The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has no less than 13 notable restaurants and cafes, and even an Irish pub. Canal Street is its steak and seafood restaurant. Prime Rib is one of its specialities, all in a distinctively New Orleans style.

Prime Rib Loft is definitely the best for prime rib in this hotel. This restaurant overlooks the casino area and you need to be serious about eating prime rib to eat here. Of course, ther are other items on the menu too, as well as excellent service and a “comfortable and attractive ambience,” to quote the web site.

Big Al’s Oyster bar speaks for itself:

“Serving freshly shucked oysters and clams or choose from steamed clams, Voodoo mussels, pan roasts, bouillabaisse and pasta dishes all served with an authentic Creole/Cajun flair.” www.orleanscasino.com

The French Market Buffet features an unusual mix of foods. They have Mongolian, Mexican, Italian and Chinese for a start. It’s a buffet as its name suggests, and expect the best, especially from the dessert bar!

Don Miguel’s is an extremely good Mexican restaurant. Don’t miss it! And Koji combines a Sushi Bar with a China Bistro. This is an Oriental mix that works really well. Chinese cuisine and Orleans-style specialities combine in the Courtyard cafe, which is open 24 hours a day.

The Orleans Hotel has a T.G.I. Friday’s. It’s as good as any you might find of the chain. They also have Brendan’s Pub. It’s as authentic an Irish pub as you’ll find outside of Ireland. Here you’ll find genuine Irish beers and whiskeys. They also serve pub food, which is very good.

Seattle’s Best naturally has to center on coffee. Whichever your favorite coffe brand might be, you will probably find it here. Terrible Mike’s is a fast food place. they have hot dogs, sandwiches, hamburgers and more. And finally Subway will serve you their healthy alternatives that have made them famous. Enjoy!

The Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, better known in town as The Rio, was opened in 1990 on January 15th. The opening entertainment was from Sergio Mendes ‘99 of Brazil, and Henrietta Alves of New Orleans. The hotel is located close to the Strip in Clark County.

This marvellous hotel has 2,563 suites. They range in size from the modest, though not too small, to the not so modest, and not at all small: 600 square feet up to 13,000 square feet. The windows in The Rio are all floor to ceiling offering a great view of Las Vegas.

“This hotel doesn’t lack for creature comforts. Just check out the 2,563 spacious suites, sprawling 120,000-square-foot casino and the 18-hole championship Rio Secco Golf Club. The highlight is the lush, sandy Ipanema Beach at the edge of a tropical lagoon encircled by waterfalls, swimming pools and Jacuzzi-style spas. Each suite has all the basic amenities plus spectacular views of Las Vegas.” www.gayot.com

An interesting trivia fact about The Rio Hotel and Casino is that it has a wine cellar holding 50,000 bottles. That’s one big cellar! It also has 16,000 square feet of space in its Rio Pavillion Convention Center. And then it has a huge casino area too.

This is a casino and hotel that is not on the Strip. “Oh my god!”, I hear you cry, “Not on the Strip?” Well, not everything revolves around the Strip in Las Vegas. The Strip is great, but it’s not the beginning and the end.

Boulder Station Hotel and Casino, for example, is ten to fifteen minutes drive from the Strip - yes, FROM the Strip, and it’s still within civilization as we know it! Some people actually prefer to go away from the hustle and bustle. And did you know that Boulder Station Hotel And Casino offers better odds than on the Strip? It’s true!

“Surrounding the casino, a 7,000-square-foot hardwood walkway is crowned by a hand-painted ceiling featuring billowing clouds and blue skies. It takes guests to non-gaming attractions such as The Broiler, Pasta Palace, Guadalajara Bar & Grille and the 270-seat Railhead Lounge, where legendary performers entertain.” www.gayot.com

This is a place that is serious about gambling. The casino has over 2,900 slots and video poker machines. There are 42 table games. This includes favorites like, blackjack, baccarat, pai gow poker, craps, and roulette, and more.

There’s a ten-table poker room. You will have the choice of smoking, or non-smoking. The sports and race book has no less than 300 seats available, and there’s also a 30-seat keno lounge. Add to that the fact that you will get better odds at Boulder than on the Strip, and it’s a no-brainer!

Scream factor is a phrase describing how good a ride is. The Thrill Ride Adventure Tour claims to have five scream factors, and that’s very good news for thrill ride enthusiasts! This attraction incorporates no less than five of the greatest experiences you can have with all your clothes on.

