WavesofFury: My Vegas Must-Do List
Author-For-A-Day “WavesOfFury” Slams Us With A Rush Of Vegas “Must-Do’s”
Alright, my Vegas musts:
1. A nice, recently updated room. I hear so often that the room doesn’t matter at all, and that it’s just a place where you take a quick nap and set your stuff down, but I couldn’t disagree more. Even if I don’t spend a ton of time there, I’d still rather not come “home” to some dump at the end of the night. Plus, I like seeing the latest and greatest rooms Vegas has to offer…partially to see if there are any ideas I want to steal for my own house.
2. Some kind of interesting view. Before this month, I would’ve said a Strip view. But I recently had a room on the backside of Aria facing Vdara, some of Cosmo, Rio, a couple of unknown high-rises and the mountains in the distance. Loved it! Especially compared to the Strip view I’ve had at Aria before, which I didn’t think was all that great.
3. This one’s probably just me, but something Penn Jillette-related. I’ve seen the Penn & Teller show a few times and saw Penn and Johnny Thompson do “The Gambler’s Ballad” at The Bucket Show a few weeks ago. Actually got to go to his former house The Slammer for the United Church of Bacon’s fundraiser, and his yard sale this past weekend.
He’s such a genuinely nice guy and I’m a huge fan of his podcast Bullshit, and all he’s done for the Atheist, Skeptic, and Libertarian communities. So, I’ll show him some support whenever I can.
4. A great buffet. For me, it used to be Bacchanal at Caesars Palace (and only Bacchanal), but ever since I tried Wicked Spoon at Cosmopolitan, it’s been a pretty close race.
Wicked Spoon Buffet at Cosmopolitan
And finally…
5. After this past weekend, hiking at Red Rock Canyon. I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything that beautiful in person before in my entire life. And since I was incredibly unprepared (only had 2 bottles of water, regular walking shoes, no sunblock, etc) and, as a result, didn’t get very far on any of the trails, I know I haven’t even scratched the surface yet.
I kind of hate that the cheap admission price is offset by the necessity of renting a car. But I suppose the cost of renting a car is probably more than made up by the fact that it’ll be keeping me out of a casino for the better part of a day. So, I think it’s still a great bargain if you’re into the outdoors.
Photos: [Sammasseur]
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If you liked Red Rock, next time do Valley of Fire.
Yeah, a guy at work was telling me the same thing. Will definitely check it out!
I was SOOO excited to try Bacchanal for their little basket of chicken and waffles. They had NONE. Wait wasn’t that bad either and it was still only a few months old…maybe not even a year. I tried Wicked Spoon in July and I would rather have Bacchanal. Good call on that one. My sister loved the hot and cold crab legs. Much smaller than I thought it be compared to others like Studio B in Henderson and even Wicked.
Red Rock is also a go to excursion for me every year with either, scooters or mini cars. Good call.
Did the Bachanal buffet 3 weeks ago for brunch, with bottomless mimosas, sadly disappointed in the buffet. Quality was very poor, selection was disappointing, and I don’t class 3 mimosas as bottomless. Wicked spoon, 2 days later was awesome. I know that personal taste has a lot to do with it, so let’s say they’re both awesome. (Even though WS is a lot, lot better.
Yeah, I ate at Bachannal the year it opened, and probably every year since, and there’s been a noticeable decline in quality. Last time I got a slider then realized I’d probably chip a tooth on the bun if I were to bite into it. Definitely leaning more towards Wicked Spoon nowadays.