{"id":4165,"date":"2014-12-12T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T20:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2015-01-12T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T20:58:42","slug":"the-great-nevadacalifornia-roadtrip-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/the-great-nevadacalifornia-roadtrip-of-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Nevada\/California Roadtrip of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since we&#8217;re planning to move toward the end of 2015, Matt and I wanted to book a trip that allowed us to take a long roadtrip with minimal time off work. Thanksgiving weekend afforded the best option for that, and really cheap airfare into Las Vegas and out of Los Angeles didn&#8217;t hurt, either. We spent three nights in Vegas, and then the rest of the time driving around Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>(The entire photoset is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/queen_of_subtle\/sets\/72157649164350300\/\" target=\"_blank\">here on Flickr<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Read from the beginning below, or jump to each day:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sat 11\/22:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/vegas-in-the-morning-is-confusing\/\">Vegas in the Morning is Confusing<\/a>\u00a0(Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Downtown Las Vegas)<\/li>\n<li>Sun 11\/23:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/high-above-las-vegas\/\">High Above Las Vegas<\/a>\u00a0(The Strip including the High Roller, Downtown Las Vegas)<\/li>\n<li>Mon 11\/24:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/one-night-on-the-strip-and-an-incredible-meal\/\">One Night on the Strip<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tue 11\/25: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/spending-a-night-in-a-wigwam\/\">Spending a Night in a Wigwam!<\/a>\u00a0(Las Vegas to the Inland Empire)<\/li>\n<li>Wed 11\/26:<a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/joshua-tree-the-creepy-salton-sea-and-tiki-time-in-palm-springs\/\"> Joshua Tree, the Creepy Salton Sea, and\u00a0Tiki Time in Palm Springs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thu 11\/27: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/thanksgiving-at-disneyland-and-the-downside-of-airbnb\/\">Thanksgiving at Disneyland, and the Downside of AirBnB<\/a> (Palm Springs to Anaheim to LA)<\/li>\n<li>Fri 11\/28: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/downtown-la-is-the-best\/\">Downtown LA is the Best<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sat 11\/29: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/vegascalifornia-roadtrip\/beach-hockey-in-the-same-day\/\">Beach + Hockey in the Same Day?<\/a> (Malibu and the PCH, Golden Road Brewery, Hockey at Staples Center)<\/li>\n<li>Sun 11\/30: <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p5Z5R-11y\">Riding on the Pacific Surfliner<\/a> (LA to San Juan Capistrano to San Diego, and a trip on a sailboat)<\/li>\n<li>Mon 12\/1: <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p5Z5R-11A\">Taking a Train to the Car to an Airplane<\/a> (San Diego to San Juan Capistrano to LAX to home)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since we&#8217;re planning to move toward the end of 2015, Matt and I wanted to book a trip that allowed us to take a long roadtrip with minimal time off work. Thanksgiving weekend afforded the best option for that, and really cheap airfare into Las Vegas and out of Los Angeles didn&#8217;t hurt, either. We [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[396],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"geo":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Z5R-15b","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":161,"url":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/west-coast-roadtrip\/west-coast-roadtrip-june-30-july-18-2003\/","url_meta":{"origin":4165,"position":0},"title":"West Coast Roadtrip: 6,000 Miles in 19 Days","author":"Jenni","date":"07.30.2003","format":false,"excerpt":"I drove, by myself, a total of almost 6,000 miles in 19 days. 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