Sometimes, I hear someone say that they tried solo travel once and hated it.  It’s usually not because of something horrific like getting mugged and beaten and left in an alley.  No, the reason is usually that they found that it just wasn’t as much fun without anyone to share experiences with.  In other words, [...]

BLT Burger at the Mirage isn’t your typical burger joint. First, it’s owned by Chef Laurent Tourondel, one of those celebrity chefs Las Vegas is so famous for.  He owns a series of New York City restaurants under the BLT moniker  (BLT Steak, BLT Fish, and BLT Prime) in addition to the BLT Burger restaurants.  [...]

This is the final part of a four-part series on the dueling piano shows on the Las Vegas Strip.  I hope you’ve enjoyed it, and that it will make it a bit easier for you to choose the dueling piano show that is right for you. Harrahs dueling piano show, featuring identical twin sisters Kimberley [...]

This is the third of a four-part series reviewing and comparing the four dueling piano shows on the Strip in Las Vegas. Of the dueling piano bars on the Strip in Las Vegas, the one at Napoleon’s (Paris Hotel) is the most upscale.  Napoleon’s was established as a champagne and cigar bar, and the decor [...]

This is the second of a four-part series reviewing and comparing the four dueling piano shows on the Strip in Las Vegas. The Palazzo has a dueling piano show in Salute Lounge that starts much earlier in the day than any of the other dueling piano shows on the Strip: It runs from 5:30pm to [...]

This is the first of a four-part series reviewing and comparing the four dueling piano shows on the Strip in Las Vegas. Las Vegas has no lack of entertainment options both day and night.  You can go to a $100+ show and passively sit in the audience and be entertained; you can spend the night [...]

Isla Mexican Kitchen is a very casual name for a not so casual restaurant at Treasure Island, Las Vegas.  Isla is one of Chef Richard Sandoval’s restaurants–Sandoval being a James Beard award winner and native of Mexico.  I was happy to be able to try this restaurant on the last night of my September trip [...]

Il Fornaio is an upscale Italian restaurant chain with locations in California, Washington, Virginia, Colorado, and New York, New York Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.  I had a solo dinner at the Las Vegas branch back in September.  I made an early reservation for around 5:30pm so I would have a choice of seating, [...]