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Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Las Vegas Travel Tips. Including Hotels. Shows. Weather. Attractions.

Mirage Hotel Las Vegas Here are my Tips for Travellers visiting Las Vegas.The best Las Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas Shows and Attractions. Best time to visit based on the weather in Las Vegas which can be boiling hot in August and very chilly in December. Also a brief history of the city and history and observations and thoughts on this great city. 1. THE BEST TIME TO VISIT It is easy to think of Las Vegas as being permanently hot as it is right in th…

Las Vegas: Observations

Las Vegas / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel

Las Vegas: Observations

…e 3 days. To view all my zillions of photos: click here I have now been to Las Vegas 3 times and still feel that I have not even begun to do anything other than skim everything that this quite unique place has to offer. It changes so constantly, in fact it is changing so fast you can almost feel and see it happening right in front of you! It is not difficult to see why some people could easily be put off by Las Vegas, and why they would want to li…

Visiting Las Vegas? Why Hoover Dam, Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge & Lake Mead must be on your to do list

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Visiting Las Vegas? Why Hoover Dam, Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge & Lake Mead must be on your to do list

…ing a fascinating, engaging and calming day out. I think everyone visiting Las Vegas should, at least once, spend a day exploring the impressive Hoover Dam Wall, the staggeringly remarkable Hoover Dam By-Pass (Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge to give it the correct name) and the cooling and calming Lake Mead. I love going to the Hoover Dam and the stunning Lake Mead that it holds back. Every time we go to Las Vegas we make sure we ta…

Destinations / Las Vegas

Las Vegas Must See Attractions : Las Vegas Neon Museum

…the old La Concha motel reception entrance One of the more unusual of the Las Vegas must see attractions is the Neon Museum. This is located downtown and grew out of a boneyard of old neon signs that had previously been trashed as Las Vegas hotels were went bust, closed down or were destroyed to make way for the next wave of hotels in this ever changing city. It now has the old and unusual La Concha Motel reception entrance as the museum entrance…

Destinations / Las Vegas

Las Vegas Must See Attractions – Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience

…the the Future” Marty visits Bif who lives in a Penthouse in The Plaza in Las Vegas. After years of decline, this part of Las Vegas is back. It is a real taste of the past looking to the future. How apt that the film takes part here. The original centre and heart of Las Vegas is not on “the Strip” that most tourists tend to stick to these days drawn by the mega resorts, theme hotels and glitzy new tower blocks. Although it had been in decline for…

Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains At Night (with Paris Hotel & Eiffel Tower In Background)

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Las Vegas Tips For Travellers

…eader called Brain contacted me asking for my tips for travellers visiting Las Vegas. He wrote: “You mentioned that you like to travel to Vegas for two weeks at a time every couple years. I would appreciate some info about about a “Solo” adventure to Vegas for two to three weeks. I like to explore a new area extensively when I get there. What do you suggest re: reasonable budget accommodations (clean,safe and comfortable), efficiency?, restaurants…

Mark sky diving in Las Vegas with Sky Dive Las Vegas

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

Las Vegas Sky Dive for thrill seeking adventure travellers

Mark sky diving in Las Vegas with Sky Dive Las Vegas   There is an exciting way to see the Las Vegas area if you are a thrill seeking adventure (adventerous?) traveller. By throwing yourself out of an airplane flying 15,000 feet above sea level. There are a few options but the one that we used when visiting Las Vegas was Sky Dive Las Vegas. They are based out at Boulder City Airport, which is about half an hour drive from “The Strip”. They will p…

Accomodation / Las Vegas

Las Vegas Luxury Hotels – Mandarin Oriental Hotel

…The Mandarin Oriental is a casino free hotel in the City Center complex in Las Vegas. It is one of the most recent additions to the Las Vegas luxury hotels scene. It joins other luxury hotel brands like the Four Seasons on the Las Vegas that offers a different type of experience to the massive theme hotels and resorts. The nature of visitors to Las Vegas is changing and they are getting younger, have money and are not necessarily coming for the ga…

Accomodation / Las Vegas

Four Seasons Hotel Is One Of The Best Las Vegas Hotels

…strong recommendation is The Four Seasons Hotel. The Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas? That was my initial reaction too as I had never seen the hotel. That is because it is an hotel within a hotel! The Four Seasons takes up the top floors of the Mandalay Bay hotel block. The only sign for the hotel is an entrance sign on Las Vegas Boulevard South near the Mandalay Bay Conference Center. The lobby is on the ground floor and unlike other strip hotels…

Destinations / Las Vegas / USA

A Perfect Day Out in Las Vegas. Escaping To Peaceful Lake Mead

…out that creates a very different experience. Most visitors spend a day in Las Vegas stuck on “The Strip”. Some do go on a hectic day out by plane or helicopter to the Grand Canyon which includes a quick flight over the Hoover Dam Wall to let them capture a few trophy shots. Jet Skiing on Lake Mead at Hoover Dam Wall Very few people take a day trip to the lake created by the wall – Lake Mead. This is a largely ignored destination and day out. A da…

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Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains At Night (and Paris Hotel) : Travel Photo

…ellagio Fountains At Night (with Paris Hotel & Eiffel Tower In Background) Las Vegas is one of my most favorite destinations. I love the craziness and the energy. This is photo of Las Vegas Bellagio Fountain at Night taken from the hotel room I was staying in captures the power of the fountains, and the glitz of Las Vegas at night. The video I took of the fountains at the same time is also one of the most watched I have on YouTube with over 1.2 mi…