A Taste of Venice in Las Vegas

I have never been secretive about my love affair with Venice. It is an open and honest relationship, possibly one-sided, but sincere. And since I was in Las Vegas and not Italy, I had to do the next best thing to spending time with my beloved…go to the Venetian. With its gondola rides down the pseudo-grand [...]

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I Saw Dead People. At the BODIES Exhibition

I remember a group of us sneaking out of Biology class in college to take a peek at the cadavers in the next classroom. It only took the sight of one tagged big toe before I felt light headed, nauseous and had to escape…quickly. Apparently, I'm a wimp when it comes to dead people. This is why I agreed to [...]

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Octopus on a Stick? Why not.

I like a lot of things on a stick; suckers with tootsie roll centers, the old-school creamsicles from the ice cream truck and even those little cake pops at Starbucks. However, I do draw the line at corn dogs from Hot Dog on a Stick. I could never get past watching the poor girls pump out lemonade in their corny striped outfits. I wasn't [...]

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12 Months of Travel, Gastronomical Indulgences and Bucket List Checks

I feel so blessed to have had 12 months jam packed with new experiences. The travel opportunities were plentiful, the food unique and the bucket list has many more checks. My kind of year. January In this first month I got one step closer to meeting Oprah…one tiny, little baby step. My "Recharge Your Life with a Bucket List" video [...]

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The $85 Lobster Pot Pie that I Didn’t Eat | Nobhill Tavern

After being dazzled by Cirque du Soleil Ka at the MGM in Las Vegas, my stomach was growling something fierce. All those acrobatics worked up an appetite. For me. Before the show, we had scoped out all the well renowned restaurants and after a short game of eenie-meenie-miney-mo, Michael Mina's Nobhill Tavern was "it". I [...]

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I Won in Las Vegas! At the House of Blues.

I am one of those pseudo gamblers; spending a couple of bucks on the five cent slots, a single $10 bet on red at the roulette table or, when I am feeling extra lucky, I will drop 20 bucks at the Black Jack table. I am the epitome of a "low" roller. But, I did win BIG [...]

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8 “People” I Met At Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas

Forget the gambling or late-night partying, when I was in Las Vegas my amusement was going to be posing with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. Yes, that's how I roll. Party animal.  1. Jerry Springer We were greeted at the door by talk show host, Jerry Springer and I was ecstatic that he was wax. I wasn't in the mood [...]

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Chillin’ at the Minus5 Ice Bar in Las Vegas

I am always cold. It's a fact. If you are wearing a short sleeve shirt than I am wearing a sweater and if you have a sweater on then I will definitely be sporting a jacket and scarf. I couldn't even imagine what I would have to put on in order to have drinks at an [...]

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Can I live at THEhotel at Mandalay? Pretty Please.

I have only stayed at one other 5-star hotel before in my life, The Peninsula in Chicago, and they put chocolate on my pillow. Not the cheap kind, but the really good stuff with a high quantity of cocoa butter. The best part was that my ex-company footed the bill…score. I was dreaming of chocolate covered [...]

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Don’t Bring Your Piggy Bank to Las Vegas

There was an instant perma-smile on my face after I confirmed traveling to Las Vegas. It was not there because I was staying at a 5-star hotel or that I would be seeing Cirque du Soleil for the frst time or even that there was a chance of meeting chef Mario Batali at his restaurant Otto. Nope. This grin came from finally [...]

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