As a born & raised Santa Fean, the vast majority of the travel videos about this city are only mediocre. These 'don'ts' feel like they could have been written by a local, they are very comprehensive, fair and well researched. Thanks for representing my hometown so wonderfully!
I grew up in NM and hated it. As an adult I left as fast as I could. I have now come back and realized what an incredible state it is. Even tho it’s mis managed by its government it’s diverse cultures and landscapes and history is amazing. And the food is the very best there is.
I also left and came back, and yes, after seeing everywhere else NM is my favorite place in the country. There’s just nowhere else like it. 🏠 ☀️ 💕 And no government is perfect but I appreciate the progressivism here. Most of the country is soul-crushingly conservative. NM is a place where I feel free to be myself.
@@brightharbor_New Mexico thankfully isn’t “Coastal Blue”. It’s more of the classic “Midwestern blue” I grew up with. Sensible. (I’m from Missouri but live in Texas now). The only gripe I’ve got is NM gun laws. I’m expected to not defend myself in Albuquerque, and idk how familiar you are with specifically Albuquerque, but that’s problematic. I avoid this conundrum when visiting NM by not going to Albuquerque. I usually go to Ruidoso or Mora / Taos area. Like every damn body else who lives in Texas.
I grew up in Santa Fe in the 70's and eighty's. This makes me so very homesick. My father Bill Wright had Wright brothers garage and repaired foreign autos. He was well known there. He passed away in 2016. Thanks for the memories.
@@jackie41083Yes … if you like cold weather and possibly snow. Most days will be sunny but certainly not warm. Our warm season is May - early October like in the Northeast, due to the high elevation here. We can get some nice, warm days in late March/April or later in October, but it can also snow during those times, too.
l live an ocean away; but whenever l travel abroad, l fly to America, my real homeland. New Mexico, l've only passed through it by bus, in the middle of the night. This coming October, l am flying straight to Santa Fe, and l am thrilled.
Love Santa Fe and ABQ. But I say rent a car. There is so much to do experienced best in a car. Turquoise trail, Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, great old churches, etc.
@@ronobrien424 I bet you've only seen the parts that are meant to be seen as a local you see a front. Santa Fe is not nearly as nice as it is when you come visit. The whole city puts up a front if you lived here you would be disappointed.
If I could live one place it would Santa Fe. Absolutely, hands down, most beautiful, lovely city. Not that I’ve visited all cities. Fall is especially beautiful. ❤️🙌🏻🤗☀️
@@mtz21601 Nothing wrong with that. Plenty of people absolutely love and move to my hometown even though I think it's incredibly shitty and hate it. I think when you grow up somewhere you just have a completely different view than some one that moves there when they're already an adult.
I live in Pennsylvania and visited Santa Fe a couple years ago. I absolutely loved it there! It is a really cool city, the weather is wonderful and the people are friendly. I would live in Santa Fe in a heartbeat!
Here's a tip from a local! If you want GOOD local food, go where the locals eat. Atrisco's in the DeVargas Mall. Here, you won't get "Tex-Mex" tourist food. You'll get down home old fashioned New Mexico cooking. This is not a five star glitzy trap. It's a low key restaurant. It's always crowded and a bit noisy, because we who live here love this place! The DeVargas Mall is out a ways, NOT in the center of town. It's near the National Cemetery and just a neighborhood shopping mall somewhat North of the Plaza. NOT in walking distance either.
I’m from beautiful southern New Mexico and I just want to say our whole state is beautiful and has so much to do and see! Santa Fe is nice LOVE Taos the gila, Jemez, white sands, ruidoso, inn of the mountain gods, Carlsbad caverns, beautiful areas near los alamos, Carson national forest, Taos Pueblo, Albuquerque los ranches, just be safe in Albuquerque... enjoy our land of enchantment
“Just be safe in Albuquerque” I drove through ABQ in a semi exactly once and decided that may be hard to do especially considering NM having strict gun laws.
Yes, not a Hot Springs. Japanese style hot tubs. Gorgeous, though. Have lodging and treatments, as well. Limited bookings during COVID, so check the website. P.S., it's a nice place to quarantine if you decide to come from out of state during COVID restrictions.
Unfortunately (for me) the waves has changed BIG TIME. You can't even spend any time there without spending over $200. You used to be able to go to the community pools (either women's or coed and stay for the day for 25. Those are no longer. Sad, what they have done. Locals can't afford to go there anymore. IT USED TO BE GREAT, BUT NO LONGER.
I live here in Santa Fe and grew up in Chimayo, New Mexico. I met Wolter and his wife last year when I was playing my guitar and busking here in the plaza! Wolter is such a cool and friendly dude. I have been watching his videos for years and discovered some of his videos way back in 2017 before I went to Brazil for the first time and they helped me tremendously so a big thank you again to you Wolter! And thank you for letting me take a photo with you last year! Meeting you was a dream come true from one traveler to another I really appreciate all of the advice you give in your videos, your friendly nature and down to earth personality! You're the best man! :) All of the advice you gave about my city was spot on! I think you filmed this last year right? One of the unfortunate things with the Railrunner now as an update is that its not operating anymore because of the virus situation. So Uber or Lyft for those that want to come to Santa Fe from Albuquerque would be the only option until our governor reopens the Rail Runner Train. And yes! We are friendly here for the most part! haha especially to tourists. You're welcome to come back anytime Wolter it was a pleasure having you here in Santa Fe ^^
i am a former concierge from a number of Santa Fe hotels. i just wanted to let you know that you hit the nail on the head. you're video almost paraphrases my common introduction to 1st time visitors. i will be recommending this video in the future. i am so happy you visited my hometown and i am glad to see you clearly had a great time. despite not working in tourism anymore, i hope you're experience may draw you return.
If you make it to Taos, go on further to Taos Ski Valley, a very beautiful place. Stoke up on oxygen at the oxygen bar in downtown Santa Fe right before you go, as TSV elevation is 9,000 ft.
I live about a mile from where youre standing. Pre covid i was a cook, worked at Geronimos, Radish and Rye, Coyote Cafe, 2nd St. Brewery, Violet Crown and more.
Thank you so much for the kind words in my home town.. Our traditions keep us going and we are thankful for those who appreciate our state. #IAmNewMexico #NewMexicoMade
Lovely video! So many really good recommendations. As a local it's really great to see any part of New Mexico get good press, so thanks. A recommendation to potential tourists from said local: don't discount the significance of the Rail Runner train for getting between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Although presently you shouldn't be traveling for leisure amid the pandemic, and thus the train isn't currently running, it is still one of, if not the most inexpensive means of traveling this distance. Scheduling may seen inconvenient, but the shuttles alone often aren't worth it. There are buses and shuttles that can take you a nearby station from the ABQ Sunport and the train is not that much slower than a shuttle. Uber will cost you at least $75 to make that trip one way, and most shuttles will cost $100 or more even if you are traveling alone. Full one way fare's for two travelers costs only $18 on the train and reduced rates for seniors, youth 10-17, students with current ID, and medicare recipients, it would be only $8. For that price you can get to Santa Fe a bit slower and enjoy some lovely views that you won't get from the highway. Just something to keep in mind :)
"Don't forget to look up." LOVE this. Absolutely not used to it with stargazing because I'm so used to the light pollution from living in the city. Great video!
I have so much respect for how much work you put into this video. When you said that New Mexican food is different than Tex Mex and Mexican, YES! Thank you!
