At  01:34 PM 8/30/01, Wirt Atmar wrote:
>You could add Albuquerque to that list. It is a pretty city with an
>interesting past and has excellent air travel facilities. Indeed, I think
>Albuquerque has one of the most attractive airports in the US. Further,
>Albuquerque is a rather compact city, so nothing is very far from anywhere
>else, even though 80% of the population of New Mexico lives in Albuquerque.

IMNSHO, the Albuquerque "SunPort" is also one of the most convenient
airports I've ever had the pleasure to use (and not all airports fall into
that category  ;).  Other advantages to Albuquerque:

High desert climate makes it warm and dry... but not like most of
Arizona... Daily temperature ranges here this month have typically been 60s
to 80s.... with a few days in the ninties.

Santa Fe is only a 45 minute drive up I-25 for people who can't find enough
tourist or shopping sites in the Albuquerque vicinity.

Albuquerque has more restuarants per capita than any other city in the
US.  (Or so I've been told.  I've never seen anything to substantiate the
claim... except that there are places to eat everywhere one can go in town.)

One can drive just about anywhere in the Albuquerque major metro area in no
more than about 20 minutes (maybe 30 or 40 minutes if crossing town at rush
hour).

Mexican food and red and/or green chiles are available everywhere you
look.  (Green chiles are addictive but fortunately they're available
*everywhere* in town...  Even McDonald's and almost all the rest of the
usual cast of national chains have green chiles on the menu.  If it weren't
for enchiladas, fajitas, tacos and such... the "green chile cheeseburger"
might be the national food of Albuquerque...  and "green chile cheeseburger
pizza" is another tasty standard.  ;)

I'm sure there are other advantages (and perhaps even a disadvantage or
two), but I think that's enough for now.

-- Jeff Woods
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