Blogs from Reno, Nevada, United States, North America - page 7

Talla kertaa en varannut vuokra-autoa etukateen vaan menin lentokentalla Dollar vuokraamon tiskille kyselemaan mita autoja loytyy ja mihin hintaan. Ford Mustang kuulosti oikein sopivalta joten sellainen siis alle ja liikkeelle. Koska olin viimein selvittanyt itselleni craps -nopanheittopelin saannot niin pelia piti paasta kaytannossa kokeilemaan eli casinoita piti loytya. Sopivimmalta siis vaikutti Nevadan casinokaupunki numero 2, Reno joka oli varsin kohtuullisen ajomatkan paassa San Franciscosta. Toki casinoita lahempaakin loytyisi koska intiaaniheimoilla on lupa kyseista rahantekotoimintaa harjoittaa mutta Reno tarjosi useampia vaihtoehtoja, matalia limitteja seka hotellimajoitusta halvemmalla kuin yksikaan suuren kaupungin hostellipeti oli maksanut. Varsin talvisia maisemia oli matkanvarrella koska Renoon johtava highway kulki Sierra Nevadan vuoriston yli enimmillaan 2,2 kilometrin k... read more

Thanksgiving vacation found us in Western Nevada. Why? There was nowhere else we could go. We'd pretty much covered every place we knew. But like anything unexpected, it turned out to be a great trip. So, here goes the details. 22nd - 24th November 2007 Having ditched off all rental car plans, we had to run our speed machine for a quick service. Thursday, Nov 22nd 2007 Plans to start at 6:00am got delayed by an hour. Finally, we called it "ALL PACKED" & headed N. 7 mi on hwy 237, 3 mi on hwy 880 & a lot more on I 680 later, we stopped for our breakfast in a rest area on I80 near Truckee. A bowl of soup & some stretching later, we were off towards Reno. It was hard not to notice ... read more

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Estou viva!!! Depois de mais de 20h de viagem vindo do Rio de Janeiro, conseguimos chegar em Reno! Porem , como nada sem dificuldade e divertido... Passamos por alguns contratempos! So pra comecar, nosso voo saiu do Rio com uma hora de atraso pq estava chovendo muito pelo Amazonas e teriamos que colocar mais combustivel e dar uma volta muito maior pra chegar em Miami! O aviao horroroso, apertadissimoe veio sacolejando a viagem inteira! Chegando em Miami, tivemos que sair correndo pra passar na imigracao, pegar bagagem e ainda enviar pro check in do voo pra Dallas! Ufa! Chegamso no portao em cima da hora do embarque! O voo pra Dallas foi r'apido e tranquilo... O unico que consegui realmente dormir! Mermao, nunca vi um aeroporto tao maneiro... Tem ate monorail! Tivemos que atravessar o aeroporto ... read more

Reno: Sept.12-15 We flew into Reno where we enjoyed a much needed rest after months of working in Nicaragua, getting our rental houses in order and packing everything up. The weather was a lot cooler than the beautiful weather Canada has been enjoying but we could still take advantage of relaxing by the pool, and the $1 margaritas that went with it. Reno’s a bit of a dive full of your stereotypical ignorant, slot-happy Americans. We tried our hand at a bit of gambling- breaking even in the end after Justin had a few last minute lucky hands. I had trouble staying on the casino floor as no one believed I was 27, pegging me as no more than 17… so much for the bit of age I thought I had adquired as a mother. ... read more