Having slept in, we awoke late morning to a beautiful sunny Las Vegas day and slowly pieced ourselves together for the slog to the airport. We checked out of the hotel, loaded up the rental car with our luggage and proceed to head to Lindo Michoacan for a Mexican lunch. As we wound our way [...]

After a less than stellar lunch, J. and I were hoping to get back into the successful groove of great dining in Las Vegas. Although, we decided to take a chance and leave the city limits of Vegas and go to its largest suburb Henderson for dinner. (Interestingly enough, Henderson is now larger than Reno. [...]

Our last full day in Las Vegas started with a trip to Mandalay Bay and our search for a great burger. We had heard good things about Burger Bar, the Hubert Keller production that has been getting good reviews. After discovering the Village People Party slot machine and doing reasonably well, we headed up to [...]

After our brunch at Bouchon, we had no luck in the Venetian’s casino, so we did a little driving around Vegas before heading back to the room for some relaxation and preparation for dinner. However, I was hankering to sit by the hotel pool and relax with a drink. J. was amenable to the idea, [...]

After an amazing meal at Lotus of Siam and seeing The Beatles Love by Cirque du Soleil (which we heartily recommend), J. and I collapsed after a very busy day. After sleeping in, lounging around and being vacation bums, we decided to hit the shower and then head out for Sunday brunch. On the advice [...]

After a rather pleasant meal at the Bellagio Buffet, J. and I had set out to get some things done before a very busy planned evening. We headed to the Mirage to pick up our tickets for the Cirque du Soleil show “Love”, based around the music of the Beatles. After getting our tickets, we [...]

J. and I both realized we needed a vacation. But we were tired of shuttling back and forth between Phoenix and Orange County. So, we decided to meet up in Las Vegas since it was dirt cheap to go to and we could save our money for some (hopefully) wonderful meals. We were able to [...]

Our last full day in Montreal was completely controlled by a blizzard that had dumped 2.5 feet of snow on the ground before we even got up and had a chance to have a cup of coffee. But snow wasn’t going to stop us, so after getting our car, we did some touring of the [...]

J. and I were on a mission to get as many photos as we could of the beautiful Montreal architecture, holiday decorations and views of snowcapped items. Doing this really worked up our appetite and also made our digital cameras get a bit cranky (so I apologize in advance for the less-than-stellar photos for this [...]

One of the most memorable parts of Montreal was visiting the Notre Dame Basilica in the Old Port section of Montreal. The place was opulent and stunning with plenty of history and a feeling of holiness. We had a wonderful time taking photos and watching the various visitors plunk a few coins in the lock [...]