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November 18, 2010 | Author: VegasGal
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that among the 20-somethings wearing short dresses and spiked heels in Las Vegas, couples are pushing baby strollers and families with kids in tow. Yes, Sin City, is indeed an adult’s playground, but a kid-sized jungle gym [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | 1 comment
September 30, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
Halloween and Las Vegas -- were ever a holiday and a travel destination better made for each other? The Vegas Strip is like Halloween all year 'round, with crazy costumes (and crazy behavior) on display all night long. While almost every US vacation [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Travel News | 5 comments
September 18, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
One of the more entertaining free or cheap things to do in Las Vegas is coming to an end, sad news for those of us who view the sparkling Strip with a bit of nostalgia. The Liberace Museum is closing. It's impossible to miss the Liberace Museum's building, [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Travel News | 4 comments
May 25, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
Gambling vacations can take place wherever a destination has a casino (and, well, legalized gambling). Bradley Booth is a high stakes poker champion, known throughout the gambling world as one of the best around. He also is Head of Poker Development and [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Family Travel, Interviews | 5 comments
January 8, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
About eight years ago, before my son was born and when my daughter was a toddler, my husband and I escaped to Las Vegas for a romantic weekend getaway. With no concrete plans in mind, we did a lot of exploring of the mega-resorts on the Strip and wandering [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Travel Tips | 2 comments
June 29, 2009 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Is there such a thing as family-friendly Las Vegas? That's a question many parents ask as they begin to research their vacation options. I'm here (really, I'm here in Las Vegas right now being hosted by Loews) to tell you Yes! Las Vegas can be family-friendly [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | 2 comments
June 10, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
On my most recent trip to Las Vegas, I found myself saying to my husband more than once, "Oh, the kids would have liked this!" That's because we happened to take in a handful of family-friendly attractions while we were there -- without our children! I'm not [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | no comments
June 5, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
My husband and I are huge fans of the Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas. Nearly 10 years ago on a trip to Sin City, we bought tickets for Cirque du Soleil's Mystere (at Treasure Island), not really sure what we were dropping a couple hundred bucks on. We [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Romantic Getaways | no comments
May 28, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
I don't book a hotel room without first consulting the firsthand reviews and rankings on TripAdvisor.com. (I also do a search on Uptake.com, where I blog about hotels, for still more reviews from other sites.) I take all hotel reviews with a grain of salt -- [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Hotels | 5 comments
February 21, 2009 | Author: SoCalGal
Vacation Gals aren't all about the kids, as we like to say. Hard working moms need, and deserve, to treat themselves right. A long weekend away, with or without the rest of the family, can be just about perfect. And when it comes to the "without the rest of [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Girlfriend Getaways, Travel News | no comments
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