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Vegas to Cali -- Roadtrip!

RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,782 Posts
edited January 2015 in Strut Central
Flying out in March for a week. I'm planning on driving from Vegas to Kingman, AZ and take Route 66 to Santa Monica armed with an arsenal of film cameras. Return trip through Death Valley.

Any recommendations? Food, the weird, antiques, records... I'm game. Any remaining Strutters want to link....?

I've got Oatman road... Needles... Roy's Motel / Cafe... Barstow? Salton Sea maybe? Mid Century Modern neighborhoods in Vegas... Mind Dump.

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  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,903 Posts
    I'd be interested in some info as well.

    We did a road trip (Vegas > LA > Phoenix > Monument Valley > Grand Canyon > Back to Vegas via Route 66) last spring and we're going back in June. We did a bit of Route 66 (from the other way at Kingman).

    Always interested in a strutter recommendation. A couple of ones strutters threw out last time worked out well.

    Haven't completely picked our route. But we're thinking Vegas through Utah to Page and then back through AZ via Grand Canyon again. The wife's parents grabbed us a cabin right on the Rim for a night.


    Open to anything interesting to see, eat or do.



  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,782 Posts
    Bomp
  • SmallAxeRickSmallAxeRick 497 Posts
    I'm near LA and down for a meet-up or something. It's been a few years since the last one. Keep me posted.
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,906 Posts
    I've never done that drive but I look forward to seeing your photos from Route 66.
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    Sup brotha! Always down to link up when you're in Vegas! I got a spare bedroom if you need a night. I'll PM you my contact.

    If you got a day in Vegas you need to hit up:

    Moondog records
    Record City (purple building)
    Pinball Hall of Fame
    Cowntown Guitars
    Arts Factory
    Rose. Rabbit. Lie.
    Absinthe (If you want to peep a cool show)
    Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    Container Park/Fremont East (my hood)
    Goldspike
    The Writer's Block bookstore
    Neon Museum
    Atomic Liquor
    Cornish Pasty (food)

    I'm sure I'll think of some other stuff later. Namean.

    - Diego
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,903 Posts
    SPlDEY said:
    Vegas

    - Diego

    Whats good to eat in Vegas? Off the strip?

    We did Tacos El Gordo last time. Anything else solid?
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    Depends on how far off the strip you want to venture.

    Here's some my favorites:

    Eat - Breakfast and Lunch off Carson and 8th Downtown
    Cheffini's Hot Dogs - inside the container park 7th and Fremont
    Le Thai - Fremont east
    Mount Everest India’s Cuisine - Sahara / Valley View
    Viva las Arepas (Venezuelan food)- LV blvd. & Oakey
    Art of Flavors & Luv-it Custard- LV blvd. & Oakey
    Texas de Brazil - Town Square
    Cornish Pasty (British food) - Inside the Commercial Center
    Komol & Lotus of Siam (Best Thai food in the city)- Inside the Commercial Center
    Los Tacos & Tacos El Gordo - East Charleston & Bruce
    Settebello (Best Thai Food)- Sahara & Fort Apache
    Ichiza(good vibe), Monta (noodles)& Raku (expensive)- Chinatown
    Atomic Liquors, Velveteen Rabbit, Griffin (Drinks) - Fremont, Main street & Charleston, and Fremont respectively
    Fuku Burger - Near the Linq

    - Damo
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,782 Posts
    SPlDEY said:
    Sup brotha! Always down to link up when you're in Vegas! I got a spare bedroom if you need a night. I'll PM you my contact.

    If you got a day in Vegas you need to hit up:

    Moondog records
    Record City (purple building)
    Pinball Hall of Fame
    Cowntown Guitars
    Arts Factory
    Rose. Rabbit. Lie.
    Absinthe (If you want to peep a cool show)
    Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
    Container Park/Fremont East (my hood)
    Goldspike
    The Writer's Block bookstore
    Neon Museum
    Atomic Liquor
    Cornish Pasty (food)

    I'm sure I'll think of some other stuff later. Namean.

    - Diego

    Absolutely. I can't believe it's been almost 10 years since I've been there.

    I'm planning to spend March 6th in Vegas. I'm going to dig, shoot pics of motel signs, mid century neighborhoods,old Vegas, and hoping to get into something Friday night. Is the strip something you avoid like the plague?
  • motown67motown67 4,513 Posts
    The Strip has plenty of excellent restaurants.

  • HeddyHeddy 131 Posts
    Settebello = bomb pizza

    Archi's = bomb Thai
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    RAJ said:
    Is the strip something you avoid like the plague?

    Nah, I don't mind hitting up the strip usually when friends are in town. I don't go to Casino's very often, except to catch movies, but sometimes there's some cool shit that's happening on the strip.

    For example:
    - Brooklyn Bowl, One of the new best music venues on the strip. (Caught Budos Band and Tame Impala here last year)
    - James Turrell's 'Akhob' exhibit in the Crystals is a bit like stepping into The Holy Mountain.
    - Circus Circus Midway - Great to sometimes catch some Trapeze Circus acts in the Midway for Free
    - Stratosphere, Linq & Eiffel Tower have the best Aerial Views of Las Vegas.
    - Secret Pizza in the Cosmo has a fantastique slice of pie

    - Damo
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