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Inside the Hoover Dam
David Whitley takes a day trip from Las Vegas to one of the world’s great engineering marvels. The bottom of Hoover Dam from inside it – on the Arizona/ Nevada border. It’s a childish first thought...
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Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas | Review
Las Vegas’ tourism boom didn’t start with casinos or lavish shows – it began with atomic bombs. The volcano show outside the Mirage is thankfully the most explosive thing about Las Vegas these days…...
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Helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas
The Grand Canyon: not named ironically. There are some places in the world where, if you don’t put your hand in your pocket and do it properly, you’re just cheating yourself. And nowhere is that more...
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50:50 – The percentage game in Las Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas: Where cowboy hats are worn non-ironically. She walks to the table, tattooed arms and general sag spilling out of a top both sleeveless and shapeless. Her hair belongs in a...
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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Free city guide
What actually happened in Vegas stays in Vegas, but these are the recommendations David Whitley would make if you’re going to Sin City to create your own anecdotes… LAS VEGAS SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS...
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10 Bond villain lairs you can visit
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico – home of a rather famous fight scene… With new Bond film Skyfall out at the end of October, the spotlight will again fall on the exotic locations that have lit...
View ArticleHotel design: When style trumps function and annoys guests
It had all gone so well until I turned the lights out. The hotel room had, thus far, pulled off the remarkable feat of not doing anything to particularly annoy me. It’s something that’s surprisingly...
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Nobu Hotel at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas | Review
Photo courtesy of Nobu Caesar’s Palace. Does the Nobu restaurant empire’s first step into hotels cut the mustard (or wasabi)? The welcome Prepare for disorientation. The first Nobu hotel is more a...
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Best weekend break destinations for Americans
Why not take a tour round the US Capitol in Washington DC? Six brilliant long weekend options for American travellers, whether it’s education in Washington DC, music in Austin or beaches in Puerto...
View ArticleThe case of the missing cool
When luggage goes missing, sanity quickly follows. It was an uncharacteristic degree of cool. Short of donning a shiny white suit and sauntering through a beach full of beautiful street dancers...
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