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Shel Horowitz’s Monthly Frugal Fun Tip, December, 2007 That giant sucking sound is the rush of money being pulled from tens of thousands of tourist wallets at once. Where a pair of shoes can cost $625, a night at the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa costs $40,000, and a 16,000-square-foot condo on the Strip can run $20 million (prices reported in “What’s On: The Las Vegas Guide”, September 24-October 7, 2007, pages 42 and 46)—is it possible to have a frugal vacation? The answer, surprisingly, is that it’s not only possible, it’s downright easy. However, a word of caution is in order. If you go nuts with bright flashing lights, lots of rock and roll and general noise, cigarette smoke (which seems to permeate many of the nonsmoking spaces, drifting up from the huge casinos)—or if you have low resistance when you’re given the opportunity to gamble—do yourself a favor and stay home. Vegas is a smoky, noisy, flashy, and exciting place, and people come here deliberately to be completely overstimulated. One nice thing: the airport is close, very close. The south end of the Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard), by the Luxur and Mandalay Bay, actually borders the airport. Mountains come close to the airport in several directions. Staying on the Strip might cost several hundred dollars a night—but I’m staying in the Tuscany Suites, less than ten minutes walk from those expensive and massive hotels where the casinos can be measured in acres (and several more of those in various stages of construction in a several block radius of the Strip). While compared to those ultra-glitzy establishments, the Tuscany as a whole is simple, laid back, and a little bit tired, it’s actually one of the nicest hotel rooms I’ve ever stayed in. I’ve got a huge room with two double beds, several feet between and on either side of them, a living room area in front of the beds that in itself is bigger than some rooms I’ve stayed in (it easily holds a full-size couch and a large armchair, and there’s eight or ten feet between the chair and the bed, another five feet or so to the far end of the couch. Plus a mini-kitchen with sink, refrigerator, four-seater dining room table, and coffee maker (no stove), separate tub and shower, and plenty of storage all around. The facility is attractive: a bunch of three storey buildings in Spanish mission style, with a beautiful outdoor pool and hot tub, and decent conference facilities. Really, my only complaint is that the fitness center has only three exercise bikes and I had to wait for one—but that’s more than some have, and they also have treadmills, weight training, and other stuff. This suite is costing my hosts $95 per night (I’m speaking at a conference)—and it’s far nicer than $200-$250 per night rooms I’ve stayed at in New York and Chicago. If I were paying my own way, I’m sure I could find something even cheaper. I saw listings online for about half that rate. With the help of the above mentioned What’s On magazine, and also the bargain pages of vegas.com (among them http://www.vegas.com/restaurant/specials.html and http://www.vegas.com/attractions/freeattractions.html), I was easily able to locate very reasonable dining and fun cheap things to do. Attractions: This is what I chose to see and do: Sky Masquerade show at the Rio. Cost? Zero. A brief but exciting display of large-cast virtuoso dancing, on multiple levels including several floats that circle the room, preceded by individual jugglers and clowns on the floor. If you want to put on a costume and ride one of the floats, it’s $12.95. Hourly during the daytime. The Rio is quite a bit farther than it looks from the map (Vegas blocks are BIG!). I walked there, and it was about two miles from my hotel; on the way back, I took a free shuttle bus to the corner of Flamingo and Las Vegas Boulevard, the