My Trip to a SIN CITY: Las Vegas
Hello All, I am Salman Sayyed, and I visited Las Vegas in December 2017. Not so long ago.
Las Vegas is a city located in the State of Nevada, West side of the United State, and mainly known for resorts, casinos, hotels, nightlife and fun activities. It is said that Vegas is the heaven for gamblers, a party house for bachelors and a paradise for those who want to experience all kind of fun in life including ‘sex’.
Well, this might be true, but I have something more to talk about Vegas and how having not done all these things you can still make your Vegas trip as an unforgettable memory of your life. So, I am going to break the rule of Vegas… do you know what’s that?
“Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”,
Yes! that’s what everyone says, but not me because now I am going to share what I did in Vegas and what are the things you should also do. Apart from visiting Casinos and Strip Clubs or getting married for one night.
So, I went to Vegas on December 18, 2017, and my first expression after seeing Vegas from the airplane was…. OH MY GOD!... I was not believing what I was seeing at that time. It was totally amazing to see. What I was seeing was a huge Yellow Diamond shining and twinkling. The entire City was lit up with yellow lights (mostly) and it was not for me, 😉 it was a regular thing over there, like a usual life.
We stayed there for three days and three nights. We mean, three girls and I 😉, but honestly, as I said life is way beyond than what you are thinking now. We didn’t do anything.
On the same night around at 2 am, we all went out to eat something because we were hungry as well were as excited to see the city. But we found nothing as it was 2 am and we were kind of far from the strip: the main attraction of Vegas. The strip is a long stretch about 7 to 8 km (around 4 miles) in south Vegas and mostly, mostly all the important things and highlights of Vegas are situated there. A lot of people over there take the car or an Uber whereas I suggest you walk through it. Because then only you will be able to see the movement in the city.
Walking on the strip is a like visiting in a fun-fair, where many people gather excitedly walking around, enjoying the views, buying and selling of gifts, chocolate, and other stuff, too much noise (well not everywhere) and acting like shutterbugs.
While you are walking on the stip, which most of the visitors like to do, you will hear people asking you for many different things like, “Hey Do wanna get married for one night? or Hey why don’t try this club or that club and if you use this card or that card (all those cards they will give on the street) you will get that much discount or kind of offer. Most of these offers and discounts are related to casinos, hotels, clubs and commercial sex.
One of the funny and new experience for me was when I saw people were giving a bundle of cards (like visiting cards) to mostly everyone, including men and women. So I thought it might be something good to see. Or maybe it would have some kind of offer. So, I took it and next second I threw all of them. Because these cards had nude pictures of women in most cases and their prices and their phone numbers.
Man!, I got scared and threw it right away because I am from a country where we cannot even talk about it (all those nude pictures) and here they are giving it for free and very openly. So I decided form now onward, I would not take anything from anyone here. ;)
Advice: if you are going with a family, “which is rare”, please tell our younger ones to not to take anything from anyone, because you would not like it if your younger ones will be asking you,“hey dad/ mom, why this lady is not wearing anything?, or why there is a price? If she is not wearing or carrying anything then what are they selling at this price? lol
Right?
We walked through the strips three times because we did not know what things were around to see. We thought everything would be far from one another and that’s why we were just walking very fast. So, we missed many things on our first walk. And we also started from the midpoint on the strips, so we had to go to either of the sides and come back for the opposite side to visit. Therefore, we walked through the strips a couple of times and later we walked one more time because we wanted to experience and see how Vegas looks at night.
How to start walking and from where?
And what are the things to see and do at strips while walking?
As per our experience and knowledge about Vegas, and if you want to save time and explore enough. You should first navigate the Las Vegas Fabulous sign from your hotel. It is always good to start from the start point not like us. If it is close by then walk and if not, then take an Uber or bus whichever fits into your budget. Visit that because it is a must. Then continue your car or bus ride till Luxor Las Vegas Hotel and Casino: which is in a shape of a Pyramid. Here you will feel like you are in Egypt because there are statues of Egyptian Mummies. inscriptions on walls and date trees and all. Very nice to see and take pictures.
