Blogs from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North America - page 138

Bears in Yosemite and Vegas or bust Yosemite National Park was absolutely stunning, definitely worth seeing. Did some hiking and bear spotting, saw 3 bears walk across the trail less than 10 yards from me yesterday, amazing. They weren’t at all interested in me which was good as I didn't fancy fighting off 3 of them at once. The hiking is pretty cool, did 2 long day hikes in the Park, views are amazing with the towering sides of the valley, Half dome looming over one end and the waterfalls streaming down the sides. Hiking out of the valley is fun as most of the routes are just switchback tracks up the almost sheer sides of the valley till you get near the top when you can traverse around or head away from the main valley. ... read more

El viaje ha sido toda una aventura! Salimos el viernes después de comer de la casa de los padres de Heidi y llegamos a Las Vegas el Lunes por la noche. Salimos de Sequim en el estado de Washington con el abrigo puesto, rodeados de árboles viendo las nieves perpetuas de las montañas de los alrededores y por el camino hemos ido viendo todo tipo de paisajes. Hemos visto las playas del Pacífico, hemos atravesado el Parque Nacional de Yosemite por las montañas de California y después hemos cruzado el desierto de Nevada para por fin, tras 4 dias de viaje llegar a Las Vegas. Durante el viaje nos ha pasado de todo. Se nos rompió el radiador del coche 2 veces. La primera vez fue nada mas salir del estado de Oregón llegamos a un ... read more

Las Vegas is not a place I could live. Not for a long period of time, anyway. I've noticed a ton of differences between here and Michigan or Ohio. Or any other place I've lived, for that matter. First and foremost, people seem to breed here--quite early. I'm getting quite sick of questions about my (non-existant) kids and my (non-existant) husband. I realize that these questions aren't meant to annoy me, but about half of these people think I look 16, too. So, what is it? Do I look like a fabulous who has clearly been swept already? Or do I look like a stupid whore? I can't figure it out, but I hope it's the first. Secondly, Vegas and Flint seem very similar in a lot of respects (bear with me on this one). Flint ... read more

If we were to compile a must see before you die list, Vegas would be on it! This place is truly amazing - admittedly not to everyone's taste I'm sure - but it has to be seen to be believed. The main strip in Vegas is made up of numerous hotels/casino's, each one having its own particular theme - New York New York for example which is essentially a miniture version of New York city encapsulated by a huge rollercoaster. Our personal favourite was the Venetian which was a mini Venice, complete with its own canal network and piazzas with artificial skies painted on the ceilings. We did manage some low value backpacker budget gambling - Paul managed to convert his $1 into an impressive $11.11 by the end of the evening. The highlight of out ... read more

Brooke and her roommate Shannon got back to the hotel room around 2am. They were out walking The Strip and their feet were as black as tar. Everyone slept well into Saturday morning, as we were all so tired. For me, it was like being invited to a teenage schoolgirl’s slumber party, except it isn’t teenage girls that we had here. Shannon had been working in the summer camps, Rachel was a Pom, her roommate Kylie was from Brisbane and then there was Brooke…the Cheeky Chook from the West. Brooke’s usual roommate on this tour deserted her for an upgrade to the swish Bellagio Hotel/Casino. After spending nearly three weeks away from home, all I can say is that a bed is more than enough to satisfy my needs! We all had breakfast at Coco’s ... read more