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New Mexico has been on our travel list for some time. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta @balloonfiesta , which takes place every October, has been the main draw. With more than 500 hot-air balloons, it is the largest ballooning event in the world! But there is so much more to New Mexico. New Mexico is full of Indigenous arts and crafts and plenty of Mexican, and even some Spanish, charm! We loved the adobe-style structures, cuisine, arts, and the hospitality of the people. If you've never experienced the American Southwest, we definitely recommend you give the "Land of Enchantment" a try! ๐Ÿ‘‡ Swipe down for trip album! ๐Ÿ‘‡ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #newmexico #albuquerque #santafe #balloonfestival #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta @balloonfiesta also has static, or grounded, displays of hot-air balloons. Strong winds (approx. 7 mph or above) or rain will cancel balloon events, from mass ascensions to balloon glows. Our Sunday morning session only had a static display of approximately 80 hot-air balloons. It was still nice to walk amongst them ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽˆ โ–ถ๏ธ Swipe for more photos! โ–ถ๏ธ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #newmexico #albuquerque #balloonfiesta #balloonfestival #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta takes place every October @balloonfiesta With more than 500 hot-air balloons, over 100 of them special shapes, it is the largest ballooning event in the world! The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta also had many food and souvenir booths, as well as live performances. There was a chainsaw carving demonstration and merchandise booth as well ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿชš๐Ÿชต โ–ถ๏ธ Swipe for more photos! โ–ถ๏ธ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #newmexico #albuquerque #balloonfiesta #balloonfestival #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
The main attraction in October is the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta! @balloonfiesta We chose to ride in a hot-air balloon during our first morning session of the festival! Rainbow Ryders @rainbowryders is the official hot-air balloon ride concessionaire for the event. Our balloon ride check-in began at 4:45 am, and continued up until we departed to load into our balloon, around 6:15 am. The check in location was the Rainbow Ryders tent, just inside Admission Gate 9. We paid a grand total of $1287.50 for two people. Expensive? Definitely! But it's a once in a lifetime kind of experience. Our hot-air balloon ride was wonderful! We rose to an altitude of 9100 feet, and covered a total distance of over 10 miles. We were able to witness the beautiful sunrise over the Sandia Mountains surrounded by hot-air balloons, and glide over Rio Grande River as well ๐Ÿคฉ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿฆฅ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ„ โ–ถ๏ธ Swipe for more photos! โ–ถ๏ธ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #newmexico #albuquerque #balloonfiesta #balloonfestival #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
There's more to Albuquerque, New Mexico, than just a hot-air balloon festival! There's the ABQ BioPark including the Botanic Garden, Old Town, the Rail Yards Market, and even Tablao Flamenco! Ole! ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŒถ Swipe for more photos! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ‘ˆ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #newmexico #albuquerque #southwest #vacation #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is definitely the cultural heart of the state! From Santa Fe Plaza, to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, to the New Mexico Museum of Art, Museum Hill, and the art galleries of Canyon Road โค๏ธ๐Ÿชถ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽจโšฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ผ Swipe for more photos! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ‘ˆ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #newmexico #santafe #culture #art #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
Our first full day in New Mexico was spent enjoying the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad @cumbrestoltecscenicrr from Chama, New Mexico to Antonito, Colorado! October is definitely the right time to see the yellow leaves of the aspen trees ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ‚ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #newmexico #trainride #fallcolors #scenic #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
Norway is a wonderful country to explore! I would call it the land of a thousand waterfalls. From the gorgeous green fjords, to the majestic mountains, beautiful seaside towns, to the warm and welcoming people. You must visit this incredible land of the midnight sun ๐Ÿคฉโ˜€๏ธโ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Swipe down for trip album โฌ‡๏ธ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #Norway #fjords #waterfalls #majestic #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
We enjoyed a scenic cruise of Trollfjord near Svolvaer, Norway, where we spotted white-tailed eagles! Then we drove further along the Lofoten Islands to iconic Reine, stopping along the way at the Lofotr Viking Museum ๐Ÿคฉโ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด โ–ถ๏ธ Swipe for more photos โ–ถ๏ธ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #Norway #reine #lofoten #trollfjord #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’‹โ€๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
We flew from Alesund to the Lofoten Islands of Norway! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด We spent the night at a bed and breakfast along the beautiful shoreline in Sandtorg. Then we drove from Sandtorg to Svolvaer in the gorgeous Lofoten Islands! While in Svolvaer we visited Magic Ice, an ice sculpture bar. It was really cool! Like, really, REALLY cool ๐Ÿฅถ๐ŸงŠ๐ŸŒก (-5ยฐC) โ–ถ๏ธ Swipe for more photos โ–ถ๏ธ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #Norway #Svolvaer #lofoten #magicice #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’‹โ€๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
We also explored the coastal fjord town of Alesund, Norway! ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Staying at the historic Hotel Brosundet, we perused the old town, enjoyed dinner with a view at XL Diner, and climbed over 400 steps to the stunning Aksla Viewpoint ๐Ÿคฉ โ–ถ๏ธ Swipe for more photos โ–ถ๏ธ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #Norway #alesund #historic #views #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’‹โ€๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike
We rented an EV and took an 8 hour drive from Bergen, Norway, to Geiranger. The drive was such a feast for the eyes! I tried to describe it as Lake Como meets Yosemite National Park, but those locations pale in comparison. Around every turn, out of every tunnel, the western fjords spectacle was never-ending! Once in Geiranger it was all about waterfalls, forest hikes, and scenic vistas ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด โ–ถ๏ธ Swipe for more photos โ–ถ๏ธ Follow me on Instagram @wanderlustmike YouTube channel - WanderLust Mike Travel blog at WanderLustMike.com (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . #Norway #Geiranger #fjords #waterfalls #wanderlustmike ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’‹โ€๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ by @wanderlustmike

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