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Huge Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas discounts and promotions
We all know that the Cirque du Soleil shows are everywhere in Vegas, well there are 7 which means that there are is 7 times more Cirque shows than any other show in Las Vegas this makes them the best right ? Now despite the fact that more is not always better anyone who has seen a Cirque show will tell you that they are brilliant and going to a Cirque show is very much part of many peoples Vegas experience. People ask what is the best show and I can't answer that I don't like the Beatles so that rules out LOVE for me and I like Criss Angel but not with Cirque so that rules out Believe for me, I think that Mystere was my favourite and Zumainty – "oh so very much not for the children" was probably my second but we did have very good seats which made it better.
Steve Wynn has tried to rival "O" with his show La Reve but it has not taken the crown and "O" is still the best of the Las Vegas water based shows.
Sadly we also know that going to Cirque du Soleil shows are expensive well the good folks at Cirque have realised that there is a credit crunch on and are offering 2 tickets for $100 (+taxes nd fees) for Mystere, Zumainty, KA, LOVE, Believe between now and the end of October. These is a great deal and if you want to see a show in Vegas it is well worth taking advantage of.
Bellagio also have 20% off of "O" on certain dates in July and September and it is very rare for "O" tickets to be discounted.
The Cique shows are on at the hotels listed below.
Zumanity is at New York New York, Las Vegas
KA, is at MGM Grand Las Vegas
Love, is at The Mirage, Las Vegas
Believe is at Luxor, Las Vegas
Zarkana is at Aria, Las Vegas
O is at Bellagio, Las Vegas
2 Free Las Vegas Buffets per day MGM, Mirage, Mandalay Bay, Aria etc
The MGM Mirage Group yesterday, issued a host of complementary buffet deals, if you book two nights under this offer you receive 2 complimentary buffets per booking per day. You do not have to use these in the buffet of the hotel that you are staying at you can in fact use it at any of Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur, MGM Grand, Aria, Vdara, Monte Carlo, Mirage and Circus Circus. Mirage and Mandalay Bay are my two favourite buffets on the Strip it is great that if you stay at a cheaper hotel you can still eat for free in a far more expensive hotel. These deals are available on most dates until Spetember 8th but must be booked before June 27th
All of these deals are booked directly with the hotel on the links below. All of these offers are fully refundable up to48 hours before check in, if the rate drops after you book contact the hotel and they will adjust your rate, these deals are available for everyone over 21 and
not just selected players. It is a very good deal.
I have just noticed that this page is suddenly after a few years getting a few hits again sadly these deals are all over there are still good deals to be had the best place to find them is to go directly to the hotels themselves this gives you greater flexability and also more chance of obtaining an upgrade when you check in and if you dont book direct with the hotel it is more difficult to get comps applied against your room rates. The links below will take you directly to the hotels have a great trip.
MGM Grand Excalibur Mandalay Bay, Luxor Aria Bellagio The Mirage New York New York, MGM Signature
MGM Grand Las Vegas "Complimentary Buffet Every Day!" From $65 per night *Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffet everyday of your stay(*See site for additional details and restrictions). Promotion Runs: Jun 15 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp6/27/11)
Mirage "Complimentary Buffet Everyday!"* From $69 per night Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffet everyday of your stay (*See site for additional details and restrictions).Promotion Runs: Jun 13 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp 6/27/2011)
Monte Carlo "Complimentary Buffet Every Day!" From $56 per night *Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffet everyday of your stay (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Promotion Runs: Jun 13 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp6/27/11)
New York New York "Complimentary Buffet Every Day!" From $55 per night *Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffet everyday of your stay (*see site foradditional details and restrictions). Promotion Runs: Jun 13 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11(Expires 6/27/11)
Luxor "Complimentary Buffet Every Day!"* From $36 per night Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffe teveryday of your stay (*See site for additional details and restrictions).Promotion Runs: Jun 13 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp 6/27/11)
Excalibur "Complimentary Buffet Every Day!" From $32 per night *Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffet everyday of your stay (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Promotion Runs: Jun 13, – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp6/27/11)
Mandalay Bay "Complimentary Buffet Every Day!" From $80 per night *Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffet everyday of your stay (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Promotion Runs: Jun 13 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp6/27/11)
ARIA "Complimentary Buffet Every Day!"* From $129 per night Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffeteveryday of your stay(*see site for additional details and restrictions).Promotion Runs: Jun 8 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp 6/27/11)
Vdara"Complimentary Buffet Every day!"* From $109 per night Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffet every day of your stay(*See site for additional details and restrictions).Promotion Runs: Jun 13 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp 6/27/11)
CircusCircus Las Vegas "Complimentary Buffet Every Day!" From $27 per night *Book two nights and receive two complimentary meals at any MGM Resorts buffet everyday of your stay (*See site for additional details and restrictions). Promotion Runs: Jun13 – Sep 8, 2011. Promo Code: ZBUFH11 (Exp 6/27/11)
How much money do you need to take to Las Vegas ?
After being asked about how to get a free upgrade the question that I am asked the most is "How much money do I need to take to Las Vegas ?" This is a very difficult to answer as it is the same as someone saying "How much do I need to spend on grocery's each week ?"
So I will do the best I can to try and show some examples of spends and costs and what I would spend. I am going to assume that your hotel (including resort fees) and flights are paid and that you do not have a rental car and that you will not be doing any shopping. Please bare in mind that I have have great trips in Vegas on $25 per day when I have been hard up and great trips when my budegt has been $1k per day its not the money that makes it better or worse.
The first expense that you will have is getting to your hotel from McCarran you have four options cab $15 – $30(depending on hotel and time of day), shuttle bus $12-$15 (return), public bus $2.50 or Limo approx $60. How to get from the airport to the Strip
When you get to the hotel if you have bags that you will check you should allow $5 per bag for a tip for the bellboy, at the same time it is worth putting a few dollars away for the maid they do a good job and often get forgotten we generally tip the maid $3 per day or $5 if we want extra shampoos etc to take home for Christmas presents 🙂 How much to Tip in Las Vegas
We generally take in a show every two or three nights when we are in Las Vegas we book one absolute cannot miss show before we leave home so this would not come out of our budget all the others we buy from the half price booths and we have paid as little as $15 for a magic show and about $125 for a Cirque show. I think that if you budget $75 for a show that as long as you are prepared to be flexible you should be able to find something that you like. If you want to book direct with the hotel when you are out there shows vary in price depending on show and seats and day of the week etc from about $40 to several hundred dollars.
Dining in Las Vegas is something where you can get buy on say $15 a day but you can also pay $10 for a coffee so what you spend is really up to you. We tend to either have a very small breakfast just coffee and a danish then coffee shop or deli lunch and proper meal in the evening or large or buffet breakfast a snack at lunchtime and then decent dinner. Excalibur and Luxor have 24 hour buffet deals for $24.99 and then $29.99 respectively and this is probably the cheapest way to stay full in Las Vegas though not the best. We generally allow $10 for coffee and danish, $15 for deli or coffee shop lunch and then the evening can be anything from a $20 buffet to a $200 fine dining meal at Eiffel. Food prices change between hotels we were surprised to find that staying at Wynn we spent a lot more money than say at MGM Grand as everything costs more.