heart of the Strip and an easy walk to my hotel. (There’s also a very decent public bus system in Vegas, for $1.25 per ride, and the monorail going up and down the strip, at $5 for a single ride, but only $9 for an all-day pass.) Amazingly enough, a single resort (the magnificent Bellagio) fills the entire space between Las Vegas Boulevard and I-15, and Caesar’s Palace fills most of the other side. But even after you cross the highway, it’s still another five minutes of walking to the Rio, and not a very nice walk. Take the free bus from Bally’s or Harrah’s. Water fountain show at the Bellagio: Cost? Zero. A lovely display of water and light, easily visible from the bridge between the Bellagio and Bally’s, which seems to be the only way across the Boulevard at that corner. There’s also a connecting bridge going the other way, across Flamingo from Bellagio to Caesar’s. Both bridges attract several homeless people, of which Vegas seems to have quite a few—but the beggars keep a low profile and the crowds provide safety. I was told by a local that the cops are quite strict on misdemeanors, and a six-month jail term for jaywalking is not uncommon; this is somehow supposed to cut down the numbers of homeless beggars. The museum shop at the Bellagio Art Gallery. Cost? Zero. The gallery itself costs $17, but the gift shop, of course, is free. The exhibit during my visit was of ceramics by Picasso. The gallery had only 30 of them, but there were four or five in the gift shop, for sale if you’ve got a spare $27,000 to $35,000, plus a free brochure about the museum exhibit. The very dramatic volcano at the Mirage. Cost? Zero. Eruptions every hour in the evening, full of steam and fire. Inside the Mirage is a tiger habitat, open only in the daytime so I didn’t see it. Next door is Treasure Island, with a no-cost pirate show, “Sirens of TI.” Unfortunately it was closed on this particular evening due to high winds. On the other side is Caesar’s. Walk in through the Forum shops, walk a long distance following signs for “Moving Statues,” and settle yourself against the fountain when you finally get there. Or go around the fountain to see the small aquarium, the sports cars on display of Exotic Cars (one Ferrari in the lobby, dozens of other exotics if you want to pay $5 to enter the showroom, $250 if you want to rent that Ferrari for the day), and the stunning and expansive gallery of seemingly 3-dimensional landscape photography, as well as a racing Porsche in the front room of the gallery—and then go out to the fountain. While you’re waiting for the show, enjoy the play of light on the real statues that surround the fountain. Then, the lights change, the marble statues descend to the pit, and the “moving statues”—actors—rise up from the depths. The script is dumber than dumb and the acoustics are poor, but the special effects are worth watching. Cost? Zero. People-watching and window-shopping in the malls and casinos of several of the big hotels, and along the two main streets: Cost? Zero—and this is the only place I’ve ever been where the gamblers actually looked like they were enjoying themselves. In Atlantic City and in every small casino I’ve ever walked through, I see people looking tight-lipped and grim as they fed the machines. In Vegas, some people look bored, a few look engaged and excited, and the majority look so relaxed that they appear to be stoned on pot. I saw no one with the usual clenched face. I strolled through the Bellagio (where I did stop at the elegant gelateria to enjoy a very tasty $5 cup of chocolate amaretto gelato, and could have gotten a similarly priced pastry from the elegant café across the corridor). I stepped out onto the terrace to admire the beautiful and massive swimming pool. The attendant let me take a photo from the balcony, but you need a room key to go downstairs. I also walked through Bally’s, the MGM Grand, with its live lion