From Luxor Las Vegas, I would suggest walking, but you can continue your ride towards New York-New York Hotel & Casino which is in the opposite direction to Fabulous sing if you are coming from there, towards Strips. Now you have to start walking or else you will miss the beauty of Vegas.
From here onward you will get a chance to see end number of Hotel and Casinos. Most of the Hotels or Casinos inVegas are replicas of the famous places or wonders of the world. Let me show you some of the picture and their names what they do look like…
For Example, Luxor Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is in a shape of a Pyramid,
New York- New York Hotel and Casino looks like an entire New York City Including Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building,
Excalibur Hotel & Casino
Then there is Paris Las Vegas, which is a huge replica of Eiffel Tower,
The Grand Canal, and
Statue of David and Caesars Palace,
These are some of them I remembered but there are many to see.
Some of the activities to do In Vegas.
Gambling in Casinos
Well, most of the people who go to Vegas first few things they do is Gambling in Casino, which I guess everyone should try. I am not saying you should gamble till you lose all your money but just to have fun for a while like for two to five dollars is enough. Every Hotel and shops in Vegas will have a machine to play. But I would suggest you Go to New York- York New York Hotel to play because here I won about $80. Cheers!!!. Or you can go to any other hotel to play but go to a big one it looks good and cool and you can talk about your this experience with others.
Walk on the strips at night
Yes, Vegas is a sin city, but to see actual sin here, you have to get out of your hotel at night. With yellow lights in almost every street and hotel, entire city shines like a diamond. You will be hearing lots of music and if you are lucky you might get a chance to see some street play or street dance. You should also stop at Bellagio Hotel and casino to see the Bellagio water fountain show. It is synchronized with some kind of music which you will not be able to hear but the water fountain show will leave your face with a wow expression.
High Roller
If you are not afraid of high then you should do it. It worth your money. It is about 550 feet tall which makes it world’s tallest observatory. It takes about 30minutes to complete one round, and you will love it. You will have a 360-degree view of the entire Las Vegas. You can take as many pictures as you want. I personally took hundreds of pictures and some short videos from different angles. There are different kinds of cabins, like normal, for travelers like me. There is also cabins with open bar for those who would like to drink in the air. It is located right in the middle of the Vegas which is like 2minutes walking from the main strips. For tickets, I think you have to do prior booking because we also did the same, but I am not sure about tickets on arrival. I think it is cheaper as well to book prior.
Stratosphere Las Vegas
It is at end of the Strips, and I don’t think it comes under Strips walk, but Yes you have to go there. To me, it looks like a Space Needle tower of Seattle. There are a couple of reasons to visit this Hotel, one it is also an observatory which gives a good view of the Stirps in a straight way. So from High Roller you will have sideways look of Strips and from this Tower, you will be able to see Strips in Straightway but again Strip is about 3 km far from this place so might not be able to see it clearly but you will some view. I don’t how much I am clear in this sentence. The other reason is to do a sky jump from the deck of the building. Yes, if you like it you should do it. And there is also a ride on top of the tower called as thrilled ride. Again if you are not afraid of height you should try it or leave it. I enjoyed it.
Take Pictures with those ladies
I don’t know what the actual term for them is, but it looks cool to take pictures with them. Remember one thing nothing is free in US, even taking pictures with them, So you have to tip them for taking pictures, which is about $5 to $10. It is a waste of money if don’t like it, but if you want to create a memory of Vegas then You should do it.
Eat Shawarma at Turkish Place
This is one of my favorite part in Vegas. It is not everywhere in Vegas. This is a small Turkish Place just three minutes walking from the Hotel Paris. I liked so much that I ate it every day. They serve it with some tasty spices, chicken, and vegetables. It is more than enough for one person and the price is also cheap.
Some more tips to save money, while going to Vegas, in the Vegas and While coming out of the Vegas.
Usually going to Vegas is way cheaper than getting out of the Vegas. I think That is their strategy to hold you back in Vegas.