Drinks are free when you are gambling (subject to tipping) but if not the prices vary greatly from one casino to another and how you get them ! Casino Royale has the cheapest beer with Michelob $1 all day every day at their bars generally though expect to pay $8 for a beer and $12 for a shot and mixer in a casino bar. Following the rules in the link below will ensure that you maximise your free drinks at the same time don't piss off the cocktail waitresses.. FREE DRINKS IN LAS VEGAS
Like everything else in Vegas you and gamble as little or as much as you like there are slots from 1c and tables from $5 up slots at $1k per spin and tables with minimums of $5k per hand. Please remember that most machines are multi lines and to get any return you need to play multiple lines and you should expect a minimum for 25c per spin on a 1c machine Unless you have a few good wins to start with as a rule of thumb you will spend at least twice what you think that you will on slots. $5 tables now are few and far between in the major resorts but Tropicana and believe it or not Bellagio have $5 BJ tables open 24/7 but generally speaking the more upmarket the hotel the less likely you are to find low limit tables. I have had days when I have stared with $40 and it has lasted me all day and I have even left with a profit and had other days where I have dropped $200 in 20 minutes. You can get comps on your play but never ever play for comps take them as nice bonus but don't expect or try to play just to get a comp.
So roughly here is what I would allow as spending money for a 3 night trip Las Vegas
Taxi to and from airport $40
Tips for bellboy and maid $20 (plus $20 Upgrade trick)
Show with drink $80
Food* $250
Drinks (above free ones) $80
Gaming $300 – $1000
Misc $75
1 x Luxor 24 hour buffet deal $35
2 x coffee and danish breakfasts $20
1 x med quality dinner $100
1 x good buffet dinner $40
snacks and sodas $55
Please note this is a very rough idea and you really spend as little or as much as you like in Las Vegas,
Las Vegas 24 Hour Buffet passes and Vegas Buffet Deals
One of the things that I love about Las Vegas is the Buffets they are great OK you are best to avoid the real cheap ones as they are well real cheap !! For what is a small amount of money you get the choice of loads of different types of food and you can pick the bits you really like and avoid the stuff that you don't which usually happens to be the healthy stuff. If you want to eat a tiny main and stacks of deserts you have it, if you want plate of starters as your main you've got it. It works well when dining in a group and you all like different things each person can choose what they want without the usual arguments about the type of place you go to eat, you go to the buffet and each choose the type of food that you like.
In Vegas you kiss goodbye to your body clock when you get off the plane and buffet dining helps you with this as there are generally all types of foods at all open times buffets work better for me in Vegas than anywhere else I the World. The only problem that you have is that the decent buffets have long lines and you can wait up to an hour (more so at Wynn) to get a table.
My favourite buffet is Mandalay Bay this is because of the food and the setting it is just really nice, I like the Mirage and Bellagio buffets for the sheer quality of the food and that the breakfast buffet at Excalibur whilst never the best is one of the best value. As a general rule the quality of the hotel will determine the quality of the buffet the worst I have eaten at is Palace Station followed closely Tropicana and I would not eat the Circus Circus or Imperial Palace buffets if budget allowed me to eat elsewhere.
Anyway Harrah's Entertainment are offering a "buffet of buffets" pass for $44.99 this gives you 24 hour access to 7 buffets, Caesars Palace: Lago Buffet; Flamingo: Paradise Garden Buffet; Harrah's Las Vegas: Flavors; Imperial Palace: Emperor's Buffet; Paris: Le Village Buffet; Planet Hollywood: Spice Market Buffet; and, Rio: Carnival World Buffet. This is a brilliant deal if you think that the dinner buffet at Paris for instance is $27.99 and if you time it right you can get two dinners, a breakfast and a lunch which could cost up to $93 ! If you want a cheaper 24 hour pass look at Excalibur from $24.99 or Luxor from $29.99
"No craving stands a chance with a "Buffet of Buffets" all-access pass. It's good all day at seven different buffets for only $44.99*. Fuel up for the morning with a made-to-order omlet, satisfy your afternoon appetite with some sushi and seafood, or just enjoy every meal throughout the day at a different spot. Simply walk up to any participating buffet and ask for the "Buffet of Buffets" pass. You'll receive your credential which is good for 24 hours from the time of purchase. Then dig in!"
Luxor Buffet offer; all you can eat buffet passes from $29.99 for Adults and have the option of adding unlimited wine and beer for $10
MGM 2-4-1 –Buffet Deal; There is a deal at present at MGM where you can get 2 4 1 for a buffet when booking a room
Excalibur have a 24 hour Buffet pass from $24.99
Circus Circus offer 2 free buffets with a stay of 2 nights or longer also includes $150 of dining, entertainment and retail vouchers
Youc an of course still try to get the best buffet in town for free read how to do it here !
Celine Dion back in Las Vegas 2011
Celine is preparing for her triumphant return to Caesars Palace, Las Vegas for a three year residency starting March 2011.
The brand-new show designed exclusively for The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will premiere on March 15 and features 31 musicians, consisting of a full orchestra and band. The show's concept will be one-of-a-kind, centered on capturing the romance of classic Hollywood movies and performed with a stunning visual presentation.
Tickets are on sale now for performances from March 15 to August 14!
www.ticketmaster.com keyword "Celine Dion"
Prices range from $55 – $250, not including taxes and fees.
VIP ticket packages are available through Ticketmaster
Tickets may also be purchased at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Box Office, open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For groups of 20 or more, call 702-731-7208
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas – My Review
3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas
+1 (702) 731 7110
Location Between Bellagio and Mirage Dead centre Strip; this is the marker for other casino's location. The only problem is that when Caesars was built no one walked on the Strip; all travel was done by car. As a result the casino entrance is about 500 yards back from the Strip. Don't worry though the good folks at Caesars have put in a series of moving walkways to get you to their machines quicker.
Theme It's Rome, ancient Rome from the spectacular fountains, delightful statues and cypress trees that you pass on your way to the casino to the toga costumes the staff wear. This certainly is ancient Rome with electricity and air conditioning. It is a very Grand Rome with loads of marble and gold, everything that can be gold and glittery is gold and glittery. The theme like most of Vegas is completely over the top; but in the best possible way. If there was a casino themed on Las Vegas, Caesars would be it. Las Vegas at its best.
Attractions Well there are the wonderful, if slightly dated magical statues in the Forum shops these are robotic statues that come alive with the aid of smoke and lights and act out Roman and mystical type tales; free and great for the kids. The race for Atlantis IMAX 3d simulation ride, the Omnimax movie theatre where the film actually seems to surround you and several amusements arcades. To be fair the whole of the forum shops could be counted as an attraction with plenty to see
Shopping The Forum shops at Caesars is the best casino shopping mall on the Strip. Re-creations of Michelangelo's David and a copy of the Tivoli fountain compliment the great range of shops; the whole shopping experience here is great. Shops include many usual US high street stores such as Nike Town, Macys, and FA Schwarz but also designer labels such as DKNY, Hugo Boss and Vasari. It must be good, as the average retail turnover per square foot in the US is $300 per annum whereas the Forum shops take $1200.
