Destination of the Month: Viva Las Vegas!

One of the strangest places I’ve ever been is good ol’ Sin City herself, Las Vegas. I’m not much of a gambler, and for a long time I resisted the idea of Vegas because I figured I had enough expenses without a holiday where the main point seemed to be feeding your hard-earned cash into slot machines.

I was talked into it, though, and to my surprise, I had a blast. That isn’t to say you don’t have your surprises in Vegas (many of them involving, shall we say, inappropriate flyers randomly shoved into your hands, regardless of gender or age – keep your kids away from anyone with paper!).

But to my surprise, Vegas really was a place I could see taking your family on vacation. There’s just so much to see and do: the Strip is like one big theme park, complete with massive pyramids and a circus. And there are so many attractions in and around Vegas that you could conceivably stay there a week without ever setting foot in a casino (well, excepting the fact that pretty much every hotel doubles as a casino, and you have to walk through them to get to your room).

Of course, all of this assumes you don’t want to spend a week plugging coins into machines. If you do, then don’t worry: Vegas is still the place for you!