Last year we decided we were overdue a good, long visit to the USA. We actually haven't really ever gone "home" for the summer as many expats do. This wasn't exactly that either, because we don't really have a home in the US anymore, but we wanted real time to see family and friends and to explore places we haven't visited in a long time so the kids could see more of their own country. So we created a six-week grand USA tour that would take us from coast to coast in a crazy aviation dot-to-dot. It was honestly a huge task planning this trip from a logistical point of view, and also a record keeping point of view. The stack of bookings and tickets I had to print out to bring along to keep everything organised and running smoothly was enormous!
Wanting to spend sometime in the southwest and southern Utah we settled on Las Vegas as our entry point. With good, direct flights from London and a fun, easy start to our vacation Vegas ticked the boxes for the perfect jet-lag recovery landing spot. We only stayed in Vegas two nights, just enough time to have a look at the glitz of the Las Vegas strip, eat some good food and relax before hitting the road! Landing to near 50-degree temperatures it was like arriving to an inferno. The heat in this region of the US is assaulting! I guess when in the cold, damp of the UK be careful what you ask for in this way!
On our way down to Phoenix we made a stop to see the Hoover Dam, which straddles Nevada and Arizona. It was pretty amazing to see, but the heat was incredibly oppressive out there!
