Blogs from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North America - page 7

Good morning all! This blogging my vacation has proved to be harder than I thought! Last time I blogged our vacation, I didn’t have 2 little busy girls! However, between Shayla and myself, we will get to blogging! ? So today’s blog, I will go back to Vegas, even though we are currently in California. ? I was so determined to get my girls to the Vegas strip, to see The M&M store! They also got to see a few things they shouldn’t have, ya know, the “card flickers” ?, The show girls walking around with very pretty pink feathers and not much else on! Ri really liked those.? Even got to see some nice guys in long brown robes. ? We also took our first Uber! The girls did fantastic with all of the walking... ... read more

Before I start let me say that this is my first visit to Vegas and I expect that a lot of readers have been here before. So, let me give you my take on it from my perspective only. Vegas does everything bigger and better. I knew that before I came. Leanne, Craig and Ray are all seasoned campaigners from various tours of Sin City and I’d heard about a lot of the fun that can be had here. To start with, you may know there are some casinos. Well, you can do that if you want, but it doesn’t seem like the best way to spend your time here. Wander into the casinos to see the themed buildings and free shows. Vegas can be very expensive, but this is one way to have fun on ... read more

" Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer." Unknown. Routing. Highway 215 out of San Diego and then highway 15 to Las Vegas. Distance: 531 km. Total distance to date: 1206 km. It was with heavy hearts that we left the Californian Coast and San Diego, in particular. This city had enchanted all of us and apart from the places visited and experiences enjoyed by all, it has an exceptional climate best encapsulated in Albert Hammond's song "It never rains in Southern California." Indeed. This city has on average 300 mm rainfall per annum but the real beauty of the place is that the sun shines on roughly 146 days of the year. As the coastal haze disappeared behind us as we threaded our way up HW 215, it was a timely ... read more

Did you know this about Nevada? Most of you have been to Reno or Las Vegas, perhaps numerous times. I doubt if I can tell you anything new, except for these somewhat "unknown" facts. Nevada is our driest state, receiving less than 10 inches of rain annually. Nevada is the largest golf producer in the nation, and second only to South Africa worldwide. The dark skies in Nevada create perfect nights for stargazing. More gold comes form Nevada than California. In Spanish, Nevada means "snow-capped." The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel total 666. More shrimp, 60,000 pounds daily, are consumed in Las Vegas than the rest of the country combined! Blue jeans (Levi's) were invented in Reno by a tailor, Jacob Davis a Latvian immigrant. ... read more

From the insane natural beauty of Death Valley, today we visit the man made craziness of Las Vegas. It’s a chilly minus 6 degrees when we set off on the 120 mile journey with 90 miles of fuel, assuming there will be somewhere to fill up en route. 30 miles in and nothing but desert in sight, we are considering turning round, when we spot an Alien Center which also sells fuel (we are on the edge of Area 51). We reach Las Vegas by 11 am and go for brunch at Planet Hollywood. The old man moans that it costs $20, then polishes off 5 platefuls. We walk south along the strip, past the various themed hotels; Paris Las Vegas with its Eiffel Tower, New York-New York with its Statue of Liberty and roller coaster, ... read more