It wasn’t supposed to be this way! Really. It’s the middle of May and according to all the sports prognosticators, the Vegas Golden Knights were supposed to be sitting in the field house, licking their wounds after [more…]
For those of you who know me or have been on a tour with me, you know how obsessed I get with Las Vegas history and the fun of learning something new and interesting. Like the [more…]
Last night, my wife Debbie and I decided to play tourist and do the Sundance Helicopters Citylights tour. A great way to see the city and all its lights without all the traffic and crowds! [more…]
New construction coming! As we like to say, Las Vegas is always reinventing itself. As Caesars comes out of their bankruptcy with money and land to spare, they decided to take that large parking lot [more…]
The team that nobody said could do it, and they said it couldn’t do a lot! Did and still does. And on occasion, this fairytale team in the desert city not known for winning franchises falters. [more…]
Recently I was cleaning up some old files and came across a video from a few years ago when I was on tour with a group that did the helicopter/boat adventure at the Grand Canyon [more…]
The Hualapai Indians, owners of the Grand Canyon West, home of the Skywalk, recently added a zip line to their attraction and invited some tour guides and operators out to try it out. I had never [more…]
As we close out this year, you have to agree that this was one epic year for Las Vegas! For all the things that happened as well as all the things that didn’t happen. The [more…]
It was announced last week that the Auto Collection at the Linq was closing at the end of the year. So I wanted to make one last trip down to see what was once a [more…]
The white crosses memorial that sat behind the Welcome to Las Vegas sign after the October 1st massacre, have been moved to a better place along with all the trinkets, photos and other memorabilia visitors left alongside [more…]
Well, I guess there’s no backing out now. Las Vegas is getting a domed stadium and a National Football League team, even if we don’t need the team. Especially THAT Team! As NFL officials, government [more…]
One of the greatest joys I have as a professional tour guide is showing people from other countries, the real America. The one that they seem to not really know or understand. Like today, I [more…]
It may come as a surprise to many, but Halloween used to be an actual State holiday here. Schools, banks, and other businesses were closed in observance of that very important date. Ok, maybe it [more…]
The Vegas Planning Gods were screwing with us this year!! The PBR is earlier, the NFR is later and that confused NASCAR fans with the annual NASCAR Awards show as well as the always popular [more…]
Looking down the Las Vegas Strip, at all those tall, impressive towers of hotel rooms. Don’t you ever wonder just how many hotel rooms and suites are there? It’s a popular question on my walking [more…]
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