Nevada has been my home for over 45 years and I love it here!! Thank you for sharing your story.😃

I’m glad you chose Reno. It’s been home for over 35yrs for me. I couldn’t live anywhere else. I just stumble over your channel, I was looking for things to do in Utah I just subscribed.

I moved to Vegas 15 years ago. 315 sunny days a year. No state income tax. No snow..except up in the mtns:))

I can relate. I grew up in California, joined the Navy, traveled the world, settled in Hawaii in my 20's which was amazing!!! Got older, moved to the SF bay area making over $100k but worked 12 hours a day and felt like I was a robot in a factory. Fate led me to a move to Nevada. Vegas actually. Loved Vegas for the action but something inside me turned on like a light switch. I started to dislike the city life. I started to dislike the bright lights and action. Maybe having kids had something to do with it? One fateful trip to Carson City, Reno Tahoe in the winter changed my life. It was beautiful. It was cold, there was snow, there were trees everywhere, ponds, streams, rivers and lakes and most of all nice friendly country folks. If you dont like talking about what dog your thinking about getting and the snow in Tahoe or what place has good BBQ or what ATV your thinking about buying to explore the hills etc...then maybe Reno isnt for you. Friendly people talk to each other up here. We sold the Vegas house, said goodbye to the heat and moved to Reno. We found a secret gem of a neighborhood tucked away from the world with ponds, hills, trees and trails, ducks, geese, rabbits, frogs outside our door lol.... and couldnt be happier. I love how quiet it is. I hope my neighborhood doesnt change for the next 40 years. With Tesla and other big companies moving here, its sure to evolve but that takes time. I probably wouldnt like this place in my 20's...its slow....its quiet...but today....its my favorite place. I even like it better than Hawaii. Thanks for the video. You are a great story teller.

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! I hear you. In my 20s it wouldn't have suited me either but I love the nature so close by now.

I have a similar story.. traveled the world for years, now looking to settle back in the U.S... doing a road trip to find a new home.. this video encourage me to put Nevada on my list.. I forget sometimes Nevada is more than Vegas, and even Reno..

I have to say a sincere thank you for making this. I'm considering a move in a year from now, and I'm so tired of seeing these copy-paste realtor videos populating first in every single search about moving somewhere. Reno has caught our eye recently and this video just moved it way up in the ranks, so thank you for the production/creation on this.

Hi - Loved your story! My late brother lived in Vegas for over 30 years due to his tour bus driving job into Utah & Colorado following several years of driving the LA to Vegas run. He was actually a transplanted 🇨🇦 where myself (his younger sister) still lives. For fun I was doing a research on Nevada (in memory of my brother) and more or less decided on NW Nevada’s Carson City and Reno as my 2 fav places that were a bit more like 🇨🇦 weather-wise. I had thought about Mesquite but it’s a bit too hot and dry there - though enticing because of its location. That’s great you met someone who led you back to the USA and closer to your California family. Appreciate you sharing your life and travelling experiences with us. Cheers! PS: I learned about remarkable Tahoe from watching TV golf tournaments there. Thank you for this video!

This is lovely, Kristin! I've been learning over the years that the most unexpected turns in life are sometimes the most beautiful. Things, places, and experiences that I never anticipated to be part of my life often end up being the most meaningful. We appreciate so much more of life with contrast learning too. Always love your storytelling voice and POV! And I'm convinced that Reno must be underrated. 😉🏞️ 🏕️🌅

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

So well said! Thank you for the kind words

@yvonneandbeyond

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bemytravelmuse Of course! Always looking forward to your videos. I'm excited to see what you get up to in Reno and beyond. :)

Beautifully done, thank you

Welcome to Northern Nevada! As a transplant from East LA 12 years ago, a lot has changed but so much has stayed the same! God bless the “boy” for bringing you to this magical place! My wife is from So Lake Tahoe and never really thought of living in Reno but now we couldn’t imagine ever living anywhere else! You’re in phenomenal company here!

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great spot ♥️

As a tourist I love Nevada. I go there once a year and I don't go there for the casinos or shows. I go for the great outdoors, hiking, biking and kayaking.

@Bemytravelmuse

8 күн бұрын

You get it!

So beautiful! Thank you for this ❤❤

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Aw thanks for the kind words!

Oooh I also thought the same about Nevada - thanks for sharing :).

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

;)

So excited? Can’t wait to move there!!!

I absolutely love Lake Tahoe, we live in Forida but come to Tahoe for skiing, hiking, boating. My dream is to own a little place on Lake Tahoe. Thank you for sharing; beautiful!