I've watched many of your videos lately and wondered how much knowledge or truth there is to your do's and don'ts.. I'm from NM I grew up knowing NM and Santa Fe. After watching this I have a new respect for your videos and I feel like I shall use you tips for places I haven't been now. You did NM proud and true. Thanks! Also you made this now Floridian so HUNGRY!!! I MISS NM FOOD!!!!
Chile... E! That's the peppers. Chili is that stuff from Texas. We do have Chile con carne, which will be a green or red sauce over ground beef, eaten with tortillas. Neither is hotter than the other. Green is bright and fruity, red is earthy and smoky. October is when everywhere is roasting the year's crop, smells so good!
Two of my favorite places in Santa Fe are the San Miguel Chapel (I've never experienced a more peaceful and tranquil setting in my entire life- must be the thick Adobe walls that begets the quietude) and the "after sunset" view looking east on W San Francisco St towards The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (from the vicinity of the Galisto St intersection). I could've gazed down W San Francisco St from dusk till dawn the view is so impressive. I deeply cherish the Southwestern United States, every visit is enlightening.
I celebrated my 50th birthday here in 2009. There was no "Margarita Trail" (to my knowledge) but we did our own Margarita Crawl through the Plaza/Old Towne. We paid anywhere from $3 to $12 for a margarita -- hitting the Happy Hours, of course! And the cuisine: FAB!
You once asked "Where have you visited and wished you had stayed longer?" Well, Santa Fe is right up there. When I land in a city for business I almost always travel on Sunday to get the lay of the land before my Monday through whenever meetings. While in Albuquerque, I took a day trip to Santa Fe; found the plaza; visited all the nearby places of interest within walking and really enjoyed a very fast afternoon. I actually ended up back in Santa Fe for a brief meeting that week. 😐😀 Excellent comprehensive video, Mark. One of my favorites!
@Wolters World BTW, when I concluded with "one of my favorites" I did not mean Santa Fe. I'm referring to this specific video. Something about it. The commentary, pics, topics covered (no fillers), editing, flow... I noticed someone said they watched it a few times it's so good. I agree.
I went to meow wolf when it was fairly new (perks of being a native new mexican lol) AND OH MY GOSH HE IS RIGHT PLS DONT SKIP OUT ON IT ITS MYSTERIOUS THE ART IS GORGEOUS AND ITS SO MUCH FUN
The beauty in New Mexican food is the simplicity of its ingredients. You really don't add too many spices beyond salt garlic and maybe some pepper. The chile really does the talking, which is why its so important to have the good stuff. Some people add oregano and cumin but I personally prefer without it, chile really does have a strong enough flavor on its own. Also Tex-Mex is mostly a creation of Mexican-American immigration whereas New Mexican food is a creation dating back to the Spanish Colonial period with a lot of influence from the Native Pueblos and Dine people who many New Mexicans are ancestry to. Edit: Just an example, some influences from indigenous cuisine include pinon pine nuts, fry bread, corn tortillas, and calabacitas Sopapillas were also invented in Albuquerque, the word come from the extinct 14th century Muslim-Spanish language Mozarabic. The language most likely came to New Mexico during the two major migration waves in 1598 and 1693-6 as recent converts from Jeduasim and Islam fled to the farthest reaches of the Spanish Empire to practice their old religious beliefs in secret.
born here all my life (it's a saying) and I would like to say, well done! So many of these travel videos don't really capture the true beauty of NM, but you sir worded and said everything so well, you almost sounded like a local. it's true that Santa Fe isn't for everyone, and I wouldn't recommend it if you are traveling with kids. even if you find it pretty, it's likely your kid would be bored out of their mind
I am born and raised in New Mexico and I respectfully disagree. It's not exactly Disneyland, but there are things that kids can enjoy. You just have to know where to look and be willing to take a day trip as this video suggests. Most kids will love Meow Wolf, the Balloon Fiesta, the ABQ Bio park, the Sandia Peak Tramway, and the NM History Museum. If you're willing to venture out even further, there is White Sands Missile Range, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and the International UFO Museum.
Ive lived in New Mexico for 58 years and there is a lot to see! If you are staying in Albuquerque, you should ride the world's longest tram from the base to Sandia crest! Also, my personal favorite restaurant is Sadie's either on 4th street or Academy. There are some good museums as well! If you have maybe a month or so, check out the International Balloon Fiesta at the beginning of October! Also check out White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns, and my personal favorite Taos(the best skiing in New Mexico). Plus there are numerous Navajo pueblos to check out, but make sure when you go that you check out when things are open to the public!
Thank you! I lived in Santa Fe for years and miss it something fierce. You did a good job of discussing the reality of Santa Fe. (Also, many of us who live(d) here are younger and tourists are of all ages, though it does have a large retired crowd.) Edited to add: If you do Meow Wolf, remember that what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. You have to get the right mentality prior to starting. Many exhibits need you to climb/crawl or otherwise get involved. Also, there's A LOT more to Santa Fe than the Plaza and a few other places. There are many pueblos that do tours. Waterfalls are within 30 minutes. The surrounding areas are fascinating.
Don't forget the Native American History Museums and local tribes have a huge influence on Santa Fe, as well as the Spanish Colonists, and History is as big as an attraction as the arts are. That is what brought my young family here 28 years ago, and we stayed.
Sooo many places to see in the USA 🇺🇸 Another really interesting & informative video on a lesser-known location...natural beauty looks great too. Thanks for sharing 😊👌🏼
Not everything go visit the old Guadalupe they won't let you in. No restaurants ask you if you want Christmas but they will give it if you ask. Still living here this video was off about a lot and left out the most interesting things. You obviously haven't been here in a while but probably don't want to. Nowadays it's teenagers shooting teenagers and no media coverage cause God forbid the cities reputation be harmed Santa Fe has changed for the worst.
This is such a fun and informative video. Thank you for making this. I was actually attracted by the 'don't' in the title, which makes it stand out more amongst so many dozens of what to do in Santa Fe type videos. Cheers!!
So enjoyed your review of my beautiful city! Thank you! It is true that the sun, altitude, and dry air can be intense to visitors new to high desert climate.
If you hang around long enough, you'll see a celebrity or two and maybe a movie shoot. I used to eat lunch on the plaza (I worked 2 blocks away) and one day Robert Wagner and his wife walked past. Another evening I had dinner at the Thunderbird, and when I came downstairs, Nick Nolte was inside the Plaza Cafe shooting a scene for a show.
Great advice for one of my favorite vacation cities. Can't afford to live there but it's great to visit! The Folk Art Museum is my favorite - a world class collection! There's also a fantastic Mexican market about 15 minute drive from downtown, a wonderful place for an affordable souvenir. I love your comment about the stars - we drove outside of town one night and the stars were unbelieveable. You ate at one of the best restaurants there - a yummy and beautiful place. Looks like you and Jocelyn had a rare vacation alone - good for you!
U know my family is one of the families that have lived in that area since the 1600s and let me tell u--the tourists and retiree transplants have made the city too expensive for people who have lived for centuries there.
THANK YOU for visiting NM for one and two for doing a vid of Santa Fe. I have really enjoyed ur vids on other places over the last couple of years. To see one from my home state is very exciting. New Mexico has a lot to offer the historic sites alone can keep you busy. The state is huge by European standards and traveling from site to site can be hundreds of miles. When the pandemic is over I hope everyone who visits the States considers New Mexico as a stop. Also IT IS NOT PART OF MEXICO. I have to explain that more than I can believe, even to Americans. Please check out as many sites as u can here. Chaco canyon is an amazing place.
