City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler shares the following advice on the best way to return home after a well-deserved holiday break.
I recently spent a week on vacation in the Pacific Northwest. It was a magical time of high-60s and pristine water all around. We even took a ferry to Victoria, British Columbia and saw a pod of orcas. It was truly heaven to be reminded of the cooler environments, aquatic bliss, and general non-Vegasness possible in the summertime. There was a steady teetering throughout the vacation from “We’ll never go back” to “Ugh, we have to go back.”
But what about that inevitable return?
You know what’s coming. It’s confirmed the moment you step off the plane and feel the Las Vegas tarmac doing what it does worst. It’s reiterated when you pass through the sliding doors at Harry Reid International Airport to the passenger pickup. You’re back in hell! So do you just go home and return to summer survival mode?
In our case: No. A hack we discovered a few years back is to book a single night in a local hotel upon return. A nice one. Pack an extra bag just for the overnighter. If you can plan a show on property — in our case, Garth Brooks at Caesars Palace — do that too. This gentle, but admittedly decadent re-acclimation to Vegas is an ideal way to adjust the mindset and ease back into the fever-display outside. You forgo the immediate responsibilities of daily life, while enjoying a clean multi-head shower, the joy of superblast air conditioning, a pool, and great restaurants without a thought about standing in front of a hot stove.
You’re still technically on vacation — but not really. You’re home, you get it, you understand that tomorrow won’t be as wonderful, but it's a little less jarring than going from orcas to arid without that needed transition. You support the local economy, buy another day to adjust, and honestly, have time to reflect on the notion that no matter how great the rest of the world may be, Las Vegas is still the best, most wonderful home sweat home.