Dining La Piazza Food Court is my favourite on the Strip; you enter together, you chose your different food (Pizza, Salads, Hot Dogs, Chinese etc) get your drinks together and pay together. No queuing up separately just because one of you wants Pasta and the other Chinese. The seating area is lovely, on the edge of the casino allowing you to see the action, sort of inside the branches of a big tree. There is a very small buffet with very long queues and quite high prices (B$15.50 L$17.50 D$23.50, Sunday Brunch $23.50 or $33.50 with champagne) which I have not tried. There are several other high quality restaurants including Hyakumi – Japanese, Bacchanal – a six course Roman feast and Café Roma the 24hr coffee shop. General reports of food at these restaurants are good .
Gaming Caesars has 118,000 sq ft of gaming space containing over 2000 slot and video machines, over 70 tables and 13 roulette wheels. Surprisingly there is a very good range of nickel machines here, table limits can be a low $5 minimum but this is only ever one or two tables and only when trade is slow. The layout of the casino is very odd; it seems bitty; like some bits were added on rather as a second thought. Parts of the casino are very dark and others very light. The way in which the floors are arranged makes you very disorientated. I am not sure if this is deliberate or not, but this, along with the expedition back to the Strip does seem to make you stay longer than planned.
Drinks Service I found the drink service to be quite good, although I think that depends on where you sit as there are many nooks and crannies which probably do not receive such good service. I always make sure that any cocktail waitress who passes within 20 foot of me knows I want a drink and this obviously helps a great deal.
Best Thing Just the whole over the top "we have got it and boy are we going to flaunt it" atmosphere.
Worst Thing The distance to the entrance from the Strip and the that Ceasres is confusing easy to get lost and has human traffic jams.
Overall If you ask anyone to name a casino (with possibly the exception of Bob Stupak and Steve Wynn) they will say Caesars Palace. Caesars is Vegas and Vegas is Caesars. You get a chance to see "whales" (high rollers) at play and yet still feel like you are a million dollars putting your nickels into the slots. If you are in Vegas and you can only go to one casino, this has to be it. You will not be disappointed. However be aware there is a large expansion program on at Caesars at the time of writing.
New York New York, Las Vegas My Review
New York New York
3790 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas
Tel +1 (702) 740 6969
New York New York Las Vegas
Location Right on the money, sitting on the corner of the Strip with Tropicana Avenue, the busiest road intersection in the USA. There are foot bridges connecting New York New York with the MGM Grand and Excalibur.
Theme Well what can I say; it's the Big Apple. All of the buildings outside are 1/3 scale copies of those in Manhattan including the Empire State, Chrysler and CBS buildings. There is also a Statue of liberty and a Brooklyn Bridge with a " Coney Island" roller coaster screeching round the whole lot. The theme does not stop outside, as you enter the casino you will see manhole covers with smoke rising out of them, trees in Central Park and hotdog vendors. It is dubbed as the greatest little city in Vegas something, we think, is well earned.
Rooms NYNY used to be a cheap resort I am not sure why but now it's generally more expensive than MGM Grandand Monte Carlo. The rooms are a little on the small side but they are nice, be warned though if you have a room facing the strip you will hear the rollercoaster. It's quite cool that your room is in a particular New York Skyscraper like Empire State or Chrysler tower.
Attractions The Manhattan Express rollercoaster, supposedly the best in Vegas, runs round the outside of the structure speeding up to 67mph for $7 per ride. Sadly The Coney Island Emporium amusement arcade has been closed down. There are Ice shows outside, around Ellis Island, in the winter and tugboats spray water at each other in the summer.
Pool Surprisingly for a resort that has spent so much attention to detail the pool is very small and drab; this is not a place to stay if the pool is very important to you.
Shows and Entertainment Zumanity is the Cirque De Soleil offering here it's the sensual side of Cirque, that means nudity and sexiness all held together by a drag queen compere. We loved this show it was great fun but you have to be opened minded to enjoy it and you also need to sit facing the center of the stage we were at the side and feel that we missed something for this. Coyote Ugly whilst not a show in the true sense is an interactive bar where the bar tenders dance on the bar and pour drinks directly into patrons mouths.
Dining This is the only Strip resort that has no buffet. America – 24 hour coffee shop is very good though the wait for the food can be longer than you feel it should. Il Fornai is a lovely Italian next to a stream that offers "outside" dining this is one of the best places for breakfast in Vegas. Gallaghers Steak house is pricey but very good you can see all the meat maturing in glass fridges. Nine Fine Irishman is an Irish pub offering good food and ambience. There are also several Delis and hotdog stalls as well as the village eatery. This has a variety of, eat in/take away fastish food.
Gaming 81,000 sq ft of well themed gaming fun containing nearly 2500 state of the art slot and video machines, along with about 50 tables and 7 roulette wheels. NYNY contains one of the best selections of slots on the Strip with a very large selection of my favorites; the good old low roller nickel machines. They have all the usual wheel of fortune, Adams Family, Winning Bid etc. plus Swing which we did not see elsewhere. The gaming area is a little dark and in certain parts slightly cramped but didn't appear as noisy as some. Live acts performing at the huge bar at the front makes a nice diversion to the hundred dollars you have just lost. I don't know if we were just lucky but we seemed to have a better hit rate on the NYNY slots than at any other Strip casino. The tables used to be covered in Central Park type tress sadly this has been removed and replaced with somthing that looks like lit up sweet wrappers.
Drinks service Like all casinos the service you receive whilst playing on the lowly nickel machines is never as good as when you are playing on the dollar ones, but the service here, even for us low rollers, was quite good. One thing – steer clear of the coffee.
Overall We love it, it's exciting and you leave the real world for the time that you are in there. The theme works very well, with a very good variety of slot machines and friendly staff. It is our favorite casino, although it may have helped that we hit a jackpot there.
Good points The whole theme thing as you enter from the upper level is New York; it works well and is great fun.
Bad points I don't think that there is anything that I dislike about NYNY apart from that at busy times we had to wait for machine attendants but this could have been the same anywhere.
Top Tip If you ride the rollercoaster and love it you can by re-ride tickets for about half price or if you really love it you can buy an unlimited daily ride pass.
To find out how to ensure that you get the cheapest possible rate read the post here
My Las Vegas memories
I first arrived in Las Vegas Labour Day weekend 1992, we arrived at night by car and at this time this was the only way to to arrive in Las Vegas. From miles away you started seeing the faint gleam of neon as you got nearer as you took twists and corners in the road the light got brighter and the excitement rose. I had never been to Las Vegas and to be honest had not read much about it, this visit was just a short stop on a road trip from San Diego to San Francisco, I knew that there were casinos there and I knew that there were shows but nothing more than that. The Las Vegas we arrived to was amazing and immediately I fell in love with the town. On this first trip I had gaming lessons at The Sands, munched 3 castle burgers for 99c at the Hacienda, had 99c Shrimp cocktails, surf and turf for $3.99 and buffets for less than than the cost of Starbucks Latte. I did a Bungee jump at AJ Hackett which was located behind Ballys when you got up the tower it was pitch black to the desert on the East, on what is now a highly populated valley. In 1992 you could get all sorts of freebies from almost every Casino just for gracing it with your presence it was a totally different town.
