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Hi, How is it going? I'm finally doing the Hotel Review for my Las Vegas trip. (It was last week, so I'm not THAT far behind, lol) This was the hotel I booked via Groupon. It was a king or 2 double beds for $14.00 a night. (Yes, $14.00USD) The deal expired, but I am sure they will run it again..just watch Vegas deals. My roundtrip airfare from Austin, Texas to LAS was $224.00 including all taxes. BUT I really shopped around. Still the was a cheap 5 day holiday. To read about my trip & adventures start here. So go to their website, even without a coupon they are very reasonable. And yes Ladies, it's safe. I went alone. Some friends from LA did show up for a couple of days to hang with me, but the rest of the time I was all alone. Internet - every day had to call front desk to reconnect me. :( they were nice. All staff were super & no one in hotel I talked to complained about staff (which is mostly unheard of) but it was a pain. There was a "resort fee" of $15.00 a night added on for free net, shuttle service. They also asked for a $100.00 security deposit. I gave them cash and had no problem getting it back when I left. I immediately thought you could fit a motorcycle in here. WTF? We are up stair? Where on earth did that come from? Anyway, I Don't know... Phone worked too. As I said I was calling front desk to fix Internet daily, WTF?! But the A/C was Cold and the room was comfortable. It wasn't posh, but it was fine for the cost. I didn't expect much and was pleased over all. Anyway, all the reviews say the same thing. Stay in the tower (I stayed in courtyard) because the courtyard is a dump. So was it worth $14.00 a night? OF F*%KING COURSE! Was it worth $100.? No. Would I stay here again? Maybe. I miss being on the strip more than I thought I would. But on the other hand the food was much cheaper here, and by cheaper I mean it was ridiculesly cheap. So again, maybe. Look at this in house bakery. People come from the strip to eat here. :O The casino is large enough. But honestly the smoke got to me. I have never been a hater on smokers (I used to smoke --- see Tmi for this & many more embrasshing facts) but at one point I had to just go back to my room. It was bad. :X This was taken from the Starbucks area. It's small, but services was excellent. The other cafes - small but good, quick service. There were a few men that talked to me & a couple that followed me around. But there was plenty of security & they quickly left me alone when I explained I was waiting for my MMA boy friend. (Lol that was a lie, but if you know of a MMA cutey I might be in the market). *wink* Most of the people here are of the AARP set, which is not bad, mind you. But as we got closer to the weekend more of a "younger crowd" rolled in. Most of the older set talked to me & were friendly enough. The was some Hardcore Bingo happening (according to one nice lady I met) but IDK I don't play. Lol and yes, I won enough the 1st day to pay for the trip. I didn't gamble much after that (rubs wood, don't press your luck) kind of girl. That was taken on the way to the pool.. Don't ask..lol So yes, more than likely if I could get a cheap flight and had some time off I would go back for $14.00 a night (even with the $15.00 a night fee, thats cheap.)
Catch you later- “I am smiling at myself today WARNING: I cuss a lot here.. While in Vegas another odd thing..
