Monday, February 27, 2017

What happens in Vegas...

Hey everyone!

It's been 5 months since we arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, for our first season as snowbirds.

Well, a few things have happened. We made some great new friends. I have possible gallery representation for my artwork in Las Vegas, and we added a new member to the family. His name is Elvis and he is a Chipin (chiwawa mixed with miniature pinscher). More about these topics coming soon.

We LOVE it here.

Not just for the warmer weather (actually, this year, December and January were colder than usual, as per some of the locals) but we found that there is so much more to Vegas than the Strip and Fremont Street, and all the craziness of 24 hour entertainment. Off course you have to experience all that when you are a tourist but as snowbirds, we learned that we have to live as the locals as much as possible.

Contrary to what many people think, Las Vegas is one of the most affordable cities to live in, again, if you do it as a local. We eat mostly at home (the RV) but we also eat out a few times a month. After a while, you will find the best quality food for the best prices, especially if you make friends with some of the locals. In future posts we will explain our process and talk about some of the places we frequent and ways to get around.

I will talk now about the RV park we picked for this season. It is called King's Row RV and Trailer park and it is located on Boulder Highway, about 15 minutes by car from the Strip and 15 minutes from Fremont Street. South East of downtown. Because we do not have a car right now, we use the bus system, which is very easy and runs 24 hours, and takes about 10 minutes longer. Next season we might go try another park for a couple of months but this will be our base camp. We are contemplating driving down to either Arizona or Mexico for the two colder months here. The prices are very comparable but we have to account for the extra gas. We will see.

King's Row is a bit old but it is a mark on the history of Las Vegas, it has been open for over 50 years. The management and staff are excellent and very friendly and the customer service is great. The park is very large, with nice big spaces and includes all the amenities we need.

I will leave you with some photos of the RV park

Our Majestic 


Beautiful sunny day


There are street names in this RV park


We can see the Stratosphere from our RV park


This RV park has many different types of trees


3 comments:

  1. Nice to see that you are enjoying all that life has to offer ...keep up the posts they are a pleasure to read...Cowgirl

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  2. Thanks for sharing, :), Enjoy life!!

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