answer that! Surely there are things you have always wanted to see in this country??
Post your route in more detail for better advice. If you are interested in Tenneessee, post on that forum.
You have wonderful adventures ahead of you! Best luck in all regards.
hi
well you will be in for a little culture shock
we moved here from the east coast 14 years ago, while i had visited many times, living in the southwest is so so different than living in the east
we drove out end of december arriving here jan 1st there really wasn%26#39;t much to see or do along the way, we came the southern route I-40, a lot of trucks thats for sure, once you arrive in the state plan to spend some time in albuquerque, things there are a lot cheaper than in santa fe
good luck, have a safe trip across country
re: sights along the way
If you have your route planned, you can go to the TA home page and type in each city in the search box and click ';Things to Do.';
Have you already been to Washington DC? If not, the memorials, Smithsonian, Library of Congress would certainly be on my must see list of things along your route.
If you are going the southern route you will likely go through Oklahoma City and I would recommend see the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum as well as the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
The thing I remember most about my first trip to Santa Fe is the Loretto Chapel, so I%26#39;d have to recommend that as something for you and your mom to see.
I know-it will be really wierd. I actually was in Arizona over Chrisrtmas and did some hiking in the desert and was blown away by the Dr. Suess-like cactus I have never seen anything like it It%26#39;s odd not seeing trees and having alot of open flat space but everyone says Santa Fe is beautiful and great so i am getting really excited. I am also excited about skiing in Taos I heard they got alot of snow. And hope to explore all the surrounding areas!
I think we arre driving through Virginia- Roanoake but to go to T.A. things to do in each city is a great idea that might help us plan our route better. Neither of us have been to Tenn or Ok.or Texas so this will be quite an adventure.We may stop in Graceland and the cowboy museum sounds fun and when we get to Santa Fe we are going to that spa I am sure we will be a little tense by then driving with my mom for 5-6 days lots of books on Tape will defintely take in all the local sights. I think we are staying at the Inn of the Govenors -a good promotion or we may rent a Casita the price is around the same- any thoughts on this.We are leaning toward the hotel because after my mom leaves I will probably not eat out so much!
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