“Enjoy some of the most intense and fun thrill rides in Las Vegas as you take on 5 of the best rides - The Big Shot, X Scream and Insanity at the Stratosphere, Speed the Ride at the Sahara and then Manhattan Express at New York New York. Five hours of heart-pumping fun!” deals.travelape.com

There’s not a lot to say after that! Except that this is ride paradise. Everything you ever hoped good rides would be will come true when you take the Thrill Ride Adventure Tour in Las Vegas. For a start, you commence at the very top of the Stratosphere, one of the highest points for miles around. Here you will start off with The Big Shot, experiencing no less than four G’s of force, traveling at 45 miles an hour. Nut there’s more to come…

X Scream is the third highest ride in the world. And of course, they don’t have the word, “scream” it its name for nothing! If you want a really good view of the Strip and Las Vegas in general, then Insanity is for you. This amazing ride will push you some 64 feet out over the edge of the Stratosphere tower. It will spin you at three G’s of force though, so maybe your view of the city will be a bit distorted. But you didn’t go on the ride for the view…

Speed comes next. This ride is at the Sahara Hotel. This ride is as good as it gets. You will go forwards and backwards at 70, yes 70, miles an hour. Last but not least comes the Manhattan Express. It’s two minutes of twisting and turning. Then there’s a 50 degree drop, almost straight down. Just as well lunch comes next, and not before!

The Grand Canyon. The only spectacle on earth that is greater than its combined hype. This is a self drive tour to Grand Canyon West Rim, so you take it at your own pace. The day starts when they pick you up by complementary shuttle and take you to the rental desk where you will receive your rental car for the day.

An interactive map, road games and a full gas tank is what you get, along with the car, of course. The idea is to follow the map and discover important sites of interest along the way.

“Once past Boulder City and Lake Mead, you will see the incredible Hoover Dam! Past The Hoover Dam will be tiny towns and communities. Watch out for longhorn sheep, wild horses, cows, and if you look close, you may see a snake crossing the road at the Joshua Tree Forest.” www.viator.com

After the incredible Joshua Tree Forest you will make a turn off in the direction of the Grand Canyon. You will now be on Hualapai Land and another phase of the journet starts. You will pass through several points of interest: Indian Village, Eagle Point, Guano Point, and Hualapai Ranch.

From here you can enjoy a half hour horse drawn wagon ride which takes you to Hualapai Ranch at the rim of the canyon. Here you can take the optional activity of going out on to the Grand Canyon Skywalk. This is a glass bridge suspended out over the canyon. You can stand 4,000 feet above the canyon floor and feel like you are standing on air. Amazing!

The Death Valley Day Tour is a seasonal tour and, because of the extreme heat generated in the area in summer, it only operates in the winter months between October and May. The tour last around 11 hours, which includes transport to and from Las Vegas.

A complementary continental breakfast is served to you at Beatty in Nevada. This is your first stop out of Las Vegas in the incredibly beautiful Mojave Desert. Scotty’s Castle is the next stop where you will be taken back a century or so in history information.

The castle tour takes a full hour, then you will have a half hour to explore the area for yourself. You can also eat the complementary lunch provided during this time.

Your next stop is at the Ubehebe Crater. There once was a volcano here, but an eruption at one time was so violent that it disappeared and just left a big hole in the ground. The hole, or crater, is half a mile across and 800 feet deep.

Furnace Creek Ranch museum is the stop next on the list and here they will tell you the history of Death Valley. Moving on you come to Badwater. This is lowest point in the western hemisphere. It stands, or lies, 282 feet below sea level.

You end the tour at Rhyolite Ghost Town. Her they will present you with your Death Valley Explorer Certificate!

Las Vegas Revew Journal voted it one of the 10 Best Shows in the city. Most people who go to see it also agree. This is an adult entertainment show of fetish and fantasy. It’s eroticism at its best. It’s also the first arotic show in Las Vegas to make the 10 Best list of the Las Vegas Revew Journal, who also voted it as having the Best Choreography of all the shows in the city too.

“The Fashionistas is a gender-blending erotic extravaganza and a unique entertainment option never before seen on the Las Vegas Strip. With what critics call a “muscular and aggressive” staging technique, a hard-driving soundtrack, imaginative and unique costumes, and a humorous and sly story line, the Fashionistas pushes the envelope of human form, fashion and spectacle in high style.” www.fashionistastheshow.com

Playing at the Harmon Theater at Planet Hollywood, the Fashionistas is a highly memorable show. The costume designs are stunning and all original. There’s a large cast who have obviously rehearsed a lot. The music is a diverse mix of pieces from various sources that all fit together with surprising ease: Modonna, Led Zeppelin, Evanescence, Lords of Acid, Crystal Method, and Tool.

This is an electric show by John Stagliano. It’s intelligent and witty, humorous and slick without camp or cheese. It’s expertly produced and directed. Come along and see for yourself!

