Monday, August 10, 2009

Where to Spa in Las Vegas

There's more to Vegas than black jack, all-night buffets and risque showgirls.

There are also spas -- glorious, relaxing, totally self-indulgent spas.

And lucky me, I got to live the utter bliss of a Vegas spa this spring when I visited the city.

My article about the experience was recently published on GoNomad.

If you'd like to check it out, here's a link:

Las Vegas Spas: Why Gamble When You Can Relax?

You can also read my blog posts about the trip:

Las Vegas Blog Posts

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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Le Reve at the Wynn

We're in Vegas, so of course we had to go and see a show.

We chose "Le Reve," which is playing at The Wynn.

The theater is round. Seats circle a pool of water. The water is the stage.

The performers do synchronized swimming and diving and, and, and . . . and oh my gosh! So many other things!

Like falling out of a black hole way up over head and dropping into the water while doing acrobatic moves that I can't even begin to describe.

I spent the show in a terrified state of awe.

Terrified because I was horrified at the danger level of the stunts I saw being performed.

Awestruck because I had never ever in my life witnessed such a display of color and motion.

There was so much going on that most of the time, I had no idea what to look at. I felt like I had ADD of the eyeballs.

We felt uber lucky to have scored the seats we did. We were seated in row 1 -- and they were the cheap seats!

Row 1 and 2 are considered the "Splash Zone." Because the stage is water, and the show is a lot of diving, we were told that we should expect to get wet.

We decided to go for it, though, as how often do you get to sit front row at a Vegas show? If getting wet was part of the deal, we figured we'd just end up with a story to tell.

Our story? I got splashed twice. And both times, by mere droplets, which was sooooooooo worth the front row seats!

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Wish I'd Won This!

I'd never have the guts to play this slot machine. But it looks like whoever did, walked away a winner!

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Friday, May 29, 2009

Looking Up in Las Vegas

Arrived in sunny Las Vegas for a long weekend.

So far, I'm having a hard time concentrating on anything other than the decor.

These casinos are beautiful, although quite ostentatious.

It took so much money to create these indoor wonderlands . . . if I stop to think about it too long I find it rather off-putting.

And so...I'm taking pictures instead.

My eyesight keeps shifting between the lighting displays and the itty-bitty, teeny tiny dresses walking by.

I think it's probably safer to snap pictures of the lights...

Both of these were shot inside the Palazzo, which is part of the Venetian.

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