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It’s been a busy year of traveling, both in Europe and much closer to home. It’s always fun for me to look back on where I’ve been over the year, so I can plan where I want to go the following year. Here are the highlights from 2010: January Starting the New Year with a [...]
Seeing one of my favorite musicals, Phantom of the Opera, in a Las Vegas environment, was a chance that I jumped at. This Phantom is an all-new production, reuniting the original creative team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Hal Prince. It’s the same storyline, including all the songs, but has new staging and illusions that [...]
Yahoo! Travel recently released its list of the most popular cities of 2009. Based on leading travel research and booking websites, here’s what travelers have to say about where they went this year: Las Vegas Miami Cancun, Mexico San Diego Cabo San Lucas, Mexico New York City San Francisco Orlando Honolulu Paris, France Are there [...]
I was in Las Vegas a few months back, and had an opportunity to chat with a waiter and one of the local restaurants. As I usually do, I asked him where he goes when he’s going out for the evening. And, I always stipulate that he can’t choose (or try to sell me on) [...]
The Stardust Hotel & Casino long ago bit the dust, and I do mean that literally as well as figuratively — it was imploded on March 13, 2007. The implosion was accompanied by a big extravaganza, complete with fireworks, prior to the building crumbling down. The casino-hotel complex was nearly completely rebuilt in 1991, meaning [...]
I’ll be heading off to Las Vegas tomorrow, and exploring the family-friendly side of Sin City. While the city once promoted itself as a family-friendly destination, it has long since abandoned that idea, and has had great success (and fun) with “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” With so many families wishing to vacation [...]
In addition to traveling, Mary Jo likes lingering over a cup of coffee, wandering in a museum, sipping wine at a cafe, enjoying a relaxing massage, and sharing it all with friends and readers.
Her most recent travels were to Portugal and Italy.
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