"It's a small, small world...grown-up style." Las Vegas by TempNomad

Las Vegas Travel Guide: 8,353 reviews and 17,025 photos

Las Vegas: loved it!

I had a wonderful few days in Vegas, but I have to admit...that was enough. For now, anyway. I arrived at almost midnight on a Tuesday and left early on that Saturday. Mid-week is definitely the time for me because the smoke and crowds grew steadily as we got closer to the weekend. I'm not a big fan of either.

We spent one day driving the roundabout way to the Valley of Fire and the other days exploring the hotels, sights, and casinos. Lots of fun sites and people!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Always something to do...and something new to see!
Cons:Lots of smoke, over-priced food, crowds.
In a nutshell:Fun in small doses!

Last visit to Las Vegas: Apr 2003
Intro Updated Mar 8, 2004
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brooklynsheart Apr 27, 2005 at 1:51 PM

Your photos are amazing, but several of the Valley of Fire ones could be better in a travelogue since there aren't any comments with them.
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percy961 May 15, 2004 at 11:56 PM

I enjoyed reading the Las Vegas pages, game me some good ideas for our trip to LV this Summer, especially the drives outside of the city.
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Yaqui Oct 31, 2003 at 9:39 AM

Wonderfully done I may say. I do agree with Tex-Mex and Margaritas. Yahoo! Why not!;-) Hey, great job and thanks for sharing!;-)
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Arizonarat Sep 14, 2003 at 6:13 AM

I am sorry that you did not share those pool-side photos. Did you discover the tram from Bally's to MGM Grand? Nice pages. Enjoyed.
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Braveheart.southafrr Aug 12, 2003 at 7:46 AM

Hi DKW the valley of fire sounds awsome ( how hot does it get).............ken
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dinhyen Jun 30, 2003 at 9:18 AM

Congratulations, $84 is more than I ever won while living here :) You may be the only Newyorker who thinks NYNY is cute. Striking pictures of the Valley of Fire.
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Gipp Jun 4, 2003 at 3:40 PM

Fantastic page! Looks a great idea to have the bright lights of Vegas combined with a scenic drive
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diamonddog May 30, 2003 at 11:39 PM

Very nice page and accurate tips! Fantastic pics of the scenic drive! thanks for sharing
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iandsmith May 21, 2003 at 5:53 PM

Interesting.
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besbel May 19, 2003 at 3:26 PM

Very useful info and great pics, thanks for showing other cool and (at least to me) unknown aspects about Vegas :)