habitat, and Caesar’s Palace, with its wonderful slippery marble floors, elegant but edgy shops—Agent Provocateur may be the raciest lingerie shop I’ve ever seen, and that includes New York’s West Village, New York’s Christopher Street district, and San Francisco.. Vegas during my early October stay had perfect weather: in the 90s during the day, but feeling much cooler (plenty of shade and no humidity), and dropping to the 60s or 70s at night, and breezy. No, make that windy. I’d neglected to bring either sun hat or sunglasses, and didn’t find that a problem in spite of the bright sun. I did one splurge activity: a $75 ticket ($69 plus tax) to see Cirque Du Soliel’s “Ka.” Yes, this was an indulgence, but it was well worth it: one of the best theatrical experiences I’ve ever seen, and finally a chance to see this group, which I’ve wanted to see for over a decade. (See review at http://www.frugalfun.com/cirquedusoleil.html ). And there were lots of other entertainment choices, ranging from free to over a hundred dollars per ticket. Many of them are discounted in the various coupon books and magazines that you can pick up all over town. The Strip monorail: Cost? $5 for a single ride, $9 for either a family ride or an all-day pass for a single rider. I took it just one stop because, having walked about half an hour to the MGM Grand for the Ka performance, my feet were tired and this cut the walk in half–especially because the monorail station inside the casino was at least half a mile closer to the theater than the street entrance. The pattern at all these hotels seems to be to concentrate entry and exit into one area, so the traffic can be directed through the casino in order to get anywhere else. Another observation: there’s a lot of imitation of far-away travel. Several of the hotels have Italian themes, and others simulate Paris, New York, Egypt, etc. Personally, I’d rather have the real thing. Ersatz cities don’t do much for me, but they do make for a very distinctive streetscape. Finally, I hate to put this under the attractions category because I still don’t see the attraction—but at the airport on my way out, I put a dollar into a four-plays-for-a-buck slot machine. A quick and very boring way to part with a dollar, but I felt I shouldn’t leave Vegas without having the experience. Still, I’d have rather given it to a street musician. Dining: Although around the corner from me is the Ellis Island, where you can still get a steak dinner for $4.95, I’m a vegetarian so I didn’t sample it. Instead, I went to… The Tuscan Garden, located in the hotel I was staying in (and chosen by other people I was dining with). Entrees as low as $12. Food was okay, but nothing special. Gandhi, on Paradise just off Flamingo. Great Indian lunch buffet, $15. The spinach was particularly excellent, and everything was good. I also had a superb mango lassi. There are four or five Indian restaurants with lunch buffets, including one right on the Strip near the MGM grand, in a palm-covered courtyard that also included Filipino fast food. La Salsa, Mexican cantina next to M&M World on the Strip. I had a very decent enchilada plate for $11, including chips and salsa and a chance to practice Spanish with my very friendly Latina waitress. There’s actually at least one place in Vegas that sells pizza by the slice: $2.50 for cheese and in the $3s for slices with toppings. The pizza is competent, but it won’t win prizes. The potion is pretty generous, though. Between Harrah’s and Casino Royale on the Strip, in a little food court that also has Chinese fast food, a Chipotle, and upstairs, McDonald’s. For bargain hunters, that’s the place to be—or cross the street to Caesar’s Palace and try the Stage Deli, a New York-style emporium that had several vegetarian/dairy offerings under $10 (a few dollars more for meat). I saw it after my pizza, so I didn’t try it—but I wanted to! Of course, in such