Posted by: fortunefaded March 10, 2011
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I was in vegas with a friend this past december and here's what we did in no particular order:
1. Gambling: Lost money initially in the slots but made up by playing blackjack. With slot machines and tables everywhere, it's tempting to gamble so might as well play something where the odds aren't too stacked against you. If you don't know already, learn to play blackjack and get the basic strategy down.
2. Vegas shows: Saw a few shows, my favorite being the blue man group show. I've heard cirque de sole is also good. The shows in Vegas are around $50-$100 on average and we also went to one of those burlesque shows. Major turnoff so I wouldn't spend money on any of those burlesque shows.
3. Night life: Vegas is damn expensive and a drink at a club will cost you $15-$20, a bottle of beer around 10. For most clubs there will be entry fee, ranging from $20 - $50 for guys. I would reccommend buying your own booze before hand.
4. Accomodation: We got pretty good hotel from hotwire....I think paid around 55 per room and stayed at the luxor. There are shuttle buses that go north to south the strip.
5. Food: There are a lot of good food and I would say you gotta at least try a buffet for the vegas experience. I think the Carnival buffet @ Rio is the most popular but you will have to spend more than an hour on line. I would say it's worth it at least once.
4. Transportation: You can get the 3 day unlimited bus for under 30 bucks. I would use that. We ended up taking cabs everywhere and it was too damn expensive. The buses run very frequently but the only problem is during the weekend the traffic on the strip is crazy so you should be prepared to walk...and also see the fountain outside bellagio as someone mentioned.
5. Grand canyon. You have to see one of the 7 wonders of the world after coming so close. We went to the south rim. I think the west rim is closest to vegas and there are shuttle buses that take you there under 3 hrs but they are more expensive than the south rim tour. If you do go to the south rim, you will basically spend the whole day traveling and seeing the canyon.
6. Vegas thrills: We went to the stratosphere and did the skyjump. If you are into adreneline rush you will enjoy it though my friend said sky diving was much better and he's probably right. They also have one of those crazy rides at the top where you are spinning around 108 floor up looking down on the vegas streets. It was a lot of fun.
Oh and I also had hookah at Azuza. The environment is pretty cool but didn't like the service. They told us we would get a free refill but later on said something about you have to get so many bowls and blah blah after getting our hopes high.
Vegas is definitely worth going once. And remember, whatever happens in vegas, stays in vegas! Good luck.
FF
1. Gambling: Lost money initially in the slots but made up by playing blackjack. With slot machines and tables everywhere, it's tempting to gamble so might as well play something where the odds aren't too stacked against you. If you don't know already, learn to play blackjack and get the basic strategy down.
2. Vegas shows: Saw a few shows, my favorite being the blue man group show. I've heard cirque de sole is also good. The shows in Vegas are around $50-$100 on average and we also went to one of those burlesque shows. Major turnoff so I wouldn't spend money on any of those burlesque shows.
3. Night life: Vegas is damn expensive and a drink at a club will cost you $15-$20, a bottle of beer around 10. For most clubs there will be entry fee, ranging from $20 - $50 for guys. I would reccommend buying your own booze before hand.
4. Accomodation: We got pretty good hotel from hotwire....I think paid around 55 per room and stayed at the luxor. There are shuttle buses that go north to south the strip.
5. Food: There are a lot of good food and I would say you gotta at least try a buffet for the vegas experience. I think the Carnival buffet @ Rio is the most popular but you will have to spend more than an hour on line. I would say it's worth it at least once.
4. Transportation: You can get the 3 day unlimited bus for under 30 bucks. I would use that. We ended up taking cabs everywhere and it was too damn expensive. The buses run very frequently but the only problem is during the weekend the traffic on the strip is crazy so you should be prepared to walk...and also see the fountain outside bellagio as someone mentioned.
5. Grand canyon. You have to see one of the 7 wonders of the world after coming so close. We went to the south rim. I think the west rim is closest to vegas and there are shuttle buses that take you there under 3 hrs but they are more expensive than the south rim tour. If you do go to the south rim, you will basically spend the whole day traveling and seeing the canyon.
6. Vegas thrills: We went to the stratosphere and did the skyjump. If you are into adreneline rush you will enjoy it though my friend said sky diving was much better and he's probably right. They also have one of those crazy rides at the top where you are spinning around 108 floor up looking down on the vegas streets. It was a lot of fun.
Oh and I also had hookah at Azuza. The environment is pretty cool but didn't like the service. They told us we would get a free refill but later on said something about you have to get so many bowls and blah blah after getting our hopes high.
Vegas is definitely worth going once. And remember, whatever happens in vegas, stays in vegas! Good luck.
FF