On my first visit there was no Mandalay Bay, no Luxor, no MGM Grand, no Monte Carlo, no NYNY, No Paris, Bellagio or Venetian, Treasure Island was not built and the Desert Inn proudly sat on the lot now occupied by Wynn. Aside from the casinos there was little reason to come to Vegas except to gamble and maybe to have a stopover or use it as a base for a trip to the Grand Canyon, Vegas was not the playground it is today, many thought that Vegas's time had gone and Atlantic City would be the new entertainment Mecca and had it not been for the belief, hard work and commitment of the likes of Steve Wynn and Kirk Kerkorian then this may well have been the case and the Las Vegas that I love today would not be there.
Since 1992 I have visited Las Vegas countless times and intend to do so for as long as I am able, in fact this Christmas will be my second in succession that I spend in Las Vegas. I have stayed in many hotels at all levels of comfort from Circus Circus at the value end to Wynn and Bellagio for the height of Las Vegas luxury. I have enjoyed some more than others and this is not always based on price.
Vegas has changed beyond recognition since my first short visit and I have no doubt that this will be the case forever, some changes will be for the better and some for th worse, prices will go up prices will come down Las Vegas will change to what the visitors want and for what they are prepared to pay for. The one thing that I don't think will change is that there will always be something for everyone to love in Las Vegas and just when you think that you have seen everything Las Vegas will re-write the rule book and amaze you even more.
Las Vegas on the Cheap – Cheap Hotels
In these days of credit crunch and high gas prices I thought I would write a few posts showing how to save money in Las Vegas and still have a great trip and am kicking it off withover 40 trips to Vegas some on a large budget and some on very small budgets a post on Cheap hotels.
I have stayed at almost every property from Bellagio, Wynn and Encore to Excalibur, Circus Circus and Sahara. I have eaten at places on every level of the spectrum from Eiffel at Paris LV and Mix at Mandalay Bay to Peppermill and the Circus Circus buffet. I have had best seats at Cirque Shows and front row seats to Vegas "A list" headliners I also been to shows where tickets cost $5. Whilst I would not say that my most enjoyable ones have been the ones where I have been on the tightest budget I have still had great trips without, spending very much money. I have discovered that the cheapest options do not always save the most money, in this post I hope to give you some pointers from my experience on how to get the most out of a trip to Las Vegas when on a budget. You can make huge savings on how you book and when you come there is a post all ready on this here.
Your room will take up some of your budget but not as much as you think, in Las Vegas there are rooms that will suit every pocket and in most cases you generally get what you pay for. Now the cheapest rooms on the Strip can be found at Rivera, Circus Circus , Sahara and Stratosphere. The problem that you have with all of these resorts is that the location will mean that you will end up spending money on transportation to get to the parts of the strip that you want to be at, even if you buy monorail or Deuce bus passes the cost of these can be as much as the difference between staying in one of these hotels and staying at a better hotel in a better location.
Excalibur, Tropicana, Bills, and Imperial Palace are the cheap options with good locations Luxor is also worth a mention as some of the offers that they have make bring the prices on a par with these. I have stayed at all of these hotels and unless there is a great offer on at Luxor Excalibur is my budget choice. The rooms are large and the hotel is clean, not too smoky and it has a great location., with good staff, good cheap eats and also they have some of the best offers around offering not only rates as low as $25 per night but also often include food or entertainment credits. I once stayed at Excalibur on a $40 a night rate for 2 nights this included 2 free buffets, 2 free spa passes, 2 free drinks and some 2 4 1 coupons the value of this was about $120, more than I paid for total for my stay. Wherever you stay if you get any extras included make sure you use them millions of dollars worth of these coupons are thrown away each year.
If you get a very good rate at an expensive hotel you will spend more money than you would if you stay at a cheaper hotel, as everything is more expensive, coffee, breakfast, water or soda in the shop and of course meals and drinks at the bar. Even if you try not to spend money you will spend more if you stay in an expensive resort than if you stay in a cheaper one.
You can of course stay in a cheaper hotel Downtown (Fremont Street) or off Strip, whilst I will on a longer trip have a couple of nights downtown its not where you want to stay for your Vegas vacation. I have stayed off Strip once and would not do it again as it just does not fell like you are in Vegas and the transportation to where you want to be is inconvenient and can be costly.
To find out how to ensure that you get the cheapest possible rate read the post here
How to get the best room rate in Las Vegas
No one likes to pay over the odds and I never pay more for I have to for anything and this includes my room in Vegas. Sure you sometimes I have to pay more for a room that others but it is still important for me to make sure that I still pay the lowest rate possible.
There are two ways to reduce the amount that you pay, "when you stay" and "how you book" to get the very best rate you need to combine the two. Whilst it is not always possible to have control over when you go it is still possible to make huge savings by being smart how you book.
When you stay
We all know that the time of year can change the cost of your room wherever you stay but in Las Vegas this is magnified a room one night can cost $50 and the next night $350 this was the case for us at MGM Grand in September 2007. I do not know of anywhere else in the World where rates can change as much as the do in Las Vegas.
Friday and Saturday nights in Las Vegas are the most expensive of the week, in some cases a Friday or Saturday night can cost the same as the rest if the week combined. If you can avoid staying over the weekend do so, this could mean getting out of town for a weekend (we often go to the Grand canyon for a night) or get a cheaper hotel for the weekend we have stayed downtown and off strip just for the weekend.
Check what is on, although there are over 100,000 rooms in Vegas on a busy conference week they can fill up and this affects the price hugely, check what conferences, events and concerts are on when you plan to visit, if you don't want to se what is on then it is bet to reschedule if you can.
Holidays, Las Vegas if a holiday town and this is when it is at its busiest as a result this is when room rates really go through the roof so if you can avoid being in Vegas over a holiday you will save money.
Time of year, the two weeks before Xmas are the slowest and cheapest of the year and New Years Eve the most expensive night of the year. In July and August rates drop because of the heat, May June and October can be expensive as this is when the weather is good but not the crazy heat that you have in July and August.
How to book
You can not only save a load of money by the way in which you book you can also get extras free food, drinks, entertainment and even return airfares or free nights.
Book direct with the hotel this is probably the most important thing to do, if you book direct you are usually guaranteed to get the best price, by booking direct unless you book a non refundable rate (this will be clear when you book) if the rate drops after you have booked you contact the hotel and they will drop your rate to match this, of course if the rate goes up you will still only pay the rate that you have booked at. We once paid $45 per room per night for Luxor the same room was being advertised at £110 ($150) per night in a brochure. By booking direct you only pay the first night as a deposit and this is fully refundable if you cancel or change your booking up to 72 hours before check in.
Use a code to book but check that the link takes you directly to the hotels website, these not only give you great rates but loads of extras see here for the best codes online. Look here for some of the best rates available
If you see a deal you like and a rate you are happy with book it straight away as rates change regularly and good deals are often pulled with no notice, as long as you don't book a non refundable deal you can always cancel later on if something better comes along. Don't assume that the rate you see this morning will still be there tomorrow or even later today !!
Use the discounts that still allow you book directly with the hotel, if you see a deal that asks you to pay the entire stay up front 9 times out of 10 it is not directly with the hotel (only exclusion is a non refundable offer) and therefore you don't get the advantages of booking direct . There are only so many rooms available on each deal and when that number has been hit the deal will be pulled so book when you see a rate you are happy with.
Keep checking the hotel's website to see if the rate drops if it does get in touch with the
Hotel and get them to drop your rate.
