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December 16th 2007 01:10

Time Out for Travel

During the holidays, we writers often think of taking a little time off from our daily writing routines. While many travel during the holidays, others prefer to treat this time as a season of rest and relaxation and would rather plan their travels for a less-hectic time of year. But whether you prefer to travel during the holidays or at other times, Trusted Tours and Attractions can help make your travels to 21 U.S. destinations more memorable.


A Newsletter and (Maybe) a Nano

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Vegas: Visible from Space?

One city to which Trusted Tours and Attractions offers discounted tickets is Las Vegas. Everyone should see this city at least once! Itテや冱 been said that Las Vegas is so brightly lit that itテや冱 literally visible from outer space! I donテや冲 know how true this claim is, but I do know, from my own visit a number of years ago, that itテや冱 definitely a sight to behold!


My Trip to Vegas

At the time of my visit, my parents lived there, which was the reason for my trip. When I arrived, Mom and Dad were eager to show me a few of the casinos that werenテや冲 very far from their home. While Iテや冦 not much of a gambler, I brought $20.00 with me to the casino, along with a $5.00 bill my landlord had given me to テや徘lay the slotsテや for him. I decided to play video Keno, which looked like fun.


A Conservative Gambler

As conservative as I am, I found this game which required only nickel bets to be right up my alley. I could play one, two, three or four nickels at a time, with any winnings of course being dependent on how many nickels I played. After playing one or two without much of a return, I decided to テや徃o for the gustoテや and play four. I played for a while losing a little here, winning a little there. (Iテや况e never seen so many lights or heard so many sounds in one place as I did that night!)


Flashing Lights and Clanging Bells

After Iテや囘 played for a while, I looked up from my cup of nickels to see the results of my latest play, realizing suddenly that my machine was clanging, flashing, and definitely attracting attention! I had won! Needless to say, I was pretty surprised! And while I didnテや冲 leave that casino a rich woman that night (or a poor one either, since I didnテや冲 use any of my jackpot winnings to bet with), I had won $160.00 in that one play! Not bad at all, considering that I hadnテや冲 even spent the whole $20.00 Iテや囘 come in with.

A little while later, after trying a few other machines, with no real success, I played the slots with my landlordテや冱 $5.00, reinvesting my slight winnings each time, until, before leaving, I had finally hit a $15.00 jackpot (which my landlord, who had originally planned to split the winnings with me, told me to keep, on my return).


Las Vegas: A Fun Place to Visit

I had a lot of fun in Las Vegas that nightテや廃artly because Iテや囘 won, and partly because I had done so without spending any more money to play than Iテや囘 originally planned to spend. Iテや囘 used the テや彷unテや money that I might have spent to buy a pizza to buy myself an evening of fun instead and happened to win a few bucks in the bargain. That was my first and only visit to a casino for the purpose of gambling.

There were many other things to do and see in and around the casinos of Las Vegas aside from gambling, though. Most casinos had very impressive and elaborate shows that provided entertainment, and the casinos themselves were amazing pieces of multi-million dollar architectureテや播efinitely worth a sightseeing tour!

If youテや决e interested in visiting Las Vegas or another U.S. city, visit the Trusted Tours and Attractions website for info on the destinations they serve and their ticket discounts. And donテや冲 forget to sign up for their eNewsletter before December 31stテや杯o place yourself in the running for the iPod Nano!

Happy travels!
Jeanne







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Comment by tlcorbin

December 16th 2007 15:02
Be careful, Jeanne or the gambling bug will bite; Vegas is OK, but Reno-there's my haven. Raven

Comment by Jeanne Dininni

December 16th 2007 17:52
That's very true, Raven!

It's been over ten years since my casino adventure in Las Vegas, though, so I think it's safe to say that it hasn't--at least not so far!

I've even stopped buying lottery tickets, because for most people--at least most of those who play with any kind of regularity--it's nothing more than a huge waste of money.

Thanks for the visit!
Jeanne

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