Travel Bug Events
Events are at 5 pm unless specified otherwise
| Subject | Date | Category | Presenter | Description |
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| Financial Fridays! | Fri Jun 06 | Class | Emily Estes | 4;30-5pm presentation, 5-6pm q&a and happy hour! The second installment of our new program, Financial Fridays with Emily Estes, Financial Advisor, Edwards Jones hosted at Travel Bug the first Friday of every month. Not to worry if you missed out on the first one, you can drop in for any or all! June 's subject is: Simplify Your Spending and Saving Strategies Take control of your of your financial future. In this presentation you 'll learn about: - Setting personal financial goals - Balancing saving, spending, and borrowing to help achieve your goals - Strategies for controlling debt and improving credit scores - Practcial saving options for now through retirement Everyone welcome! |
| Turkey | Sat Jun 07 | Slide Show | Sunset | Travel through Turkey Visit magical Istanbul, a balloon ride in Cappadocia, paraglide in Ölüdeniz, and cruise the Turquoise Coast on a gulet. Enjoy the sights of Ephesus, Roman ruins, exotic markets, rural farms, traditional meals, and more. |
| Sierra Club Event | Sat Jun 14 | Slide Show | John Buchser | Reducing home fire risk. Porfirio Chavarria will talk about how to reduce risk of fire around your home. He is a member of the Wildland Urban Interface team at the City of Santa Fe Fire Department. Maintaining the area surrounding your home has the additional benefit to our community of reducing the risk of fire burning out of control. The Santa Fe Fire Department is one of the only fire departments in New Mexico to have ten full-time employees who specialize in fuel management in the Wildland Urban Interface and respond to wildland fires. Their Wildland Urban Interface program conducts home assessments to evaluate wildland fire risk and hazard. Porfirio will be talking broadly about how this works and what to look out for in your own home. Bring your questions and concerns about fires in NM! Hope to have you join us at our June Sierra Club and beer event. |
| Maasai Mara | Sat Jun 21 | Slide Show | Diane Marron | This photo presentation takes you into the far reaches of the Greater Maasai Mara in Kenya. I had the opportunity to work at Enarau Wildlife Conservancy which was established in the Maasai Mara in 2022. I had firsthand access to the complexities and opportunities that come with starting a conservancy from the grassroots. During the two weeks at Enarau Conservancy I worked alongside scientists and local communities as part of a collective movement towards restoration. Many animals including zebra, giraffe, impala, were present as we trekked to different work sites. On a day off halfway through the expedition we did a 13-hour animal drive, capturing photos of four of the big five and visiting a Maasai village and dancing with the Maasai. I hope to convey the richness of this experience working in the Maasai Mara in this presentation. |
| Travel Bug Book Dissussions | Tue Jun 24 | Book Group | Aimee Franklyn | James by Percival Everett Tuesday June 24 at 5.30 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim 's point of view When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. |
| Southern Italy | Sat Jun 28 | Slide Show | Carl Moore | Southern Italy: Napoli to the Amalfi coast to the ancient towns in the Boot Hill. I will share photos of Pompeii (and Vesuvius), Matera (where the "shame of Italy " became the European Capital of Culture), the tent-shaped limestone houses of Alberobello, the 'White City " of Ostuni, Lecce, Otranto (the eastern most place in Italy) and Gallipoli. |
| Tunisia | Sat Jul 05 | Slide Show | Charryl Berger | Sand, Souks, and Star Wars: A Journey Through Tunisia From the winding alleys of Tunis 's ancient Medina to the stillness of the Sahara under a sky full of stars, Tunisia surprised Charryl at every turn. She slept in 19th century granaries carved into desert hills, rode a camel into golden silence, and lunched in a cave with Berber hosts who made underground hospitality feel like high art. There were palm-filled oases, ruins that whispered of Roman empires, and even a few steps in galaxies far, far away—thank you, Tataouine. The journey ended in Sidi Bou Said, where the shutters are always blue, the bougainvillea always in bloom, and the sea view always makes you sigh and wish to stay on. Come for the ruins and the rug merchants—stay for the unexpected magic of Tunisia. |
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| South Korea | Sat Jul 19 | Slide Show | Margaret Carpenter | South Korea: What 's not to like? The lush, mountainous Korean Peninsula is filled with bustling cities, gorgeous palaces and gardens, and safe, clean public transportation. Plus delicious food at every stop. Come hear about South Korea from the perspective of a woman traveling alone who wants you to know you, too, can go anywhere you desire unencumbered by pesky traveling companions. |
| Cycling the Roof of the World | Sat Jul 26 | Slide Show | Tim Goering and Dave Colbert | Cycling the Roof of the World – crossing the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas by mountain bike In 1986, Tim Goering and his buddy Dave Colbert rode 3000 km by mountain bike across Inner Mongolia, China, and Tibet to Nepal. Their trip was not approved by Chinese authorities at the time, adding an additional element of intrigue to their journey. Their journey included crossing the Tibetan Plateau and exploring a yak trail over a wind-scoured 19,000-foot pass in the shadow of Mount Everest. Tim and Dave will present a travelogue of their trip, conducted nearly 40 years ago, when China was just beginning to open to the west, and much of Tibet was closed to foreigners. |
| Travel Bug Book Dissussions | Tue Jul 29 | Book Group | Aimee Franklin | Tilt by Emma Pattee Tuesday July 29 at 5.30 Set over the course of a single day, an electrifying debut novel following one woman’s journey across a transformed city, carrying the weight of her past and a fervent hope for the future. Annie is nine months pregnant and shopping for a crib at IKEA when a massive earthquake hits Portland, Oregon. With no way to reach her husband, no phone or money, and a city left in chaos, there’s nothing to do but walk. Making her way across the wreckage of Portland, Annie experiences human desperation and kindness: strangers offering help, a riot at a grocery store, and an unlikely friendship with a young mother. As she walks, Annie reflects on her struggling marriage, her disappointing career, and her anxiety about having a baby. If she can just make it home, she’s determined to change her life. |
| Disaster Stories | Sat Aug 02 | SPECIAL | Staff | Had a bad trip? (or a really good one) Come share with felllow travelers. Seeking short presentations of 5 - 10 minutes. 10 minutes of fame awaits. Call us. |
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| Utah! | Sat Aug 30 | Slide Show | Spencer Windes | Spencer Windes briefly returns to Santa Fe after moving back to his home state in May. |
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Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike
with Pam Neely
Saturday May 30th, 2025 5 pm
Treat yourself to an adventure on 132 miles of existing trails from the Santa Fe Plaza to Taos Plaza with this detailed guide to The Santa Fe to Taos Thru-Hike. Includes more than 50 detailed color maps and 50 photographs outlining the route so you’ll exactly what to expect. Pam Neely will be giving a presentation about the hike to introduce her new book!
Language Classes
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We offer Spanish and Italian and French conversational language classes in the store.
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