DAY 1
Week 1
BOISE (Idaho, USA) to LAKE TAHOE (California, USA)
via RENO (Nevada, USA)
Thursday January 29th, 2004
TODAYS MILEAGE – 407 miles or 655 kilometres
TRIP MILEAGE – 407 miles or 655 kilometres
Reno and Las Vegas are arguably the largest gambling destinations in Nevada, but with two completely different feels to them.
When flying into Vegas, you can literally feel a buzz of anticipation and excitement, while Reno feels like "just land the plane and let me get out of here". It's similar when cruising around both towns, Vegas is an organised chaos, predominantly clean and with a healthy vibrant pulse - a bit like a new Hollywood starlet.
Reno on the other hand feels like a bordello madam - been there, done that, tired, jaded & ageing.
It was issue for me as I was just passing through. 
• LAKE TAHOE (California, USA)
Here's a breakdown of the travel times and distances in getting over there:
∗ BOISE ~ Fitzy's Poverty Palace (Idaho, USA) to BOISE ~ International Airport (Idaho, USA)
4.5 miles or 7.2 kilometres
• Travel Time: 9 minutes
∗ BOISE ~ Gowen Field Air Terminal (Idaho, USA) to RENO-TAHOE International Airport (Nevada, USA)
336 miles or 540 kilometres
• Flight Time: 1 hour 8 minutes
66.4 miles or 106.8 kilometres
• Travel Time: 1 hour 28 minutes