Travel thread

[mustangj17]

Thought I'd accomplish two things with this post.

1. Start a much needed multi-purpose travel thread - since everyone is always asking for advice on where to go, what to do etc.

and...

2. Get some information on what I should do in Vegas. I'm leaving in a week and a half and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for my friends and I (must-see attractions, cool bars, heated pools that my buddies and I can sneak into, etc.)

We're staying at the Flamingo, but the pool isn't open until March 15. We're also sort of on a budget, one of the travelers is unemployed (not sure why he's going) and this time off furlough time that I had to take instead of vacation time. So, spending the entire weekend at the Spearmint Rhino, or the high-rollers tables at the Bellagio are out of the question.

Oh, we're also all first-time Vegas-goers.

 

[imjustagirl]

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/9222/

 

[mustangj17]

Well fancy that. I always thought that was a thread for journalists who were on the road for work-related stuff. But I'm never on the road so I never checked it. Sorry about the DB.

 

[User 1019]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

 

[mustangj17]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

Later in life I plan to make a separate trip for that. The Canyon, Hoover ***, Yellowstone, Great Redwoods... all the cool stuff the west has to offer.

 

[User 1019]

Don't forget Yosemite and Crater Lake.

 

[imjustagirl]

I'm hoping to go to Vegas late in the year/early next year for a friend's potential wedding. So mustang, let me know what you figure out.

 

[mustangj17]

I'm hoping to go to Vegas late in the year/early next year for a friend's potential wedding. So mustang, let me know what you figure out.

I found a place that has dollar pancakes after midnight. Which might be the coolest thing ever... But yeah, I'll keep you posted.

 

[buckweaver]

There are multiple Vegas threads on these boards, and our SJ gathering thread from March '07 should still be around, too. Those should help get you started.

If budget is a concern, do your hardcore drinking on Fremont Street, not the Strip. The alcohol is just as potent, but 1/10th the price in old Vegas.

 

[JackReacher]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

Eff that. Gimme the booze and poker tables. You people can have your Hoover Dams and your Canyons. Zzzzzzz.

 

[Batman]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

That's what happens when you walk into the first casino you see and bet all of your walking around money on 13 Black.

 

[imjustagirl]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

Eff that. Gimme the booze and poker tables. You people can have your Hoover Dams and your Canyons. Zzzzzzz.

I'm with Sonner.

 

[JackReacher]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

Eff that. Gimme the booze and poker tables. You people can have your Hoover Dams and your Canyons. Zzzzzzz.

I'm with Sonner.

Atta girl. I'd tip you with a $5 chip if I had any.

 

[imjustagirl]

I'd use it to play blackjack.

 

[JackReacher]

I'd use it to play blackjack.

Damn right you would. Then, you'd win, gimme my five back and I'd combine it with 100 more and blow it all at the poker table.

I miss Vegas.

 

[User 1019]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

Eff that. Gimme the booze and poker tables. You people can have your Hoover Dams and your Canyons. Zzzzzzz.

I'm with Sonner.

Atta girl. I'd tip you with a $5 chip if I had any.

Lose your last one?

I've just never been a big fan of gambling. Sure, I can have fun at the blackjack tables. Or, maybe playing craps. Maybe for a few hours one night. Certainly not for an entire weekend or week.

I'd much rather keep my money, travel and see sites like the Canyon, ***, Yosemite, Death Valley, etc., than buy the casino a new waterfall for the grand entrance.

 

[KevinmH9]

Never been to Vegas, but I hope to get a chance to go out there one day. Then again, this is the same person who, at age 24, has never been west of the Mississippi.

 

[imjustagirl]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

Eff that. Gimme the booze and poker tables. You people can have your Hoover Dams and your Canyons. Zzzzzzz.

I'm with Sonner.

Atta girl. I'd tip you with a $5 chip if I had any.

Lose your last one?

I've just never been a big fan of gambling. Sure, I can have fun at the blackjack tables. Or, maybe playing craps. Maybe for a few hours one night. Certainly not for an entire weekend or week.

I'd much rather keep my money, travel and see sites like the Canyon, ***, Yosemite, Death Valley, etc., than buy the casino a new waterfall for the grand entrance.

Despise: nature, history, outdoors.

Love: gambling, cards, free booze.

That's why I choose the dank casino over the Canyon.

 

[JackReacher]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

Eff that. Gimme the booze and poker tables. You people can have your Hoover Dams and your Canyons. Zzzzzzz.

I'm with Sonner.

Atta girl. I'd tip you with a $5 chip if I had any.

Lose your last one?

I've just never been a big fan of gambling. Sure, I can have fun at the blackjack tables. Or, maybe playing craps. Maybe for a few hours one night. Certainly not for an entire weekend or week.

I'd much rather keep my money, travel and see sites like the Canyon, ***, Yosemite, Death Valley, etc., than buy the casino a new waterfall for the grand entrance.

If you go to Vegas worrying about losing your money, you're going to the wrong place. I lost a good chuck of change last time I was out there, and I've never had more fun in my life. I saved, I spent, I enjoyed. When I gambled my money, the last thing on my mind was how it could be used to buy the casino a new entrance or waterfall.

Maybe that makes me uncool or unhip or whatever. So be it.

 

[JackReacher]

Get the **** out of Vegas and go see the Hoover *** and Canyon.

I went to Vegas a couple of summers ago, and found it to be a general waste of time and resources.

Eff that. Gimme the booze and poker tables. You people can have your Hoover Dams and your Canyons. Zzzzzzz.

I'm with Sonner.

Atta girl. I'd tip you with a $5 chip if I had any.

Lose your last one?

I've just never been a big fan of gambling. Sure, I can have fun at the blackjack tables. Or, maybe playing craps. Maybe for a few hours one night. Certainly not for an entire weekend or week.

I'd much rather keep my money, travel and see sites like the Canyon, ***, Yosemite, Death Valley, etc., than buy the casino a new waterfall for the grand entrance.

Despise: nature, history, outdoors.

Love: gambling, cards, free booze.

That's why I choose the dank casino over the Canyon.

Same here. I'd feel like I was cheating myself if I went and saw some stupid hole in the ground when I could be gulping free booze while losing hundreds of hard earned dollars at the tables. You couldn't pay me to visit those awful outdoorsy things.