Bally’s is located in a prime spot in Las Vegas, right in the center of the Strip. It has an imposing pair of neon towering columns by the entryway with cascading water fountains nearby. This is a hotel with class and style.

“Nestled comfortably between old and new Vegas, Bally’s offers equal measures of convenience, class and spectacle, featuring a classic showgirl extravaganza, gourmet restaurants, a popular spa and comfortable rooms, all in a mid-Strip location.” www.vegas.com

It has several restaurants within the complex that are well worth looking at. Bally’s Steakhouse, the Asia, The Big Kitchen Buffet, The Terrace Café, Java Coast, Nosh Snack Bar, al Dente, the Ichiban, and Johnny’s Delicatessen are just a few of the gastronomic delights that await you in this top class Las Vegas hotel.

There is also the Sterling Sunday Brunch.This is a high quality mid Sunday morning “snack.” You get fancy linen and silver cutlery laid out tables with waiters to help if you need them. It isn’t cheap, but it’s better than it first seems. You get an unlimited buffet that has some very fancy items available.

Do you like caviar and champagne for Sunday brunch? You can have your fill at Bally’s Sterling Sunday Brunch. Lobster, sushi, monkfish? No problem! There’s even ostrich on the menu, or should I say buffet table. This is not your usual buffet, it’s as good as it gets, and it’s at Bally’s.

Not many hotels in Las Vegas have celebrated their Golden Anniversary. The Riviera is one that has. It was opened in 1945. It’s known worldwide and it’s one of the best hotels in the area, known for big time emtertainment, superb casino action, and nostalgia.

This is where much of the legendary Rat Pack action took place. They are all gone now and new entertainers have taken over. But will the new ones be remembered as much as Sinatra, Davis, Martin, et al? Probably not, but we can’t wallow in the past forever. Time moves on, and the Riviera has certainly moved with it. So, what does the Riviera have to offer today?

“Over 2000 refurbished oversized rooms offer maximum comfort and breathtaking views of the glittering Las Vegas Strip with its western scenic panoramas. Each accommodation has been attractively decorated, including all the important amenities Las Vegas has to offer for both leisure and business travelers. Our guests can also enjoy the Riviera’s Convention Center, a self-contained full-service experience,all under one roof, serving tradeshows, conferences and major corporate and industry shows alike.” www.rivierahotel.com

Thisd is certainly a quality hotel. It has a wedding chapel, a casino, restaurants and much, much more. The name, Riviera, spells quality in a sublime manner. If you want to feel special, there’s no better place to feel it than here - at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas!

Las Vegas is a city that constantly changes. Many of us who don’t regularly frequent the place may still have an image of bright neon lights, clicking chips, The Rat Pack, or Elvis, and the chance to win, win, win!

Is it still like that? Not really. Las Vegas has gone more and more mainstream. The glitzy image is fading. Casinos still abound, but they are increasingly the less attractive attraction in this city. Sin City? That’s a name it got from an earlier time. The city fathers have tried to erase that image, but maybe Las Vegas is now living up to it better than before!

“A brief sojourn in the new Las Vegas, where growth is booming but you have to search a bit to find the blackjack tables, raises a few questions. Is gambling played out in its historical capital? Now that it has gone mainstream, is gambling a discretionary spending industry, tethered to the flagging fortunes of the American consumer? And, really, just how much of Celine Dion can one city take?”

These are some of the questions asked by www.slate.com. Eugene Christiansen notes:

“Bugsy Siegel opened the Flamingo casino in Vegas in 1946. For virtually all of history, there’s been more demand than supply.”

Has that changed? Is the “new” Las Vegas becoming a gambling-less city? Will the attractions, the pseudo Parisian streets and Venetian gondolas, become the major reason for people to visit the city that carved its reputation on casinos and gambling? Maybe…

“As the strip fills up with condos and veteran casino operators tout their malls and variety shows, Native American tribes and states are seeking to provide local residents with gaming options. California now has 55 Indian casinos, whose combined haul now rivals that of Las Vegas.”

Maybe Nevada’s claim on being the gambling state is receding. It begins to look as if other parts of America are providing gambling to its eager residents. Kansas has started to open the doors on gambling. Massachusetts too. Maybe it won’t be long before all of America looks a bit like las Vegas.

The Vegas Mob Tour refers of course to the Mob, as in organized crime. This is a tour that exposes the more sordid side of Sin City. The tour will take you through the city to places where murders have taken place. Where people have disappeared under strange circumstances and where tough-looking individuals wearing pin-striped suits and fedora hats weaved their way in and out of society.

