New Years Eve In Las Vegas

After a few quiet New Years Eve’s, there’s no doubt this one is set to be epic. Vegas on usual terms is THE party city, so what happens on the New Years?

Fireworks
The fireworks this year have been reinstated. On top of the 7 main buildings on the Strip we are set for a show lighting up from: MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Aria, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island (TI), Venetian and the Stratosphere. Set to be absolutely nuts. I love fireworks as does Ben, so this’ll be better than actually going to a show. I’ve always wanted to be in Sydney for the fireworks there, but I think Vegas will quash that need.




The Party
There are two options in Vegas for a NYE party. Pay a fortune to hit a club - or hit the streets. Hanging out in the streets with a few hundred thousand people appeals to me alot more than paying a ridiculous amount to see so called celebrities (paying to see the Kardashians anyone?)The streets are all closed off to vehicles’ and everyone just takes to the streets. I’m REALLY looking forward to it! So think of us when you’re partying on NYE – we’re going to be quite a bit behind (time difference that is - hopefully not in drinks!!) But we will be ringing in the New Year with style. Vegas is renowned for shows & clubs, but we’ll be kickin it old school – Free – In the streets with the mass crowd. Celebrating the New Year – the journey we are just beginning & I think this year my only New Year’s resolution will be to make as many of my days as fun, crazy, and new as New Years Eve 2010.

Las Fallas

Leading up to heading away I thought I would share some of the things that I am most looking forward to on the trip, of course it all will be amazing, but there a few experiences that even the thought of steals my breath, I wanted to share one of these, The Las Fallas Festival, in Valencia.

Las Fallas is said to be something you have to see to believe, also referred to as the "festival of fire" as well as burning up to 700 large wooden structures ceremoniously, they also party it up for 5 days leading up to this with fireworks, music, and loud colourful parades.

Preparing for our trip this was one of the first places we booked accommodation for. We actually opted to stay a little out of the city so we could hit the beach if we wanted (weather permitting), so that we could venture between the crazy party atmosphere and the coast of Spain, oh what a hard life....


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Mel xx

Itinerary

At this stage, this is where we will be heading -

13th DECEMBER 2009 - LEAVE

13 Dec - 26 Dec - Los Angeles

26 Dec - 02 Jan - Las Vegas

02 Jan - 08 Jan - Road trip from Vegas to El Paso (via The Grand Canyon)

08 Jan - 09 Jan - El Paso

09 Jan - 12 Jan - San Antonio

12 Jan - 18 Jan - New Orleans

18 Jan - 25 Jan - Memphis

25 Jan - 02 Feb - Nashville

02 Feb - 03 Feb - Atlanta

03 Feb - 04 Feb - Lennox ( little trucker town, Georgia)

04 Feb - 07 Feb - Orlando - DisneyWorld =]

08 Feb - 15 Feb - Miami

15 Feb - 17 Feb - Ft Lauderdale (inc. Day Cruise to The Bahamas)

17 Feb - 21 Feb - Beach Trip

23 Feb - 25 Feb - Washington

25 Feb - 12Mar - New York (start spreading the news)

12Mar - 14Mar - Madrid

15Mar - 19Mar - Valencia (Las Fallas Festival)

20Mar - 04Apr - London

04Apr - 18Apr - Roadtrip around UK

19Apr - 29Apr - France (Paris, Nice)

29Apr - 18May - Italy (Pisa, Assissi, Rome, Pompei, Capri, Sorrento, Florence, Venice)

18May- 28May - Germany (Munich, Berlin)

28May- 14Jun - Amsterdam

14Jun - 18Jun - London

18Jun - 22Jun - Bangkok

22Jun - 28Jun - Phuket

28Jun - 30Jun - Bangkok

30th June 2010 - RETURN HOME

Welcome!

As you may have already figured out, we have created this space to not only keep all of our friends and family informed on where we are and what we are doing on our magical journey, but also to share some of our experiences (or perhaps misfortunes!) in order to help fellow travelers on their own adventures.

At present we are counting down the last 24 days before we leave on our amazing 6 month adventure, excited, nervous, and busy organising & booking a few last bits and pieces before fly out for the US on December 13th

Looking forward to keeping you all up to date on our travels!