So, if you are already in the US, then you can get air tickets at a very cheap rate. What you must do is go to Googleflight.com and put your dates of travel. Please book your return ticket in prior. If you don’t find any good deals, then click on the left corner and go to tracked price and click on the notification. So, whenever there is any cheap flight available you get a notification from Google.
Another important thing is finding out for how many days you are going? Because I don’t think you should spend more than two days there. If you are going for Gambling and for all the nightlife and clubbing, then I don’t know how many days you should spend there. But if you are going as a tourist who would like to see the city have a brief exposure of it. Then don’t stay for more than two days, because there is nothing much you can do after your second day and it will also save your money for your next destination.
Second, usually, getting out of the Vegas is expensive if you are traveling by air but by bus, it is cheaper. So plan your next destination may be as California or Arizona: or any State which is closer to Vegas. So that you will be paying very less amount and will also get a chance to cover few more places.
Stay outside the Strips. Here I mean book your hotel outside the rang of Strips. All the hotels at the Strips or even closer to Strips are nicely expensive. We stayed in Silver Sevens Hotel which was reasonable and little far from the Strips. The price was nicer than other hotels and even the place was clean and neat with less crowd. It was about 10 minutes walking from the Strips but little far from the Airport.
You can also get into Hop on Hop off bus, this will take around the Strips at one fix price so that you don’t have worry about transportations cost when you are in the Vegas. But remember that, this bus will not take to your Hotel Unless it is on the Strips.
Everything on Strips is expensive, so if want to eat out eat. Well, you have no option for water, try to carry your own bottle instead of buying at the hotel where you are eating. There are many stores you can buy a water bottle because in Hotels they are very expensive.
So, this is the story and things I did in Vegas. I did not go to any strip clubs neither I took that cards again or called those girls. Still, I had a good time there. This is the way I traveled in Vegas. Maybe your's way would be different, but that’s fine we all have our own way of doing things.
Let me know in the comment box if this article is helpful to you. I would also love to know about your trip to Vegas and how did you manage.
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Hello All, I am Salman Sayyed, and I visited Las Vegas in December 2017. Not so long ago.
Las Vegas is a city located in the State of Nevada, West side of the United State, and mainly known for resorts, casinos, hotels, nightlife and fun activities. It is said that Vegas is the heaven for gamblers, a party house for bachelors and a paradise for those who want to experience all kind of fun in life including ‘sex’.
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| Las Vegas Airport |
“Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”,
Yes! that’s what everyone says, but not me because now I am going to share what I did in Vegas and what are the things you should also do. Apart from visiting Casinos and Strip Clubs or getting married for one night.
So, I went to Vegas on December 18, 2017, and my first expression after seeing Vegas from the airplane was…. OH MY GOD!... I was not believing what I was seeing at that time. It was totally amazing to see. What I was seeing was a huge Yellow Diamond shining and twinkling. The entire City was lit up with yellow lights (mostly) and it was not for me, 😉 it was a regular thing over there, like a usual life.
We stayed there for three days and three nights. We mean, three girls and I 😉, but honestly, as I said life is way beyond than what you are thinking now. We didn’t do anything.
On the same night around at 2 am, we all went out to eat something because we were hungry as well were as excited to see the city. But we found nothing as it was 2 am and we were kind of far from the strip: the main attraction of Vegas. The strip is a long stretch about 7 to 8 km (around 4 miles) in south Vegas and mostly, mostly all the important things and highlights of Vegas are situated there. A lot of people over there take the car or an Uber whereas I suggest you walk through it. Because then only you will be able to see the movement in the city.
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| Las Vegas Airport. Salman, Sarosh, Laura, and Nataliz from left to right |
Walking on the strip is a like visiting in a fun-fair, where many people gather excitedly walking around, enjoying the views, buying and selling of gifts, chocolate, and other stuff, too much noise (well not everywhere) and acting like shutterbugs.