I was catching a shuttle to the mall, popped on and asked the driver if he was in fact, going to mall. (Note here boys & girls if you have ever popped on a bus and ended up ELSEWHERE than where you THOUGHT you were going you learn to ask EVERY TIME.) Free travel tip #101 - your welcome. So as I climbed aboard & driver said, "You must be from the East Coast." I was dumb founded. "What?" Whole bus, which is full, now turns to stare at me. :0 "Where are you from? It's the East Coast, right?" He tries again. I find a open seat and shake my head no... Bus driver: "You sound like your from the East Coast." Me: Shaking head no, again. (Pretends to look out the window, at my shoes, at anything.) Bus driver: "Where are you from?" Turned around in seat looking at me. Me: Wishing the Fucking bus would MOVE, still shaking head No Bus Driver: Getting louder, "Where are you from Lady?" All passengers looking at me...Bus Still NOT MOVING Me: I had to think a minute, where am I from? Where do I call home? What country? What Language do I answer this annoying man in? WTF?? Has my life changed that much that I don't even know where I'm from? And then I was struck by how RUDE this was, especially by French standards...Wait, what? I'm in the U.S. I should tell him U.S. Oh I know! Me : "Texas. I'm from Texas." Bus Driver: "No, your not." Other passengers: "You don't sound like it." Me: What the Fuck? "Yes, I am." (Wondering now if I should get off the bus & run for my life.) Bus driver: "Well you don't have that twang in your voice" Other passengers: Sea of shaking heads agreeing with driver & murmuring to themselves in agreement about me. Me: Quietly, "Well I have lived other places.." Bus Driver: "Well I guess that explains it." and finally puts bus in gear & off we go... OMFG! What kind of fucking, twilight zone, fucking dip-shit, hell am I in?? Cover your ears, boys & girls because who knows how that must sound in my freaky, accented voice?!?! OK, I had this at the end of the post about Instagram images (that I just posted) and decided it should not be on there, too much cussing..sorry. Well, actually No, I'm not sorry. It was a true story and that's how it went. People can be so CRAZY sometimes...I know the driver didn't mean anything by it, or the passengers, but um, really? Come on.. * ___ * Leave me alone, I was on vacation too. I didn't ride to Vegas on a horse, wear cowboy boots or a hat. So I can't be from Texas? And WTF, me? What the HELL do I sound like? I have really become a world citizen, wow. Moral of this story: Travel is good for the soul & people should just shut the fuck up and do their jobs. Later- Hey, How is it going? I have now been back in Texas 1 week...(seems like 4 ever) lol Been really busy with work, so I haven't posted that much on Twitter or instagram. But what I have posted may need some explanation. So here goes.. This was really recent (Note to self: Post something asap this looks like shit!) The orchid is actually explained in this post. The Ipad case: (2nd picture above) I really like Izak. It was marked down on Ideeli and I bought it. Truth be told, I buy quite a bit from them. The down side of Ideeli is 1) limited selection 2) limited time to purchase 3) they never have the shit you want again. :( So if you see something you want JUMP on it. The other case is fine, BTW but I do like to change it up some. The Izak was marked $30.USD and I paid $19. & free shipping. It arrived while I was away. I guess that's the 4) downside of Ideeli it may take a month to receive your order or not. Some item ship the next day, others not. It's listed in the info about the item and they do email you when it ships so you can track, but if you are planning on getting something as a gift, I advise you to shop early. It reads: "Whimsical elegant funny sexy, always glamorous and certainly not pretentious. With a smile on your face, here you go for the big life." Izak The next photo was of Whoppers Candy. I left the office to go run errands and return shorty to find no work being done, candy everywhere, LOL I don't know, I thought it was funny... maybe you had to be there.... * ____ * And I didn't post the photo below on Instagram, but have been asked over and over if I won any $$$ while in Vegas..Yes, I did. To read about some of my Vegas adventures click here or here or just click the link on the right titled "Las Vegas" I won enough to pay for the trip. I won more than is shown, but forgot to take pictures of the rest of the tickets. Sigh I'm really not much of a gambler, I repeat for the 30,000th time. I mainly went to get away and rest.
I won the money on penny slots, the one shown bottom right I didn't win anything on, but it makes clip clop horse running sounds when in play, so I took a photo, (It made sense at the time, don't judge me). IDK . Talk soon- Hey, Happy Friday! Seems some people are very afraid of Friday 13th, while others could give a damn. Guess which category I fall under.. (Insert picture of me with drink in hand, holding my black cat, standing under a ladder) lol :X This is from Wiki-- (I hope link is intact) "The fear of Friday the 13th has been called friggatriskaidekaphobia (Frigga being the name of the Norse goddess for whom "Friday" is named in English and triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of the number thirteen), or paraskevidekatriaphobia[10][11] a concatenation of theGreek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή, meaning "Friday"), and dekatreís (δεκατρείς, meaning "thirteen") attached to phobía (φοβία, from phóbos, φόβος, meaning "fear"). The latter word was derived in 1911 and first appeared in a mainstream source in 1953. [12]" Sooo all this is rather new stuff...Not ancient Lore.. But it FRIDAY & It's named after Frigga (who doesn't love Thor & Loki's mom??? Come on..) and well I was born on the 13th.....(last month, you may remb. I mentioned it, like err about 100 times, lol) So cheer the HELL up already. It's gonna be a great day! I'm on the way out the door to a meeting & then off for the rest of the day! I hope to see the new Riddick movie tonight! Super excited! Love the other 2 movies...
