Tuesday in Vegas and it is raining again!!!!!!! Bloody Hell!!!! The annual rainfall is just over 4 inches (100mm) and we have had more than that in the past two days, so we have been dead set unlucky! Set out for a days exploring about mid - morning and had a look at the Aria Resort which is a couple of blocks down the Strip from where we are staying. Very flash and ultra modern, it makes some of the older places look pretty crappy but the very "top end" brand n...

We all slept very well after our huge day of travelling yesterday and it was around 8.30am when we surfaced for breakfast. Everyone was in good shape,especially the birthday boy (Jase) and we got showered and dressed and headed off to do some exploring along the strip. Some light rain made us stay inside the casinos and we headed north to check out all the foyers and great Christmas decorations of places like Bellagio, Caesars Palace and the Venetian. The rain i...

Another early start, but only 6am which is not too bad (try telling that to Mumsie) and it was to get to Changi in Singapore for our flight(s) to the USA!!!!Had a maxi taxi ordered for 7am and a Merc Vito was duly waiting for us as we checked out. Only took about 15 minutes to get to the Airport and we got our cases checked in (painlessly this time) and after a quick coffee walked for about 10 minutes to get to our departure lounge. We could have caught a train b...

Up at 4 am! Hello! What a way to start our holiday! But that was what was required to get us to our Singapore Airlines flight in decent time. We duly got all things packed into the cases and loaded them into the car, said our farewells to Ted and set sail for the airport. Left the car at Airport Security Parking, which is about 75 metres walk from the terminal and made our way to checkin. Just as well we were bright and early because Jase had forgot to print off ...

We arrived in Singapore bang on time, having experienced quite a bit of turbulance on the way. The seat belt light was on numerous times and there were constant anouncements about "remaining seated with your seat belt done up". Other than that the flight with SA was very pleasant, and we were very relieved to find our cases waiting for us as we quickly cleared customs and found a maxi cab to get us into the city.The Marina Mandarin is just across the way from wh...