the Venetian

Las Vegas... (revisited...)

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March 1st 2007
Another comfortable fight from NY (actually New Jersey but you do get a super view of the NY skyline at 6am on a spring morning!) Arriving Las Vegas midday, bright sun but a chill in the air. Desert light is so clear, as though your eyes have just had their windows cleaned. Some 18 years since we were here last. Many new developments, almost unrecogniseable. Our new hotel, The Luxor, impressive, ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more