“People are fascinated by anything about Las Vegas. They want to hear about the celebrities, the casinos, the mob and all that’s synonymous with this town.”

That’s what Robert Allen, CEO and founder of The Vegas Mob Tour has to say, and he’s right too. This is a city where glitter and glitz go hand in hand with the unpalatable side of doing business. Celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Elvis may have had their names in lights, but there’s a much darker side to the Las Vegas history.

“Strange tales of Sin City’s colorful past fill the air.
You will hear about the notorious gangster/casino builder Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and infamous mob enforcers Tony “The Ant” Spilotro and Frank Cullotta. Guests learn the truth about casino boss Frank “Lefty”Rosenthal, as well as celebrity deaths, suicides and many other strange and puzzling Nevada mysteries.” www.vegasmobtour.com

This is a tour for those who enjoy a little bit of spine chilling, but don’t want to be permanantly scarred. If you think you could enjoy visiting crime scenes where gangsters were shot in cold blood, then this attraction is for you!

Your Grand canyon South Rim Bus Tour and IMAX trip departs from Las Vegas early on this 15-hour round journey. You luxury coach is air conditioned and comfortable in every way. It has built-in rest rooms and reclining seats. There’s also video monitors to watch, or the huge windows with incredible scenery moving past.

Your first stop is at the Hoover Dam. This is a miracle of engineering that has even had songs written about it. You will also be stoping at the National Geographic Visitors Center, the only bus tour doing the South Rim that stops there. Here you can enjoy lunch and relax a bit.

There’s one highly watched movie in IMAX history: The Grand Canyon Discovery and Adventure. This is one incredible experience. You will believe that you are flying through the canyon at times. You will see the canyone as the early residents of the area did. And you will be utterly captivated too.

What can be said about the Grand Canyon that hasn’t alreday been said? Not much, really. This is probably the only natural spectacle on earthe that is greater than its hype. You WILL be amazed! You’ll visit the look-outs ar Mathers Point as well as the one at Bright Angel Lodge.

Take time to simply stand at the canyon rim and gaze ourwards in wonder. There’s so much to take in that you probably won’t remember half of it. Just savor being there. This is possibly the most magical place on earth.

Black Canyon. It encloses part of the Colorado River and provides some of the most spectacular cliff and river scenery to be found anywhere on the planet. This is real river country and a trip down the Colorado on a raft is something not to be missed.

OK, so it’s not a Robinson Crusoe type raft. This one is a motorized raft. I mean, there has to be some concession to the 21st century! But don’t worry, this tour will take you to the very edge of natural wonder. You’ll be amazed, thrilled and excited all at the same time.

A tour bus will take you to the raft launch area, which is at the base of the world-famous Hoover Dam. This alone will leave you gasping in disbelief. You will be gazing upwards in wonder at one of the world’s modern wonders. But the best has yet to come…

As you set off down the Colorado River, your guides will tell you all about the history, geology and wildlife in this area. The facts and figures will occupy more fascinating time than you imagined. Along the way you will stop by a quiet part of the shore to allow you to have a box lunch.

The rafting trip will finalize in another State altogether - Arizona, at Willow Beach.

Penn and Teller are two well known and well respected magician and comedians. Their blend of comedy and magic is on the edge, biting, often tense (usually tense, in fact), ascerbic, outrageous, totally manic and always very, very funny.

Their biting style of black comedic mayhem is hypnotically fascinating - you just keep watching, wondering what the heck are they going to do next!

Well, you don’t have to wonder, for they are currently appearing at the Rio Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and you can easily get tickets!

“Edgy, provocative and hilarious, this iconoclastic pair’s live show on any given night can involve knives, guns, a fire-eating showgirl and a duck.

“Known as the “Bad Boys of Magic,” for supposedly revealing the secrets to their tricks, they may show you how it’s done, but they still manage to leave you startled.” www.affiliate.viator.com

They stage a daily show at 9pm, except for Fridays. They have appeared on many of America’s top TV shows, including, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Show with David Letterman.

Entertainment Weekly even named Penn and Teller two of the funniest comedians alive. Don’t miss this 90-minute show that features the very best of these two incredible men. You’ll love them!

Harrah’s Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino stands right in the middle of the world famous Strip. The hotels that surround it are generally more expensive, more elegant and more sumptuous. This is a very good thing, because it means that the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino represents really great value for you.

The hotel has nine restaurants and cafes. The Cockeyed Clam is one great example. Here you’ll find New England-style offerings. The name of the restaurant kinda gives you a clue as to what to expect. Their clam chowder certainly needs a special mention, “…made with special herbs and fresh cherrystone clams flown in from New England.” And there’s more…

“…have a Martha Vineyard’s salad, prepared with Boston Bibb lettuce. And, there’s spinach artichoke dip baked with Vermont white cheddar cheese.