Book early, Unlike most other places you may visit booking late is not the way to get a good deal booking as early as possible is key, as I have explained you can always cancel if your plans change or you see a better deal later or get the hotel to drop your rate.
As long as you have booked direct then you should be able to have any comps deducted off of your room stay. Its easier to get somemoney back this way than you may think, you generically will not get much if anything off for low denomination slot play but table games and poker just ask to be rated. Last time I was at MGM Grand 4 hours of poker on the $1/2 table got me $40 off of my room bill. You need to go to the players club booth say the night before checkout and ask what you are entitled to and they will adjust your bill there and then. One tip if you plan to use some comp against your room its far better if they see action off of you each day, make sure something happens on your card even if you stick it in a slot and just play $10 this will work for you getting comps. If you have not booked direct no Casino can comp any of your room charges. If you book direct also try the $20 trick !!
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Robert Durst: From riches to allegedly peeing on candy
Robert Durst, the real-estate heir accused of urinating on a Texas CVS cash register and candy rack when he was picking up a prescription, is one of the strangest cases of a rich man gone off the rails.
In 2001, Durst, now 71 – whose family owns a privately held multibillion-dollar real-estate company — was arrested as a fugitive and admitted to killing his neighbor, Morris Black, cutting up his body and dumping the remains in Galveston Bay.
A trio of Houston's highest paid defense attorneys — Dick DeGuerin, Chip Lewis and Mike Ramsey — won an acquittal based on self-defense that seemed to stun even Durst himself.
His family's business, the Durst Organization, owns more than 15 skyscrapers, including the recently completed Bank of America Tower in the heart of Manhattan, and has a large investment in One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the U.S. and the replacement for the Twin Towers.
On Tuesday, after arranging for Durst to turn himself in to authorities in connection with the alleged incident at the drug store, Lewis once again defended his client, whom he said suffers from a form of autism known as Asperger's syndrome.
"He wasn't arguing with anybody and he didn't seem agitated," Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva told The New York Post, adding that she did not know what the prescription was for. "He just peed on the candy. Skittles, I think."
The 2001 dismemberment case was not Durst's first connection with a mysterious death. In 1982, he was the only named suspect in the disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack, a medical student who vanished after meeting Durst at their home in tony Westchester County, north of New York City. He was never charged.
And in 2000, after investigators probing the McCormack disappearance contacted Susan Berman, a confidant of Durst, Berman was found murdered with a gunshot wound to the back of her head. He was not charged in that crime, either.
According to the Post, Durst has been permanently ostracized from his wealthy family — last year, he was arrested for trespassing on his brother Douglas' property on the West Side of Manhattan — and more than a dozen family members have taken out restraining orders against him.
Durst is not short of money, however. Last week, the Post reported that he sold two Brooklyn properties for $21.15 million, more than doubling his initial investment. And in 2006, according to The New York Times, he cut his ties to the family and its Manhattan skyscrapers for a reported $65 million payout.
The Durst Organization had humble beginnings in 1902 when, according to the corporation's website, Joseph Durst, a tailor from Gorlice, Austria (present-day Poland), arrived in the United States with $3 to his name. After a stint in the dressmaking business, he bought his first building in 1915. The firm expanded quickly in the 1960s under his son Seymour, building a series of towers on Manhattan's Avenue of the Americas and creating the first building in the city that had a fully integrated heating and cooling system. The Dursts are known for their considerable philanthropy, especially to Jewish causes.
According to the Times, Durst broke with his family in 1994 after his father anointed his brother, Douglas, as his successor in the family business, and did not attend his father's funeral.
In 2000, the paper reported, as police investigated the McCormack and Berman cases, he posed as a mute woman, renting a $300-a-month apartment in Galveston, Texas. Durst later said, according to the Times, that he was not very good at pretending to be a woman, having once set his wig on fire in a bar

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Florida Snake Identification Key
Eastern Racer, Black Racer, Black Snake, Brownchin Racer, Everglades Racer, Racer, Southern Black Racer
Scientific name: Coluber constrictor (LINNAEUS 1758)
The following will separate the three Racers found in Florida. If you are unable to distinguish between them based on the characteristics in the key below, you probably can do so using the geographic location alone.
Select the box below that is the closest match to your snake:
Back is uniform bluish, greenish, or slate-gray; Everglades region of southern Florida and Cape Canaveral.
Your snake could be a Everglades Racer, Coluber constrictor paludicola.
Back is uniform black; chin and upper lips tan or brown; Apalachicola river drainage.
Your snake could be a Brownchin Racer, Coluber constrictor helvigularis.
Back is slate black, chin is white, iris is usually red or orange; throughout Florida (absent from the Everglades, Cape Canaveral, and the Apalachicola drainage).
Your snake could be a Southern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor priapus.
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Using Wikibooks/Contributing To An Existing Wikibook
New or Existing?[edit]
You have the urge to write. You have information that you want to share with the world. The first impulse for most new writers is to simply start a new book and start writing. However, this is not always the best idea. Wikibooks contains hundreds of books on dozens of subjects. You should check to see if there are any existing books on your subject before you start to write a new one.
Like the saying goes, there is no need to reinvent the wheel.
If there is already an existing book with a similar subject and similar goals as you want, try to contribute to that book first. It is always better to consolidate and create one good book than to separate and write many small unfinished books.
This page is going to talk about how to contribute content to existing books. However, this isn't the only task that The Wikibooks Author will want to perform. Later chapters will talk about how to create new books from scratch also.
Book Definitions[edit]
A book needs a definition. The definition helps to set the goals and the directions for the book, so that all contributors can work together collaboratively. A definition should include, either explicitly or implicitly, all the following pieces of information:
- Target Audience
- Who the book is written for. Certain audiences are going to have certain background information that you can use to build more advanced lessons on. Sometimes, instead of specifying a particular audience, you will want to specify particular prerequisites for your readers. If everybody starts off on the same foot, you don't need to cover as much background information in your book, and you can focus on writing new and more advanced information.
- Subject
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- Scope and Depth
- We know what subject we are writing about, but how much of it do we want to cover? How much depth do we want to go into? How many details do we want to cover? The scope of the book defines how much of the subject we want to cover, and the depth defines how many details we want to discuss.
Two books on the same subject can have completely different definitions. If there is already a book on your subject, but with a different definition, you can start a new book. If the book already exists with the same definition, you could contribute to the existing book and not start a new one.
Books and Communities[edit]
If the book doesn't have any active contributors, take charge and do what you can do to fix it up. Read any local style or formatting policies (some books go to great length to list this information), so that the content you add will fit nicely with the content that already exists in the book. It is typically better to build on and expand existing style guidelines than it is to reformat the entire book from scratch. Sometimes, major aesthetic changes can come from simply improving some of the existing book templates. Be wary of making changes to global templates, however, because those changes may affect other books in a negative way.
Many books will not have any style guidelines written down. In these cases, feel free to make any changes that you need to make to improve the book. Just keep in mind that if you undertake a project that is too large to complete, you might leave the book in worse condition than when you started.
Remember that in order to improve a book, you may need to be bold and make some substantial changes. If you need to move a page, or delete a page, or replace some content in order to make the book better, don't hesitate. Of course, if there are other editors contributing, it would be best to seek consensus before making any major changes.
