Saturday already? Last downtown, tomorrow we head back to the Strip. We knew today was going to be a scorcher, so decided to just stick around downtown where everything was close together, minimising our time out in the heat ( Read more... )

Friday morning, another bright and sunny day. We get up fairly early, planning to head to the Wicked Spoon for their weekday brunch. We had originally planned to be there around 11-ish but we decide to give the slot tournament another go. We did the 11 a.m qualifier, can't remember if we actually had to play or not but we did make it into the ( Read more... )

Thursday already? Time to change hotels. First, there's email to check. And breakfast to be had. We check out and leave our bags at the bell desk. Head over to MGM for their brunch buffet. Nyssa has a voucher for one, courtesy of MyVegas. We split the cost of the second meal ( Read more... )

Wednesday dawns sunny and hot. We do something we've never done in Vegas - head down to enjoy the pool. We slather poor pale Canadian skin with sunscreen and make our way down. Lots of loungers available at this hour. We don't spend a lot of time in the water, even with a high SPF on Nyssa is prone to burning. After chatting a bit with some fellow ( Read more... )

Heading to the airport in the daytime is a novelty. It's also cold! Ah well, we're heading for warmth and sunshine, so off we head, hauling suitcases up the hill and over the bridge to the bus stop. Stop for a smoke before heading into the terminal, it's going to be a while before we get another chance ( Read more... )

Having a late flight home, as usual, sleeping as late as possible is a good thing. Too bad I can't seem to do that in Vegas. Downstairs I headed while Nyssa still slept. The idea was coffee while I played a few slots. The coffee part didn't happen. By the time a cocktail waitress headed my way I was parched and opted for ginger ale to quench the ( Read more... )

Not a usual time for a trip to Las Vegas, so how did this come about? Well, I got an invitation in the mail for a slot tournament at the Gold Coast Hotel/Casino, a place I've visited only oncee. I've always wanted to play in a big tournament and the price was pretty good. $99 for the tournament entry and 3 nights hotel stay. The more I thought ( Read more... )

I have so much catching up to do and who knows where the time goes. There's a trip to Texas to talk about, I'm not sure I posted about our January vacation ( Read more... )

Yup, another adventure with Greyhound. Currently in Cincinatti, waiting to reboard in moments. New buses, supposed to have wifi but not all of them do. Still, more legroom on lots of them and that's a good thing.

Packing up the computer before they call our bus. Only 27 more hours to go. :)

As I've mentioned before, I frequent the Tripadvisor forums, specifically the Las Vegas forum. One topic that comes up often is that of tipping. An interesting discussion came around recently asking if people tipped housekeeping differently in Las Vegas than they did when traveling elsewhere? Did staying in a large resort make a difference in ( Read more... )