I'm not a native, but after 40 years in NM, I consider myself an honorary semi-native. I just have a few small points to add. When walking in downtown Santa Fe, be ULTRA-CAREFUL when crossing streets. The drivers here are often blind to the existence of crosswalks, especially anywhere close to the Plaza. When driving, in general, never expect the other drivers to do the right thing, or you'll be dead wrong. Especially on I-25 and other freeways in NM, if you see a car entering the freeway in front of you, it's best to move to the left lane, if you can, and just let the other car do whatever he wants. You'll probably notice the other cars around you doing the same thing -- it gets to be instinctive after awhile. New Mexican home cooking is FANTASTIC, and the chile heat level is usually relatively mild. Restaurants that cater to tourists (with a few nice exceptions) do NOT serve home cooking. Unless you're accustomed to eating a lighted can of Sterno, order your chile ON THE SIDE until you get used to what you're getting. Usually green chile is milder than red, but only a little, and chile can affect different people in different ways. Ask your server which will be milder that day, if it matters to you. Having your chile on the side (in a little bowl so you can control the amount) is something you'll thank yourself for if you're not accustomed to having your face burned off. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! As Wolter said, New Mexican-style cooking is different from what the rest of the country thinks Mexican food should taste like, which is often watered-down Tex-Mex. I myself avoid any food that claims to be Southwestern anywhere north or east of Texas. and I've saved myself a LOT of distress by sticking to that rule. Finally, don't assume that Hispanic New Mexicans speak only Spanish or that Anglos speak only English. New Mexico is EXTREMELY multi-cultural. Also, Santa Fe and Los Alamos are home to people from all over the world, and many are highly educated. I myself am low-life here since I only have a master's degree. No matter where you're from, you'll probably find yourself meeting people who either are from or have been to whatever place you call home. And while I'm on my soapbox, RESPECT NATIVE AMERICAN LANDS AND CULTURE. I can't say that enough. Common courtesy goes a long way!
Lived in Los alamos for 2 years and 3 additional don'ts: Don't forget alot of the land around Santa Fe is Native American Reservations, who do have access policies but also beautiful places to visit and if you're into it, Casinos. Don't miss Los Alamos. It is gorgeous and it's like you're in another world up here. Don't visit Espanola at night accidentally. Alot of the small towns in New Mexico are not entirely safe. Plan your trips.
Thanks for the vid sir - we were out there just a few weeks ago and agree. Churches are spectacular and Sante Fe is really pricey. Bandolier is really nice, and don't get surprised about having to drive through the secure federal nuclear site. Los Alamos is also very nice - we ended up staying there several nights and honestly enjoyed that area even more.
New Mexico is my second favorite state (after my home state of Minnesota) and I always feel at home while in Santa Fe. I usually break your "don't" rule of not just eating New Mexican, the food is just too good. It's Christmas everyday when I'm in NM!
I totally forgot about that staircase, I have a spooky photo of a ghost in front of it that we took back in 1999. Wow that unlocked an old memory! What a great video, I've lived in Albuquerque for 8 years and never considered some of this stuff, definitely want to check them out before we move away :) Fun fact, we ate lunch next to Tom Hanks (and Colin Hanks) at the Frontier in Albuquerque and he LOVES New Mexico food and chile!
Santa Fe is especially careful about their light pollution - lots of covered lights at night that only create light pools in sheltered areas and don't shine upward. You noticed how easy it is to see the stars because of it! :) ABQ is not so careful and has terrible light pollution (BUT amazing views of city lights at night!) (I've lived in both Santa Fe and ABQ, I love them both - just thought it was great you noticed the clear SF night skies)
If you’re wanting to purchase true indigenous made jewelry- purchase from the artists under the portal at the Palace of the Governors, no middle man and the prices are more reasonable than the shops. You’ll help an indigenous artist and get a unique or one one of a kind piece of work.
Good job Walter! But let me add to the list of things to do - In summer, 3 big arts festivals 1. Folk Art Festival, 2. Indian Market, 3.Spanish Market plus the amazing Santa Fe Opera. In Fall - enjoy the golden foliage of the aspen trees, and local Zozobra festival. In Winter - skiing and snowboarding in Santa Fe and Taos. In Spring - Galleries, Meow Wolf, museums, beautiful hikes, hot springs, top notch farmer's market and art market, fabulous restaurants... There's so much to do in Santa Fe. Great place to visit!
Lost track of how many trips have made to SF. After NYC, SF is the second largest art gallery circuit in the states. Bring as much cash as if you’re going to NYC bc SF isn’t cheap. Forget moving there, real estate went up 10.3% last month alone. Love SF
Hey man I got to be honest this was an amazing video. I would never have watched it if my parents didn't send it to me. Then 5 seconds or even before I watched it I could tell it was going to be click bait. I feel like you do more of a valid justice to this video if you didnt have to keep saying don't, when you really mean do. Thanks for some good info, and hopefully you take my consideration into account for future videos. You're great host, great speaker and good flow, I just find it demoralizing to see such a good content creator, like yourself, go down the clickbait path. No need man. You good as is. 🎉
i live here....tia sophia's has the best breakfast in town....we have the best chile in the world...the chile is different in every county and town....i have 3 freezers and stash 3 bushels of hot roasted green chiles from Lemitar...just north of Socorro....that will last me a year...lol...it's a big reason why we all stay here and live here...and NM makes pretty good beer and wine, too...
Hi there, my name is Tania Marines, I live in Dixon, NM where my partner Ric Gaudet and I own and operate One Straw Farm (onestrawfarmnm.com) a small organic vegetable and flower farm. We are long time vendors at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market, another awesome venue to check out when you come back to Santa Fe, with all its beautiful produce, flowers, farm grown crafts and value added products, music and plenty of cheer to go around. There are also many artist studio tours held year round, at many of the beautiful rural locations surrounding Santa Fe and Taos. I participate in the annual Dixon Studio Tour (dixonarts.org)held the first full weekend in November. This year we will be hosting a virtual tour, Nov 7th and 8th, but we highly recommend you come check out the Northern New Mexico artist tours, when things settle down, especially ours, in Dixon, the oldest, still running tour in NM! We host many people at our farm and home, where they can walk around the farm, grub on homemade NM food and cold pressed cider made from Dixon apples and purchase my beautiful dried flower/botanical arrangements made from what we grow on the farm! My dried flower arrangement business is Season’s Muse at One Straw Farm (seasonsmusenm.com coming soon)! There are many artists on the tour creating a beautiful range of work in many diverse mediums! Hope you can check us out, One Straw Farm and Season’s Muse as well as the Dixon Studio Tour. We hope to see you at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market or at one of the year’s to come Dixon Studio Tours! You could make a really cool video about the Northern NM Summer/fall tradition of Studio Tours, beautiful time of year, in the fall, when all the Cottonwood trees are bursting with color along the Rios of our beautiful Valleys! Don’t forget about the wineries as well, like our favorites, Vivac Winery, La Chiripada Winery and Black Mesa Winery!
Born and raised Santa Fean and this video is AMAZING! You really got the essence of our city. When I meet transplants and sometimes visitors i always why they came/moved to Santa Fe. I find it so interesting because I personally would have a very low desire to come here 😅 I’d have tons more cities at the top of my bucket list before Santa Fe lol.
