I woke up not feeling too good... perhaps a little too much beer. Needless to say that most of the day was spent in bed recovering. I made it out for a late lunch in Planet Hollywood at a restaurant called Ocean One Bar & Grille. I had a huge bowl of pasta and a massive diet coke, but still did not feel great. On the way out I was cornered by sales guy who was trying to sell me Dead Sea facial products. He rubbed this stuff on my arm and told me to compare a...

Waffles were on the menu for breakie so I just had to sample one. If another stone is to be added to my weight, then so be it. Time to travel back to Vegas to see if I can enjoy it more than the last time. So south on the 15, through St George where I stopped off to enjoy some time looking through a retail outlet. I phoned the tourist info office to find out how much the big fancy hotels would be... wow! Much more expensive than the last time I was there. So I ...

I called the airline & changed my flights to a week later. This way I don't have to rush the last part of my trip & I can get to see Zion, Bryce & Joshua Tree national parks. I drove west along the 40, but then when I could, I turned off onto Route 66. It seemed to run alongside the railway line, through a valley. There was grasslands on either side of the road. I spotted two lads, parked up against the fence, in camoflage gear with guns. Weird as I ...

I decided to wander along the strip again, & pick up a ticket for one of the shows in the evening. The queue for the 'half price tickets' was so long that I decided to get on the bus & visit downtown instead. To my dismay, I realised that my $5 ticket for the Deuce was not quite so good during the week. I waited ages for a bus with nothing forthcoming & ended up walking half of the way to downtown (this is a LONG way trust me). Here are the old gaming...

I drove south on the 95 and hit Vegas. The freeways were numberous, fast and with really bad holes. I feared for the tanks tyres. I eventually made it to the visitors centre which is near the main Convention Centre, a huge building. Parking proved to be somewhat problematic as they were changing/setting up some sort of structure in the carpark. The lady behind the desk was very helpful & pointed me to the free phones to enquire about accommodation. I decided ...