“All fried fish selections are hand-breaded with either batter made from Samuel Adams beer, another New England favorite, or Cockeyed Clam’s signature panko and cornmeal breading.” www.ieatvegas.com

You could also try the Embers. It serves steaks and seafood, and does a great job too. There’s also the Fireside diner with its Southwestern cuisine, seafood, chops, ribs, chicken and steak. And if Chinese is more your style, there’s the Ming serving great Mandarin and Cantonese food.

The Travelodge Las Vegas South Strip is probably the best low budget deal in town. It’s the most affordable quality hotel in the entire area.

But it’s more than that. It’s a great little hotel with amenities oozing out of it. And it’s so close to all the Las Vegas attractions, shows, casinos and just sheer action, Las Vegas style.

“If you’re in the market for affordable Las Vegas hotel deals, then you have come to the right place! We are close to the McCarren International Airport (LAS) as well as the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Best of all, we are within walking distance of what makes Las Vegas famous: the Strip! All within a few blocks of our Las Vegas Strip hotel, you will find Bally’s, Paris, Caesar’s Palace, the Bellagio, New York-New York, the Luxor, Mandalay Bay, the MGM Grand, and many other great attractions!” www.ahoteldeal.com

At the Travelodge Las Vegas South Strip you have the Harley Davidson Cafe on your doorstep, just next door. There’s a car rental desk, a gift shop, a store and free parking. The hotel is within easy distance of McCarren International Airport too.

The rooms are great too. They all have free high-speed Internet access, and come as one king bed, or two double beds. You also get cable TV, free coffee, a hairdryer, and outside there’s a heated swimming pool, which is open all year round.

The Orleans has 1,886 rooms and suites. They are all unbelievably comfortably and luxurious and perfect for the casino lover to relax in and count all the winnings after a gruelling session at the tables.

The Orleans is not on the world famous Strip, but it’s pretty close by.. In fact, there’s a free shuttle service to take you there - but who wants the Strip when you have the Orleans Hotel and Casino!

The casino at the Orleans is spacious. There are fun and games a-plenty with over 3,000 fabulous slot machines to tinker with, video keno and video poker machines too. And on the subject of keno, don’t forget the weekly Big Easy Sunday Night Keno Contest. Entry is free with no minimum buy-in.

At The Orleans casino you will find all your favorite table games. there’s blackjack, pai gow, baccarat, three card poker, craps, poker, roulette, let it ride, and more - much, much more. Check out the fast and friendly action to be found in the sports book and race area. They cover all the popular action. There’s also a 24-hour keno lounge with 60 seats, and don’t forget the 23-table dedicated poker room!

This is a casino with lots of exciting action to be had. Get off the Strip and discover the real action going on elsewhere in Las Vegas, especially at the Orleans at 4500 West Tropicana Avenue.

Weddings have become big business in Las Vegas. And somewhere along the line Elvis Presley has become tied up in it all. Elvis, of course, only had one wedding of his own, which was pretty surprising considering the number of weddings that his contemporaries got through.

Elvis’ wedding to Priscilla took place in Las Vegas, so I guess that does make some kind of a tenuous connection. Their only child, a daughter, Lisa Marie, has been married four times, so the Elvis connection in Las Vegas with weddings is probably stronger than it first seems.

The Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Wedding in Las Vegas is flamboyant if nothing else. The bride can walk down the aisle with Elvis and have him give her away. OK, it’s not really Elvis, of course. It’s a lookalike, one of the many hundreds in Las Vegas.

And it’s not just a first time marriage that you can have either.

” If you are renewing your vows, Elvis can also perform your ceremony, giving you the opportunity to exchange the infamous Elvis Vows.” www.elvisweddings.com

An Elvis wedding is not overly cheap to purchase. But this is your big day, so who cares. You can have a wide range of options. These include having no less than two Elvis’s representing different parts of his career. You can have him sing up to five songs, and you can choose your Elvis theme, from gold lame to white jumpsuit and everything in between.

A Can’t Help falling In Love - Elvis Wedding is everything you might expect. It’s for the adventurous who want a different kind of wedding in a setting that has glamour and glitz. You’ll get the outfits, the sultry looks and the songs. And only when it is all over will you hear, “Elvis has left the building…”

We’ve all seen a western movie or two. Perhaps we’ve also secretly wished we could have seen the prairies from the perspective of someone on horseback. Or maybe we sometimes dream of being an outlaw in the Wild West. It’s a romantic image and one that does no harm to escape to occasionally. Well, with The Jesse James Horse Ride activity tour you don’t have to imagine it. You can really do it!