a short stay, I didn’t begin to sample what’s possible, either in entertainment or eating on the cheap. For one thing, I never strayed beyond walking distance (by my Native New Yorker standards—two miles or so) from my hotel. For another, the timing didn’t work for some of the attractions I’d have liked to see. And finally, I had more than enough dose of cigarettes without stepping into the lounges, many of which have free entertainment. Vegas and Sex: Prostitution is legal in Nevada, and Vegas, nicknamed Sin City, has a reputation for flaunting the female body. But actually, I found far less in-your-face assault on the erotic system here than in some other places I’ve been: Amsterdam, where at 16 I encountered a district of topless prostitutes, New York’s Times Square, the red light districts of many American cities. Maybe Vegas has its own sleazy district and I just didn’t happen to stumble on it—but since all the tourist dollars are flowing either in and around the Strip or downtown (which I didn’t see), I kind of doubt it. There’s too much money to be made on gambling, liquor, and live entertainment to push the tourists away with sleaze, and I saw no reference to such an area in all my browsing of tourist materials. Of course, if you’re looking of that sort of thing, it’s easy to find. There are numerous rows of newspaper-dispenser style boxes along the sidewalks, offering catalogs of hookers who will come to your hotel room. Some are specialists: 50+ (nice to see in our youth-obsessed culture), Asians, Latinas. Also, there are several topless revues, a smaller number of male revues, and little titillators like the area of Caesar’s casino where dancers in black underwear gyrate in cages while waitresses in police hats and electric-blue halter tops serve drinks. And while the fashions in those elegant casino malls are certainly sexy, it was mostly about sleek outfits, high-fashion shoes and endless handbag stores. Other than Agent Provocateur, I didn’t see any store that couldn’t fit in on Fifth Avenue or Rodeo Drive. Even Victoria’s Secret seemed pretty tame.
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Shel Horowitz je Mjesečni skroman Zabava Savjet, prosinac, 2007 Taj zvuk div sisanje je nalet novca se izvukao iz nekoliko desetaka tisuća turističkih novčanika odjednom. Gdje se par cipela može koštati $ 625, noć u Hugh Hefner Sky Villa košta $ 40.000, a 16.000 četvornih metara apartman na Gaze može pokrenuti 20 milijuna dolara (cijene iskazane u "Što je On: Las Vegas Guide", rujan 24 - listopad 7, 2007, stranice 42 i 46), je li moguće imati štedljiv odmor? Odgovor je, iznenađujuće je da je ne samo moguće, to je stvarno lako. Međutim, riječ oprez je u redu. Ako idete s orasima svijetle treperi svjetlima, puno rock and rolla i općenito buku, dim cigareta (što se čini da prožima mnoga nonsmoking prostora, splavarenja gore od ogromnih casina), ili ako imate nizak otpor kada ste s obzirom prilika da se kockati-učiniti sebi milost i ostati kod kuće. Vegas je dim, bučan, jeftin, i uzbudljivo mjesto, a ljudi dolaze ovdje namjerno da se u potpunosti overstimulated. Jedna lijepa stvar: zračna luka je blizu, vrlo blizu. Jug kraj Gaze (Las Vegas Boulevard), po Luxur i Mandalay Bay, zapravo graniči zračne luke. Planine se u blizini zračne luke u nekoliko smjerova. Boravak na Gaze moglo koštati nekoliko stotina dolara noći, ali ja ostajem u Toskani Suites, manje od deset minuta hoda od one skupe i masivna hotela gdje su kasina može se mjeriti u hektara (i još nekoliko onih u različitim fazama izgradnje u nekoliko blok radijus Gaze). Dok je u odnosu na one ultra-glitzy objekata, Toskana u cjelini je jednostavan, olabavljen, a malo umorni, to je zapravo jedan od najljepših hotelskih soba koje sam ikada boravili u. sam dobio veliku sobu s dva Dvostrukog kreveta, nekoliko metara između i na obje strane njih, područje dnevni boravak ispred kreveta da u sebe je veći