…t Four Seasons Las Vegas The Four Seasons is currently my favourite of the Las Vegas Luxury Hotels. This casino-free hotel occupies the top four floors of the Mandalay Bay Hotel at the airport end of the famous Las Vegas Strip. It is close to the famous Las Vegas sign. I have stayed here at least 5 times, and always loved it. If you have a strip view room, which we always stay in, you have a stunning view across the strip and also the airport. It…
…ure in the Unites States. Not surprisingly, it is the tallest structure in Las Vegas. This huge structure sits at one end of the strip, not surrounded by other tall buildings and so it is sometimes hard to appreciate just how tall it is. But it is! On top of this large tower there used to be a traditional rollercoaster, but this was replaced by a series of rides that really test people’s ability to deal with heights. The rides include X-Scream (a…
…s podcast I give more tips and advice for visitors to the capital of fun – Las Vegas. I share 22 must do things to do in the city on The Strip, Downtown and around the city – and also share my recommendations on the best places to go to for shopping. You can also read more about Las Vegas, including the history of this fascinating town. To listen to the podcast for free: iTunes: subscribe for free to the Tips for Travellers Podcast on iTunes RSS f…
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…ut here are the 5 most watched videos as of July 2010: and all are for Las Vegas: #1: Stratoshere Roller Coaster (watched 5 million plus times) #2 Stratosphere Insanity Ride (2 million plus views) #3 Stratosphere Big Shot Ride (watched 900000 times) #4 Bellagio Fountains at Night (700000 times) #5 Bellagio Hotel Room (21008) with Fountain View (300000 times) Read my tips about visiting Las Vegs: click here ———————————————————————- Sign up now to g…
…On youtube I post videos of hotels rooms and attractions of places I have visited. Here are the top 10 most watched videos that I have posted on youtube (as of 27 April 2007). Click on the item to watch the video. Las Vegas Stratosphere X-scream ride Rainbow Towers Hotel (Harare, Zimbabwe) Las Vegas Stratosphere Insanity Ride QM2 (Queen Mary 2) Q7 Suite Las Vegas Stratosphere Big Shot Ride Universal Studios California: Backdraft Attraction Univer…
…are the 10 most popular to date in order: Las Vegas Stratosphere X-Scream Las Vegas Stratosphere Insanity Las Vegas Stratosphere Big Shot Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains Las Vegas Bellagio Hotel Room Victoria Falls Bridge Bungee Jump Universal Studios: Backdraft Rovos Rail Train: South Africa Universal Studios: Jaws Crowne Plaza New York: Hotel Room Don’t miss any new postings. Subscribe Find and follow Tips for Travellers on: – Facebook – YouTube –…
…cruise blogs like Cruzely had articles with the details. They say that in Las Vegas casinos, while slot machines are likely to pay 90% or higher, it’s rumoured to be only about 80% on cruise ships. In Blackjack, which my partner Mark plays a lot of, he noted when playing on land, if he bids $10 and gets blackjack, he’ll get $15. But on the ship, only gets $12. Roulette also has lower payouts. So, professional hardcore gamblers don’t see ships as…
…sticks some 70 feet over the side of the canyon). Then time to fly back to Las Vegas. Maverick were excellent and the pilot a star – very entertaining and engaging. The best way to explain the wonder of the Grand Canyon and the flight is in pictures and so watch the video and enjoy the selection of photos below. My video tour of the Maverick Helicopter tour from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon: A selection of my Grand canyon photos, for all of them…
…it together. It is unique, although there is a half sized replica of it in LasVegas. The wind causes the tower to sway 67 centimeters at the top, and when it’s hot the movement increases. You don’t really feel it though. It went through large renovations from 1980 to 1985 to strengthen it up, and it now also has striking light effects that run at night. The Eiffel Tower gets about six million visitors a year. It is very popular and it can take man…
…y trying to carve out some of the market. For example, on our last trip to Las Vegas the MGM Hotel Group (which own most of the major Las Vegas Strip hotels) were the main and very public sponsors of the Las Vegas Pride events. ManTrav.co.uk is a leading gay travel agency is per 20 years old, originally formed in California in 1990, and now claim to be the leading gay travel agents in the UK too. They claim they pick destinations and resorts that…