While you are walking on the stip, which most of the visitors like to do, you will hear people asking you for many different things like, “Hey Do wanna get married for one night? or Hey why don’t try this club or that club and if you use this card or that card (all those cards they will give on the street) you will get that much discount or kind of offer. Most of these offers and discounts are related to casinos, hotels, clubs and commercial sex.
One of the funny and new experience for me was when I saw people were giving a bundle of cards (like visiting cards) to mostly everyone, including men and women. So I thought it might be something good to see. Or maybe it would have some kind of offer. So, I took it and next second I threw all of them. Because these cards had nude pictures of women in most cases and their prices and their phone numbers.
Man!, I got scared and threw it right away because I am from a country where we cannot even talk about it (all those nude pictures) and here they are giving it for free and very openly. So I decided form now onward, I would not take anything from anyone here. ;)
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| Glimp of Strips Las Vegas: P.C shot_of_salyo |
Right?
We walked through the strips three times because we did not know what things were around to see. We thought everything would be far from one another and that’s why we were just walking very fast. So, we missed many things on our first walk. And we also started from the midpoint on the strips, so we had to go to either of the sides and come back for the opposite side to visit. Therefore, we walked through the strips a couple of times and later we walked one more time because we wanted to experience and see how Vegas looks at night.
How to start walking and from where?
And what are the things to see and do at strips while walking?
As per our experience and knowledge about Vegas, and if you want to save time and explore enough. You should first navigate the Las Vegas Fabulous sign from your hotel. It is always good to start from the start point not like us. If it is close by then walk and if not, then take an Uber or bus whichever fits into your budget. Visit that because it is a must. Then continue your car or bus ride till Luxor Las Vegas Hotel and Casino: which is in a shape of a Pyramid. Here you will feel like you are in Egypt because there are statues of Egyptian Mummies. inscriptions on walls and date trees and all. Very nice to see and take pictures.
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| Sing of Fabulous Las Vegas. P.C shot_of_salyo |
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| Luxor Las Vegas Hotel and Casino- P.C shot_of_salyo |
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| New York- New York Hotel and Casino- P.C shot_of_salyo |
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| P.C @shot_of_salyo |
New York- New York Hotel and Casino looks like an entire New York City Including Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building,
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| P.C @shot_of_salyo |
Excalibur Hotel & Casino
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| P.C @shot_of_salyo |
Then there is Paris Las Vegas, which is a huge replica of Eiffel Tower,
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| P.C @shot_of_salyo |
The Grand Canal, and
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| P.C @shot_of_salyo |
Statue of David and Caesars Palace,
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| P.C @shot_of_salyo |
These are some of them I remembered but there are many to see.
Some of the activities to do In Vegas.
Gambling in Casinos
Well, most of the people who go to Vegas first few things they do is Gambling in Casino, which I guess everyone should try. I am not saying you should gamble till you lose all your money but just to have fun for a while like for two to five dollars is enough. Every Hotel and shops in Vegas will have a machine to play. But I would suggest you Go to New York- York New York Hotel to play because here I won about $80. Cheers!!!. Or you can go to any other hotel to play but go to a big one it looks good and cool and you can talk about your this experience with others.
Walk on the strips at night
Yes, Vegas is a sin city, but to see actual sin here, you have to get out of your hotel at night. With yellow lights in almost every street and hotel, entire city shines like a diamond. You will be hearing lots of music and if you are lucky you might get a chance to see some street play or street dance. You should also stop at Bellagio Hotel and casino to see the Bellagio water fountain show. It is synchronized with some kind of music which you will not be able to hear but the water fountain show will leave your face with a wow expression.
High Roller
If you are not afraid of high then you should do it. It worth your money. It is about 550 feet tall which makes it world’s tallest observatory. It takes about 30minutes to complete one round, and you will love it. You will have a 360-degree view of the entire Las Vegas. You can take as many pictures as you want. I personally took hundreds of pictures and some short videos from different angles. There are different kinds of cabins, like normal, for travelers like me. There is also cabins with open bar for those who would like to drink in the air. It is located right in the middle of the Vegas which is like 2minutes walking from the main strips. For tickets, I think you have to do prior booking because we also did the same, but I am not sure about tickets on arrival. I think it is cheaper as well to book prior.