nego nekim sobama Ja sam ostao u (to se lako drži pune veličine kauč i veliki fotelja i postoji osam ili deset metara između stolice i krevet i još pet stopala ili tako da na suprotnom kraju kauču. Plus mini-kuhinja s sudoper, hladnjak, četiri sjedala blagovaona stol i aparat za kavu (nema štednjak), odvojeni kadom i tuš, i obilje prostora za pohranu sve oko sebe. Objekt je privlačan: hrpa od tri kata zgrade u stilu španjolske misije, s prekrasnim otvoreni bazen i vruće čabar, i pristojne konferencijskih sadržaja. Doista, moj jedini prigovor je da fitness centar ima samo tri vježbe bicikle i morao sam čekati jedan, ali to je više nego neki imaju, i oni također imaju treadmills, trening s utezima i druge stvari. Ovaj apartman je koštalo mojih domaćina $ 95 po noći (ja sam govorio na konferenciji)-i to je daleko ljepši od $ 200 - $ 250 po noći soba sam ostao u New Yorku i Chicagu. Ako sam plaćali svoj put, siguran sam da bih mogao pronaći nešto još jeftinije. Vidio sam online oglasi za oko pola toj brzini. Uz pomoć navedenih Što je na časopisu, ali i jeftino stranice vegas.com (među njima i http://www.vegas.com/restaurant/specials.html http://www.vegas.com/attractions / freeattractions.html), bio sam jednostavno moći pronaći vrlo razumnu blagovaona i zabavne jeftine stvari za napraviti. Atrakcije: To je ono što sam izabrao za vidjeti i raditi: Sky Masquerade pokazati na Rio. Košta? Zero. Kratak ali uzbudljiv prikaz velikog sivog virtuoza ples, na više razina, uključujući nekoliko kola tog kruga, ispred soba pojedinih žonglera i klaunovi na podu. Ako želite staviti na kostimu i vozi jedan od splavima, to je 12,95 dolara. Po satu tijekom dana. Rio je sasvim malo dalje nego što izgleda na karti (Vegas blokovi su BIG!). Hodao sam tamo, i to je trajalo oko dva km od mog hotela, na putu natrag, uzeo sam besplatni shuttle autobus na uglu i Flamingo Las Vegas Boulevard, srca od Gaze i lagana šetnja u moj hotel. (Tu je i vrlo pristojan javni autobusni sustav u Vegasu, na 1,25 dolara po vožnji, a pruga sa jednim kolosjekom ide gore i dolje traku, na 5 $ za jednu vožnju, ali samo $ 9 za cjelodnevni pass.) Zapanjujuće dovoljno, jedna naselje (veličanstven Bellagio) ispunjava cijeli prostor između Las Vegas Boulevard i I-15, a Cezarova palača ispunjava veći dio druge strane. No, čak i nakon što prijeći autocestu, to je još uvijek još pet minuta hoda do Rio, a ne vrlo lijepo hoda. Uzeti besplatni autobus od Bally-a ili Harrah-a. Vodoskok show u Bellagio: Cijena? Zero. Lijep prikaz vode i svjetla, lako vidljivi s mosta između Bellagio i Bally-ih, što se čini da je jedini način preko Boulevard u tom kutu. Tu je i most povezivanja ide na drugi način, preko Flamingo od Bellagio do Carev. Oba mostovi privući više beskućnika, od kojih Vegas, čini se, vrlo malo-ali prosjaci zadržati niski profil i gužve pružaju sigurnost. Mi je rekao da su lokalni policajci su vrlo strogi na prekršaje, a od šest mjeseci zatvora izraz za jaywalking nije neuobičajeno, a to nekako trebalo smanjiti broj beskućnika prosjaka. Muzej trgovina u Galeriji umjetnosti Bellagio. Košta? Zero. Galerija sama košta 17 $, ali suvenirnica, naravno, besplatno. Izložba za vrijeme mog posjeta je od keramike po Picasso. Galerija je imala samo 30 od njih, ali je bilo četiri ili pet u suvenirnici, za prodaju, ako imate rezervni $ 27.000 na 35.000 dolara, plus besplatnu brošuru o muzejskog postava. Vrlo dramatična vulkan na Mirage. Košta? Zero. Erupcije svakih sat vremena u večernjim satima, pun pare i vatre. Unutar Mirage je tigar staništa, otvoren samo tijekom dana tako da nisam ga vidjeti. Sljedeća vrata Treasure Island, s ne-cost gusar predstavu "sirens na TI." Nažalost, bio je zatvoren ovaj večeri zbog jakim vjetrovima. Na drugoj strani je Carev. Šetnja kroz Forum o trgovinama, hodati dugo udaljenost slijedeći putokaze za "Premještanje kipovima", te se podmiri protiv fontane kada se konačno doći. Ili ići oko fontane