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TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:10 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:Aye well it's booked, packed and I don't even miss a home game. Jobs a good un. Wish me luck and I'll report back as to how little a stroll the strip isn't

Just for interest, what dollar rate did you get Ginge? We were luck and managed 1.93 at St Andrews Travel (usually a decent place to go and we've used it a lot) but it's come down some since.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:36 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Aye well it's booked, packed and I don't even miss a home game. Jobs a good un. Wish me luck and I'll report back as to how little a stroll the strip isn't
Just for interest, what dollar rate did you get Ginge? We were luck and managed 1.93 at St Andrews Travel (usually a decent place to go and we've used it a lot) but it's come down some since.

Will be watching the dollar closely, got a week or two yet. Sounds a good rate but will keep eye open

When we went to Toronto we actually got a much better rate from the ATMs, and with no charge

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:56 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Aye well it's booked, packed and I don't even miss a home game. Jobs a good un. Wish me luck and I'll report back as to how little a stroll the strip isn't
Just for interest, what dollar rate did you get Ginge? We were luck and managed 1.93 at St Andrews Travel (usually a decent place to go and we've used it a lot) but it's come down some since.
Will be watching the dollar closely, got a week or two yet. Sounds a good rate but will keep eye open

When we went to Toronto we actually got a much better rate from the ATMs, and with no charge

Toronto will do anything to get people to go.

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:26 pm

Montreal Wanderer wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Aye well it's booked, packed and I don't even miss a home game. Jobs a good un. Wish me luck and I'll report back as to how little a stroll the strip isn't
Just for interest, what dollar rate did you get Ginge? We were luck and managed 1.93 at St Andrews Travel (usually a decent place to go and we've used it a lot) but it's come down some since.
Will be watching the dollar closely, got a week or two yet. Sounds a good rate but will keep eye open

When we went to Toronto we actually got a much better rate from the ATMs, and with no charge
Toronto will do anything to get people to go.

Without wishing to make an accusation of predictability against you, Monty, I did wonder whether you might drop by with a comment like that....

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:33 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:
Montreal Wanderer wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Aye well it's booked, packed and I don't even miss a home game. Jobs a good un. Wish me luck and I'll report back as to how little a stroll the strip isn't
Just for interest, what dollar rate did you get Ginge? We were luck and managed 1.93 at St Andrews Travel (usually a decent place to go and we've used it a lot) but it's come down some since.
Will be watching the dollar closely, got a week or two yet. Sounds a good rate but will keep eye open

When we went to Toronto we actually got a much better rate from the ATMs, and with no charge
Toronto will do anything to get people to go.
Without wishing to make an accusation of predictability against you, Monty, I did wonder whether you might drop by with a comment like that....

Aye, those Toronto folk don't like people overstaying their welcome.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:00 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:
Montreal Wanderer wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Aye well it's booked, packed and I don't even miss a home game. Jobs a good un. Wish me luck and I'll report back as to how little a stroll the strip isn't
Just for interest, what dollar rate did you get Ginge? We were luck and managed 1.93 at St Andrews Travel (usually a decent place to go and we've used it a lot) but it's come down some since.
Will be watching the dollar closely, got a week or two yet. Sounds a good rate but will keep eye open

When we went to Toronto we actually got a much better rate from the ATMs, and with no charge
Toronto will do anything to get people to go.
Without wishing to make an accusation of predictability against you, Monty, I did wonder whether you might drop by with a comment like that....

Reflex reaction. Unavoidable I'm afraid.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:58 pm

i remember what happened the last time we played cards gingo

remember? at my house, with ste and the porno?

GingerMourinho · Post by **GingerMourinho** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:11 pm

Batman wrote:i remember what happened the last time we played cards gingo

remember? at my house, with ste and the porno?

If you got bummed, we don't want to know.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:13 pm

the question wasn't aimed at you, so these aren't the droids you're looking for.

move along

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:29 am

Thanks for all the advice, have just got back and top and tail is thus:

North end of strip is tat, didn't really like it up there. That's round the Sahara, Strat and Hilton etc. That really was Blackpool for Yanks. The centre, bar the Freemont St roof is stuck in a time warp, was really eerie I thought but in a cool way. Went to the Rat Pack show there which I was looking forward to but it wasn't quite as good as the one touring the UK, it played too much on laughs and stereotypes.

Mandalay Bay was superb, couldn't fault it. From being on the beach and wavepool in the day and great restaurants it was ace. Location wasn't a massive issue as you could get a monorail to the Excalibur, over't bridge and you're in the MGM Grand. Being on the south of the strip you didn't get as many tourists trekking in for a look round, and the pool was residents only so that aspect was superb.

Know what you mean about staying central but I'd only stay at Mirage or Bellagio I reckon if I did, and the clouds in the shopping centres were of course very nice

fatshaft · Post by **fatshaft** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:57 am

hisroyalgingerness wrote:Thanks for all the advice, have just got back and top and tail is thus:

North end of strip is tat, didn't really like it up there. That's round the Sahara, Strat and Hilton etc. That really was Blackpool for Yanks. The centre, bar the Freemont St roof is stuck in a time warp, was really eerie I thought but in a cool way. Went to the Rat Pack show there which I was looking forward to but it wasn't quite as good as the one touring the UK, it played too much on laughs and stereotypes.