“Named after Jesse James, this wildly popular Las Vegas horseback riding adventure is often compared to being a scene out of the movies, except you’ll be the one riding off into the sunset!” www.sagebrushranchadventures.com

Maybe it wasn’t all like the ramantic image that the movies portray. But who cares anyway! It’s fund to dream. It’s fun to let your imagination run wild. It’s just fun to let your hair down and forget all about the office, the kids at home, or the traffic on the freeway. Let the dirt beneath your horse’s hooves be the freeway and relax.

This tour begins when you get picked up from your hotel. It takes 45 minutes or so to drive you out to the ranch where it all begins. There the friendly cowboy and cowgirls will help you out and get you fitted up for the horse ride you will never forget. You’ll set off on the east side of the Moapa Valley between a backdrop of mountains and desert.

Before long you’ll be passing old disused mines of the 1800s after you’ve crossed the Muddy River. Here yoyu can see horses, cattle big horn sheep and more. Here the scenery is from deep inside every western you’ve ever seen. Don’t be too surprised is you catch a glimpse of Jesse James himself…

Too many visitors to Las Vegas stay in Las Vegas for the duration of their visit. Sure, there’s lots to see in the city, but don’t think that there’s nothing else to see. There’s a whole world of tours outside of the city just waiting to be explored and enjoyed. So be adventurous and get on a tour away from casino, hotels and bright flashing lights. There’s fun to be had, so go out and find it!

One of the best and the simplest tours is the Amargosa Buggy Tour. You’ll be picked up from your downtown hotel in Las Vegas and be taken out of the city traveling for a cuple of hours out to where the sand dunes stand up to 500 feet high. This is where you will take to a buggy and try out your skills. You’ll have a full four hours to get up to speed, so plenty of time to practice.

The buggies are pretty much like your regular car, with brakes, gears, accelerator and steering. You need a full complement of four person per buggy. If this cannot be fulfilled, then you willl not undertake the tour and your money will be refunded.

“The safest off-road vehicles are used on the dunes and they come equipped with roll cages, seatbelts, and helmets for your safety. You as the renter take the responsibility to operate the vehicle responsibly. Rolling the buggie is the result of irresponsible operation.” www.just-tours.co.uk

This is a fun tour. It’s a toys for boys kind of day that you won’t forget - even if you’re a girl!

Have you been to Las Vegas lately?

Well, maybe you should go. And when you do, stay at the Bellagio. Special rates in November as low as $169 per night. The Bellagio is a world class facility with world class amenities and until you’ve been there you just can’t appreciate the beauty and the splendor of one of Las Vegas’s best attractions.

The Bellagio, in conjunction with MGM Mirage, also offers Las Vegas hotel and air packages that are out of this world. You can book your hotel and air accommodations all at once. Packages exist for the following airlines:

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So what are you waiting for? Book your stay at the Bellagio today.

Tomorrow night Elton John will rock the Colosseum at 8:00 p.m.

If you like Elton John then you’ll love this show. According to the big Elton, there will be no lip synching and no paparazzi or politics. Can you say, “Yeah, right!”

But it doesn’t matter. Politics or not, rocking with Elton will be one sweet deal, Saturday night or not. Just pick your favorite Elton John Song:

• Daniel
• Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
• Candle In The Wind
• The Bitch Is Back

Whatever your favorite Elton John song, be sure to show up tomorrow night. It will be a show you won’t forget.

For more information call 702-992-4852.

This is a show where you can either see it or be it. This is comedy hypnosis turning into unorganized chaos. Bit it’s fun all the way through, so it’s definitely worth staying the course, come what may.

Mesmerized plays at the V Theater. It’s a high energy show that mixes comedy with hot dance and invites audience participation - and gets it by the barrel load! There’s a lot, and I mean a LOT, of adult humor. The audience throw themselves into helping out Damien, the main hypnotist, and you will open your eyes wider and wider at what comes out from their unleashed subconscious minds. This is a revealing show, to say the least!

Don’t come to the show expecting just another hypnosis routine. This is everything but that. Damian may seem just another comedian who uses hypnisis, but he is a Certified Master Hypnotherapist. He’s appeared on TV, he’s been on films, and he’s had radio appearances. In 1999 he was nominated for the Prix Gemaux.

Mesmerized has been described as being the wildest show on the Strip. It is. Believe the hype!