vidjeti mali akvarij, sportski automobili na zaslonu egzotičnih automobila (jedan Ferrari u predvorju, deseci drugih exotics ako želite platiti $ 5 za ulazak u salon, $ 250, ako želite unajmiti da Ferrari za dan), i zapanjujuća i prostrani galerija naizgled 3-dimenzionalni fotografiranje krajolika, kao i na utrkama Porsche u dnevnu sobu na galeriji, a zatim otići do fontane. Dok ste na čekanju za show, uživajte u igri svjetlosti na stvarnim skulpturama koje okružuju izvor. Zatim, promjena svjetla, mramorni kipovi spuštaju u jamu, a "kreće kipovi"-glumci-ustati iz dubine. Skripta je gluplji nego glupi i akustika su siromašni, ali su posebni učinci su vrijedno gledanja. Košta? Zero. Ljudi-promatranje i prozor-shopping u centrima i casina u nekoliko velikih hotela, i uz dvije glavne ulice: cijeni? Zero-i to je jedino mjesto gdje sam ikad bila u kojoj su igrači zapravo izgledala kao da su sami uživaju. U Atlantic City iu svakom malom casino sam ikada hodio putem, vidim ljude u potrazi šutljiv i strašan jer oni dosta strojeva. U Vegasu, neki ljudi izgledaju dosadno, malo izgled angažirani i uzbuđeni, a većina izgledaju tako opušteno da se čini da se kamenuje na lonac. Vidio sam da nitko s uobičajenim stisnutom lice. Ja prošetali kroz Bellagio (gdje sam radio zaustaviti u elegantnom gelateria uživati u vrlo ukusan $ 5 šalicu čokolade Amaretto Gelato, a mogao bi imati stečen slično tijesto cijeni od elegantnom kafiću preko hodnika). Sam izašao na terasu da se dive lijep i masivni bazen. Polaznik neka mi slikati sa balkona, ali vam je potreban ključ od sobe da ide dolje. Također sam išao preko Bally-a, MGM Grand, sa svojim live lav staništa i carevim palača, sa svojim prekrasnim skliskim mramornim podovima, elegantna ali naoštren trgovina-Agent Provocateur može biti raciest donje rublje prodavaonica sam ikad vidio, a to uključuje i New Yorku West Village, New York Christopher Street distrikt i San Francisco .. Vegas za vrijeme mog boravka početkom listopada je imao savršenu Vrijeme: u 90-ih tijekom dana, ali osjećaj puno hladnije (ugodnu hladovinu i bez vlage), a pada na 60 ili 70 po noći, i vjetrovit. No, da bi vjetrovito. Ja bih zanemario kako bi bilo sunce šešir ili sunčane naočale, a ne smatraju da je problem unatoč jakom suncu. Ja sam jedan splurge aktivnost: $ 75 ulaznica (69 $ plus porez) da biste vidjeli Cirque du Soliel je Da, to je užitak, ali je dobro isplati "Ka".: Jedan od najboljih kazališnih iskustava koje sam ikada vidio, a napokon prilika da vidite ovu grupu, što sam htjela vidjeti za više od jednog desetljeća. ( Vidi na pregled http://www.frugalfun.com/cirquedusoleil.html~~pobj ). A bilo je i mnogo drugih zabavnih izbora, u rasponu od slobodan preko sto dolara po ulaznici. Mnogi od njih se diskontiraju kupona u raznim knjigama i časopisima koje možete pokupiti sve nad gradom. Strip pruga sa jednim kolosjekom: Cijena? $ 5 za jednu vožnju, $ 9 za obje obitelji vožnje ili cjelodnevni proći za jednog vozača. Uzeo sam ga samo jednom zaustaviti, jer, nakon što je hodala oko pola sata u MGM Grand za Ka performansi, moje noge su umorni i to cut u šetnji u pola pogotovo jer pruga sa jednim kolosjekom stanica unutar casino bila barem pola milje bliže u kazalište nego na ulici ulazu. Uzorak na svim tim hotelima čini se da se koncentriraju ulazak i izlazak u jednom području, tako da promet može biti usmjerena kroz casino kako bi dobili nigdje drugdje. Još jedna primjedba: postoji puno imitacija daleka putovanja. Nekoliko hotela imaju talijanske teme, a drugi simulirati Parizu, New Yorku, Egipat, itd. Osobno, ja bih radije imati pravu stvar. Surogat gradovi ne može učiniti mnogo za mene, ali oni ne čine za vrlo karakterističan streetscape. Konačno, ja mrzim ovaj put pod atrakcije kategoriji jer ja još uvijek ne vidite atrakcija, ali u zračnoj luci na moj način, ja staviti dolar u četiri-igra-za-mužjak-automatu. 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