Across the Mojave
We drove out of Los Angeles with friends and into the desert. The stop everyone remembers is Calico, a silver-mining ghost town from 1881 with its saloon and sheriff's office still standing, a short detour off the road to Las Vegas.
Three nights in Las Vegas
Tomorrowland at the Sphere, Timmy Trumpet at Tao Beach Club, the Michael Jackson show at Mandalay Bay and the roller coaster at New York-New York, all in 40°C heat. If there is a show you want to see, book it before you fly.
Nashville and Austin
Nashville was honky-tonks on Broadway, the Country Music Hall of Fame and live music in every bar. Austin was brisket at Terry Black's, pizza at Home Slice and a Texas Longhorns game day, a college football crowd that is worth seeing at least once.