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Wiki is a collaborative environment, and many projects that you join may have existing contributors. These contributors will all have different work schedules, activity levels, and vested interests in the book. Making massive changes to things could upset people who spent a lot of time putting them that way in the first place.
Books with no existing community are easy to edit. You find a page and you make any changes you want. Books with an existing community are quite different, although they can be just as rewarding. When multiple people are all working on the same book, it's important to communicate and collaborate. Use other authors as a sounding board for new ideas. Improve the contributions of others, and be prepared for them to improve your work as well. You may find that the book has an emergent property, gaining a higher level of quality than it would have under only one author.
Being the sole author of a book means that the book will show all the strengths and weaknesses that you write into it. The book will contain only your perspective. It will only cover the information that you know, and will not cover information or examples that you are not as familiar with. By collaborating with other authors, the book can benefit from each author's strengths, and can avoid any of the individual weaknesses.
Consensus is difficult to understand, and it's even more difficult when you and your book-writing peers are trying to pursue it yourselves. The first thing to understand is that for most issues there isn't a right or wrong answer, and most decisions are more complex than yes or no, my way or the highway. Your idea is not correct, and other competing ideas are not incorrect. No single opinion in a book is ever "optimal" by itself. Wiki is founded on the idea of emergence, that the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. Your ideas combined with the ideas of other editors, are going to be better than your ideas by themselves.
When working together don't pick one viewpoint or one perception, find a way to incorporate many. The benefit will be seen among the readers, who are all going to need a different explanation of the same concepts in order to learn. The more ideas and points of view that you can cover in your book, the better a resource the book will be.
Consensus requires an understanding of this idea of emergence. If you want the book to improve, grow, and succeed, you are all but required to listen to competing ideas and find compromises. If you don't, you are hurting the book, hurting the book community, and wasting your own time.
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Before letting me watch the Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer that spoils Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, representatives from Ubisoft made me sit in this chair. It's the Animus from the series—sort of!—and is a fine chair to recline in while watching Assassin's Creed trailers.
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By Chuck Gallagher
Roger, a good friend and an ethical individual, was at a business conference last week with a co-worker, Sam, who decided to take a few of his subordinates out for an evening of entertainment – entertainment not sanctioned by the company. The next day, as Sam was preparing to submit his receipts for his expense report, Roger noticed that he was submitting the receipts for his prior night's activities. More importantly, Roger noticed that Sam's description on the receipts was inaccurate. Sam flat-out lied on his expense report.
Roger wondered what would be the ethical thing to do. On one hand he could ignore what he saw and just let it pass, rationalizing that it was not his business. Or, he could confront Sam and encourage him to reconsider his choice, suggesting that following the ethics policy of his company would create better consequences. Or, lastly, Roger could comply with the company's guidelines and report the ethical lapse.
The question isn't what did Roger do. The question to consider is: "What would you do?"
If you chose the third option – the one that is expected as part of compliance with most organizational ethics guidelines – you would be labeled a "whistleblower." Who wants to be called that? Snitch, tattletale and other negative words from childhood come to mind when someone is called a whistleblower. Yet, if your company or association is committed to creating a culture of ethical behavior, the term "whistleblower" is the number one key to ethical success.
How Can That Be? Statistics indicate that 42% of the time someone "tipping off" an employer about an ethical lapse or potential fraud is the number one way companies maintain ethics and prevent fraud. Amazing as it may seem, internal staff is the best police system for maintaining ethical behavior.
Most are amazed that it is that high; all too often we want to look the other way, or are afraid to confront those committing ethical blunders. It's easy to understand the hesitancy; many of us are afraid to rock the boat. Often, what we fail to realize is that the person committing an ethical blunder is putting the company in danger. So, how do we create a culture of ethical actions?
1. Recognize That Unethical Choices Never Start Large. The "Unethical Continuum" is a natural progression of what many call a "slippery slope" of human action. This progression allows small infractions to go unnoticed or unreported until the day people or companies are in the midst of a full-fledged ethics disaster. Sam didn't "intend" to act unethically; he felt that he was doing the right thing by treating his subordinates to something beyond the norm at the company function. His challenge was figuring out who would be responsible for the expense. The challenge with his ethical choice was a common problem: Rationalization.
2. Understand the Three Components of Human Behavior that Lead to Ethical Lapses. When a human makes a choice, any choice, there are typically three components that come together that allow a choice to be made and move forward: (1) need, (2) opportunity and (3) rationalization. While, as employers we have little control of an individual's need, we do have some level of control over opportunity to make ethical choices and how one might rationalize behavior.
3. Be Clear About what Ethical Behavior Looks Like. Large companies have clearly drafted ethics and compliance policies that employees are expected to understand and follow. The smaller the company, the less likely there will be a clearly written ethics policy. But large or small, the challenge for all companies is communication about what is acceptable and unacceptable. Creating an ethics policy and training it effectively are keys to exposing rationalization and improving ethical behavior within an organization.
4. Train, Train, Train! Let's be honest: most ethics training is boring! It centers on the rules and never gets to the heart of what motivates human behavior. And, frankly, if we don't understand what starts folks on that slippery slope downward into the unethical realm, then we miss the opportunity to change behavior before it is too late. Effective training should move beyond just what's included in the ethics and compliance policy and cover (a) why people make unethical choices (b) what can be done to prevent unethical choices and (c) what motivates our behavior. Telling someone what to do is far less effective than helping them see the value in consistently making ethical choices.
5. Encourage Accountability. What keeps people between the ethical lines is shared accountability. We are our brother's keeper. If one is to be kept within the ethical lines then we must not only have the road signs (ethics policy), but the practical means to correct behavior. As stated earlier, 42% of the time ethical blunders are reported by co-workers or those who witness the issue. And while "whistleblower" carries a negative connotation, the reality is someone who cares enough to call "foul" to unethical actions is the most valuable ethics asset and organization has.
When in Doubt, Do the Right Thing! Ethical missteps are all the same; they will eventually lead to a negative outcome. Little infractions that go undetected or unreported often lead to larger infractions until "unethical" becomes "illegal". Perhaps we should reframe or replace the word "whistleblower" with "ethical partner". One thing is certain: ethical choices are empowered choices and that is certainly one critical component of business success.
Chuck Gallagher is the President of the Ethics Resource Group and an international expert in business ethics. Chuck provides training, presentations and consultation with associations and companies on ethics and creating ethical cultures where people do the right thing, not because they have to, but because they want to! Information can be found at www.chuckgallagher.com or Chuck can be reached via email at email@example.com or by phone at 828.244.1400.


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With an average height of 12,500 feet above sea level, Spiti Valley consists of high alpine lands scattered with quaint villages of whitewashed mud-homes and monasteries. Prepare to travel to a world where time slows down. Miles of trailing a turquoise green river amidst snow-capped mountains and pristine lakes; a place which has really really cold weather, but therein resides the warmest people you'll ever meet. A perfect combination to disconnect from the pandemonium of everyday life. Spiti road trip is an absolute delight for travelers as it provides an opportunity to unlearn the trials and tribulations of monotony.
Two Itinerary for this Amazing Road Trip, so picks what is best for you.
Lahaul Spiti Road Trip :
Manali - Rohtang Pass - Chandratal - Kunzumla - Kibber - Kaza - Manali
Duration: 6 Days | Manali to Manali.
