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NigelP

NigelP

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Ok, so lads trip to Vegas for a mates 50th next year in March/April with only 4 days there what are the must see and does?
 
Eat/drink lots at prices subsidised by the gamblers. Shows too.
Speaking of which don't gamble more than joke money.
Don't take incriminating photos /vids of yourself.
 
The 'Square' in the Venetian is amazing.
'Big Shot' on top of the Stratosphere is a must do, once only (terrifying)!
Helicopter ride over Hoover dam and land in bottom of Grand Canyon.
 
Lost count of the number of visits. Chopper to and land at the bottom of the Grand Canyon with papillon is a must do. The bar at the top of Palms is excellent, fab view back to the strip at night. The terrace at mon ami gabi is nice for lunch, you can watch the fountains at the Bellagio opposite. Been to so many great bars and restaurants, down to budget really. Not been post covid so dread to think now. Don’t forget old Vegas. You’ll be goosed after 4 days, that’s for sure.
 
Helicopter trip is on the list, is Papillion the company? or can anyone recommend a good company? There from 27th March to 1st April any good bands playing,seems very little on my Quick Look.
 
Go see the show ‘Postcard from earth’ in the LV sphere. Get a seat in the centre, top half if you can. Red Rock canyon is worth a visit if you have transport.
 
LV is an odd place. There's a lot to do and see, but I also find I get cabin fever after a day or two and have to get away from the Strip to the outdoors. Red Rock Canyon is one of the closer places: https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/nevada/red-rock-canyon
The Hoover Dam isn't too far away https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/
Lake Meade appears to have some interesting biking trails but I've not ridden there personally.
Death Valley is further away but worth a day trip if you rent a car. Won't be too hot in March / April and is surprisingly beautiful in a deathly sort of way.
Don't forget to purchase good travel insurance with at least $1million in medical coverage. A slip and a broken ankle could easily cost you $25k + in the "Land of the Free". A week of hospitalization - $100k.
 
Don't do what my daughters pal from work did, he won a decent sum of money to take home, had a drink to celebrate and got friendly with a girl at the bar. Back to her room and then she told him how much it was for her services!

He didn't have a clue she was a working girl, she took pity on him and told him to bolt before her pimp arrived.

He couldn't get out of there quick enough lol
 
NigelP said:
Helicopter trip is on the list, is Papillion the company? or can anyone recommend a good company? There from 27th March to 1st April any good bands playing,seems very little on my Quick Look.
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We used Maverick Helicopters who have good Google reviews. They have different tours but we went over the Hoover dam and landed in the canyon, then home.
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paulc said:
Go see the show ‘Postcard from earth’ in the LV sphere. Get a seat in the centre, top half if you can. Red Rock canyon is worth a visit if you have transport.
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I had a long chat with the tech guy who is writing/running the systems to run the audio at the Sphere (we was across in London for the audio developer conference) and it's really quite impressive tech. There's something like 160k speakers in the array, with something like 2,000 channels of audio being rendered. They had to build the sphere with the weight of the cabinets taken into account, and there's a basement full of power amps :)

So i'd definitely go and see something at the Sphere if you are there!
 
Del monaco said:
Don’t go. It’s horrible. The biggest penny slot machine in the world. Like a gigantic Seaton Carew.
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The only thing I liked about Vegas was the story of that professional high-roller that got the house rules tweaked in his favour. He took the casino for $5m years ago.
 
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