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Hello, I travel randomly and love visiting any and every city I can. ABQ is next in my list.
I have a handful of breweries I want to go to. Also, wanted to ask to see if there were any cool fun nightclubs that one could go to?
I hate to sound rude, but I've been told by natives of ABQ that it isn't "safe" and that every part of ABQ is dangerous, is this true? I have time to change my visit. If it isn't safe then I don't want to go lol. Are there places I should avoid at all costs. Also I've read some reviews and people have fallen victim of stolen wheels and stuff from their cars at hotels. Basically I need tips and advice, what to do and what not to do. haha. I don't go looking for trouble and am just looking to soak up some culture.
Oh yeah, every square inch of ABQ is dangerous. LOL
I probably would avoid staying at most cheap motels along Central Avenue, but anywhere else is probably fine.
With 33 million visitors last year (across the state) there are a few tourists who will inevitably become victims of crime. We try to be nice to tourists though.
Ha ha! Dangerous places in Albuquerque! I had someone try to pay my parking meter downtown near Central in 2013. No, I really did. I told the guy "No, I'll just get it. But thank you so much!"
Albuquerque has the potential to be a dangerous place but I have found the people in it to be nice as spice in February. Or November. Enjoy your visit there and don't fret over that bunk somebody fed you, it isn't true.
I think there is an effect of wanting to sound "tough" by claiming you came from a "dangerous place" and survived. After "Breaking Bad" I think some people try to play this up even more. It is true that we are riding a wave of high-profile crimes this year, but the typical tourist doesn't need to worry about it. Generally don't leave any valuables in your car. I have lived here for 26 years and never had my car broken into, but I wouldn't take the chance.
Sorry I missed visiting when I was in NM last week. We visited Santa Fe, and when I asked about ABQ each person from SF, crinkled their nose and said that it wasn't worth the visit.
I will be back sometime and will make it a point to see what ABQ is all about for myself.
Hee hee - that's probably typical. Sounds like what somebody from San Francisco would say about LA or Seattle to visit. Ah, forget them, they're not worth it. One pays a large price to try and include theirself in with San Francisco.
Santa Fe is in a similar vein, sounds like. We lived down in humble little Alamogordo. Visited Santa Fe once. It was nice, but we liked Albuquerque just as much and found the people we met there to be very nice people. The city is an open book to us, we know very little about it. A good-sized gem to look forward to exploring more. Who knows, may be a good place ta retire in 5 years, 9 months, 12 days, 16 hours and 15 minutes.
Not that I'm actually counting down the time until I can retire. Or anything like that.
Sorry I missed visiting when I was in NM last week. We visited Santa Fe, and when I asked about ABQ each person from SF, crinkled their nose and said that it wasn't worth the visit.
I will be back sometime and will make it a point to see what ABQ is all about for myself.
Santa Fe is about 1/8 the size of Albuquerque, very compact and easier to visit, and sometimes can feel provincial. People from Santa Fe get genuinely confused when they visit Albuquerque, it is just too big for many of them to comprehend so they tend to stay away except to go to the airport. They also are surprised when people from Albuquerque know their way around Santa Fe as well (or better) than they do. For Albuquerque people, Santa Fe seems like it's in our back yard, but to some Santa Fe people, Albuquerque may as well be on another planet.
There was an article in the Santa Fe Reporter before Balloon Fiesta which gave Albuquerque restaurant recommendations to Santa Fe residents who were brave enough to venture south to our Balloon Fiesta and needed to eat in our city. Of course the restaurants that were recommended featured those that were established by Santa Fe chefs.
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