cyan's Journal: Vegas!

So I thought I'd take a break from my Europe travel postings to mention the fact that I'm going to be in the Los Angeles area at the end of this month for a week-long training course. As it turns out, the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas will be shutting down permanently on September 1st. I had originally planned to visit Vegas sometime on or near Christmas with visiting the Star Trek Experience in mind. But, now that they're closing it for good, and since LA is so close to Las Vegas, I couldn't pass up this opportunity.

I had tons of fun in Reno, and I suspect that Las Vegas will be more of the same. Unfortunately, there's no single-deck $1 blackjack like they had at Bonanza in Reno. In fact, as far as gambling goes, Vegas is probably one of the most expensive destinations you could visit. But at least I get the opportunity to visit the legendary Western and their $2 blackjack after midnight ;)

Ladies and gentlement, without further ado, I present to you my itenerary. All prices are after tax, in Canadian dollars.

August 1st: Fly from LAX to LAS via United flight 1648 ($80). Take a bus from the Las Vegas airport ($2) to downtown, and then stay overnight at the legendary Gold Spike ($50).
August 2nd: Move from the Gold Spike to the Planet Hollywood hotel on the strip, where I get to stay for free thanks to my Starwood points ($0). Go see the Star Trek Experience ($50).
August 3rd: Fly from LAS to Calgary, then change to a prop plane to fly in to Edmonton.

Of course, there will be random gambling by way of cheap blackjack at the Western, and poker at Planet Hollywood. :)