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

That's my dream too :)

This is really well done. Excellent sound and video. PS We love Northern Nevada!

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow, this is an amazing video Kristin 😍 I definitely did not know about this gem of city. The best place to be during this Pandemic😊

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

True there's so much to explore!

Thanks for making the video i really liked it I'm looking to move there

Kristin you blew my mind with this video. It was so beautifully put together. It was like poetry. The RSCVA has never produced anything this awesome to promote Reno/Tahoe. I moved to Reno many years before you for the sun and the wide open spaces of nature. However, in recent years I have seen several troublesome trends. As Tahoe and Reno have become more popular, the negative effects of overcrowding have reared their ugly head. Tons of trash left on Tahoe's pristine beaches by visitors during tourist season has spoiled many places I used to enjoy. Traffic and parking congestion has also spoiled many beautiful areas. I wish people respected the natural treasures we are lucky enough to live near. I thought your video was beautifully done, but we don't need more people who don't value our quality of life. Sadly, each day it seems like this quality is disappearing more and more.

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the trash is definitely worrying. I didn’t even want to go this summer in August because it was so crowded. This is the story of pretty much everywhere. The population increased so much since we were kids, and more people have mobility now. I think it’s really about education and parents setting a good example for their kids. I’ve signed up to volunteer this summer to dive to pick up trash from within the water. Will definitely be making a video about it!

@nevadaxtube

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bemytravelmuse Thanks for setting a good example Kristin. I feel sad that July and August have been erased from my Tahoe calendar due to the disrespectful visitors that make me sick. Why would anyone trash Tahoe? It defies any reasonable explanation, but it happens. As a photographer, I find it shocking how much litter and graffiti I see there.

Great video Kristin! 😊

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Thank youuuu!

I moved to Reno, Nevada 6 years ago. Love it here.

Thanks for showing me a different side of this beautiful place ...

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to do so!

I'm from Wa state but I've lived in Vegas for 13 years and Nevada has so much more to offer than people think not to mention the affordability and open spaces plus it's right next to so many cool cities. I'm happy you are showing another side of it.

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

It really blows me away over and over again, and I kind of love that people think so little of it. Means more wide open spaces!

Thanks for sharing your beautiful story

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching John!

This was beautiful. Thank you.

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you.

I had a similar mindset before moving there years go thinking it was nothing but Vegas and a barren desert. But couldn't have been more wrong as I explored every corner of the state. From snow capped mountains to water oasis in the middle of nowhere, Nevada is a gem 💎.

Thank you for this video. While I grew up outside Chicago, I have no regrets about moving here. Hands down, Nevada rules.

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah!

Reno is a nice place. Lived there during the 80's when I was just 12yo though unfortunately wasn't able to visit those beautiful landscapes and other outer parts of the city. Thanks for showing the places in Reno where I didn't have the chance to see.

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! I hope you get a chance to come back and check it out

This part @1:49 . I feel the same way. The wide open spaces, its beautiful

Seriously considering Relocating to Reno from the East coast. Love the mountains and wide open spaces. Hopefully it's a good fit for me.

Lake Tahoe!

Fellow OC person here...grew up in OC except for college years. I would have never imagined leaving CA...I am thinking about it...I see clips of zooport beach...thanks for sharing....

From your blog: The Shoulder Surgery that Pushed Me to Travel 09/27/2012 by Kristin, I came here and this is the first vlog to watch, I wanted to know what have u done after that surgery. I had a shoulder surgery back in 2012 and now I am thinking of studying to be a pilot and I was reading about shoulder surgeries to find out if could prevent me from obtaining my aviation medical certificate , that’s how I came across your blog and happy to know that your surgery in fact pushed you to go after your dream. Wish you all the best from Saudi Arabia 👍

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

I doubt it'll keep you from being able to pilot. My life was back to normal after I recovered! Best of luck!

Great video! Im from sweden and planning on moving to nevada when I finish College😍

@Bemytravelmuse

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Why Nevada?

@gabrielnilsson7430

Жыл бұрын

@@BemytravelmuseWell the heat and the red canyon, Ive always loved to hike and for years since I was a kid the red canyon peaked my interest the most

I lived in the LA area for many years, but the endless traffic jams and urban world drove me nuts. I had several years to consider my options and on many vacation trips I'd check out other areas. Five years ago I considered moving to Carson City and a few months back I retired and made the move. Based on population I'm living in a town, but where I live is like being in the country with the "City" a short drive away. My life here is far more relaxing and far more interesting.

Somewhere in Nevada

Nice video. I have been enjoying your Nevada posts and thinking that it seems like a pretty cool place to ride out the pandemic. Peace.

