The Las Vegas Adventurer

This is a guest post from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and blogger at Flyaway Cafe
 

Arrive in Las Vegas to a beautiful sunny day, and around 90 degrees.
Checked into my hotel, got settled in my room, and then met up with some friends for a little Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream. 
Cold Stone is located at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino (in photo).  I’ve never really loved the medieval theme of this place.  All those knights and princesses running around, and lots of kids and families.  But you gotta love the place for the ice cream. …read more

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This is a guest post from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and blogger at Flyaway Cafe

No, it’s not Venice.  It’s the Gondola ride at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Okay, it’s a little touristy, and it’s definitely NOT Venice, but it’s still a bit of romantic fun away from the flashing lights and noise of the casinos.  You need to take a break from the fast paced action some time, and this isn’t a bad choice.
The gondolas have been fashioned after authentic Venetian ones, each seating four, and operate rides both indoors and out.  If …read more

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There’s no question that when times are tough trips and vacations usually fall to the bottom of the priority list. But if you’ve got your heart set on it you can still find good deals and discounts with a little work!
~ Four Vegas Deals, as the email to me explained, is kind of like Woot for Vegas deals. Each day, four new hotel specials are presented, just click on the one you’re interested in for more information.
~ Travel Fun Card has Power Passes and Meal Tickets for Las Vegas. Power Pass provides visitors with access to exciting attractions for one …read more

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It must be hard coming up with new and original themes, especially in Las Vegas. Take, for instance, the new nightclub opening up at the Palazzo:
Lavo (latin for “to bathe or cleanse”) is a “bi-level restaurant and club that balances Mediterranean dining against Vegas-style performance art — most notably, in both stairwell wall nooks and a $5000 copper tub in the dining room, you’ll witness barely clothed stripper/Cleopatra hybrids engaged in bathing rituals while enjoying grapes and wash-towels served by bald midgets.”
However, it doesn’t end there. Taking a glass bridge lined with worn tile walls and stone wash basins to …read more

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The Orleans Buffet is offering printable discount coupons for $2 off breakfast, lunch or dinner!
The offer expires September 30th and there’s an additional $1 discount off all buffets for Club Coast members.
Orleans Hotel & Casino
4500 W Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89103
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Ports O’Call Buffet at the Gold Coast is offering a $3 printable discount coupon, with an addition $1 off for Club Coast Members.
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
4000 W Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103
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Mandalay Bay’s free “dive-in” movies at the Mandalay Bay Beach are coming to an end for the season but there are still two chances to see a free movie this week!
Tonight they’re showing “Pulp Fiction,” and the last movie on September 26th will be “American Pie.” Keep in mind both movies are rated R! Admission to the movies and beach are free, but you need to be 21 years old.
The gates will open at 8:00pm and the movie starts at 9:00pm.
Mandalay Bay
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South
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The volcano at the Mirage is set to get a makeover later this year!
The iconic Strip-front feature will be transformed into an all-new audio-visual event with a top to bottom overhaul with the help of Fountains of Bellagio design firm WET. The change is part of an overhaul the entire hotel is undertaking and should be finished near the end of 2008.
To discover more about the volcano, see images and learn about the work in progress, and view interviews with the creators behind the magic, go to mirage.com. There, you can also may enter The Mirage Volcano Memories …read more

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The Eastside Cannery Hotel & Casino opened this past weekend in the spot that the old Nevada Palace used to occupy. The 16-story, $250 million hotel/casino has 307 rooms, six restaurants, four bars and a lounge. It’s also the first major casino to open in the east side in over a decade!
The casino floor boasts 2,100 slot machines, 26 table games, a 450-seat bingo hall, a keno lounge, a poker room and a race and sports book. The decor is mid-century vintage industrial with a lot of bronze, corrugated metal and girders with deep purples, oranges and yellows.
Of course, there’s …read more

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The Silverton Hotel & Casino was one of my first Las Vegas hotel experiences back when it was called Boomtown (mid-90’s). My then-boyfriend (now husband) and I were in town for his niece’s wedding and we and his family ended up going there every morning for the great buffet (which has since kind of gone downhill – we’ve tried it a couple more times!).
Since undergoing the name change it’s also had some major renovations, including the addition of a gigantic mermaid tank in the Mermaid Restaurant and Lounge.
The 117,000 gallon tank contains over 5000 fish and live coral …read more

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One of the most recognizable landmarks in the Las Vegas valley is the Luxor pyramid and the fixed spotlight at the top. It’s the brightest beam in the world and you can see it from anywhere in the valley at night – even way out in the suburbs – and has been known to be seen as far away as Laughlin and Mesquite!
As you can imagine, it was a little disconcerting when we first moved here to see a giant beam of light off in the distance, but now it’s just part of the landscape (though it’s still neat …read more

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