Blogs from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North America - page 139

Sin City. And so it is. Every thing is big, too bright and excessive. After the laidback cruise we were ready for some action but somehow watching episodes of CSI just doesn't prepare you for the hustle & bustle of LV. We checked in to the Flamingo and head out to explore. It probably took us 3 hours to walk down 2 blocks on the Strip because we kept getting sidetracked in the casinos. We wandered into Paris, watched the fountains at Bellagio, hassled by time-share sales people, and won free decks of cards at the Tropicana. The next day we went for a late lunch at the Bellagio buffet. That buffet was amazing! Not only was there a huge selection but the quality was very high as well. We lingered over our first plates because ... read more

I'm not going to write loads because nobody's actually that bothered!!! Plus photos are more fun so check out the galleries!!!! So far the Fiji gallery is the only one I have developed!!! Plus pictures make people jealous more than words!!! The journey began; Sheffield - London - New york, where first our train broke down, then our flight got cancelled, damn jehad and then our room got double booked in New york, good friggin start!!! But since then everytrhing has gone smoothly accept for mandas panic attacks on every damn flight!!! San Fran was good, go to the Giants Stadium(Baseball), Got the car cruised around california and managed to get throgh 4 rental cars!!! Vegas was awesome won $15 dollars minted!! Grand canyon then LA, Americans can't drive!!!! Fiji was awesome beautiful beaches, islands ... read more

Es geht los - die Nationalparks warten schon auf uns! Nur kurz nach Las Vegas besichtigen wir den Hoover Dam. Die Amerikaner sind ja sehr stolz auf diesen Staudamm - wer allerdings schon einmal in Kaprun war, ist zumindest von der Staumauer des Hoover Dam etwas enttaeuscht. Dafuer ist dahinter aber so viel Wasser gestaut, dass es fuer die Versorgung von 15 Millionen Menschen reicht! Der Weg zum Grand Canyon fuehrt durch eine eher triste Landschaft. Erst wenige Meilen vor dem Grand Canyon National Park wird es wieder gruen. Wir kommen relativ spaet an und bekommen daher beim Sonnenuntergang einen ersten Eindruck der Gewaltigkeit des Grand Canyon. Einige USA-Reisende hatten uns schon empfohlen, dort unbedingt ein Zimmer zu reservieren. Im ganzen Trubel vor unserer Abreise haben wir daran aber nicht mehr gedacht - ein Fehler ! ... read more

Methinks that my body is trying to tell me something about my new 'be healthy and get in shape' campaign. I have a small blister on my pinky toe, rug burn on my knees (apparently I slept-crawled in a panic, somewhere, very quickly...), and a foot that is now making cracking noises when I step on it. I take full responsibility for that one, though. Not a smart idea to run over rocks in platform shoes. Just dumb. However, it does put a damper on the hike Mt. Charleston plans I had for this weekend. Even if my foot is feeling better, I may not want to risk injury again. I don't really know what I did, other than take a splendiferous fall. My foot isn't swollen, or discolored. Nor does it hurt in the area ... read more

Left the Bungalow on Monday, first time we were sad to leave somewhere since Vancouver. We + Tim hired a car and made our way to Las Vegas which is only about a four hour drive but we wanted some time to cruise the strip :) Got there about 5pm and checked a few of the hotels for any offers as we wanted to be on the strip if possible and eventually checked into Excalibur, cheesy King Arthur themed cheesefest only cheesier, but it was pretty funny in a cheesy way. Checked in and was amazing to have a nice clean hotel room with air conditioning, think we collectively deposited about 5Kg of sand in the shower! First things first, all you can eat buffet for 7 quid, bargain! Then we got all dressed up with ... read more