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Well this is going to be a short one because we all know how much fun it is travelling all day across time zones!! Not so much!
We had to get the airtrain in to Brisbane airport, the plan being we'd meet Cassie at 8.30. She was texting me by 8am asking where we were... and I thought she might be late... silly me! She was so good with her packing, only had a tiny case with nothing in it. We on the other hand had small cases but they weighed far too much so ended up checking them through.
Ok so long boring squishy flight, none of us really slept. Landed in LA at 6.30am and then had a 3 hour wait for our flight to Vegas. We were all so tired.
Finally arrived in Vegas at about 1pm... this is where we were long hauled again.
I've been on Trip Advisor for the last year researching and found out about the taxis in Vegas and how they love to "tunnel" people, which means they go the long way out of the airport, through the tunnel and up the freeway. When we got in the cab I asked him to "please take Swenson Street" and what did he do??? Tunneled me!!! I was so angry... half way up the freeway I said " you didn't take Swenson" to which he replied "Oh no this is the way we have to go"!!! Me being the big wuse I am let it drop and he got paid $25 instead of the $15 it should have been... NOTE to anyone coming here... NO TUNNEL!!!
Checked in at Bills Gamblin Hall and Saloon, it's small and old but it's smack bang in the middle of the strip. We've got the perfect view of the Bellagio Fountains. First thing we did was walk to Walgreens and bought a few bits and pieces, grabbed a Tracfone so Rodd and I could find each other if we got lost!! I had bought an AT&T sim for my iPhone from ebay so had to get credit organised, still not sure if the data is working yet!
Still haven't worked out how to get the photos on here.. but we're in VEGAS!!! I'll work on it.. Gabby, Lyndal, any tips??
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Pardi Hi all...didn't know Cassie was going too ? Have a great time Cassie and learn a lot....DJ rang in a panic as ADSL was down and you know Telstra...you've got to know your dog's birthday before they'll help you...anyhow after ages on the phone I was able to get thru their system to find out that whole ares were out due to flooding....I think we should look to satellite...my system here hasn't had a single problem in three years and not affected by weather....discuss it when I see U in March........get some sleep....power up the batteries and GO.......not too much gambling though.........love Dad
Pardi I don't get the time on the last comment....it was placed at 6.25 AM that is Tuesday morning....not 8.28 PM......Pardi./....Dad
Mum Yes...after all those months of planning and talking about your holiday to the US. we can't get over the fact you didn't tell us Cassie was going on this trip with you!!!! i kept saying nooo that's NOT Cassie..well she does look sort of different (older and a thinner face than I recall?), but Dad kept saying ofcourse it's Cass! Anyway..hope you ALL have fun. Love ...
Debra Thinking of you all - you are going to have SO much fun! x
footloose_llr Sorry Mum and Dad... thought I had. Was a last minute thing really, only in the last couple of weeks we organised it. Having a great time but too much burning the candle at both ends!! xxThanks Deb, hope everything is going ok for you there?! x
cafe_travel Liane! Starbucks??!!! No no no no no!!!
cafe_travel Hmmmm there's a tick-box in here someone that lets you weave your photos through your text. It should just do it automatically. Not happening? And I see you did check your luggage in! As if you could travel for 5 weeks with carry-on luggage! You should see the size of my suitcase!
footloose_llr Gabby it wasn't the size so much as the weight... mine weighed in at 8.5 kg and rodds was about the same... I can believe they only let you have 7 kg carry on!!! Think about it.. I don't weigh much and with my luggage still not much and yet there's huge ppl and their luggage.. should be combined weight!! Very un PC of me!