Tag: Travel

Relaxing Las Vegas Weekend

November 22, 2022 We went to Las Vegas in April 2022 for a convention, but we only attended the convention one day and spent the rest of the weekend enjoying Las Vegas.  We stayed at the Park MGM for the first time, and we enjoyed staying there.  We mostly walked around enjoying the great weather

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Nevada Road Trip: Tonopah to Las Vegas

We traveled from Tonopah to Las Vegas after completing our Highway 50 road trip. We saw the painted cars of the International Car Forest, the wild donkeys of Beatty, and stopped by the Area 51 Alien Travel Center before we arrived at our hotel in Las Vegas.

Highway 50 Road Trip : 6th and Final Day – Carson City, Tonopah

Our official sixth and final day of our Highway 50 : Loneliest Road in America road trip concluded in Carson City, Nevada. We continued through Nevada to stay the night at the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah.

Highway 50 Road Trip – Day 5 – Virginia City

Day five or our Highway 50 : Loneliest Road in America road trip was spent off of Highway 50 in Virginia City, Nevada. We spent the day touring a historic cemetery, touring the haunted Mackay Mansion Museum, taking the Ponderosa Mine Tour, and visiting the Comstock Firemen’s Museum.

Downtown San Jose, California

August 2021 We came to San Jose, California to attend our first convention in over a year.  I do love attending conventions at the San Jose Convention Center as it’s so close to some great restaurants, hotels, and entertainment venues.  I hope to have time someday to visit the museums in the area, too.  It

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Roadtripping: The Extraterrestrial Highway

Extraterrestrial Highway Highway 375, Nevada April 2, 2021 We spent a few days in Las Vegas to get out of Los Angeles for a bit.  Our purpose was to do some exploring outside of the Las Vegas environs.  We also did a hike on the Historic Railroad Trail near the Lake Mead Recreation Area in

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