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Is there such thing as being TOO OLD for a “youth” hostel?

On my way to Jamaica last week, I had an overnight layover in Miami.  Not wanting to spend a lot of money on lodging, I booked a hostel near the airport.  After getting off the bus and wandering around lost for an hour (in heels and in the heat), I arrived at the hostel hot … Continue reading »

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Future Travel Plans: Montana or Arizona?

I found a  ticket from Las Vegas to Phoenix, Arizona for just 26 dollars (round-trip!) and another plane ticket from Las Vegas to Bozeman (which I know sounds like the capital of a small eastern African country but it’s actually a city in Montana) for 80 dollars (round-trip). What I need from you, dear readers, … Continue reading »

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Future Travel Plans: Jamaica

I found a round-trip plane ticket from Vegas to Fort Lauderdale for just 209 dollars.  If you’re looking for a great site to book cheap travel, check out Bing Travel.  I first heard about it on NPR and am now officially in love.  It’s great because it uses previous previous ticket sales for that specific … Continue reading »

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Halloween in Sin City

My friend recently joked that unlike guys, girls have it easy when it comes to choosing a Halloween costume. “Girls just wear their underwear and bunny ears,” he complained.  ”Or their underwear and angel wings or their underwear and devil horns.” That was certainly evident last weekend when I attended what is widely considered the … Continue reading »

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Neon Boneyard: Where Signs Go to Die

Tacky neon signs are as much a part of the Vegas landscape as strippers and slot machines and yet, when a casino closes, the signs not sold at auction usually retire to the dump.  Well, until recently, that is.  Now the signs are being rescued, restored and relocated  to a ‘Neon Boneyard’ which has been … Continue reading »

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