Entertainment

Carousels Around the World

March 20, 2013
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No, I’m not talking about baggage carousels. Heh. I’m talking about the beautiful, painted carousels with ponies that go up and down. I adored carousels when I was a child. I didn’t often see them outside the county fair. But I was lucky enough to travel a bit as a child, and when I saw [...]

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Live Entertainment at Disney World

March 30, 2012
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Many people go to Walt Disney World without realizing how much it has to offer beyond theme park rides. I’ve known people who have gone to the Magic Kingdom, assuming that was all there was to Disney World! When I inquired about how they liked Animal Kingdom or Epcot, they looked at me like they [...]

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Universal’s CityWalk vs. Downtown Disney

January 27, 2012

Ask almost any regular Orlando visitor which has the best nightlife options–Universal Orlando’s CityWalk or Disney World’s Downtown Disney–and the majority will say: CityWalk. I would have also said this, even before I visited CityWalk for the first time (mainly because I’m still bitter about Disney shutting down the Adventurer’s Club). And yet if you [...]

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Let’s Hear it for the Buskers!

February 25, 2011

When I travel, I usually visit cities. I’m from the country, and yet I think I might have been a city girl in another life, because I love cities. I love the bustle and the buildings, the ease of getting around on foot or via public transportation, and I love how alive cities feel.  In [...]

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A Solo Night at Brendan’s Irish Pub

January 11, 2010

Do you like going out to hear live music when you travel?  I do.  I rarely go out for live music at home, because I have to get up pretty early for work and our local music venues tend to target a much younger demographic (it’s a college town). So going out to hear live [...]

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Dueling Piano Shows, Part IV: Harrahs

December 18, 2009

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 [...]

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Dueling Piano Shows, Part III: Napoleon’s

December 15, 2009

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 [...]

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Dueling Piano Shows, Part II: Salute Lounge

December 7, 2009

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 [...]

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Dueling Piano Shows, Part 1: NYNY, Las Vegas

November 30, 2009

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 [...]

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