Melody Hagaman I missed my flight to from Phoenix to Toronto, so they put me on a next flight the next day. I took the 10 straight to New Mexico. It was cool scenery. Way different from where I live.
Garnette definitely different than Toronto! Glad you found even teeny tiny Lordsburg to be beautiful :) hope you’ll get to come back and see NM proper! Stay well!
Both of my parents are from Santa Fe so we had a lot of family there when I was growing up. I have visited there at least 30 times. Here are my don'ts: 1. Don't expect the locals to be happy to see you. If you like a welcoming atmosphere, Santa Fe may not be for you. People are polite enough but this not an aloha spirit or kumbaya kind of place. 2. Don't forget to ski if you are there during the winter. Skiing is a 30 minute drive from downtown and the snow is like Utah or Colorado but the lift tickets are like SoCal. 3. Don't forget to eat a chili relleno with every meal. So good. 4. Don't even mention Tex-Mex when talking about the food. That would be like going to a fine steak house and mentioning the Sizzler. 5. Don't skip this video. Mark really got a lot of good information into this and it is worth knowing before going.
Also, don't use the chilis from the decorative hanging bunch as they are covered in preservatives and not suitable for cooking 😅 My favorite time to visit Santa Fe is fall but anytime is great.
Yesss! Love how you made Santa Fe look amazing! Well we are! Land of enchantment!!There’s so much more to it!! Cross of the Martyrs, river walk, zozobra, fiestas…. I can go ion!!There is night life not Vegas style but we know how to have fun & entertain!! Summers are best…We got free plaza music concerts from June-aug right in plaza square… come one come ALL ❤️❤️❤️ ☀️ 🌵 🌅
The OFFICIAL State question: "Red or Green". I moved from San Diego to Albuquerque eight years ago and couldn't be happier. I have been to Santa Fe several times. I enjoy the arts in Santa Fe, I also do lots of hiking. I have been to several historic sites like Hernandez (Moonrise over Hernandez, Ansel Adams). Yes, BRING YOUR MONEY to Santa Fe. National Parks are GREAT.
Tim, I was super confused as to why no one had masks on and he was in restaurants and talking about going to museums. I live here and my husband works downtown. And, I was like what the heck is going on?
Here in Southern New Mexico (Las Cruces) our red chile is hotter than green, and all our chile is hotter than up north. I'm used to it after 18 years of living here.
there are a couple restaurants here that won't serve it to you on the side...they say so on their menus...lol...just order it light on the chile or ask you server which is hotter....red or green? they know about the chile they serve....they eat a lot of it...but you have to at least give the chile a try so you can say you did....have an ice cold cerveza with a tiny lemon wedge jammed down the neck....and don't let it get warm...and the green is usually hotter....so after living here since 1973, i want my face to melt...i love hot chile....any kind ...lol....
Been to SF more times than I can remember. We almost always stay at Pueblo Bonito, a historic compound bed and breakfast , within easy walking distance of the plaza. Our favorite restaurants are Maria's and the Shed, try the carne adovada! Bandoleer is a favorite stop of ours.
Nice video! I didn't see any comments about flying here, but I definitely want to mention that flying into Santa Fe is very easy to do and American and United fly here on a regular basis. It's so convenient and only adds about 100 dollars to the cost of your round trip ticket. So if you can arrange it, do like me and fly into Santa Fe!
As a born & raised Santa Fean, the vast majority of the travel videos about this city are only mediocre. These 'don'ts' feel like they could have been written by a local, they are very comprehensive, fair and well researched. Thanks for representing my hometown so wonderfully!
But you can't go into Guadalupe without a film crew the old church is off limits he didn't do enough research and same born and raised.
New Mexico is a crime ridden State thanks to democrats.
Yes! Also, as a born & raised Santa Fean, I couldn’t agree more!
I grew up in NM and hated it. As an adult I left as fast as I could. I have now come back and realized what an incredible state it is. Even tho it’s mis managed by its government it’s diverse cultures and landscapes and history is amazing. And the food is the very best there is.
I also left and came back, and yes, after seeing everywhere else NM is my favorite place in the country. There’s just nowhere else like it. 🏠 ☀️ 💕
And no government is perfect but I appreciate the progressivism here. Most of the country is soul-crushingly conservative. NM is a place where I feel free to be myself.
@@brightharbor_New Mexico thankfully isn’t “Coastal Blue”. It’s more of the classic “Midwestern blue” I grew up with. Sensible. (I’m from Missouri but live in Texas now). The only gripe I’ve got is NM gun laws. I’m expected to not defend myself in Albuquerque, and idk how familiar you are with specifically Albuquerque, but that’s problematic. I avoid this conundrum when visiting NM by not going to Albuquerque. I usually go to Ruidoso or Mora / Taos area. Like every damn body else who lives in Texas.
Im from Norway, but have American family living in Santa Fe. Really miss visiting here, very beautiful city, my personal favorite in America! 😁
I grew up in Santa Fe in the 70's and eighty's. This makes me so very homesick. My father Bill Wright had Wright brothers garage and repaired foreign autos. He was well known there. He passed away in 2016. Thanks for the memories.
This is the city where I was born and raised. Thank you so much for visiting and I’m happy you enjoyed your stay. This makes me proud
we really had a fun time. So much good food
Seems like you always say that Mark but then I travel to these places and now I think you’re right
I've been living here in Santa Fe for 6 years and I love the mountain views and the lakes.... 💗
Any recommendations for hiking with lake views? I'm taking my teens at the end of March.
Would you say it’s a good idea to visit in November?
@@jackie41083Yes … if you like cold weather and possibly snow. Most days will be sunny but certainly not warm. Our warm season is May - early October like in the Northeast, due to the high elevation here. We can get some nice, warm days in late March/April or later in October, but it can also snow during those times, too.
@@brightharbor_ Thank you! I was planning to visit Santa Fe last year but had to cancel.
l live an ocean away; but whenever l travel abroad, l fly to America, my real homeland. New Mexico, l've only passed through it by bus, in the middle of the night. This coming October, l am flying straight to Santa Fe, and l am thrilled.
The tortillas in New Mexico are some of the best bread on earth.
We agree
i agree and also once you try frybread and christmas you get stuck here for life hence thereforth it is called the land of entrapment xDDD
Tortillas are not bread 🙄
AND the sopaipillas!
The tortillas in New Mexico are too thick! They're practically pancakes! #Yuck
Another don’t. Don’t bother George R.R. Martin when you’re there. He needs to write.
Seriously the guy is later than my students with a term paper
@@woltersworld another don't. Don't act like a idiot when you're in another state or country
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Love Santa Fe and ABQ. But I say rent a car. There is so much to do experienced best in a car. Turquoise trail, Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, great old churches, etc.
Love nm. Sf and abq
I agree - rent a car, at least for part of your stay. There is so much to see! We're in the mountains!
@@ronobrien424 I bet you've only seen the parts that are meant to be seen as a local you see a front. Santa Fe is not nearly as nice as it is when you come visit. The whole city puts up a front if you lived here you would be disappointed.
A wonderful place to visit, especially in the fall. The smell of pinion wood is everywhere. The air is cool but not cold. Great art and food.
By Fall, do you mean November? Is it good to visit in November, or does it usually snow?
