General Las Vegas

Las Vegas is so misunderstood. Her reputation has stuck with her for many years as the ultimate “Sin City”. No wonder I had such a hard time convincing my husband and kids that they would love it there!
She’s been my mistress for some time now, tempting and tantalising me through the TV screen […]

June weather in Las Vegas starts out hot and only gets much hotter. The average daily high in the beginning of the month is a fairly pleasant 94, but by the end of the month the normal high is above 100. The normal low ranges starts at 68, and ends up at 76, so try […]

There are a number of great reasons to visit Las Vegas in February. You can gamble, go to the stage shows, eat at the incredible restaurants, or enjoy the world class shopping. You can take your sweetheart to Las Vegas for a spectacular Valentine’s Day celebration. By the end of February NASCAR is in town, […]

The three mile-long Las Vegas Strip, is not just any ole strip. This is the strip of neon lights and non-stop excitement. It is a clockless strip where time stands still and anytime is gambling time. This is the strip where dreams are made and sadly, dreams are broken even more often. Welcome to the […]

The 1960’s didn’t start well for Las Vegas. On June 17, 1960, most of the original Las Vegas Strip hotel casino, El Rancho Vegas, burned down. Things then stayed quiet in Las Vegas until 1966, when Howard Hughes came to town. By the time Hughes left ten years later he either current owned or had […]

Spanish explorers first discovered Las Vegas in 1829, when Rafael Rivera became the first non-Native American to enter the Las Vegas Valley. The valley quickly became popular with travelers traveling to and from California because of its water. In 1855 Brigham Young sent Mormon missionaries into Las Vegas to convert the Paiute Indians that lived […]