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

The similarities of your story to my experience is almost spot on. I too in my early 20s decided to pack up my bags and hit the road. I traveled the entire United States and several continents around the globe, and I’m glad I did.. now I’m in my 40s I’m ready to do it again.

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, do it!

@GG-jc4wp

3 жыл бұрын

Love this video Kristin you put together yourself with all your heart and soul. To connect to a place like you have is a great love story in its own right and so appropriate for the day. Thanks for sharing and being so open. It is very sweet along with finding G of course! Your companion piece post on your website that you put all together too is poetic and beautiful too!

I was in Reno and the surrounding area a few years ago and I too thought this would be a great place to live. You are not alone thinking that. Nobody wants to be in big city stuck in traffic all the time.

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

It took leaving greater LA where I grew up to realize traffic doesn't have to be a way of life.

@user-xm3cx7os9b

2 ай бұрын

This was a beautifully shot and edited video of Reno/ Tahoe. Once you start calling yourself a local you'll take down these videos and stop shouting how beautiful Reno is lol. All native Reno-ites know it is the secret that is being let out of the bag before any of us were ready and ruining the place we call home. I guess the cats already been out of the bag for awhile so it's not going back in, haha! Thanks to all the Californians moving to Reno to get away from how terrible life is in California, this place is quickly becoming a mini California. They leave the state, but take the "Cali heart" with them. I've lived here for 30 years and what used to be the biggest little city is surely becoming the littlest big city. Not enough room for how quickly it is growing. The housing market is skyrocketing. Now you couldn't get even a shabby house for less than a half mill. When I grew up there was ACTUALLY no traffic, home prices were reasonable, neighbors were friendly, and there was always a great family event anytime of year. Now, the events are too crowded and good luck finding parking. Nobody wants to say hello because of the daily grind most places you go. Neighbors aren't very neighborly. It no longer feels like a family town. Family owned shops and restaurants used to bring a sense of community, but now give the feeling of upscale niche, expensive spots, just like they do in Cali. Also, Reno, although technically a purple state, is getting more and more blue everyday. Not to mention it being ranked 46 in US public education. Not the city it used to be, unfortunately. But for those of you coming from California, you'd love it. It's everything terrible about your state on a more manageable scale 😂.

It is nice to know someone like you has moved to my birth place, my home town and appreciates all there is to do & see here! Thank you for seeing all the beauty, spirit & opportunities for having fun in the outdoors. I recognized all of the locations in your film. Spent many hours swimming, skiing and hiking all around Lake Tahoe. Previously I had watched your other videos before seeing this one and like you traveled I've all over the world and love being an introvert. :) Cheers to you.

Next thing you know there's a black ninja with red glasses Chasing After You

@tricky7538

3 жыл бұрын

YEAH...

So hows life like hank and deimos and sandford vs tricky fighting?

@fedoraman8058

3 жыл бұрын

Another fellow madness combat fan

@thatoneidiotwholikescoffe3366

3 жыл бұрын

@@fedoraman8058 yes

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Please explain this to me 😂

@pixeldotdabat7136

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bemytravelmuse it's a Flash animation series called Madness Combat, the OGs are joking around using the Madness Combat characters when it comes to Nevada videos, because the Flash animation series took place in Nevada. Another thing is that the series originated from Newgrounds, if you do not know what it is, feel free to look up, if you know already, then i think you got what people were saying now.

@johnlesher3001

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bemytravelmuse you don't want to know, these people never shut up about their obscure animations

Am about to join you. I love your video.

i felt compelled to spend a month in reno. I've been hiking every day since I got here. I am loving the desert. Considering staying.Do you guys live up by the lake? I still haven't been to it and im enjoying myself in the lowlands tbh.

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

Tahoe is amazing but I don’t think I’d want to live up there full time.

I have lived in Reno my whole life, I love it here for many reasons. Let me know if you ever want a friend to meet up for coffee!

Looking so pretty

now you can see hank and tiky

Get thee to Eureka to see the real Nevada, travel from there up to Carlin, a little further north to the Newmont gold mine, that's the real Nevada, largest gold producer in the world.

Life is what you make it .

Greetings from Vegas fellow youtuber.

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

yo!

We are going back! Never fit here in the East.

Heard about the earthquakes. Hope you guys are ok. Found this video because I’m looking to move! Nevada is on my list now.

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't home for it but my boyfriend didn't even realize it happened lol

@stingtail9787

2 жыл бұрын

Please don't move here if from CA.

Nevada is my home 💝🏠

0:09 it has cookie, stop sign with no stop

Nevada is so free and peaceful.

