Blogs from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North America - page 154

I suggested the idea flying to Vegas after taking in the sights of LA and Manhattan Beach. ... read more

This was a long and boring trip, hence the long and boring story. Enjoy my insanity. Man, what a night. Got off work at midnight, went around and did some last minute packing and laundry, and thought I’d have no problem dozing off at about 1am or so. Alas, that didn’t seem to work out. I guess I was more anxious about the trip than I thought. After tossing and turning for a while, I got out of bed and took care of a few things I was going to do in the morning. Tried to sleep again… wasn’t happening. Got up and surfed the net a bit, checked out a few sites, posted a few messages. It’s now 3am; I have to be up at 6am to be ready for the Taxi at about 7:15. ... read more

Nathan and I decide to accompany Max and Charles to their new motel which is located even deeper down town. Nathan and I are due to fly back to San Francisco today whilst Max and Charles are going to hang out in Vegas for while longer before finally heading to L.A. It's very sad and after our last lunch together we head to the old strip to enable Nathan and I to hail a cab. The walk takes about 20 minutes and I don't think I've had to traverse such distance with my luggage in tow since we arrived. Not that my bag is heavy (indeed I have travelled, as always, very light) but it's mid-day and Vegas is, in effect, situated right in the middle of the Mojave desert. Nathan asks me to imagine being ... read more

My limited experience of American motels has led me to deduce thus: Their exterior often betrays the interior decor. From the outside they look like they do in the movies, stuck in a pleasing 1970's time warp which fits in with the whole road trip experience very nicely thank you. But once you enter the experience is surprisingly gentrified. It's almost like stopping off at your Grandmothers. That is to say that everything is very tidy, floral patterns are plentiful and there will be things like doilies and brass door knobs that give it an oddly European feel. Our motel in Santa Barbara was very typical of this. Breakfast was taken in an area that would not have seemed out of place in a typical English Bed & Breakfast. We know this because despite us all ... read more

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