Cassie Holloway

A little Italian trattoria has been serving homemade pasta inside a mission-style bungalow from around 1880. That house…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 15

The outside gives very little away. Walk into this modest fabric shop, though, and suddenly there are three…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 14

The first bite tells you a lot about a pizza place. Is the crust crisp enough to hear?…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 14

Gallup has a funny way of making a quick food stop last much longer than planned. You spot…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 13

A bear at the edge of the driveway is one way to make an ordinary morning unforgettable. Imagine…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 13

It starts with a strange sound coming over the water. Then you look up. A whole flock of…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 12

A straight drive from Albuquerque to Santa Fe is easy. A hungry drive is much more interesting. The…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 12

A free family outing sounds even better when the kids can spend hours climbing, splashing, making noise, and…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 11

A last-minute camping idea can disappear quickly once every reservation page starts flashing unavailable. Luckily, that is not…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 11

A waterfall at the end of a mountain trail sounds like a pretty good reason to get outside.…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 10

Forget the flying saucers for a moment. Roswell has another reason to make people pull over, and it…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 10

Hot air balloons might be what puts this desert city on the map, but there’s another side to…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 9

You know that feeling when you pull up to a restaurant and wonder what all the excitement is…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 9

Some shopping trips start with a plan. This one can fall apart before the cart gets very far.…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 8

A fall meal feels a little different when the smell of roasting green chile reaches you before the…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 8

Some road-trip stops earn attention before you even reach the door. This little bakery does it with the…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 7

A seafood road trip across the desert sounds funny, and that is part of what makes the drive…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 7

Picture a cool fall morning, a giant mug of hot coffee, and a plate of eggs cooked the…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 6

Las Cruces has a way of making a plain storefront look like an invitation. The sign may be…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 6

This overlook delivers the kind of view that can make a quick roadside stop turn into a much…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 5

Most gas stations are built for quick stops. This one gives people a reason to linger. Inside a…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 5

This is not the kind of museum where every exhibit sits quietly behind glass. Tiny locomotives move through…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 4

You know fall has reached the mountains above Santa Fe when the aspens start stealing attention from the…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 4

You can almost tell fall has arrived here before looking at a calendar. The hills turn gold as…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 3

There are sandwiches you eat and forget, then there are sandwiches that make you start planning the next…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 3

There is something satisfying about finding a Taos restaurant that looks simple outside and turns out to have…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 2

At first glance, it is easy to see only the water. Look a little closer, though, and this…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 2

Road trips are better when there is room for one completely unplanned stop. A small thrift store can…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 1

There is something deeply satisfying about a pizza slice that can stand tall without folding in half. Detroit-style…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 1

A good fabric store does more than fill shelves. It starts giving you project ideas before you have…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 30

A bakery run outside Albuquerque might sound like a lot of effort until the road opens up and…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 30

Picture a basket of warm sopapillas landing on a table beside a wood stove, with chile steam drifting…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 29

Rattlesnake season adds a little extra suspense to an otherwise ordinary trail day. In New Mexico, these reptiles…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 29

October brings a very different kind of energy to one corner of New Mexico. By afternoon, the fairgrounds…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 28

Fresh tortillas have a way of making a meal feel more exciting before the first bite even lands.…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 28

Roswell has no shortage of places that look interesting before you step inside, but this restaurant takes a…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 27

Tourists can spend days chasing Santa Fe’s headline restaurants and still miss the small places locals use for…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 27

A great chile relleno can make people very particular, very fast. The pepper matters. So does the batter.…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 26

A quiet desert city does not stay quiet once fair week arrives. For five days, carnival lights glow…

By Cassie Holloway · Sep 26