@micchaelsanders6286

2 жыл бұрын

@William Afton no. Why?

Agreed. That's why we moved to Nevada from California

Reno is so much better than Vegas that it's not even close. Reno is super awesome

Hi, just watched for the first time. Was wondering how you feel now about Nevada.?

@Bemytravelmuse

Жыл бұрын

I still like it but I can’t say I don’t miss the ocean

Yeah , I am thinking of moving to Nevada but I just don't know where to settle, I am already in my 50s What is the best best place for good looking Asian guy like me ?

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

You should check it out and see what you like the best!

Do you still live there and like it?

I'm on your mail list since quite a while but I didn't know you used to live in Berlin! That's where I've been based the last 7 years. Hit me up if you ever come back :)

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

I hope one day I can come back! I never thought it would be so long before I could.

I would move to Nevada but probably closer to Vegas

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

I like it down there too! Valley of fire, Lake Meade, so many cool rock formations.

😍😍😍😍

My god, this video deserves so many more news

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you

I looked hard into Reno awhile back but I’m worried about jobs there/ older average age there?/ not good for a younger single guy? Seems to be more negatives in terms of livability but it has a lot to offer as well, it’s location is amazing I want no part of Cali but trips there are cool 😅

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

It's not for everyone but hey even if you just visit I'm sure you'll love it. I'm not a single guy so hard for me to judge, lol.

How did you afford living as a nomad or living in Berlin . Surely you worked there in a cubicle to right?

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

My blog has supported me for the past 9 years.

... and no income tax ! Beautiful video!

@Bemytravelmuse

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

did you kill tricky?

Because free cookie

Good upload, I have never been to Reno but I will visit some time, Nevada state has some good attractions and scenery. You left Los Angeles, the city of Angels...one of my favorite cities with too much to do and fun adventure.

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yep it was time for something different though I'll always love California.

Amazing channel!!! I have a question?? Im driving from reno to las vegas soon !!! So once I leave reno towards las vegas is there a spot that's not to off path towards las vegas that I can get a good view of lake tahoe?? Get a pic?? Then continue towards las vegas .. thank you

Because tricky is there and hank and a lot of people with no arms and no legs

Do you speak German or did you get by with only knowing English in Berlin?

@Bemytravelmuse

Жыл бұрын

I took lessons but you could definitely get by with English in Berlin, it's such an international city.

When you camp out door do you see any creepy crawlers?? 👀

@Pumpkinspice3167

2 жыл бұрын

Out doors *

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve come across a scorpion, yes.

L.O.V.E.

“Real life isnt diz knee” Me: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm what does that mean Hank: idk Humans: we know…. (Probably)

Lasting relationships are a dime a dozen especially here in USA (nobody tells the real truth in why marriages and relationships do not last here); Nevada is in truth your temporary home, just like all the other places you lived before here until you break up with your boyfriend and then find another place to call home. I moved here from San Diego, CA in October 7th of 2021 and where I am currently at they don't really accept me and have already outed my presence here in Henderson, NV. Not a gambler, smoker, drinker, fornicator, nor am I a LIAR, thief, or murderer. However, as a single female, these characteristics very much apply to everyone else around me who strip everyone's good soul to nothingness and claim all your achievements as for their own.

@Bemytravelmuse

2 жыл бұрын

I think you need a hug

Tiky

First off, congratulations on your move. Secondly, your video makes it sound like Lake Tahoe is right next door to Reno. That is not the case. Tahoe is roughly an hour’s drive away (one way). And healthcare in Reno is not great. So if you need any specialized surgery or care (stroke, heart bypass, etc. ), you’ll need to go to Vegas or Southern California.

@Bemytravelmuse

Жыл бұрын

South lake is an hour away but not the northern part. You can definitely get surgeries done here and there are many wonderful doctors in Reno.

@GamerplayerWT

Жыл бұрын

@@Bemytravelmuse Nevada ranks among the states with the worst health care system in part due to low government spending on health care and hospitals as well as one of the highest uninsured rates in the U.S. ... This Is Where Nevada's Health Care System Ranks in the US. Rank 5 State Nevada Uninsured rate 11.4% Adults in poor or fair health 19.1% Premium contribution, single coverage $104.5

Lol Nevada literally means "snowy" ..... And the casinos are the reason why you have no state tax.

Just don’t accidentally go hiking on government land where they doing top secret things.

HAAAAAAAAANK!

Nooooooo clown Is there!

@znxqp

3 жыл бұрын

TIKY

Oh no…..no need to come here.

@pentatopComment

Ай бұрын

y?

Hopefully you don’t vote democrat