“With David Saxe’s production background and creative mind combined with Damian’s hypnosis talent, Mesmerized brings a whole new hypnosis show to the Las Vegas Strip. “It is more than just a hypnosis show, it is a mixture of hypnosis, comedy, and showgirls,” said David Saxe, Show Producer and CEO of V Theater.” http://ticket.lasvegas.net

At 115 East Tropicana Avenue you will find Hooters Casino Hotel and the famous Hooters restaurant. It is across from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, and is right next to the Tropicana. At Hooters, of course, you can find the world famous “Hooter Girls,” and in Las Vegas there is the largest group of them to be found in the entire planet!

Hooters Restaurants are popular. That’s why you should expect to have to wait in line, and the Las Vegas Hooters is no exception either. The Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas is always busy. It’s boisterous and busy and loud. The music is always pounding, so don’t expect quiet soothing evenings where you can whisper to each other; at Hooters you need to shout!

Hooters in Las Vegas has a large circular bar right in the middle of the restaurant. It’s a favorite place for hanging out and people watching. The restaurant proper has several seating areas where there are tables and booths.

“The menu (at Hooters) features a selection of Soups, Seafood (Oysters, Snow Crab Legs, Steamed Shrimp and Steamed Clams), Fried Chicken, Hooters Burgers, assorted Sandwiches (including Buffalo Chicken, Philly Cheese Steak, Grilled Mahi), and Fresh Salads.” www.lovetoeatandtravel.com

Hooters in Las Vegas is famous for many things, but mainly it is famous for its variety of Chicken Wings. Their menu is always varied, but their 50-Plate is definitely worth a try.

The Plaza Hotel and Casino In Las Vegas is located on South Main Street. It offers accommodation in any oneof its 1,000 suites and rooms. This is a hotel that tries to cater to all comers, whatever their budget.

“We offer standard and deluxe rooms, as well as petite, one- and two-bedroom suites. If you have special needs, just let us know. We also offer rooms and services for the disabled, including the hearing impaired. No matter what room you choose, you’ll get a good night’s sleep or, for our night owls, a good day’s sleep.” www.plazahotelcasino.com

There’s a swimmimg pool on the rooftop where you can relax and chill out. Or you can be made up beautiful at the Beauty Salon. The entire hotel is a wireless hotspot, so you can access the Internet at any point of the hotel, regardless of where you are.

When you arrive you can abandon your car to the Valet Parket service and know that it will be well looked after. If you’d prefer to leave your car and travel in style, then the hotel can arrange for you to trave in a limousine.

This is the hotel that has the longest running show in Las Vegas - Viva Las Vegas! The show lasts 30 minutes and should not be missed.

The Rio casino is housed in what may be the most hectic, noisy, and party going hotel in town. Here they talk about a “carnival atmosphere” and they are right. They have the most scantily vclad waitresses in town too. They can deliver a beer to you and sing and dance more or less at the same time. Bewildering!

This is an adult paradise. The management discourage children on the premises, and when you go there you’ll understand why. It’s not hard core and heavy, but a bit risque at times, to say the least.

The Rio is off the Strip on Flamingo Road The casino boasts 120,000 square feet of space to indulge yourself in. There’s all the usual stuff: blackjack super megabucks, stud poker, let it ride, Caribbean poker, Baccarat, pai gow, roulette, craps, keno and more. They also have 1,621 slot machines.

The Rio Casino has an excellent race and sportsbook. It has a 170-seat race and sportsbook area. there are no less than 120 TV’s and three huge screens to watch. They offer daily action on all the major sports events.

You can also get future odds placed on most of the large major events. When it comes to the big annual stuff like the Kentucky Derby, the Super Bowl, the Breeders’ Cup, etc, get in early if you want some action.

The Montelago Village Resort Lake is located some 17 miles east of the city of Las Vegas in Henderson. It is a unique Mediterranean-themed village set in the exquisitly magnificent setting of the desert mountains on the shore of Lake Las Vegas.

The name of the resort means Mountain Lake, and that’s what it is. It is also a venue that offers some fabulous shopping opportunities, as well as some excellent restaurants, envigorating golf, and a gaming experience that only the Europeans normally take part in.

“The breathtaking scenery is a fitting backdrop for memorable weddings including options for chapel, garden, lakeside, beach, or desert venues for both the ceremony and the reception. Two exquisite spas are located at Lake Las Vegas and compliment the luxury and ambience of the hotel / lodging accommodations.” www.montelagovillage.com

This is a resort to beat them all. There is a multitude of activities and things to do in and around Montelago Village Resort.

“…skydiving, river rafting, helicopter tours of Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon, hummer tours, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, sailing, jet skis, water skiing, ATV’s, and sightseeing.” www.montelagovillage.com

There are opportunities to buy a second home in one of the world’s finest resorts, or just enjoy the vacation opportunities it has to offer. If you’re looking for somewhere different, Montelago Resort has it all.

