Tag: Las Vegas
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Highlights: Andrew’s first overseas trip, Alcatraz, Disneyland, San Diego Zoo, Seaworld, Knott’s Berry Farm and Vegas. Photos Late 1998 almost exactly 12 years after my first world trip as a 12 year old in 1986 I set off on my second overseas trip this time with my mother (Helen), sister (Kara) and nephew (Andrew). We…
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Friday 3 June 2011 Highlights: Gambling at Las Vegas Airport The shuttle pick up worked out well but had we really left Vegas yet… well no. It’s around 9 am and we are sitting at Las Vegas Airport and playing the slots how addictive is that?? Well not as addicted as the smokers who locked…
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Thursday 2 June 2011 Highlights: The view from the Stratosphere Tower, gambling at ten casinos in one day! We started today with a visit to the Stratosphere Tower to view Vegas from 500 metres height. Not a bad view, makes you realise you are in a desert, the only green places are the exclusive golf…
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Wednesday 1 June 2011 Highlights: Premium Shopping Outlet (South) Late start today getting up around 10.30 am, but with no sleep yesterday that’s not a big surprise. Finally dragged myself out to the strip and caught the Deuce bus service ($7 for 24 hours use).
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Tuesday 31 May 2011 Highlights: Qantas Business International Lounge, Los Angeles Admirals Club Early start getting up at 6 am today with a big day of travelling ahead. Checked in at 6.45 am thanks to a drop off from Reagan. Mum checked out the duty-free and now has items waiting for when she returns in…
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Friday 29 May 2009 Highlights: Las Vegas Outlet, Chula Vista Shopping Mall Another big driving day (about 5.5 hours), but first we had one more go at gambling and somehow we both won, my mum won about $20 and I finished up $1 (hey it’s a win). My mum then used her winning to buy…
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Thursday 28 May 2009 Highlights: Hoover Dam, Hitting and winning at various Casinos on the Strip Having cut the Grand Canyon visit out of the trip we still got to see the enormous engineering achievement that is the Hoover Dam. It’s hard to imagine how they built this; I guess they had problems since they…
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Wednesday 27 May 2009 Highlights: Shopping at The Vegas Outlet, The Phantom of the Opera performance Today saw another shopping outlet visit this time The Vegas Outlet which has about 130 shops. I think I bought my recently departed leather jacket from this place many years ago. I almost bought a couple of Reebok runners,…
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Tuesday 26 May 2009 Highlights: Premium Shopping Outlet, Legends in Concert Performance Today was my mum’s dream day, well maybe tomorrow is but today came close. We spent maybe 5 hours at the Premium Shopping Outlet complex, it is HUGE. In the walkways you are exposed to the environment but they have this kind of…
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Monday 25 May 2009 Highlights: Minor car accident, Free Treasure Island Outdoor Show Before setting off from San Francisco I noticed on the TV that Vegas was expecting temp of 92, way higher than what we have been experiencing so far so the shorts made their first appearance 🙂
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