If I could live one place it would Santa Fe. Absolutely, hands down, most beautiful, lovely city. Not that I’ve visited all cities. Fall is especially beautiful. ❤️🙌🏻🤗☀️
it is gorgeous
I live in Albuquerque and when I go down there. You're doing to see a homeless person :_
As someone born and raised I don't agree but hey just point of view.
@@mtz21601 Nothing wrong with that. Plenty of people absolutely love and move to my hometown even though I think it's incredibly shitty and hate it. I think when you grow up somewhere you just have a completely different view than some one that moves there when they're already an adult.
@@Persephoneia01 what do you hate about it?
I live in Pennsylvania and visited Santa Fe a couple years ago. I absolutely loved it there! It is a really cool city, the weather is wonderful and the people are friendly. I would live in Santa Fe in a heartbeat!
Here's a tip from a local! If you want GOOD local food, go where the locals eat. Atrisco's in the DeVargas Mall. Here, you won't get "Tex-Mex" tourist food. You'll get down home old fashioned New Mexico cooking. This is not a five star glitzy trap. It's a low key restaurant. It's always crowded and a bit noisy, because we who live here love this place! The DeVargas Mall is out a ways, NOT in the center of town. It's near the National Cemetery and just a neighborhood shopping mall somewhat North of the Plaza. NOT in walking distance either.
Cafe Atrisco is a great choice. Delicious food!
I’m from beautiful southern New Mexico and I just want to say our whole state is beautiful and has so much to do and see! Santa Fe is nice LOVE Taos the gila, Jemez, white sands, ruidoso, inn of the mountain gods, Carlsbad caverns, beautiful areas near los alamos, Carson national forest, Taos Pueblo, Albuquerque los ranches, just be safe in Albuquerque... enjoy our land of enchantment
You seem to be quite enchanting yourself !
“Just be safe in Albuquerque”
I drove through ABQ in a semi exactly once and decided that may be hard to do especially considering NM having strict gun laws.
Love Santa Fe! Highly recommend ten thousand waves, a spa and hot spring just outside Santa Fe.
Not a hot springs, but has nice hot tubs
Yes, not a Hot Springs. Japanese style hot tubs. Gorgeous, though. Have lodging and treatments, as well. Limited bookings during COVID, so check the website. P.S., it's a nice place to quarantine if you decide to come from out of state during COVID restrictions.
Loved 10k Waves. Try "the cold plunge"!
Unfortunately (for me) the waves has changed BIG TIME. You can't even spend any time there without spending over $200. You used to be able to go to the community pools (either women's or coed and stay for the day for 25. Those are no longer. Sad, what they have done. Locals can't afford to go there anymore. IT USED TO BE GREAT, BUT NO LONGER.
I live here in Santa Fe and grew up in Chimayo, New Mexico. I met Wolter and his wife last year when I was playing my guitar and busking here in the plaza! Wolter is such a cool and friendly dude. I have been watching his videos for years and discovered some of his videos way back in 2017 before I went to Brazil for the first time and they helped me tremendously so a big thank you again to you Wolter! And thank you for letting me take a photo with you last year! Meeting you was a dream come true from one traveler to another I really appreciate all of the advice you give in your videos, your friendly nature and down to earth personality! You're the best man! :) All of the advice you gave about my city was spot on! I think you filmed this last year right? One of the unfortunate things with the Railrunner now as an update is that its not operating anymore because of the virus situation. So Uber or Lyft for those that want to come to Santa Fe from Albuquerque would be the only option until our governor reopens the Rail Runner Train. And yes! We are friendly here for the most part! haha especially to tourists. You're welcome to come back anytime Wolter it was a pleasure having you here in Santa Fe ^^
i am a former concierge from a number of Santa Fe hotels. i just wanted to let you know that you hit the nail on the head. you're video almost paraphrases my common introduction to 1st time visitors. i will be recommending this video in the future. i am so happy you visited my hometown and i am glad to see you clearly had a great time. despite not working in tourism anymore, i hope you're experience may draw you return.
Don't forget to take a road trip up to Taos. The gorge is breathtaking and there is no place on Earth like Taos.
I agree! I’m from New Mexico (Alamogordo) and Taos is my favorite!!!!
If you make it to Taos, go on further to Taos Ski Valley, a very beautiful place. Stoke up on oxygen at the oxygen bar in downtown Santa Fe right before you go, as TSV elevation is 9,000 ft.
I live about a mile from where youre standing. Pre covid i was a cook, worked at Geronimos, Radish and Rye, Coyote Cafe, 2nd St. Brewery, Violet Crown and more.
Your list is almost all my favorites from when I lived there. Just add LaChoza and Dinner for Two.
Thank you so much for the kind words in my home town.. Our traditions keep us going and we are thankful for those who appreciate our state. #IAmNewMexico #NewMexicoMade
Lovely video! So many really good recommendations. As a local it's really great to see any part of New Mexico get good press, so thanks.
A recommendation to potential tourists from said local: don't discount the significance of the Rail Runner train for getting between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Although presently you shouldn't be traveling for leisure amid the pandemic, and thus the train isn't currently running, it is still one of, if not the most inexpensive means of traveling this distance. Scheduling may seen inconvenient, but the shuttles alone often aren't worth it. There are buses and shuttles that can take you a nearby station from the ABQ Sunport and the train is not that much slower than a shuttle. Uber will cost you at least $75 to make that trip one way, and most shuttles will cost $100 or more even if you are traveling alone. Full one way fare's for two travelers costs only $18 on the train and reduced rates for seniors, youth 10-17, students with current ID, and medicare recipients, it would be only $8. For that price you can get to Santa Fe a bit slower and enjoy some lovely views that you won't get from the highway. Just something to keep in mind :)
I was born and raised in Santa fe, I moved to phoenix, AZ a year ago and I miss the food in SF so very much.
"Don't forget to look up." LOVE this. Absolutely not used to it with stargazing because I'm so used to the light pollution from living in the city. Great video!
Nice video, but don't visit during virus shut down. Very few places are open. Sort of like skiing in July.
I have so much respect for how much work you put into this video. When you said that New Mexican food is different than Tex Mex and Mexican, YES! Thank you!
I've watched many of your videos lately and wondered how much knowledge or truth there is to your do's and don'ts.. I'm from NM I grew up knowing NM and Santa Fe. After watching this I have a new respect for your videos and I feel like I shall use you tips for places I haven't been now. You did NM proud and true. Thanks! Also you made this now Floridian so HUNGRY!!! I MISS NM FOOD!!!!
Chile... E! That's the peppers. Chili is that stuff from Texas. We do have Chile con carne, which will be a green or red sauce over ground beef, eaten with tortillas.
Neither is hotter than the other. Green is bright and fruity, red is earthy and smoky. October is when everywhere is roasting the year's crop, smells so good!
@@lapislazarus8899 ❤️❤️
Thanks for this! I'm from Albuquerque so I've been to Santa Fe a lot. It's a nice reminder of home. 💛❤
glad i could :)
Two of my favorite places in Santa Fe are the San Miguel Chapel (I've never experienced a more peaceful and tranquil setting in my entire life- must be the thick Adobe walls that begets the quietude) and the "after sunset" view looking east on W San Francisco St towards The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (from the vicinity of the Galisto St intersection). I could've gazed down W San Francisco St from dusk till dawn the view is so impressive. I deeply cherish the Southwestern United States, every visit is enlightening.