Group size: 5-20 people.
Trip Type: Road Trip Adventure.
Best Time: June - September
Spiti Backpacking Trip:
Shimla - Rampur - Reckong Peo -Sangla- Chitkul- Kalpa - Nako - Tabo - Dhankar - Kaza - Kibber - Hikkim - Chandratal - Rohtang - Manali
Duration: 10 Days | Shimla-Spiti-Manali
Group size: 5-15 people
Best Time: June - September
a) AC will not work in Hill Stations.
b) In case the rooms are not available in selected hotels, rooms shall be booked in similar hotel or higher category rooms where you have to pay the differences.
c) Meals Timing must be followed as per the instructed time of the hotels. For any un-availed meals we shall not be responsible.
d) Please carry your valid identity proof card containing your photographs at it is required during check in to hotels. Pan card is not valid identity proof so please don't carry with you.
e) In Himachal you cannot match the facilities & services of Hotel to developed destinations. Hotels in Himachal are categorized on the basis of location, Services and costing and not as per Star Categorization.
f) No refund will be made for any unused accommodation, missed meals, transportation sightseeing tours or any other service due to Bad weather, ill health, Strike, Road blocks or any other factor beyond our Control. Such unused items are neither refundable nor exchangeable.
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Arrive in Manali, On arrival at Manali Bus Stop. you will meet and assist by our representative. check in our pre-booked hotel for Group, Do the local sightseeing tour in Manali. overnight stay in hotel.
After Morning breakfast, Drive to Chandratal via Rohtang Pass or Snow Point (54 km) from Manali at an altitude of 3958 meters, on the way sightseeing Nehru Kund, Gulaba, Rahalla Falls. On the way you will also visit Solang Valley to Kaza 50km or 2 Hours drive farther into the valley! On arrival check in to your camp (Chandra Taal (meaning the Lake of the Moon), or Chandra Tal, is situated at an altitude of about 4,300 metres (14,100 ft) in the Himalayas. The name of the lake originates from its crescent shape. Situated in the Spiti part of the Lahul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh (India), Chandra Taal is a popular destination for trekkers. The lake is accessible on foot from Batal as well as from Kunzum Pass from late May to early October. There is also a motorable road from Batal which is 14 km (8.7 mi) away from Chandra Taal. Rest of the day is leisure for you. Dinner & overnight stay in camps. Meal: Breakfast, Dinner Accommodation: Camps
After breakfast Checkout from the camp drives to Kibber. And your visit of the day will be the famous Ki Monastry. Located at 4120m, 14km from Kaza on the Kaza to Kibber Road, the car will stop at the base of the monastery hill for the ultimate photo opportunity of this remarkable structure. Visitors will be able to trek around the monastery and admire the excellent collections of ancient paintings and scriptures contained in the large monastic complex. Occupying nearly all sides of the hill, Ki Monastry belongs Gelugpa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Kibber one of the highest permanent inhabited village in the world, situated at the elevation of 4200 m located in a semi bowl-shaped narrow valley, evening return to Kaza. Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel. Meal: Breakfast & Dinner Accommodation: Zostel/Hotel Snow Lion /Hotel Sakya Abode or similar
After breakfast at hotel drive to Hikkam –Komic & Langaza. Langza – Komik – Hikkim, one of the most amazing places or circuit of villages in entire Spiti Valley. Komik is the Highest Village of Asia as of now. Dinner & overnight stay hotel. Meal: Breakfast & Dinner Accommodation: Zostel/Hotel Snow Lion /Hotel Sakya Abode or similar.
After breakfast check out from hotel and proceed for sightseeing Pin Valley is famous for its wildlife which includes critically endangered snow leopards, ibex, Himalayan bear and wolf. We'll spend some time in Kungri monastery and try to spot some wildlife. on arrival check into hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay at hotel. Meal: Breakfast & Dinner Accommodation: Hotel Snow Lion /Hotel Sakya Abode or similar
After breakfast at hotel drive to Manali (201 km 05 hours journey) on the way you will visit Rohtang Pass or Snow Point. After Reaching Manali either you can board in the bus for Delhi or You can stay here for some more days to explore the local Meal: Breakfast
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Our trek to Everest Base Camp with Explore Himalaya adventure sports association was a trip to remember. From our arrival in the Kathmandu airport to our departure 16 days later, this was amazing the way they care about us was unforgettable. God bless you all.
It was an amazing tour to kasol
I am from Australia and I came across Explore Himalaya.org while surfing the internet for my himalayan trekking adventure. Based on other positive reviews, I decided to go with Explore Himalaya.org. Now I am very happy with my decision because I had an amazing time in India and Nepal with their Team, specialy with Akshay in India and Raghav in Nepal. and all because of Explore Himalaya.They have an amazing group of guides and porters. I did the stok kangri Expedition in Leh Laddakh, India and An
I am from Mumbai. My trip with Explore Himalaya was very good. I booked my manali to leh cycling with them. We covered a lot of area. Tour leader knowledge energy and passion for Himalaya made the riding journey all so much better. We got to learn about local flora and fauna in depth, The transport and support was made so much better as Explore Himalaya team was always able to get that little bit better for what was budgeted. they had great organisation skills making the most of everyday. Thank
I want to join manali to Leh cycling camp. So please provide me quotation for 10 days. I am only one person.
Me and my sons 19 and 17 years, were desperate to do a cycling tour in India after our Nepal tour with Explore Himalaya.I was nervous doing this kind of trip in India. However, our guide Akshay had planned out the safest tour and he was very safety conscious. It was an enjoyable 8-day trip and though there were some nerve-wracking road rides, most of the trip was awesome with few to no traffic. Would definitely recommend Explore Himalaya to other travelers.
It was more beautiful than I had imagined it. Valley of flowers is simply a delight to the senses. I came to know about this trek through my friend circle. We got in touch with explorehimalaya.org and they arranged the whole trek for us in a jiffy. Uttrakhand is a home to most beautiful mountain peaks and I'm glad I have discovered the cream of it all. Kudos to the team and the support staff.
Can send me winter spiti iternary once to my mail
Pl guide me in this tour as we are 4 no of people, wants to explore himachal pradesh, so suggest me a tour of around 8 to 10 days. which covers almost all.
We make trawellng plan after 20 February so plz. Help me
First time trek but fit and fine so best Trek u guide me
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Every month Jasper Morrison sends a photo to the Vitra Magazine. And every month Vitra publish it.
Every month we send a photo to the Vitra magazine. And every month they don't.
Whereas the good Jaspers photos are always entertaining, this months entry was a lot more thoughtful and thought provoking.
Taken in Indian Pondicherry the photo shows a chandelier made from old PET bottles and Christmas lights. "If this was an exhibit at the Salone del Mobile in Milan I wouldn't give it a second look" comments Morrison, before adding "but far removed from the temptations of designer dreams in Pondicherry, it holds a very different meaning and purpose."
We don't know how often Jasper Morrison was out and about in Milan, but we saw at least two lamps made from recycled bottles in Italy, then a couple in New York and yet another at DMY Berlin (in addition to the re-appearance of one we'd already seen in Milan)
Not only that but in Berlin we also found a lamp made out of broken umbrellas.
Discarded consumer goods as lighting is a current topic in contemporary design.
