Tag: Flagstaff

  • Monday 17 January 2000 Highlights:  Losing money quickly Vegas style 🙂 An early wake to catch the 7.20 am bus to Las Vegas.  We met up with Mark and Angela for the bus trip.  Arriving in Las Vegas we rang around looking for the cheapest Casino – Hotel which turned out to be the Tropicana…

  • Sunday 16 January 2000 Highlights: The amazing Grand Canyon. After enjoying the free hostel breakfast the tour of the Grand Canyon left around 9.30 am and took approximately 2 hours to get to our destination.  Our driver and guide David took us to four different points on the South Rim during the day and we…

  • Saturday 15 January 2000 Highlights: Nothing today. We arrived at Flagstaff very early in the morning.  I had a spare empty seat next to me so managed some sleep, Jon wasn’t so lucky.  After ringing many local hostel’s Grand Canyon International answered and organised a pick up from the bus station.  Checking in at 7…

  • Friday 14 January 2000 Highlights: Palace of the Governors, San Miguel Mission A change of plans meant we got a chance to explore Santa Fe.  Santa Fe is the oldest surviving town in the USA that was part of Mexico originally. We visited the Palace of the Governors that was for a long time the…