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Tip 6: Know where the exit signs are in case of fire. Fortunately, all guests at the Monte Carlo during the infamous fire in the late 2000s escaped unharmed.
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Drink your water … and other tips to survive a Vegas Vacation

August 22, 2011, 2 Comments

Editors Note: This post was not intended for my site. I wrote it because I accepted a bid on TextBrokers.com, a site which unites writers with those who need writing. [...]

Our first stop: The Taco Guys

The San Francisco Foodgasm: Off the Grid

August 1, 2011, 20 Comments

Living in Las Vegas means there are tons of amazing food options. You name it, we’ve got it. Five-star restaurants. Michelin rated. Celeb chefs ...

Funky purple lighting is just one thing I love about my new favorite airline.

A Virgin America Virgin

July 24, 2011, 18 Comments

I could see the purple glow before I even got close to the door of the plane. Oh, sweet Virgin America airplane. How I have waited for you. Slowly, sl ...

Hello, California. You are a lovely neighbor.

July 20, 2011, 6 Comments

I have lived in Las Vegas for basically five years. Sure, I had that year in Atlanta I like to refer to as the Catalyst for the Rest of my [...]

  • A small sampling of the desserts at Wicked Spoon
    The Las Vegas Foodgasm: Wicked Spoon
    June 27, 2011, 17 Comments

    Katie and I wandered through the  halls of Cosmopolitan’s second floor, en route to Wicked Spoon, passing by tourists posing inside of larger-than-life shoes and walls adorned with art. We [...]

  • Interview: Adrenaline Living
    May 30, 2011, 2 Comments

    I had the pleasure today of being interviewed by Angelia Miller on her Adrenaline Living Talk Show. It’s my first interview, and quite a change from being the person pitching [...]

  • RTW Travel: A Blessing and a Curse
    May 11, 2011, 12 Comments

    Being stationary is a weird feeling. Even now, after being stationary for seven months, I still can’t quite get used to it. I didn’t think returning from long-term travel would [...]

  • One year later
    March 7, 2011, 10 Comments

    365 days. Wow. A lot can happen in 365 days. People can lose their job. Can find another job. Can fall in love. Can have a child. Can lose someone [...]

  • What now?
    February 21, 2011, 6 Comments

    The End. Well … not really The End. More like The Beginning of the Next Chapter. Where am I now? I am in Las Vegas. Working for a restaurant group [...]

  • Coming clean
    February 4, 2011, 8 Comments

    My head was pressed against the steering wheel as I cried into my speakers on the phone with Shane. “I just can’t do this anymore,” I sobbed. “I don’t want [...]

  • Some place with a view
    January 19, 2011, 10 Comments

    I sat in the back of Brock’s SUV, looking out into the nighttime desert landscape … flat and black, giving way to the Strip a few miles ahead of us. [...]

  • That familiar feeling
    January 9, 2011, 14 Comments

    Las Vegas. I have had a love/hate relationship with Sin City since I moved there in 2005. Back then, I was a scared mid-20s girl, trying to gracefully exit a [...]