I celebrated my 50th birthday here in 2009. There was no "Margarita Trail" (to my knowledge) but we did our own Margarita Crawl through the Plaza/Old Towne. We paid anywhere from $3 to $12 for a margarita -- hitting the Happy Hours, of course! And the cuisine: FAB!
New Mexico U.S.A. is truely The Land of Enchantment. Great video thanks for sharing.
You once asked "Where have you visited and wished you had stayed longer?" Well, Santa Fe is right up there. When I land in a city for business I almost always travel on Sunday to get the lay of the land before my Monday through whenever meetings. While in Albuquerque, I took a day trip to Santa Fe; found the plaza; visited all the nearby places of interest within walking and really enjoyed a very fast afternoon. I actually ended up back in Santa Fe for a brief meeting that week. 😐😀 Excellent comprehensive video, Mark. One of my favorites!
Thanks Tosh. I can understand why people come back again and again to Santa Fe
@Wolters World BTW, when I concluded with "one of my favorites" I did not mean Santa Fe. I'm referring to this specific video. Something about it. The commentary, pics, topics covered (no fillers), editing, flow... I noticed someone said they watched it a few times it's so good. I agree.
I went to meow wolf when it was fairly new (perks of being a native new mexican lol) AND OH MY GOSH HE IS RIGHT PLS DONT SKIP OUT ON IT ITS MYSTERIOUS THE ART IS GORGEOUS AND ITS SO MUCH FUN
The beauty in New Mexican food is the simplicity of its ingredients. You really don't add too many spices beyond salt garlic and maybe some pepper. The chile really does the talking, which is why its so important to have the good stuff. Some people add oregano and cumin but I personally prefer without it, chile really does have a strong enough flavor on its own.
Also Tex-Mex is mostly a creation of Mexican-American immigration whereas New Mexican food is a creation dating back to the Spanish Colonial period with a lot of influence from the Native Pueblos and Dine people who many New Mexicans are ancestry to.
Edit: Just an example, some influences from indigenous cuisine include pinon pine nuts, fry bread, corn tortillas, and calabacitas
Sopapillas were also invented in Albuquerque, the word come from the extinct 14th century Muslim-Spanish language Mozarabic. The language most likely came to New Mexico during the two major migration waves in 1598 and 1693-6 as recent converts from Jeduasim and Islam fled to the farthest reaches of the Spanish Empire to practice their old religious beliefs in secret.
The food and art is way better in El Paso
born here all my life (it's a saying) and I would like to say, well done! So many of these travel videos don't really capture the true beauty of NM, but you sir worded and said everything so well, you almost sounded like a local. it's true that Santa Fe isn't for everyone, and I wouldn't recommend it if you are traveling with kids. even if you find it pretty, it's likely your kid would be bored out of their mind
I am born and raised in New Mexico and I respectfully disagree. It's not exactly Disneyland, but there are things that kids can enjoy. You just have to know where to look and be willing to take a day trip as this video suggests. Most kids will love Meow Wolf, the Balloon Fiesta, the ABQ Bio park, the Sandia Peak Tramway, and the NM History Museum. If you're willing to venture out even further, there is White Sands Missile Range, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and the International UFO Museum.
I’m away at college now but my home will always be Santa Fe. I’ve lived there since I was 3 and it’s truly a gorgeous city
Is November a good time to visit? Does it usually snow in November?
Ive lived in New Mexico for 58 years and there is a lot to see! If you are staying in Albuquerque, you should ride the world's longest tram from the base to Sandia crest! Also, my personal favorite restaurant is Sadie's either on 4th street or Academy. There are some good museums as well! If you have maybe a month or so, check out the International Balloon Fiesta at the beginning of October! Also check out White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns, and my personal favorite Taos(the best skiing in New Mexico). Plus there are numerous Navajo pueblos to check out, but make sure when you go that you check out when things are open to the public!
Born in raised in Santa Fe. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Thank you! I lived in Santa Fe for years and miss it something fierce. You did a good job of discussing the reality of Santa Fe. (Also, many of us who live(d) here are younger and tourists are of all ages, though it does have a large retired crowd.)
Edited to add: If you do Meow Wolf, remember that what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. You have to get the right mentality prior to starting. Many exhibits need you to climb/crawl or otherwise get involved.
Also, there's A LOT more to Santa Fe than the Plaza and a few other places. There are many pueblos that do tours. Waterfalls are within 30 minutes. The surrounding areas are fascinating.
Would you say it’s good to visit there in November? Or will it likely snow?
Skip Santa fe in the winter unless you ski El Paso has better art and food.
Don't forget the Native American History Museums and local tribes have a huge influence on Santa Fe, as well as the Spanish Colonists, and History is as big as an attraction as the arts are. That is what brought my young family here 28 years ago, and we stayed.
Sooo many places to see in the USA 🇺🇸 Another really interesting & informative video on a lesser-known location...natural beauty looks great too. Thanks for sharing 😊👌🏼
it is gorgeous exploring the surrounding region
It’s actually the second most visited tourist destination in America. What planet are you from?
I’m from Santa Fe and this video is pretty spot on about everything, nice job!
Not everything go visit the old Guadalupe they won't let you in. No restaurants ask you if you want Christmas but they will give it if you ask. Still living here this video was off about a lot and left out the most interesting things. You obviously haven't been here in a while but probably don't want to. Nowadays it's teenagers shooting teenagers and no media coverage cause God forbid the cities reputation be harmed Santa Fe has changed for the worst.
You should have come on up to Taos! But that is a whole nother enchilada! Maybe one day.
Right?! Because Taos is the best town in all of New Mexico (says the two Taosenos)
I live in Santa Fe, but i visit Taos often as my grandparents have a house up there. I don't think anything can compare to the beauty that is Taos
For food, blue corn pancakes for breakfast! Oh my, I could eat those every morning!
This is such a fun and informative video. Thank you for making this. I was actually attracted by the 'don't' in the title, which makes it stand out more amongst so many dozens of what to do in Santa Fe type videos. Cheers!!
So enjoyed your review of my beautiful city! Thank you! It is true that the sun, altitude, and dry air can be intense to visitors new to high desert climate.
Santa Fe, Sedona, and Marfa are chillax towns
super chillax
@@woltersworld puff puff pass but then instead of pizza and wings, kale juice
Good time
I live just up the mountain in Los Alamos! It's great to see the local area get the love it deserves!
If you hang around long enough, you'll see a celebrity or two and maybe a movie shoot. I used to eat lunch on the plaza (I worked 2 blocks away) and one day Robert Wagner and his wife walked past. Another evening I had dinner at the Thunderbird, and when I came downstairs, Nick Nolte was inside the Plaza Cafe shooting a scene for a show.
Great advice for one of my favorite vacation cities. Can't afford to live there but it's great to visit! The Folk Art Museum is my favorite - a world class collection! There's also a fantastic Mexican market about 15 minute drive from downtown, a wonderful place for an affordable souvenir. I love your comment about the stars - we drove outside of town one night and the stars were unbelieveable. You ate at one of the best restaurants there - a yummy and beautiful place. Looks like you and Jocelyn had a rare vacation alone - good for you!
It was a very rare occasion that we got to go together. It was a really great time. And yes best restaurant. So good
U know my family is one of the families that have lived in that area since the 1600s and let me tell u--the tourists and retiree transplants have made the city too expensive for people who have lived for centuries there.
