How to Do Vegas Right: 3 Simple Rules

Gambling, hookers, booze, and staying up all night. That’s the stereotype of Vegas that the Tourism board wants you to live out. Hence the endorsed motto: What happens here, stays here. Well, if you want to know how to do Vegas right, follow these 3 simple rules!

Best way to do Las Vegas - ParisRule #1: Two nights max.

Never stay in Vegas more than 3 days, and 2 nights.

A) Your body can’t handle
B) Your mind can’t handle it
C) Your wallet (or purse) definitely can’t handle it.

The first day and night are fun. Soak up all the lights, the action, the excitement, and gamble a little. The second day and night are either a crazy blur, or a chance to see what you missed the first day. The third day you’re either hungover, or simply over it. Go home. Another night and you’ll wish you hadn’t come to Vegas at all!

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West to east coast road trip across the US

In the summer of 2009, I decided to do a west to east coast road trip across the US. Long story short, my brother, and our girlfriends left for one of the most memorable cross country trips across the States. If you get a chance in your lifetime, you should definitely do a cross country road trip. There are a million paths. Here’s the path we chose on our Left to Right Road Trip 2k9:

Left to Right 2k9 – Yellowstone, Mt Rushmore, Niagara

Wed Aug 12th – OC to Vegas, 5 hrs, 1:00pm – 6:00 pm, gamble a little, stay night.

Shawn pointing at Grand CanyonThurs Aug 13th – Vegas to Grand Canyon, 6 hrs, 9:00am – 3:00pm, hike around canyon, take pictures, see sunset, stay night

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