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| High Roller from outside P.C @shot_of_salyo |
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| View of Vegas from the Top poin of High Roller. P.C @shot_of_salyo |
Stratosphere Las Vegas
It is at end of the Strips, and I don’t think it comes under Strips walk, but Yes you have to go there. To me, it looks like a Space Needle tower of Seattle. There are a couple of reasons to visit this Hotel, one it is also an observatory which gives a good view of the Stirps in a straight way. So from High Roller you will have sideways look of Strips and from this Tower, you will be able to see Strips in Straightway but again Strip is about 3 km far from this place so might not be able to see it clearly but you will some view. I don’t how much I am clear in this sentence. The other reason is to do a sky jump from the deck of the building. Yes, if you like it you should do it. And there is also a ride on top of the tower called as thrilled ride. Again if you are not afraid of height you should try it or leave it. I enjoyed it.
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| P.C @shot_of_salyo |
Take Pictures with those ladies
I don’t know what the actual term for them is, but it looks cool to take pictures with them. Remember one thing nothing is free in US, even taking pictures with them, So you have to tip them for taking pictures, which is about $5 to $10. It is a waste of money if don’t like it, but if you want to create a memory of Vegas then You should do it.
Eat Shawarma at Turkish Place
This is one of my favorite part in Vegas. It is not everywhere in Vegas. This is a small Turkish Place just three minutes walking from the Hotel Paris. I liked so much that I ate it every day. They serve it with some tasty spices, chicken, and vegetables. It is more than enough for one person and the price is also cheap.
Some more tips to save money, while going to Vegas, in the Vegas and While coming out of the Vegas.
Usually going to Vegas is way cheaper than getting out of the Vegas. I think That is their strategy to hold you back in Vegas.
So, if you are already in the US, then you can get air tickets at a very cheap rate. What you must do is go to Googleflight.com and put your dates of travel. Please book your return ticket in prior. If you don’t find any good deals, then click on the left corner and go to tracked price and click on the notification. So, whenever there is any cheap flight available you get a notification from Google.
Another important thing is finding out for how many days you are going? Because I don’t think you should spend more than two days there. If you are going for Gambling and for all the nightlife and clubbing, then I don’t know how many days you should spend there. But if you are going as a tourist who would like to see the city have a brief exposure of it. Then don’t stay for more than two days, because there is nothing much you can do after your second day and it will also save your money for your next destination.
Second, usually, getting out of the Vegas is expensive if you are traveling by air but by bus, it is cheaper. So plan your next destination may be as California or Arizona: or any State which is closer to Vegas. So that you will be paying very less amount and will also get a chance to cover few more places.
Stay outside the Strips. Here I mean book your hotel outside the rang of Strips. All the hotels at the Strips or even closer to Strips are nicely expensive. We stayed in Silver Sevens Hotel which was reasonable and little far from the Strips. The price was nicer than other hotels and even the place was clean and neat with less crowd. It was about 10 minutes walking from the Strips but little far from the Airport.
You can also get into Hop on Hop off bus, this will take around the Strips at one fix price so that you don’t have worry about transportations cost when you are in the Vegas. But remember that, this bus will not take to your Hotel Unless it is on the Strips.
Everything on Strips is expensive, so if want to eat out eat. Well, you have no option for water, try to carry your own bottle instead of buying at the hotel where you are eating. There are many stores you can buy a water bottle because in Hotels they are very expensive.
So, this is the story and things I did in Vegas. I did not go to any strip clubs neither I took that cards again or called those girls. Still, I had a good time there. This is the way I traveled in Vegas. Maybe your's way would be different, but that’s fine we all have our own way of doing things.
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| Me giving my favorite poss at Sign of Las Vegas |
Let me know in the comment box if this article is helpful to you. I would also love to know about your trip to Vegas and how did you manage.
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