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Finding Las Vegas: Adventures for Gadabouts and the Chronically Disoriented
Get lost in the city built for ramblers and gamblers, without actually getting lost and ending up in the middle of the desert wondering where your shoes went.
Get to Las Vegas, NV
A waterpark in the middle of the desert?
Get Around Las Vegas, NV
You’re the modern-day Odysseus and Gordon Ramsay’s Fish & Chips is your greasy Penelope.
Browse the Transit Guide Map
Pre-game your journey with the Hotel Poet’s travel guides. Together, we’ll navigate bus hubs, skirt traffic, skip to the front of the rental car line, stop at the abandoned highway diner, and much more. These transportation guides will help you travel more comfortably and intelligently on a budget, and provide you with good reading along the way. Find a route by browsing the map or visit the featured articles for inspiration.
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10 Reasons to Fly From/To Long Beach Airport (LGB)
Did you know that Long Beach Airport (LGB) is California’s oldest airport? Neither did I. Once you visit though, you’ll realize why this roost for restless planes has survived for more than a century. It makes 21st-century flying easy – like the good old days. And that’s not just because the circa-1940 terminal still…
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Never Ever Rent from Atlanta Airport Thrifty Car Rental
On the cusp of Memorial Day weekend, “B” and I landed at the sprawling Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Surprisingly, our Frontier flight screeched to a stop right on time. Even if we dawdled on the long haul through the world’s busiest airport to the Thrifty at the rental car center, we’d still have…
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How to Get Around Las Vegas Without Looking Like a Tourist
In deep winter, my restlessness fully fledged, I started planning my biannual trip to Vegas, that geode of a city that sparkles amid the Mojave’s thick dark. At about four hours driving time from Southern California, Las Vegas, NV is the ideal long weekend road trip destination – and not just to gawk at…
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The Vegas Trip: From SoCal to Paradise
In deep winter, my restlessness fully fledged, I started planning my biannual trip to Vegas, that geode of a city that sparkles amid the Mojave’s thick dark. At about four hours driving time from Southern California, Las Vegas, NV is the ideal long weekend road trip destination – and not just to gawk at…