Except of course the materials aren't discarded; rather, they've been used out of context to create the impression of a recycled product and so make a statement about first world consumption.
Only the product themselves automatically become an abuse of the uncontrolled consumption we in the north practice. We just call it "the temptations of designer dreams" in order to justify the unjustifiable.
For everyone who knows how much natural resources and energy goes into making one PET bottle also knows that tying it to another dozen to create a lamp is irresponsible waste.
And those who don't know, should consult the videos by MSLK or check-out the film Tapped
And so where Morrison focuses on the Pondicherry Chandelier as demonstrating the intrinsic quality of good design, for us the more important message is: Stop pretending your recycling. Please.
If you live and work as an industrial or product designer in Europe you have almost limitless possibilities as regards raw materials and production processes. If you genuinely care about creating "green" or "sustainable" design make sure your materials and production processes reflect that concern and minimise impact.
Or actually use recycled products such as with Abfallprodukt by Bastian Müller from Burg Giebichenstein University in Halle.
And if you don't care about creating "green" or "sustainable" design, then build a chair from asbestos.
When Morrison states "…in Pondicherry, it holds a very different meaning and purpose" he means, and we believe understands, that it is "genuine". Isn't created as an artistic exercise by someone with access to libraries, internet, machines and materials in a scale beyond the grasp of most people; rather, by someone who needs to solve a problem, and that with the limited resources that physically lie before him.
There's a verse in "Holiday in Cambodia" by the Dead Kennedys that goes:
Play ethnicky jazz
To parade your snazz
On your five grand stereo
Braggin that you know
How the niggers feel cold
And the slums got so much soul
The world doesn't need designers demonstrating to the the worlds poor how clever one can be with a few old plastic bottles and a bit of electric cable. As the Pondicherry Chandelier beautifully demonstrates, the skills exist, the innovation exists, the understanding exists.
And the unfair global distribution of resources exists.
The world needs designers who improve our situation and who understand that PET bottles are part of the problem and incorporating them into designs doesn't actually help.
We need fewer PET bottles, not more.
Sustainability and fairness don't mean puritan abstinence; they can be fun, aesthetically pleasing and comfortable. And as far as we're concerned should be. We positively appeal to the designers of the world to make the future for comfortable and safe; and that for all of us from Tipperary to Pondicherry and from Copenhagen to Harare.
Just don't pretend your recycling for the benefit of the over-fed and the over-paid. And especially not with PET bottles.
And so thanks to Jasper Morrison for the photo, and more of the same please.
More weak, and potentially unfunny, humour about dogs driving delivery vans tomorrow :)
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The level of anticipation is high leading up to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's third State of the State Address on Thursday.
This time, the Democratic governor is facing a host of controversial issues he'd always been able to avoid in two years with a divided legislature. But with Democrats in charge of both chambers now, there's great curiosity about whether he'll take firmer positions on a variety of issues — not the least of which is guns.
The mayor, police chief and fire chief of Aurora are set to be sitting in the well of the Colorado House chamber in front of Hickenlooper as he addresses members of both chambers Thursday. Will he talk about specific gun proposals or just recognize those affected by last summer's shooting and those who responded to it?
Will he say anything about the death penalty now that Democratic lawmakers are once again talking about repealing it? Will he urge Democrats to restrain themselves on putting more restrictions on insurance companies, expanding collective bargaining rights or regulating the oil and gas industry?
Will he talk about rewriting the state's funding formula for public schools, a proposal that could be coupled with asking voters for a tax increase?
Eric Brown, spokesman for Hickenlooper, didn't divulge specifics but offered a general outline of the governor's remarks Thursday.
"He will describe progress we've made on jobs and economic development, and he will talk about the summer wildfires and the Aurora shooting," Brown said. "He will also talk about health care, energy, gun laws and the Denver Broncos — among other things."
Hickenlooper has carefully avoided taking a position on guns previously, saying he is "ambivalent" on whether tighter controls would save lives. But he did say recently that "the time is right" for a discussion.
"I would like him to stake out a clear position (on guns) so we at least know where he stands," said state Sen. Greg Brophy, a Wray Republican and a staunch advocate of gun rights.
Fortunately for Hickenlooper, talking about further cuts to the state budget may be a topic he can avoid Thursday. The state's December revenue forecast shows tax collections were expected to be nearly $160 million higher in the 2012-13 fiscal year that ends in June than previously projected.
But the governor may be drawn into fights over what to do with the influx of money. Senate Democrats have proposed taking about $120 million of revenue and using it for tax breaks for the working poor. Neither Hickenlooper nor House Democrats have signed off on that idea thus far, and there may be a strong push to use the money to restore funding levels for colleges and public schools instead.
"I hope that he (Hickenlooper) tries to figure out a way to help the full range from big businesses to working families and everybody in between," said Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs.
Morse said he also hopes the governor addresses the state's infrastructure needs — from roads to schools and colleges — the economy, civil rights and preventive strategies in health care, crime and child welfare.
Tim Hoover: 303-954-1626, email@example.com or twitter.com/@timhoover


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Following Papi's double, play at plate stands
Third-base coach Butterfield ejected following review in seventh inning
BOSTON -- The Red Sox continue to have a tough go of it with instant replay, as manager John Farrell's challenge on Thursday afternoon that Dustin Pedroia should have been safe at the plate did not have the support of the umpiring crew.
The controversial play occurred in the bottom of the seventh inning of an eventual 2-1 loss to the Rays when Pedroia tried to score from first on a David Ortiz double that went high off the Green Monster.
Pedroia clearly beat the throw, but the issue was that it was hard to tell if his left foot touched the back end of home plate.
The call on the field by first-base umpire Toby Basner was that Pedroia missed the plate, and replays weren't conclusive enough to get it overturned.
"I thought not only did Dustin beat the throw, beat the tag, but felt like his left foot made some contact with home plate," said Farrell. "Our video internally showed that that was the case and upon review, the call came back, it stood. [The umpires] felt like there wasn't conclusive evidence to overturn the call on the field."
This left a feeling of frustration in Boston's clubhouse, as Farrell is now 1-for-5 on challenged calls.
"Of course he touched the plate," said right-hander Jake Peavy. "Of course he did. He slid dirt over the top of the plate. He got tagged after the fact. That stings."
Pedroia thought he touched home but wasn't quite as adamant as Peavy.
"I thought so," said Pedroia. "I haven't really seen the replay -- just what you see on the board and stuff. I mean, I don't really know what the rules are. I just know if you plow the catcher, you're ejected, out, then fined and suspended. So I think my job is to go as hard as I can at the back part of the plate and slide, and I did that."
Rays catcher Jose Molina, who applied the tag, wasn't looking at Pedroia's feet.
"I didn't see it," Molina said. "I catch it and just swipe."
If Pedroia had been called safe, the game would have been tied.
Red Sox third-base coach Brian Butterfield, who sent Pedroia on the play, was so outraged that he was ejected from the game.
"It's extremely frustrating when that decides ballgames, and we agree that replay is to get calls right," said Peavy. "That's the reason we agreed for this to happen. To not get them right, I don't want to hear anybody's explanation. I know what I see. You can't talk me into anything different when you see what you see. Dustin Pedroia was clearly safe -- albeit close, but clearly safe. I don't know what else to say."


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