Downtown Reno

June 2014 Nevada, USA

Reno is known as "The Biggest Little City in the World" and I named it as the "Liitle Las Vegas".  Also popular for their Casinos and Resorts, this little city is located in western Nevada, part of Washoe County and is near the Californa border.

Lake Tahoe: Sand Harbor

June 2014, USA Trip

Sand Harbor features a large sandy beach on Lake Tahoe’s eastern shore. It is also the location of the outdoor Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Bouldering, picnicking, the Sand Point nature trail, a boat launch and the Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park visitor center are all located here. Source: Wikipedia

Lake Tahoe: Kings Beach

June 2014, USA Trip

Kings Beach was named after card shark Joe King, who won the town site from George Whittell nearly a century before poker had a cult cable-TV following.  Set against a vibrant blend of colors, flavors and textures, Kings Beach is kick back. In fact, this stretch of North Lake Tahoe wrote the book on mellow kick back.

 It is rightfully known as the north shore’s banana belt, as it stands in the sun’s path from early morning into the p.m. As if basking under the sun’s glow were not enough, this mountain/beach town throws a sandy welcome to all with a signature downtown public beach.

Source: http://www.gotahoenorth.com/resorts-and-towns/kings-beach

Screencap from Google Map

I really love road trips here in the US, an hour trip from Sparks all the way to Tahoe would make your head spin from these picturesque views along the way. I find it really breathtaking; pictures didn’t do justice from its real beauty.

John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort

June 2014 Nevada, USA

The hotel is located in Sparks, part of Washoe county in Nevada.  A good choice if you want a nice and affordable hotel. The resort is conveniently located in the heart of Reno / Lake Tahoe area within minutes to Downtown Reno and 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe.

Address:  1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, Nevada 89431, United States

Phone: +1 775-356-3300

Website:  http://www.janugget.com/

E-mail: webmaster@janugget.com

Coming from Las Vegas, it will take you 7 hours to go to Sparks but we went to LA first so it took us 10 long hours of travelling. Tiring but happy at the same time, i love road trips because of these.... 

the views.

Grand Canyon (South Rim)

07.2014 Arizona, USA

Before the trip, I remember my friend asked me where I want to go.  I just told her that I just wanna see the Grand Canyon and go back to the Strip. I didn’t demand for any other places ‘coz I know she just had a baby and it’s really hard for us to go places.  These two would really make my vacation complete.

I really didn’t know my friends plan until I get back to Vegas. A week had passed and I found out that we will push through with the plans. Weeee soooooo happy, I really wanted to go there. This is actually one of the highlights of my second visit to the US.

The Grand Canyon, is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, and the Havasupai Tribe. Wikipedia

Scenic route from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon.