Las Vegas Trips: SIN CITY U.S.A or FAMILY PLAYGROUNDWritten by Joan Ewart
Las Vegas Trips – Sin City U.S.A or Family Playground Las Vegas in past was known for 3 G’s – glitz, glamour, gambling…and it hasn’t changed that much, except during 90’s there was big push to get families to Las Vegas, but let’s face it how many Las Vegas trips offered hotels or attractions for families with kids! So Las Vegas catered to family trade for a while. The new motto for Vegas is “What Happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”! that’s called latitude!The pendulum has definitely swung other way. A Las Vegas trip today is like days of old! Sin City, here we come. Now at former Treasure Island you’ll find The Sexy Sirens of TI at Siren’s Cove in front of famed newly named TI Hotel, with barley clothed sirens in a show billed as Song, Dance and Danger!At Rio Suites, their byline is Exotic, Uninhibited, Fun. Uninhibited.A newly redesigned Shimmer Cabaret in The Las Vegas Hilton offers “Aussie Angels,” a hot new show that offers interaction of dancers with audience. Hot, Hot, Hot.In fact these days you don’t even have to go to showrooms to view outrageously pretty gals, scantily clad, you can go to any of major hotel pools or discos or lounges. Try pool at Royal Palms. A trip to biggest party pool at Hard Rock should do it. More stars and super models than most, so be sure in you're in good shape if you go. Caesar's Palace offers Garden of Gods Pool and Bellagio has an 85,000 square foot pool and holds title for "most luxurious". Many good looking girls here as well.Gentlemen’s Clubs have increased in number and offer stunning topless revues. The Golden Nugget is a case in point with its “Hot Stuff” late night show. The Gentlemen’s clubs have multiplied, because of lack of sexy shows in Vegas and lets face it’s what many visitors have always associated with Las VegasThere are of course “family shows and venues”. Excalibur offers a castle theme complete with kings, knights and fire-breathing dragon…Children under 12 can stay for F.R.E.E. and they even offer a F.R.E.E. buffet for children 4-10. Circus Circus offer The World's Largest Permanent Circus, with world-renowned live circus acts performed F.R.E.E. every day. Children under 17 – no charge!
| | Add the New Braunfels Texas Wurstfest to Your Fall TravelWritten by Susan Dunn, MA, Personal Life & EQ Coach
GEMÜTLICHKEIT (warm friendliness, good cheer)“Willkommen zum WURSTFEST! Prosit, und hab' Spasz!” is slogan for this really appealing annual event. It means “Welcome. Cheers! To your health, and have fun!” Combining a unique German community in South Texas, great food, fabulous bands imported from Germany for occasion, amusement rides, affordable entry, a well-run event and often beautiful weather, New Braunfels, Texas, “Wurstfest” has all ingredients of a great family outing. (Plenty of local accommodations available, as this is an area where “gemütlichkeit” is plentiful and tourists are welcome.) New Braunfels is located just a few miles north of San Antonio, Tx., which offers a full array of activities to include in your schedule – Fiesta Texas, Sea World, Alamo, RiverWalk, and wonderful Mexican food and markets, should you wish to make this a multicultural adventure. Having just returned from a lovely evening at Wurstfest, I’m compelled to tell you how much fun it is. We began on a perfect fall evening unable to resist smell of sizzling pork chops and huge German sausages served on a stick, complimented by a great selection of beers, potato soup, German dinners, Reuben sandwiches, corn on cob – and more -- and ended our evening with pfankuchen, funnel cake and coffee. We rode beautiful Ferris wheel and then settled under Das Grosse Zelt, big tent, at end of Marktplatz to be charmed by 10-piece brass band from Germany whose rousing tunes got everyone up and dancing – just as many kids as adults, and partners not at all required. They were only topped by band that followed. This Wurstfest, celebration of German sausage, began in New Braunfels in 1961, just a one-day affair which nonetheless drew a crowd of 2,000 due to press coverage throughout nation and in Germany. Since then, it has grown to a ten-day affair with well-maintained permanent facilities drawing over 100,000 and raising many dollars for local charities. Your good time will also be a good deed!
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