Shop and shuttle at Fashion Outlets in Las Vegas is a truly hassle-free way to enjoy a shopping spree in Sin City. Fashion Outlets in on the world famous Strip, Las Vegas Boulevard South, so you are alway in easy reach of all the other well know places.

You will uitilize the completely free round trip shuttle service from MGM Grand Hotel, or from Desert Passage at the Aladdin, which will take you all the way to Fashion Outlets, some 40 miles south of Las Vegas in Primm. This is not just another mall. That’s like calling the Grand Canyon a larger than usual hole in the ground. Fashion Outlets is THE mall to be seen in.

“Fashion Outlets is divided into two themed courts — the South Beach Court and the Urban Court; both are decorated with bright, bold colors and have large signs over the stores, making it easy to spot your favorites.” www.vegas.com

There are more thna 100 shops and restaurants in Fashion Outlet. There are also some high end retailers such as, Versace, Last Call, Coach, Michael Kors, Burberry, and Neiman Marcus, to name a few. These are the expensive shops, of course. But there are many more easy on the pocket shopping outlets too:

“If you want something more affordable, The Nautica outlet has great bargains on sweaters, jackets and other clothes. Williams-Sonoma Marketplace has real deals on tableware, kitchen furnishings and the like. Nine West and Skechers have low prices on shoes and boots, and the Cosmetics Co. Store has great prices on Estee Lauder, Clinique, Origins and more.” www.vegas.com

You’ll love Fashion Outlets, from its beautiful fountains, its easy music played by live performers, to the ease of finding exactly what you want. This place has it all.

Bachelorette. It’s a strange name for bride to be on her last night out with her girl friends. Mind you, in Scotland they call it a Hen Night, which is probably even worse! But in Las Vegas on The Ultimate Bachelorette Party Package the emphasis is on fun, and lots of it. It’s a night you will never forget, though that’s probably because you won’t remember it in the first place to be able to forget it!

This Las Vegas night tour takes in no less than 10 of the hottest night clubs in town. In the Body English you will find yourself in an English rock star’s living room. It’s a classy place that has two bars and a lrage dance floor. They expect decent dress here, so no baggy jeans or tennis shoes please.

The Coyote Ugly is a southern style venue. It’s a bar and dance saloon that really rocks. The Ghostbar is strange. You get to see the Vegas Strip from 55 foors up. Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce has been described as a, “back-alley burlesque house” and they could be right too. Jet is a night club that is actually in the Mirage. This is an “A” list hang out, so check out your neighbors…

All this night clubbing may get you wanting to slow down and luxuriate. Well, that’s where the Late Night Empire may help out. This is one comfortable place for sure. The Rain Nightclub is a fantasy playground for adults only, so don’t be a prude. There’s a lot of water here to keep it cool - and glistening…

Studio 54 has acrobats and bungee jumpers. this is an action place with spectacles to astonish you. Tabú is exactly the opposite; a place where it CAN happen. This is a subtle and senuous place. Tangerine takes you back to the burlesque of the 1920s. The m usic will take you back too. This is one sexy spot! And finally, there’s the VooDoo Lounge. Here you can taste the Caribbean. Try the four rums mix with tropical fruit juice combined. Hmmm… Magic!

The Grand Canyon - the only natural wonder of the world that is actually greater than its publicity. I can vouch for that personally. I visited the Grand Canyon in April of 1995. I expected it to be “Grand,” but what I saw literally took my breath away. I haven’t been back since, but I hope to be. Maybe I’ll take the Las Vegas VIP Deluxe Helicopter Tour Las Vegas VIP Deluxe Helicopter Tour and see it all over again from a different perspective.

This is a tour that really deserves the title of VIP. From the Las Vegas hotel limousine pick up to the limousine return, some three and three-quarters of an hour later, you will be treated like a VIP, and you will see some sights that few have seen. You probably won’t believe that it all was real, which is why you need to take lots and lots of photos to remind yourself later that it really did happen!

You will be taken to the helicopter which will fly you to the Grand Canyon where you will descend 3,200 feet down to the canyon floor. This is in deep Hualapai Indian Territory and nearby the mighty Colorado River flows thundering past. Down on the canyon floor you will enjoy a champagne picnic in a paradise setting the like of which you have never seen before.

You will continue your tour up to the canyon rim and soar along on your way to the Valley of Fire, so-called because of its red rock formations that seem to be constantly on fire. All too soon you will be back in Las Vegas and the dream will be over. But it sure will have been worth it!