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Artist Portraits in Santa Fe

Feb 01, 2011 No Comments by admin

During what was only my second visit to Santa Fe as an adult, I arrived at the home of artist Max Lehman, a sizeable property just a short drive north of town. Here again, I was struck by visual contradictions found throughout Santa Fe. The artist’s home is a beautiful mid-century… adobe. Two-foot thick mud [...]

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Santa Fe Museums and Culture

Jan 10, 2011 No Comments by admin

An integral destination in your cultural explorations of Santa Fe will be Museum Hill, a short drive or shuttle ride from Santa Fe’s downtown Plaza. Here you’ll find four distinct museums that beautifully chronicle the last 400 years in Santa Fe’s history from different perspectives.  Located on this hilltop overlooking Santa Fe, The Museum of [...]

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An Introduction to New Mexican Cuisine

Jan 10, 2011 No Comments by admin

The Basic Ingredients: There are many ingredients that typify New Mexican cuisine, such as goat cheese, pine nuts, squash, avocados, black and pinto beans. You will find these ingredients in almost every restaurant in Santa Fe, in some dish or another. But there are two food items that instantly come to mind when I think [...]

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Unique Spa Life in Santa Fe

Jan 10, 2011 1 Comment

New Mexico has become a spa enthusiast’s go-to destination for treatments and spas that utilize the regions natural beauty and indigenous products, in settings that range from unique and quirky to downright luxurious. And at the heart of this growing spa culture across the state are a few noteworthy places that should be on your spa [...]

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About vonSchmitt.com

Jan 10, 2011 No Comments

Welcome to the Southwest- Welcome to vonSchmitt.com. Whether you are a resident of the picturesque American Southwest, a frequent visitor, or someone who has always dreamt of exploring our pristine beaches, snow-packed mountains, magnificent deserts, and multi-cultural communities, you have found an online magazine devoted to showcasing our signature Southwest lifestyles. vonSchmitt.com is the culmination of a lifetime of [...]

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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Jan 10, 2011 No Comments

Luxury Santa Fe Hotels Encantado Bishop’s Lodge Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi Eldorado Hotel & Spa La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa Encantado Designed by the San Francisco-based firm, Hart Howerton Architects and Planners. The resort consists of 65 modern Casitas ranging in size from 650 to 1,000 square feet that spread across [...]

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