THANK YOU for visiting NM for one and two for doing a vid of Santa Fe. I have really enjoyed ur vids on other places over the last couple of years. To see one from my home state is very exciting. New Mexico has a lot to offer the historic sites alone can keep you busy. The state is huge by European standards and traveling from site to site can be hundreds of miles. When the pandemic is over I hope everyone who visits the States considers New Mexico as a stop. Also IT IS NOT PART OF MEXICO. I have to explain that more than I can believe, even to Americans. Please check out as many sites as u can here. Chaco canyon is an amazing place.
I'm not a native, but after 40 years in NM, I consider myself an honorary semi-native. I just have a few small points to add.
When walking in downtown Santa Fe, be ULTRA-CAREFUL when crossing streets. The drivers here are often blind to the existence of crosswalks, especially anywhere close to the Plaza. When driving, in general, never expect the other drivers to do the right thing, or you'll be dead wrong. Especially on I-25 and other freeways in NM, if you see a car entering the freeway in front of you, it's best to move to the left lane, if you can, and just let the other car do whatever he wants. You'll probably notice the other cars around you doing the same thing -- it gets to be instinctive after awhile.
New Mexican home cooking is FANTASTIC, and the chile heat level is usually relatively mild. Restaurants that cater to tourists (with a few nice exceptions) do NOT serve home cooking. Unless you're accustomed to eating a lighted can of Sterno, order your chile ON THE SIDE until you get used to what you're getting. Usually green chile is milder than red, but only a little, and chile can affect different people in different ways. Ask your server which will be milder that day, if it matters to you. Having your chile on the side (in a little bowl so you can control the amount) is something you'll thank yourself for if you're not accustomed to having your face burned off. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! As Wolter said, New Mexican-style cooking is different from what the rest of the country thinks Mexican food should taste like, which is often watered-down Tex-Mex. I myself avoid any food that claims to be Southwestern anywhere north or east of Texas. and I've saved myself a LOT of distress by sticking to that rule.
Finally, don't assume that Hispanic New Mexicans speak only Spanish or that Anglos speak only English. New Mexico is EXTREMELY multi-cultural. Also, Santa Fe and Los Alamos are home to people from all over the world, and many are highly educated. I myself am low-life here since I only have a master's degree. No matter where you're from, you'll probably find yourself meeting people who either are from or have been to whatever place you call home. And while I'm on my soapbox, RESPECT NATIVE AMERICAN LANDS AND CULTURE. I can't say that enough. Common courtesy goes a long way!
Born and raised in Santa Fe, must say you really did a great job representing it!
Don’t forget the Chimayo Santuario!
Gotta eat at Rancho de chimayo after santuario
Welcome to New Mexico!!! I hope we treated you well and you enjoyed your time here.
Treated us amazingly
Thank you for making the video! We thrive on art lovers who come to tour and buy! My dad is one of the artists who sell at the Plaza
I love Santa Fe !! Thanks for showing me some of my favorite spots. Taos next month, can hardly wait...
You are very welcome
Lived in Los alamos for 2 years and 3 additional don'ts:
Don't forget alot of the land around Santa Fe is Native American Reservations, who do have access policies but also beautiful places to visit and if you're into it, Casinos.
Don't miss Los Alamos. It is gorgeous and it's like you're in another world up here.
Don't visit Espanola at night accidentally. Alot of the small towns in New Mexico are not entirely safe. Plan your trips.
My first vist to Wolter's World...what an enthusiastic, energetic site! I've subscribed, of course. Brilliant color, by the way.
Thanks for the vid sir - we were out there just a few weeks ago and agree. Churches are spectacular and Sante Fe is really pricey. Bandolier is really nice, and don't get surprised about having to drive through the secure federal nuclear site. Los Alamos is also very nice - we ended up staying there several nights and honestly enjoyed that area even more.
New Mexico is my second favorite state (after my home state of Minnesota) and I always feel at home while in Santa Fe. I usually break your "don't" rule of not just eating New Mexican, the food is just too good. It's Christmas everyday when I'm in NM!
He damn sho eat in New Mexico, Old Mexico, and Kansas and Fladda and Nebraska and Sacatchywan.
I totally forgot about that staircase, I have a spooky photo of a ghost in front of it that we took back in 1999. Wow that unlocked an old memory! What a great video, I've lived in Albuquerque for 8 years and never considered some of this stuff, definitely want to check them out before we move away :) Fun fact, we ate lunch next to Tom Hanks (and Colin Hanks) at the Frontier in Albuquerque and he LOVES New Mexico food and chile!
Santa Fe is especially careful about their light pollution - lots of covered lights at night that only create light pools in sheltered areas and don't shine upward. You noticed how easy it is to see the stars because of it! :) ABQ is not so careful and has terrible light pollution (BUT amazing views of city lights at night!) (I've lived in both Santa Fe and ABQ, I love them both - just thought it was great you noticed the clear SF night skies)
I’ve always wondered about Santa Fe. Thanks for the practical info.
glad we could help
Me too. Before watching this video, I imagine about Steam Choo Choos and Stagecoaches. Perhaps I watched too much Western Movies.
If you’re wanting to purchase true indigenous made jewelry- purchase from the artists under the portal at the Palace of the Governors, no middle man and the prices are more reasonable than the shops. You’ll help an indigenous artist and get a unique or one one of a kind piece of work.
Excellent Video!! Looking forward to more!! Love your personality and expertise
I Love the atmosphere in SantaFe .
No need to say more.
The food there is unbelievably incredible. Just go there and eat.
You did a great job. Im 7th generation Santa Feian. All these are great tips.
Good job Walter! But let me add to the list of things to do - In summer, 3 big arts festivals 1. Folk Art Festival, 2. Indian Market, 3.Spanish Market plus the amazing Santa Fe Opera. In Fall - enjoy the golden foliage of the aspen trees, and local Zozobra festival. In Winter - skiing and snowboarding in Santa Fe and Taos. In Spring - Galleries, Meow Wolf, museums, beautiful hikes, hot springs, top notch farmer's market and art market, fabulous restaurants... There's so much to do in Santa Fe. Great place to visit!
Thank you for doing a video on New Mexico! Will you ever make a video about Albuquerque? One of my favorite cities.
When we do our Route 66 road trip we will be going through and fliming, but it won't be for a bit
Don’t go to Albuquerque it sucks that is why I moved to Santa Fe
Don't leave your car unlocked same for when you do 66 and go through tucumcari
Zader 28 true
And a heatwave is 85 degrees. The city is glorious
Lost track of how many trips have made to SF. After NYC, SF is the second largest art gallery circuit in the states. Bring as much cash as if you’re going to NYC bc SF isn’t cheap. Forget moving there, real estate went up 10.3% last month alone. Love SF
Hey man I got to be honest this was an amazing video. I would never have watched it if my parents didn't send it to me. Then 5 seconds or even before I watched it I could tell it was going to be click bait. I feel like you do more of a valid justice to this video if you didnt have to keep saying don't, when you really mean do.
Thanks for some good info, and hopefully you take my consideration into account for future videos.
