For many Canadians, quick and easy vacation packages including airfare and hotel are popular. Top choices include Mexico, Dominican Republic and Las Vegas. Of the latter, I'm notified weekly on facebook of someone I know heading down to Sin City. I didn't understand the allure of Las Vegas, having had brief unenjoyable experiences with the city, but I was desperate to leave my textbooks behind and go anywhere. Yes, this does mean my blog will be about my adventures yet again as a tourist rather than a backpacker looking for profound experiences. I don't think I saw the real Las Vegas (or what Las Vegas is to a local), but I saw what the city tries to present to its millions of visitors each year. To any visitor, Las Vegas can be many things: A shopping
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