On Friday 29 Feb 2008, we have breakfast in the Monterey room at the Gold Coast Hotel, which is great value for money, then check out and load up the car for our trip from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon. It takes a while to set up the GPS system because the gadget has difficulty recognising “Grand Canyon” and eventually we type in the name of the Holiday Inn hotel where we will be staying in Tusayan for a couple of days. Getting out of the city wasn’t as much of a hassle as we thought it would be,…
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Driving from Las Vegas to The Grand Canyon
Friday, February 29th, 2008 at
10:27 pm
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Hotel Review: Gold Coast Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas
Friday, February 29th, 2008 at
6:41 am
After picking up the car from the Alamo car rental company near the airport we drove back to the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino which we had just checked into that morning. We drove into the Self Parking area of the hotel which is free. Anyone bringing their car will find it easy to park. The car park is large, with plenty of space to maneuver. There is also valet parking which the attendent told us was free although a tip would be expected. The hotel is situated at: 4000 W Flamingo Rd Las Vegas NV 89103 Although the hotel…
More Decisions and Picking up the Rental Car from Alamo
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at
2:52 am
Yesterday we discussed what we were going to do as at this stage we still had nothing booked for the next two days. We eventually decided to remain in Las Vegas and found a great deal online through Expedia.com at the Gold Coast Hotel which is right across the road from the Rio Hotel. This meant that we only needed to walk across the road with our luggage to change hotels. The hotel cost us $59US a night which is a bargain as although the hotel is not to the same standard as the Rio Hotel it is real value for…
Affiliate Summit Las Vegas 2008
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at
2:17 am
One of the major reasons for our trip to the US was to attend the Affiliate Summit convention in Las Vegas. For those who would like to know what the Affiliate Summit is all about can click here for more info. The Summit is held twice a year and we attended the last one in Miami in July 2007 which was our first time at one of these conventions. At that time, we were nervous and weren’t entirely sure how to even approach the various exhibitors so we didn’t get quite as much out of it as we should have. This…
Rio Hotel Las Vegas – Hotel Review
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at
1:29 am
The main reason for our trip to Las Vegas was to attend The Affiliate Summit which was held at the Rio Hotel so it made good sense for us to stay there during this time. As we found out when we came over to the States for the Affiliate Summit in Maimi in 2007, it is so much more convenient if you stay at the venue. The airport shuttle dropped us off right outside the door and there was a queue to check in. Check in was quick and simple and the chap behind the desk was pleasant. We were…
Day 2 in Lovely Las Vegas
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at
11:35 pm
After visiting the Affiliate Marketing expo this morning, where we caught up with James and Arlene Martell, who introduced us to Greg Sheppard who runs an Affiliate Network that we will be utilising for our websites in the near future, we decided to go and do the laundry. We piled all our clothes into a suitcase and set off. When we asked the bell hop to point us in the right direction to the 24hr laundromat in Arvill St he firstly looked shocked that we wanted to walk and then mentioned that it was quite a long way off and we…
Gambling at Las Vegas Airport and Arriving at the Rio Hotel
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at
6:44 am
After disembarking from the plane at Las Vegas we find it rather amusing that the first thing we come across in the arrivals lounge is an area with slot machines (poker machines). They want that tourist dollar from the moment you land. After taking photos of the entertainment we set off to find our bags. There is a very, very long walk to the baggage claim carousel but fortunately our bags are among the first ones off the plane. Then its off to find a shuttle to the hotel. Once again there is very little signage and we take the wrong…
Flying with Southwest Airlines – Review
Monday, February 25th, 2008 at
7:03 pm
Up once again at 6am to go to Las Vegas. It is quite cool and raining, in fact it has been cool and raining since we got to LA. The hotel have arranged a car for us because the shuttle buses don’t start running until 9am and we have an early start. The ride in the car (which cost us $55! plus a $5.00 tip) is way more comfortable than the shuttle bus and our driver John is very friendly and chatty. We spend the time chatting about everthing from the lousy weather to travel. It turns out that John is…
Dinner at Johnny Rockets Restaurant Hollywood
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 at
5:52 am
We had dinner at the Johnny Rocket restaurant in Hollywood and Highlands. What a great place to eat. The decor is reminiscent of the 1940′s and 1950′s with it’s red leather seating and chrome accents on the tables. Each booth has a tabletop jukebox that plays tunes for a nickel (5cents). There are also full bottles of ketchup provided free of charge although each order of fries comes with a paper plate on which the staff have made a smiley face of ketchup. The staff are dressed in the attire of the period and are extremely friendly and accommodating, the…
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