Well where do I start , for anyone who has been to Vegas before you know there is just too much for one post ,it would be better to write a book but i'll do my best.
In December 2016 my aunt and uncle invited me to travel to Vegas with them for my cousins 21st birthday and of course I said yes ! This was obviously a place on my bucket list and they had saved up to make this a very special birthday for my cousin Ryan and that it was , in fact special is an understatement.
So i'll go back to my arrival , after a terrible flight and multiple delays and a night stop in Toronto,I eventually arrived in Las Vegas and I cant imagine there is any other airport in the world that makes it so obvious of your destination. With a huge welcome to Las Vegas sign and what seemed to be a casino inside the arrivals terminal it was very clear where I was and the experience started straight away.
A short ride to the strip and it all sunk in,I was finally here ! and it was quite overwhelming.
I went straight to the Bellagio hotel where we were lucky enough to stay and as an added extra we had fountain view rooms which was mind blowing! I could have just stayed there and watched the fountain show and the view for days, I would highly recommend the Bellagio for that real Las Vegas strip experience.
The Vegas strip has pretty much everything you can imagine and more, just walking around going from casino to casino was a crazy experience in itself. So many different themes in every building and from the outside the architecture is something to behold, it really does feel like another world experience, especially if you're not used to a big bright city environment but that being said I have seen the likes of Hong Kong , LA, Beijing etc and Vegas is still in a category of its own.
Everything from indoor malls with huge painted ceilings made to look like the sky, to a reconstruction of Venice and it's canals inside of a hotel on a scale that is hard to describe. A statue of liberty, an Eiffel tower, a Brooklyn bridge, pyramids and the list goes on and all of these offering a completely different experience and to the highest of standards.
You can see countless live shows and live bands from any genre and they are playing all the time so no matter how short your stay you will easily find something to your liking.
Food, food and more food! if you like a massive variety of food Vegas is the place to be. The strip offers everything from celebrity chef restaurants to food challenges you may have seen on TV and pretty much every cuisine from around the world and every fastfood joint that ever existed. So in other words no matter your budget or your taste you will not go hungry.
The casino's themselves are all very different but in most you will find all of your gambling needs and if you are gambling you will be offered free drinks for which you should just tip the waitresses a buck or two or if you have more cash to spare then go for it because the more you tip the more often they will come your way for a refill and there is no limit to what drinks to can choose from.
Las Vegas old town is the original strip from when they first started constructing casino's and it really does have that old school feel and offers a very different atmosphere. Old town will have all kinds of different street performers and celebrity look alike's and lots of gift stores for everything you could want. The casino's in old town are much cheaper to gamble in but don't quite have the same luxury feel as the main strip but what it lacks in luxury it makes up for in character. There are many different things on offer in old town and good times are guaranteed , they even have the mob museum for those of you who want to see how this amazing place first came to be and although the founders were all criminals they certainly had vision and the ability to build one of the worlds most spectacular cities.
Anyway like i said before I could write for days about Las Vegas but i'll split up the experiences into a few separate posts.
Thanks as always for reading and let me know what you think of this blog and maybe even give me an up vote or
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Nice post man. You have good content, those pictures are really great. I hope you'll continue to create articles like this one. Thank you very much for sharing your vegas experience.
thankyou very much il be trying to post at least 3 times a week . thanks for reading.
Nice write up @burkulese, hopefully one day will visit Las Vegas. Love the shooting range pic!
It is now one year later, maybe you should visit again ? :-)Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thanks for reading it was a great trip and i will go back foor sure!
Great, Will follow you for more interesting articles.
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STOPVegas is the theme park for adults. I used to play minecraft, well not really play just use the editor. I made vegas, the titanic, golden gate bridge, giza, Eiffel Tower and a bunch of other cool land marks.
haha thats awesome . do you have any pictures ?
Ah man these are awesome ! nice job.
Wow, really solid post and great photos. I agree, that Vegas is a really fun place - no wonder basically all people from all over the world come here to have some fun - this town just never dies and there is many things to do :) I only had a chance to be there once, but I will definitely gotta visit again. Unfortunately as I'm not from America, I have my travel options pretty limited due to expensive prices. By the way I see that you are heavy on lifts as well - Keep it up bro!
Thanks for reading and i agree , it is a great place a true wonder but wonders come with a heavy price. and thanks man trying to live large !
Love the post man, been thinking about a Vegas trip myself since i live in San Diego. Any recommendations on a hotel and best place to grub on the strip?
oh man you should you should totally go ! as for hotels they are all pretty amazing so i would just search online to see who has the best deals as most of them have great offers all year round. Food though depends on what you like . if you want a gigantic burger that will put you in a coma then go to heart attack burger restaurant in old town but as far as what i would suggest , i personally liked the cabo wabo mexican place on the main strip . how is san diego ? i always wanted to do a trip there and check out the bjj gyms all over the place.
Awesome man! Thanks a lot. I’ll be sure to tag you once i get there and put my post my out!!
yeah please do , look forward to it.
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Amazing post. Just started following you. Vegas is awesome I visited on a Contiki tour back in 2011 and loved every minute of it. :)
That's great thanks a lot ! and yeah it's a mind blowing place for sure !
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That's great thank you !
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