Las Vegas is famous for its buffets. In the past there was a unofficial contest to see which hotel could have the cheapest buffet. Now it seems like there is a contest to see who has the most expensive and elaborate buffet. The Aria Resort & Casinos buffet is near the top of the list when it … [Read more...]
The Aria Resort & Casino is one of the newer hotels in Las Vegas having opened in 2009. It is part of the City Center Complex that includes three other hotels as well as the Crystals shopping mall. There are 4,000 rooms and suites located in the 61 story tower. ARRIVAL I arrived at the … [Read more...]
The Chihuly in the Garden exhibit has returned in 2014 to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix Arizona. The exhibit has all new sculptures since it appeared at the gardens in 2009. I have already visited the exhibit four times since it opened in late 2013 and will go many more times before it … [Read more...]
Imagine a boat full of tourist cruising up and down the Amazon River in the dark looking for snakes and caiman. It sounds like the plot of a bad horror movie doesn't it? You know the one where the giant anaconda tips over the boat and eats all the tourists. I can tell you that it was nothing … [Read more...]
Cruising Route 66 in a classic car is one of the worlds great road trips. Since I do not have a classic car I did the next best thing and attended the Route 66 Car Show in Flagstaff Arizona. The event takes place every year during September and is one of my favorite … [Read more...]