Blogs from 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

On one of our recent Family weekend getaways, we made it back to las Vegas, the city we visit more often than many. In Las Vegas, it is easy to spend money on many attractions, but the Las Vegas Fountain is one of the few FREE attractions in Las Vegas, there is nothing like it anywhere else in the United States. Located on the Bellagio Hotel & Casino grounds, is the Bellagio Fountains. This is perhaps the most visited fountain in the whole of Las Vegas. The combination of water, music and lights at the fountain, produce some of the most enticing image to human eyes. The water performance occurs every 15 minutes night and day using music from artists like Andrea Bocceli and many others. The music and performance romances the senses bringing feelings of ... 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

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