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Tag Archives: las vegas
10 Best Moments For Me On the Vegas/Grand Canyon Trip
There were a lot of great moments on this trip. Big moments. Small moments. Funny moments. But here a few I might not have mentioned (or in desperate need of re-mentioning.) Debating with The-Youngest whether or not the sky in … Continue reading →
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Tagged avenger, bellagio, bucket list, captain america, flagstaff, grand canyon, hoover dam, humor, humour, las vegas, parenting, paris, pianist, Piano, prettiest girl in the world, senor frogs, station, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the hangover, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the states, the youngest, travel writing, Traveling with kids, truman, truman show, vancouver, vegas, Venetian
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10 Things I Would Do Differently (Vegas and Grand Canyon Edition)
As with any trip, the real goal is not to see new places, have fun or expand your mind with amazing experiences. No, it’s to come home and analyze what happened and make plans to improve the next outing. Never, … Continue reading →
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Tagged bellagio, candy store, grand canyon, hershey store, hoover dam, humor, humour, las vegas, mandalay bay, migraine, NY NY, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the mirage, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, treasure island, uber, vegas, Venetian
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Vegas Had One Last Surprise – Or Two
Vegas, like a good drunken uncle, always seems to have a surprise or two in store. When we first arrived, our first surprise was not a new hotel, but seeing the ruins of an iconic hotel, the Riviera, torn down … Continue reading →
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Tagged air canada, airport, blue hat, chips, erik estrada, humor, humour, las vegas, poncho, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, stunt man, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, united airlines, vegas
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One Last Morning in Vegas
If I was a better person, a more organized person, a person who thought about things before he went to bed instead of at 5am, getting up and out early in the morning would be easy. But I’m not there, … Continue reading →
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Tagged blogs about vegas, getting up, humor, humour, las vegas, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, starbucks, step-dad, stepdad, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, travel writing, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, treasure island, vegas, waking up
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6th Day in Vegas –
I have to have a plan. I still can’t quite play it totally “by ear.” It may be something I need to work on in therapy. Or after a bottle of wine. But today’s plan? An adventure for me, (I … Continue reading →
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Tagged cirque du soleil, fashion mall, headphones, humor, humour, las vegas, lego, lioness, mall, octopus, praying mantis, prettiest girl in the world, purses, shoes, shopping, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the avengers, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, travel writing, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, treasure island, vegas
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Day 5 – Vegas High Roller
It was likely this would be the last event of the day. – Our ride on the High Roller Ferris wheel. At a certain point, The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World would have to call it quits. Her migraine wasn’t going away. I worried that … Continue reading →
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Tagged 21st birthday, Caesars, high roller, humor, humour, jolly ranchers, las vegas, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, russians, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the mirage, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, things to do in vegas, travel writing, Traveling with kids, treasure island, treasure island pool, vegas, vegas with kids
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When the Rains Come
A pouring rain came to Vegas. And, being in a desert, Vegas has a problem with rain. 5 problems, actually. First, people don’t know what to do. I mean, in Vegas, even Vancouverites don’t have an umbrella packed away in their … Continue reading →
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Tagged cabs, candies, coke, flood, floods, high roller, humor, humour, jeep dispensers, joe's, joes lube, las vegas, lingerie, M&Ms, MGM grand, NY, NY NY, original joes, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, rain, sexy, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, ted nugent, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, vegas
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The Day of Fails and Wins – The Adventure Dome
When we come home, we have a spazadoodle that rushes from person to person trying to see everyone at once. It’s a blur of fur and barking and running around. The-Youngest was the same when we got to the Adventure … Continue reading →
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Tagged adventure dome, canyon blaster, circus circus, Disney, el loco, humor, humour, las vegas, new york, NY, NY NY, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, roller coaster, statue of liberty, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, vegas
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The Day of Wins and Fails in Las Vegas Pt 1
It was time, to quote The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World, “to let The-Youngest go Orangutan.” After weeks of research, of looking up Vegas pictures, of reading reviews and watching idiots do idiotic things in Vegas on YouTube, the day had finally arrived for The-Youngest. … Continue reading →
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Tagged adventure dome, circus circus, el loco, grand canyon, gymnast, hula hoops, humor, humour, las vegas, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, riviera, Russian, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, treasure island, vegas
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