Mandalay Bay was superb, couldn't fault it. From being on the beach and wavepool in the day and great restaurants it was ace. Location wasn't a massive issue as you could get a monorail to the Excalibur, over't bridge and you're in the MGM Grand. Being on the south of the strip you didn't get as many tourists trekking in for a look round, and the pool was residents only so that aspect was superb.

Know what you mean about staying central but I'd only stay at Mirage or Bellagio I reckon if I did, and the clouds in the shopping centres were of course very nice

Worthy4England wrote:
hisroyalgingerness wrote:Aye well it's booked, packed and I don't even miss a home game. Jobs a good un. Wish me luck and I'll report back as to how little a stroll the strip isn't
Enjoy mate and FFS don't tell us what's on the ceilings of any malls when you return.

DOH!

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:16 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:Thanks for all the advice, have just got back and top and tail is thus:

North end of strip is tat, didn't really like it up there. That's round the Sahara, Strat and Hilton etc. That really was Blackpool for Yanks. The centre, bar the Freemont St roof is stuck in a time warp, was really eerie I thought but in a cool way. Went to the Rat Pack show there which I was looking forward to but it wasn't quite as good as the one touring the UK, it played too much on laughs and stereotypes.

Mandalay Bay was superb, couldn't fault it. From being on the beach and wavepool in the day and great restaurants it was ace. Location wasn't a massive issue as you could get a monorail to the Excalibur, over't bridge and you're in the MGM Grand. Being on the south of the strip you didn't get as many tourists trekking in for a look round, and the pool was residents only so that aspect was superb.

Know what you mean about staying central but I'd only stay at Mirage or Bellagio I reckon if I did, and the clouds in the shopping centres were of course very nice

more please. which strip joints did you attend? did you vist ghost bar in the Palms? or the crown and anchor? its been a couple of years since i went, whats new going on? we have booked for June, apparently its melt your face hot in June? nice.

fatshaft · Post by **fatshaft** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:19 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:
more please. which strip joints did you attend? did you vist ghost bar in the Palms? or the crown and anchor? its been a couple of years since i went, whats new going on? we have booked for June, apparently its melt your face hot in June? nice.

I was there in mid June last year, holy shit it's hot. It is saved by (obviously) not being humid, but still, walking a block is for the nutters only.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:24 pm

Well out of the 5 days we were there 2 were very hot by my ginger standards so I'm sure June will do you justice.

Having gone with the mrs the strip joint action was slim to non. We got a free entry voucher to Ivan Kane's Forty-Deuce which described itself as "a burlesque show - girls dance to a cool bump and grind trio" and made it sound dead classical and traditional amercian. We went in and was basically a strip bar without the stripping, no aforementioned band tapping along whilst a girl in cowboy boots shakes her ass. After an awkward 15 mins of not knowing where to look I suggested we went elsewhere

The Saturday night was pure chick-mayhem. Just did not know where was safe to land my eyes. There was dresses everywhere, and all with loser boyfriends in t-shirts and often shorts. Rokvegas at NYNY looked cool and I can recommend the Revolution Lounge at the Mirage (book though, it's small. though is worth if for the Austin Powers-esque 60s mini-dresses). There's a Hawaiian Tropic bar at Planet Hollywood that is also very pleasing on the eye

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:35 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:Well out of the 5 days we were there 2 were very hot by my ginger standards so I'm sure June will do you justice.

Having gone with the mrs the strip joint action was slim to non. We got a free entry voucher to Ivan Kane's Forty-Deuce which described itself as "a burlesque show - girls dance to a cool bump and grind trio" and made it sound dead classical and traditional amercian. We went in and was basically a strip bar without the stripping, no aforementioned band tapping along whilst a girl in cowboy boots shakes her ass. After an awkward 15 mins of not knowing where to look I suggested we went elsewhere

The Saturday night was pure chick-mayhem. Just did not know where was safe to land my eyes. There was dresses everywhere, and all with loser boyfriends in t-shirts and often shorts. Rokvegas at NYNY looked cool and I can recommend the Revolution Lounge at the Mirage (book though, it's small. though is worth if for the Austin Powers-esque 60s mini-dresses). There's a Hawaiian Tropic bar at Planet Hollywood that is also very pleasing on the eye

fookin love vegas - so you give it a thumbs up then?

what about the Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, Crown & Anchor???

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:48 pm

Gave them a miss on the basis that we'll be back. Spent more time than most at the hotel pool, and make no apology for that!

On an aside, I couldn't believe just how many overweight Amercians there are. If anyone's seen Wall-E and the bit where they're all being carted around by machines, well there were bits of Vegas that reminded me of this. There were just these families and they were HUGE

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:30 pm

It's cheaper for Ginge than it is for most though as he can't reach the slots.

Have it!

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:08 pm

I'd have gone for "because ginge doesn't need the prossies, but as you like

Here's one for the general, definitely check out the Revolution bar lad, they train em good

This is what night mode did to the ride at the top of the strat

The Venetian 9pm at night = nice clouds

A dishevelled, hungover and frankly knackered HRG at around 8am Vegas time when he heard the news that Matty Taylor had made it 3-1

Bellagio's glass ceiling

GingerMourinho · Post by **GingerMourinho** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:43 pm

More pictures please mate.

God I love that place.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:24 pm

Why not.

There were 3 motorbikes in here, crusing

One lazy bastard MGM Grand Lion

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