Las Vegas Travel Guide

Las Vegas Travel Guide

My meticulously curated travel guide for Las Vegas includes local hotspots, under-the-radar restaurants, can’t-miss boutiques, and hip places to stay.

I created an insider’s Google map that reflects all my recommendations, so you can easily access them throughout your travels. You can save the map with your Google account. This isn’t your typical list of see-and-be-seen spots.

Click here for a complete list of all my recommendations.

Where to Drink Coffee

Vesta Coffee: Vesta is my favorite coffee shop featuring homemade nut milk.

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Bungalow

Where to Eat

Joel Rubuchon (French)

Guy Savoy (French)

Picasso (French)

Le Cirque (French)

Nobu (sushi)

Wing Lei (Chinese)

Hugo’s Cellar (steak)

Steakhouse at Circus Circus (steak)

Ferraro’s (Italian)

Italian American Club (Italian)

Casa Di Amore (Italian)

Bouchon (Brunch)

Lotus of Siam (Thai)

Pizza Rock (pizza)

Where to Eat Gluten-Free

Guilt Free Glutton: 100% gluten-free establishment.

Where to Eat Sweets

Ronald’s Donuts

Ethel M Chocolate

Where to Drink Something Stronger

Herbs & Rye

Wakuda Lounge

Piero’s

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20,000 Leagues

Easy’s (Aria hotel)

What to Do

Donny Osmond Show (Harrah’s)

O Cirque du Soleil (Bellagio)

Calico Tank Trail

Petroglyph Wall Trail

Ice Box Canyon Trail

Mob Museum

Red Rocks

Neon Museum

Immersive Van Gogh

Real Bodies (Horseshoe)

Art & Fountains (Horseshoe)

Sharks at Mandalay Bay

Fremont Street

Battlefield Vegas

Ethel M Factory Tour

Hoover Dam

Watching the Bellagio fountains dance to “Luck be a Lady”

Driving down the Strip at night

Race Car Driving

Off Roading

Maverick Helicopters’ Wind Dancer Sunset Tour

Golden Knights Hockey

Flightlinez Bootleg Canyon

Where to Take Photos

Las Vegas Sign

Seven Magic Mountains

The Golden Steer

Top of the Strat sunset

Effiel Tower at Paris overlooking the Bellagio fountains

Conservatory at Bellagio

Area15: An arts complex that is home to interactive, often-psychedelic spaces like Omega Mart, Illuminarium and Lost Spirits, a circus-inspired rum distillery.

Best Sports books

Circa

Westgate

Cigar Lounges

Davidoff

En Fuego

Monteristo

Eight Lounge

Case Fuente

Where to Shop

The Writer’s Block (bookstore downtown)

For the Love (gifts downtown Arts District)

Charleston Antique Mall (downtown)

All For Our Country at Fergusons Downtown

Cowboy Christmas

Where to Stay

Wynn

Trump 

Downtown Grand

Golden Nugget (skip Carson Tower rooms)

Horseshoe (new rooms)

Westgate (off-strip)

*Don’t book Circus Circus or Luxor.

Air BNB

Hendersonville, Summerline, Winchester (mid-century homes)

Day Trips

Valley of Fire

Zion National Park 

Death Valley

Bryce Canyon

Events

National Finals Rodeo

How to Get Around

Downtown Loop (free)

Las Vegas Monorail ($5 each way) connects most of the major casinos on the Strip; there are also three independently operated trams (free) that provide direct links between select casinos.

The Duece: The Deuce runs 24 hours a day from the South Strip Transit Terminal, to the Vegas Strip with many stops up and down the resort corridor, and continuing to the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas, and Las Vegas Premium Outlets South.

Download the rideRTC app to pay for single ride us with your phone.

I created an insider’s Google map that reflects all my recommendations, so you can easily access them throughout your travels. You can save the map with your Google account. This isn’t your typical list of see-and-be-seen spots (though to be fair, they’re on there).

What are some of your favorite places in Las Vegas? Leave your responses in the comment section.

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Washington DC Travel Guide

My meticulously curated travel guide for Washington, DC, includes local hotspots, under-the-radar restaurants, can’t-miss boutiques, and hip places to stay.

Start your day with a morning run or bike ride on the National Mall.

Do not miss the “blue buck” pancakes at Eastern Market if you visit on a Saturday.

Georgetown is my favorite neighborhood for shopping. Take a coffee break and enjoy the best cupcakes in the city at Baked and Wired. Skip the long lines at Georgetown Cupcake for a tastier treat at Baked and Wired.

I recommend DC By Foot Tours. You name your price at the end of the tour and pay what you feel it was worth. My favorite is the twilight tour of the monuments.

To visit the Capitol, you should make a reservation in advance. To avoid long lines. Read all the details here. Continue reading “Washington DC Travel Guide”

Savannah Travel Guide

My meticulously curated travel guide for Savannah includes local hotspots, under-the-radar restaurants, can’t-miss boutiques, and hip places.

I created an insider’s Google map that reflects all my recommendations, so you can easily access them throughout your travels. You can save the map with your Google account. This isn’t your typical list of see-and-be-seen spots.

Click here for a complete list of all my recommendations.

Savannah is the perfect weekend getaway and a great road trip for Floridians.

 

Start your day with a jog or walk through the picturesque Forsyth Park. One of the most photographed spots in Savannah is the fountain at Forsyth Park. The Forsyth Farmer’s Market is held on Saturday mornings.

Savannah is home to so many great restaurants.  Zunzies is an excellent option for lunch. For a unique dining experience, Mrs. Wilkes features a round buffet of Southern food in a historic old boarding house. The restaurant is only open for lunch M-F. The Green Truck Pub has excellent burgers and fries. The cupcakes at Back in the Day Bakery are delicious for a sweet treat. The owners have a beautifully illustrated cookbook featuring all the bakery recipes plus handy baking tips.

Savannah has many great boutiques; most are located along Broughton Street. My favorites include the Paris MarketOne Fish Two Fish, and Copper Penny. After your downtown shopping stroll, you can enjoy homemade ice cream at Leopold’s or a French macaron at Marche de Macarons. For a live show, visit the Savannah Theatre. Finish your evening with a dessert or hot toddy at Lulu’s Chocolate Bar. I recommend a ghost tour with Blue Orb Tours for a late-night thrill. Continue reading “Savannah Travel Guide”