Tax Day, Shmax Day

Hi Vegas fans,

I'm already looking forward to my August trip to Vegas. Still in the planning stages, but I'm not happy unless I'm thinking about my next trip to Sin City.

Rates are varying a little from week to week, and I'm finding some good hotel rates coupled with promotional codes (try smartervegas.com for example). And, because I am traveling from the East coast, I tend to find a lot of good package deals, too. Recently, I've found some great prices via American Airlines site, which also has the best flight options for me.

The flights are important to me because I like to maximize my time in Vegas and minimize my time in airports. If my wife is coming with me, we hash out how early we can leave our house to get a good flight to Vegas. If she's not coming with me, here's my typical recipe:

1. Bribe wife with gifts, flowers, etc.
2. Ask wife to drive me to airport in wee hours of the morning so that I can arrive in Vegas mid-afternoon.
3. Remember to stash a few bucks in my shoe for emergency money on the way home.
4. Spend unbelievable time in Vegas.
5. Buy wife precious gifts (offering to the Gods, if you will).
6. Leave Vegas late in the afternoon, or if I'm feeling particularly adventurous, take the red-eye home.
7. Use what's left of emergency money for ibuprofen, Tums, and vitamins in the airport before departure.
8. Sleep on plane.
9. Repeat in 6 months to 1 year (max).

Next week, I'll discuss how I prepare for my trips to Vegas. You'll think I'm kidding, but I won't be...

Don't forget
You can win cool stuff for free by participating in my scavenger hunt. That's right, I said free. What's better than that on tax day, eh?

Every month I'll pick a new winner at random. It's free, it's fun, and you like stuff about Las Vegas, so give it a shot!!

While you are at it, add your vote to my poll. I'll change this in May, but for now it's a goofy one that I thought you might like.

What else is new up with the site, you ask? Right now I'm planning a Gambling tab. It's a work in progress. And, I do update the tables when I come across new information. For example, recently Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce club closed at Mandalay Bay, so I wiped it out on the Clubs table. Too bad, too, because I never got to see that show and wouldn't mind some burlesque now and then.

Regardless of how much skin you want to see, just remember the golden rule. Go to Vegas. It's that simple.

Viva,
Mike