You're great host, great speaker and good flow, I just find it demoralizing to see such a good content creator, like yourself, go down the clickbait path. No need man. You good as is. 🎉
Great list! By the way, you can eat on the cheap in Santa Fe if you talk to the locals. they know all the good & cheap places to eat!
i live here....tia sophia's has the best breakfast in town....we have the best chile in the world...the chile is different in every county and town....i have 3 freezers and stash 3 bushels of hot roasted green chiles from Lemitar...just north of Socorro....that will last me a year...lol...it's a big reason why we all stay here and live here...and NM makes pretty good beer and wine, too...
I live in Albuquerque and love visiting Santa Fe and you have some great advise Wolter!!
Thanks
Thanks Jack!
More don’ts: Don’t spell chile “chilli” . Don’t call a farolito a “luminaria”. Don’t call the Plaza the “town square” .
Late but I’m going to Santa Fe, West Texas (yeah NM is our vacation state) this weekend and this is very helpful.
Don't you want to just stay in Ruidoso? 😊
Hi there, my name is Tania Marines, I live in Dixon, NM where my partner Ric Gaudet and I own and operate One Straw Farm (onestrawfarmnm.com) a small organic vegetable and flower farm. We are long time vendors at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market, another awesome venue to check out when you come back to Santa Fe, with all its beautiful produce, flowers, farm grown crafts and value added products, music and plenty of cheer to go around. There are also many artist studio tours held year round, at many of the beautiful rural locations surrounding Santa Fe and Taos. I participate in the annual Dixon Studio Tour (dixonarts.org)held the first full weekend in November. This year we will be hosting a virtual tour, Nov 7th and 8th, but we highly recommend you come check out the Northern New Mexico artist tours, when things settle down, especially ours, in Dixon, the oldest, still running tour in NM! We host many people at our farm and home, where they can walk around the farm, grub on homemade NM food and cold pressed cider made from Dixon apples and purchase my beautiful dried flower/botanical arrangements made from what we grow on the farm! My dried flower arrangement business is Season’s Muse at One Straw Farm (seasonsmusenm.com coming soon)! There are many artists on the tour creating a beautiful range of work in many diverse mediums! Hope you can check us out, One Straw Farm and Season’s Muse as well as the Dixon Studio Tour. We hope to see you at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market or at one of the year’s to come Dixon Studio Tours! You could make a really cool video about the Northern NM Summer/fall tradition of Studio Tours, beautiful time of year, in the fall, when all the Cottonwood trees are bursting with color along the Rios of our beautiful Valleys! Don’t forget about the wineries as well, like our favorites, Vivac Winery, La Chiripada Winery and Black Mesa Winery!
Born and raised Santa Fean and this video is AMAZING! You really got the essence of our city.
When I meet transplants and sometimes visitors i always why they came/moved to Santa Fe. I find it so interesting because I personally would have a very low desire to come here 😅 I’d have tons more cities at the top of my bucket list before Santa Fe lol.
Very accurate another piece of advice for tourists come in September that's when we have fiestas and a lot of cool stuff happens
Don’t encourage them
I live in Albuquerque and didnt know some of these things I can do just an hour from here
Its worth the drive
Helpful video Wolter. I’m from Toronto. I went to New Mexico earlier this year. I stayed in Lordsburg, NM. First time ever in that state.
So interesting! It’s not often visitors come to NM for Lordsburg! How was it?
Melody Hagaman I missed my flight to from Phoenix to Toronto, so they put me on a next flight the next day. I took the 10 straight to New Mexico. It was cool scenery. Way different from where I live.
Garnette definitely different than Toronto! Glad you found even teeny tiny Lordsburg to be beautiful :) hope you’ll get to come back and see NM proper! Stay well!
Both of my parents are from Santa Fe so we had a lot of family there when I was growing up. I have visited there at least 30 times. Here are my don'ts:
1. Don't expect the locals to be happy to see you. If you like a welcoming atmosphere, Santa Fe may not be for you. People are polite enough but this not an aloha spirit or kumbaya kind of place.
2. Don't forget to ski if you are there during the winter. Skiing is a 30 minute drive from downtown and the snow is like Utah or Colorado but the lift tickets are like SoCal.
3. Don't forget to eat a chili relleno with every meal. So good.
4. Don't even mention Tex-Mex when talking about the food. That would be like going to a fine steak house and mentioning the Sizzler.
5. Don't skip this video. Mark really got a lot of good information into this and it is worth knowing before going.
Thanks for all the good tips. I am going there in September.
Also, don't use the chilis from the decorative hanging bunch as they are covered in preservatives and not suitable for cooking 😅 My favorite time to visit Santa Fe is fall but anytime is great.
very true!
Not all of them are treated.
They are actually painted with varnish. Locals buy their chile at the grocery store.
Yesss! Love how you made Santa Fe look amazing! Well we are! Land of enchantment!!There’s so much more to it!! Cross of the Martyrs, river walk, zozobra, fiestas…. I can go ion!!There is night life not Vegas style but we know how to have fun & entertain!! Summers are best…We got free plaza music concerts from June-aug right in plaza square… come one come ALL ❤️❤️❤️ ☀️ 🌵 🌅
Ten visits under my belt and many more to come 😀. The energy is sublime.
This is such a fun and informative video. I really enjoyed watching it.
Thanks Walter for making this video I'm visiting tomorrow . I can't wait
The OFFICIAL State question: "Red or Green". I moved from San Diego to Albuquerque eight years ago and couldn't be happier. I have been to Santa Fe several times. I enjoy the arts in Santa Fe, I also do lots of hiking. I have been to several historic sites like Hernandez (Moonrise over Hernandez, Ansel Adams). Yes, BRING YOUR MONEY to Santa Fe. National Parks are GREAT.
This video is PRE-Pandemic! I live here and everything had been closed and under lockdown since March. Only essential business is open.
Tim, I was super confused as to why no one had masks on and he was in restaurants and talking about going to museums. I live here and my husband works downtown. And, I was like what the heck is going on?
Green is ALWAYS hotter than red in my opinion...get it on the side!
Here in Southern New Mexico (Las Cruces) our red chile is hotter than green, and all our chile is hotter than up north. I'm used to it after 18 years of living here.
nah man if you new mexico true you know to get christmas on top of your food U-U
there are a couple restaurants here that won't serve it to you on the side...they say so on their menus...lol...just order it light on the chile or ask you server which is hotter....red or green? they know about the chile they serve....they eat a lot of it...but you have to at least give the chile a try so you can say you did....have an ice cold cerveza with a tiny lemon wedge jammed down the neck....and don't let it get warm...and the green is usually hotter....so after living here since 1973, i want my face to melt...i love hot chile....any kind ...lol....
Excellent video, Mark. 👏🏻
Santa Fe is truly an enchanted place.
Been to SF more times than I can remember. We almost always stay at Pueblo Bonito, a historic compound bed and breakfast , within easy walking distance of the plaza. Our favorite restaurants are Maria's and the Shed, try the carne adovada! Bandoleer is a favorite stop of ours.
Just subscribed this week. Happy to see you are still uploading new ones. Very informative and useful videos. Thank you 👍
Thanks Nancy. We will be putting out new travel videos every Wednesday and Saturday for awhile. We film a lot when we travel. So many more to come
Nice video! I didn't see any comments about flying here, but I definitely want to mention that flying into Santa Fe is very easy to do and American and United fly here on a regular basis. It's so convenient and only adds about 100 dollars to the cost of your round trip ticket. So if you can arrange it, do like me and fly into Santa Fe!
I just LOVE Santa Fe !!!
I've been there a several times and i love the city and the whole area so much. Hope, i can come back some day...