September 17, 2011
Dad is a retired engineer, and during my childhood he instilled a very deep appreciation of all things mechanical. So when we visited Las Vegas earlier this year, we were both excited to see the Hoover Dam. Constructed between 1931 and 1936 and opened two years ahead of schedule, the dam is a true marvel ...
September 16, 2011
Dad and I have been to innumerable cities around the world. We love to get out and walk around, mingle with locals and get to know each place in depth. In order to achieve that, however, we need to figure out where we want to go. Whenever possible, we head out on a bus tour ...
August 31, 2011
Almost as soon as we arrived in Las Vegas, Dad and I were visually assaulted by a never-ending stream of paperwork. We quickly learned two things: One, never pay full price for anything without consulting the reams of free coupon books and signing up for the player’s clubs at all the casinos. Two, there is ...
August 31, 2011
Before he retired, Dad was an industrial engineer for the Department of Defense. He’s a major science geek, and he has passed that love on to me. So when we saw an ad for the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, we knew we had to check it out. About Nuclear Testing in Nevada The ...
August 28, 2011
When Dad and I were in Las Vegas this summer, seeing “Believe” was at the top of my must-do list. I’m a huge fan of Criss Angel’s Mindfreak TV show, and I knew I had to see him perform live. We actually had tickets to the original “Believe” opening in 2008, but production delays pushed ...
October 17, 2010
When it finally came time to leave on our trip to Austin, my husband and I decided to cut our travel time in half and spend the night in Las Vegas the day before our departing flight (see the article The Southwest Airlines Experience: Flying with Kids in Tow). Since we were only spending one ...
October 17, 2010
I have to admit when I first learned that the only airline that flew direct from Las Vegas, NV to Austin, TX was Southwest, I was a bit concerned. After all, in the past the airline’s reputation had been less than stellar. The reviews from friends and family were mixed; some had literally sworn never ...
September 7, 2010
There’s talk that Las Vegas is revamping itself and becoming a family vacation destination. Having taken two trips to Las Vegas in one year—one with a family in tow, the other as a respite from said family (or at least the younger contingent of it)—I can safely say that Las Vegas is a wonderful family ...
