Living the American Dream...Hunter S Thompson style!
One of our favourite heroes of all time has to be...the late Hunter S Thompson. Famously known for being the legendary music journalist for the magazine ‘Rolling Stones’, Hunter had a wonderfully unique writing style that echoed in all facets of his lively and ‘colourful’ life!
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His book ‘Fear and loathing in Las Vegas’ that was later made into a film starting Johnny Depp as Hunter, shot the eccentric genius to global stardom and publicised the wild and crazy antics he and his lawyer got up to. It has been one of our favourite films and books for a very long time now, so when we got the opportunity to check out Las Vegas we jumped at the chance!
We chose ones of these Las Vegas holidays, and it went above and beyond our wildest dreams, with every desire and whim fulfilled within an instance. The whole of the Las Vegas strip is just filled to the brim with flashing statues, glittering Casinos, fancy hotels, amazing restaurants and good ole American bars...it really is the city of pure indulgence!
We’re not too into the gambling as we didn’t want to get too carried away and loose all our bucks in one go! But it’s just as entertaining to watch people, as when the steaks are really high the suspense is crazy! Poker has to our game of choice and the World Series we’re filming live at the Caesar Palace during our stay in Vegas. It was so exhilarating to watch some of the more experienced players in the world battle it out for the million dollar prize. The guy I was keen on in the beginning didn’t end up winning, but it was so exciting and intense to watch as a spectator...highly recommended, plus you don’t lose any money and can pick up some valuable bluffing tips!
Of course there are a lot more to American holidays than gambelling and drinking, although that was a lot of fun in Vegas! We took the shuttle bus a bit further downtown in Vegas and found this amazing theme park with the ‘Manhattan Express’ Rollercoaster in. I think we must have gone on it around five times; it was so much fun and really got a big adrenaline kick from it. We also ate some great tapas at a great little restaurant called the ‘Firefly’. The food here was absolutely delicious and the cocktails just kept on flowing all night long, highly recommend the ‘chorizo clams’ to anyone visiting nearby!
All in all, Las Vegas is a spectacular, fun time city where you can literally forget all your troubles and have the time of your life! Sadly we didn’t get drunk enough to have a shot-gun wedding in the famous white chapel...maybe next time ha ha! But it was amazing to visit the old stomping ground of our beloved hero Hunter S Thompson...R.I.P buddy!
Definitely recommend Las Vegas to anyone thinking about it, and will be coming back as soon as we can!