:D yeeeaahhh- am I lucky or what?! See going to be a GREAT day. Catch you later- Hey, So hows it going? Busy, as per norm here. I have the hotel review left yet and then I shall be finished with the Vegas Adventures. :( This was day 5 or the day I left. I checked out early because I had a mid morning flight. For more on that adventure click here. LOL its short, but sums it up. lol The shuttle was extra early & I was the 1st stop. (so extra, EXTRA early) I was in the lobby getting my room deposit back* And getting mega amount of phone calls while waiting in line to check out, etc...So was much chaos :X Driver had to wait on me...sorry. *I will explain in the hotel review. Airport is clean, good selection of food and shopping. On and there are slot machines. They really wrap your stuff up well in this shop. I don't like to buy something then worry the rest of the trip if it is broken in my backpack...You know? This is what I bought: I did my shopping and then ate and charged my phone & Ipad. I'm so glad I did (and ate) as all I had time to do on my next layover was RUN through the airport! Sadly, my bag did not make the jump. :( Read about it here. The next day my bag was home! Yippeeey! You know in all my travels this is the 1st time (that I can remb) this has happened? So that's pretty good odds all in all. For more Vegas fun read back or click here. or search Las Vegas under topics..
“Modern traveling is not traveling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel.” Have you seen n the news lately: More cruise ship mishaps. People are telling me in passing this week, “I’ll never go on a cruise ship! They are death traps!” "Uh-huh." I reply, “Have you ever taken a cruise?” “Well no...But I’m sure not going to now.” Blah Blah Blah. Okay, same people who hate TSA and never fly. Gotta ya. What do you think? Are you worried about taking a cruise or is it your "go-to" mode of travel? I cruise and I love it! And will continue to cruise as much as I can. It’s a great deal for the $$$ and it’s “the only civilized way to travel.” I don’t know if that's on the Cunard website or not (it should be.) A British woman told me that on board a cruise once. She seemed like a “Duchess” or something. Perhaps she just had too many brandies, :) But see? That's the other cool thing about cruising you meet so many interesting people, but unlike being crammed in an airplane with them, you can get up. And. Walk. Away. If you have ever been on a long-haul flight with someone trying to convert you; that adventure alone is a reason to sail. Every single time. OH! The picture below was taken from my window on a cruise ship as we docked in Spain. It was a really lovely cruise & it left from Texas, too, way back in 2011. Hopefully I will be back onboard soon. See you on a ship! “No changing of place at a hundred miles an hour will make us one whit stronger, or happier, or wiser. There was always more in the world than man could see, walked they ever so slowly; they will see it no better for going fast. The really precious things are thought and sight, not pace. It does a bullet no good to go fast; and a man, if he be truly a man, no harm to go slow; for his glory is not at all in going, but in being.” You know, too much food. Lots of laughter & off color jokes.. Just the normal stuff - but with great company. :D We did have fruit & veggies but I (once again) forgot to take any photos... And should keep the vampires (and men) away with the strong garlic flavor. I liked it, so beware.. It had no tag, so I searched red & then red & yellow orchid. Didn't find it. :( Anyone have any ideas what exactly it is? I guess I could call the florist. It was a very nice surprise. I seem to be collecting orchids again. I say again because a few years ago this kinda creepy guy kept sending them to me. Like 3 a week, (for months!) trying to get me to agree to a date. (I was giving everyone orchids for their desks, houses, babyshowrs, etc!) Couldn't get rid of them fast enough. I don't know what he was thinking, but My thought was "Err no! And over sending flowers is not the way to show me your an "ok" kinda guy." #WTF?!? so filed that away under crazy manshit. :X why Men so crazy? So I still am a little put off when someone sends me one, even now. (I know the sender didnt know about the creepy guy) #tmi ok moving on.. I almost took a picture of my desk, but didnt want to run you off screaming. :0 Actually it is getting better, should be caught up in a week or two, lol. yeah & then I shall be ready for the next trip! #nomadsoul I better get back to work. Catch you later- |
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