By Niraj Kasar — Las Vegas, United States
Vegas is a city built to make you forget what time it is and how much you have spent. Play it my way instead: treat the Strip as a free open-air museum and spend where it actually counts.
Best time to visit March to May or October, November. Summer pavement here can cook an egg, and your shoes.
What to expect Everything is a fifteen minute walk that takes forty five. Casinos are mazes by design.
What to carry Comfortable shoes and a water bottle. The desert dehydrates you politely and thoroughly.
Set a budget before you land. Vegas respects discipline and punishes improvisation.