Blogs from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North America

May I never wake up from the American dream. - Carrie Latet Las Vegas is a funny place. Just think of what heaven would look like at night. Really... I am serious. Think of a bunch of clouds changing colours every second or so. Las Vegas is probably the world capital of neon lights. If you want to make money, starting a light company is Nevada is an option you should consider. I struggle to understand this place and spent most of the ride out of Nevada thinking of how it all begun. By the way, there is not much to look at in the middle of the desert. Anyway, this is my theory, one day a native American chief kicked out one member of his tribe and told him he could come back only if ... read more

All that fresh air must have had some weird homeopathic affect on our AC Unit because the minute we departed Yosemite National Park it all but lost its mojo. Even though we would be selling the car within a month, we only seriously pondered the option of living without AC for about five minutes before we were once again beholden to civilizations accesses and had it repaired; meaning we were able to retain the essence of Yosemite’s breeze whilst charging though the scorching heat of southern California. Jennifer took it to a mechanic in Merced who topped it up with Freon™, which for those of you who aren’t in the business, or nerdy enough to have researched it, is the long time brand name of something called chlorofluorocarbon (CFC). Meanwhile, whilst this flagrant act of wanton ... read more

Hi troops, I am writing this in my hotel room in Las Vegas. We have no internet here so I will send it tomorrow. Sunday saw us complete a very successful trade show. We then went off for a Mexican feed with a couple of the wholesalers and ended the night up in a piano bar. Early this morning (0530) we set off to drop Nathan back to Camp Pendelton and then went and had breakfast with Mike and Vicky Musto of Trip and Tours fame. We spent the morning with them and then drove up to Vegas. After checking in around 1630, we headed off to Hoover Dam. What a great experience! Sadly Lake Mead is very short of water but the dam and the new bridge are well worth the trip. I walked across ... read more

Sun baked by the pool in the morning and had lunch at the rainforest cafe in MGM, then went for a walk around the strip- went to the M&M Factory and bought yard glasses of frozen cocktails at new York new York. That night had dinner at the bellagio -carnegie deli, then went to amazing show (Blue Man Group) then drunk and danced back at hotel bar - dicks last resort. Margie and I then walked over to New York New Yorkand watched a Michael Jackson impersonator!... read more

Vegas, Wow, what a place. Everything you hear and read about Vegas is probably true. The place is absolutely awesome. I'm so glad Kristy and I made the trip to Nevada. We have experienced so much and the sights, well we will definitely never forget this place. With over 65 large scale resorts and casinos Las Vegas has the ultimate 24 hour fun. Not only is it about the gambling but its alive with shows, shopping, and people just generally having a great time. We have seen the Bellagio Casinos wonderful night time fountain show (free by the way), the Treasure Islands pirate ship show (free), the Circus Circus show of acrobatics (free), the erupting volcano at the Mirage Casino (free) and the Fremont street show (again free). We have had to try and keep a ... read more

May 5, 2012 Owing to the fact that I had missed the first two group training hikes, I needed to make up the activity somewhat on my own. Using the resource www.birdandhike.com, I decided to take the strenuous but short Mary Jane Falls trail. Although the path was only four miles round trip, the trail head sits at 7,817 feet and weaves up to the falls at 8,890 feet in elevation. With a gain of 500 feet/mile, it was as close of conditions I could match without being on the trail all day long. The drive from my Green Valley apartment took about one hour, my poor little car putting up the steep incline into the Spring Mountains. The directions from the website were very simple and I found the parking lot nearly empty upon arrival ... read more

Woke up to Chris cooking waffles in the kitchen! Then me and Lor got ready while Margie and Chris went to pick up the hire care (there cars are a bit older so they didn't want to put the MILES on them). We made it to Vegas in about five hours. It's so exciting to be back here! Especially because this time I'm on the strip and not in a dodgy hotel back from the strip like last time! This afternoon we walked down the strip, with our drinks in hand (that's totally legal here, you can take your drink in all clubs/casinos). Chris even had a camelbak full of drink for us to sip on! During our hike we stopped at O'Sheas and played beer pong. The rules are much more complex then what we ... read more

Laura got up at 6am and went on her grand canyon tour via air plane! We accidently slept in till 11 then we searched Vegas strip for a happy birthday sash and cute things for Lor's bday. We went home and decorated her bed with a birthday banner and balloons. After lunch Margie and I went to the pool while Chris played poker and Laura napped. We then got ready and went to the stratosphere hotel which also doubles as Vegas' sky tower.For Laura's birthday I got her unlimited rides from the top level of the building (google it). 'The rides were so awesome and all involved us looking out over or hanging above las Vegas!We then went back to our hotel and went to dicks last resort - where the people working treat you like ... read more