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Two Weeks in Sin City Can Be Darn Wicked
Posted On 04/13/2008 16:34:55 by Traveling12Feet
Aside from the herky-jerky internet connection (we were having problems with the satellite dish - I later found out this was the reason why), 12 days in the same place proved to be... challenging, at least for nomads like us who will do anything to be somewhere different all the time even if we had to drive a hundred miles, only to drive back home that night.

The Oasis RV Resort in Las Vegas is fabulous. Clean, well-maintained environment, modern facilities, not to mention HUGE! I was constantly getting lost - even in broad day light! PLAY the photos below or click View Album if the slideshow is not there.


The sites have good spacing and offer full hook-ups for power, water, and drainage. So I'm all set while Chris is in Mexico, right? Wrong. Everything was available except the transportation - and I have this tenacious desire to explore the Entertainment Capital of the world. For those of you who don't know, I tend to gravitate towards sparkling objects. My favorite color in fact, is "shiny" :-)

Glitzy: The Oasis RV Park at night. At the end of the road and yonder, you can see the light beaming up from the Luxor, beckoning me to come and bring gifts of gold, frankincense & myrrh - but plain quarters for the slots will do.
The shuttle that takes guests to the strip (which is only 5.5 miles away) for some reason stopped running last February. Which meant I had to walk from the resort to the clandestinely marked bus stop across the highway, wait for the bus that will take me to the terminal where I can again wait for the bus that will take me to the strip. Sweet.

Before I turn this into a whine fest, let me digress and continue with how the trip went. After Chris ventured to San Felipe, Mexico, my events started on a bad foot. Or should I say bad fridge. One morning the fridge door broke and as I swung it open to get milk for my cereal, the entire door unlatched and fell, bringing everything it can from inside with it.

Fox had mayo (light) in his dish, mixed with some apples, baby carrots and sugar peas, while cans of soda (thank god, sugarless) burst from the fall and started going off like manic garden sprinklers, covering everything with a nice splash of dark reddish-brown hue. Sure enough, Coke adds life to everything nice.

Fox was not amused. "I sure hope you'll put tuna in the mayo", he says.

While the fridge computer was smart enough to figure there was something wrong with its door (see 'd' sign above), it was not however intuitive enough to keep the food on its shelves, if the said door was to be tampered with. Hmm, maybe 'd' stood for Don't (open) or Danger, or...

Wait, what's that on the leather sofa? Mmmmmmm.... shiiiinyyyyy....



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04/14/2008 15:55:51

We have stayed at Circus x2, and yes, standard KOA fare. Paved paradise :) But, it is close to the goods, and it is pretty cheap - in LV terms at least.

That link you gave is awesome - and timely. Ang was just asking "what are going to do there that is cheap and fun?".

Heading to Flagstaff tonight, then LV tomorrow. Save some fun for us!!

 

--kev 



04/14/2008 00:55:01

kev,

we just searched for it online, no coupons or such (although i wish we at least got a discount, after all that walking i did and public transpo - going 5.5 miles takes 2 hours!!!)  They didn't say that the shuttle is out of commission on their website, otherwise we would have just stayed at Circus Circus.  Have you been there? Is it as nice as the Oasis or is it more like a huge parking lot?  One thing's for sure it's closer to the strip!  I could have used that while taking photos and videos along there everyday for 12 days.

Have fun, oh, and if this interests you, check out this http://aussieescape.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-to-see-best-free-entertainment-in_29.html 

i am making a video for Lonely Planet based on the write up, with some additions and changes...

Have a safe trip!!!

Rikki 



04/14/2008 00:29:39

Great post. We are going to be there in about 2 more days. Damien and Michelle will be there tomorrow. Did you use a coupon/freebie offer to stay at the Oasis? Monaco had an offer last year for 5 days free - no sales pitch. I think we may go ghetto and stay at the Circus2 RV park.

Good luck on the fridge door. My fridge door is an integral part to my day. 

--kev 





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