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We present talks and/or slide shows on travel or geographically related subjects. Most events are on
Saturdays and take place in our store . All begin at 5 PM unless otherwise noted and last for about an hour.
We attempt to have a presentation three Saturdays per month. Most events are Free
Download pdf our our-bi monthy schedule
| Date | Category | Subject | Presenter | Description |
| Sat Jul 11 | Slide Show | French Honeymoon | Sage & Chris | Sage (an employee at the Travel Bug), and her husband Chris will be taking their belated honeymoon in February 2009. They plan to arrive in Paris and spend the first couple of days there, after which they will take the TGV down to Nice and stay in an apartment owned by a Santa Fe couple. They plan to take their time and explore the coastal towns, as well as some of the stacked hilltowns in the area, like Saint Paul de-Vance. |
| Wed Jul 15 | SPECIAL | Bill Georgeneses Birthday Party | Greg & Ellen | |
| Fri Jul 17 | Slide Show | Traveling at my Desk: Living in Italy | Richard Peck | Visitors to Italy can remain there for up to three months on a permiso de sogiorno, but we were going to stay for two years! Residents, not tourists. How we managed that legally, how we registered our car in Rome at one-fifth the usual cost, how we bought table salt when Italy ran out, how we melted into the culture instead of bouncing along Italys beguiling but resistant surface like other tourists, is part of what my new book, Traveling at My Desk, reveals. The 52 travel (and humor) pieces in the book derive from a career filled with travel five years as a Marine Corps carrier pilot, presidencies of three universities and a lifetime of visits to 31 foreign countries and 49 U.S. states. I'll be reading from and signing copies of my new book: TRAVELING AT MY DESK: STORIES FOR 52 WEEKENDS. It will be my only signing in Santa Fe, and the talk will focus on the Italy that tourists don't see, the skills that would-be residents need to survive Italys bewildering laws and traditions. TRAVELING AT MY DESK is my seventh book since retiring from the UNM presidency in 1998. The stories are travel and humor columns that appeared in the Albuquerque TRIBUNE, Albuquerque ACCENT, the Philadelphia INQUIRER and elsewhere, collected here for the first time. I hope you'll come to Travel Bug and let me share some of the secrets Italy offered during our two year residence there. Richard E. Peck President of UNM 1990-1998 |
| Sat Jul 18 | Slide Show | Life in a Mexican Village | Merry Elizabeth Foss | Reached slowly along winding scenic roadways through rocky-ridged mountains securely wrapping the town on three sides, I drove down into Malinalco last year, stopped awhile, then left knowing it would become my future home in Mexico. It fit my criteria and simply ‘felt’ right to me. A restful, tree-clad plaza; numerous gorgeous 16th C. churches; a bustling weekly market; a 1500’s Aztec archelogical site perched above town; burros laden with wood clopping by; the peal of church bells; farmers riding past with ‘scythes’ tucked into belts; small restaurants and family food stalls; traditional artisan wood carvers and Ikat ‘rebozo’ (shawl) weavers on back-strap looms; endless fiestas celebrating ‘Patron Saints’ days; meandering streets to explore and ponder this sleepy, languid place that comes alive on the weekends; this is my town. The transition has been difficult at times, having moved alone to a town with few ‘gringos’ and indeed now well aware of living in another’s culture, time and place. Since arrival, my life has been comprised of many unexpected delights and unexpected challenges, attempting to adjust with as much grace as I can muster! |
| Sat Jul 25 | Slide Show | Tent Rocks Geologic Map Release | Kirt Kempter | Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a geologic and scenic treasure located between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Join local geologist Kirt Kempter for an indepth look at the geologic story told in the rock record, including the life and death story of Bearhead Volcano in the southern Jemez Mountains. Kirt and coauthor Richard Huelster will be releasing a geologic trail map guide for the monument, published by High Desert Field Guides. Join Kirt and Dick for an entertaining and informative slide show relating the fascinating story of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. |
| Thu Jul 30 | SPECIAL | Trail Stewardship 5:30- 7:00 | Susan Spinelli |