Ben Reporting: A six-hour bus ride east of the dual-faced city of LA, through some of the most stark desert I have ever seen, brings us to what at first seems like a mirage amongst the endless surrounds of sand, shrubs and mountains. The mirage forms into the city of Las Vegas, dominated in the sun by shining glass monoliths stretched back to th...

Santas, Santas everywhere. Saturday morning was an early start. And despite the nasty weather on Friday, the sun was shining and it was dry. Whew. They said be early for the fun run. They were not wrong. Long traffic jams with cars full of santas. The run was downtown, on Fremont Street. Arrived two hours before the race. Only enough time to par...

"I took out $300, but I'm only betting with $100. I can't afford any more than that, all right? Now, I figure if we buy a lot of chips, the pit boss will comp us lots of free ****. That's how it works over there." "Vegas, baby, Vegas" "Come on! Look, girls, look, don't you always double down on eleven?" "That was like the Jedi mind ****" -- Swin...

woohoo - another day here. Last night we had huge thunderstorms with the loudest thunder I have ever experienced waking me at 3am. I gripped Richard's back but his comforting snores sent me off to sleep sooner than I had dared to hope. In the morning we were dismayed to see it raining outside so ordered room service and lounged in bed until it s...

Up early for a last dip in the pool, and general tidy up to leave Laura's house as immaculate as we found it. The kids had ice cream for breakfast, (well, the freezer had to be emptied!), and we loaded the car. After a final (!) stop at Gap, we headed off to Stone Age, where I had my crystal, and then some....... I had decided on the labradorite...

Gamble Gondola ride in The Venetian Go visit the Bellagio fountains See the Freemont Street Experience Shop Get married Ride the Strip on a Harley Cruise in a convertiable Get to the top & beyond on The Stratosphere Take a photo of the Las Vegas sign See a show Wander in The Wynn Go visit Margaritaville & drink a Margarita How many of th...

We made it! I'll definitely be having Taco Bell for lunch tomorrow. Pictures to follow on Yahoo. Thanks for playing! Ken and Kel

Early flight from LAX to Las Vegas. LAX is a nightmare at the best of times, but fortunately for us we met a lovely lady on the sidewalk just as we were about to go in who informed us of 'kerbside check-in'. It costs USD2 per bag, but saves you lining up inside. Arriving in Vegas was amazing, as your are all well aware it is set in the middle of...

Today, we had another gorgeous, cloudless, 80 degree day here! We decided to start the day off with an awesome breakfast buffet this morning here at Aladdin. We then headed out over to the Hoover Dam. Jim took us through Boulder City, the town that was built to house the men that worked on the building of the Dam. The town was incredibly clean a...