Honeymoon!!

RCI in january

punta cana:
Ocean Blue and Sand Club - picture above is honeymoon suite.
jan 22nd.

Hotel:

580 Junior Suites standard

58 Junior Suites Privilege

58 Junior Suites Deluxe

12 Honeymoon suites

Cable TV, Minibar and Safe

2 swimming pools and Jacuzzis

Lobby with Free Wi-Fi

Sports centre

Climbing wall and bowling

Diving Centre "Dive It! Scuba & Fun"

Non-motorized aquatic sports and beach activities

Motorized aquatic sports ($)

Tours ($) and entertainment programme

Internet Corner ($)

Ocean Tower Casino

RESTAURANTS:

El Carey & La Tortuga: Main buffet restaurant

La Cana: Beach buffet restaurant and snacks

La Casa de mi Abuela: Dominican restaurant

Margarita: Mexican restaurant

I Mascherati Di Venezia: Italian restaurant

Route 66: American restaurant

La Brasa: Caribbean Grill restaurant

Bucanero: Sea Food restaurant ($)

El Bodegón: Chef‘s Table & Wine Cellar & Spanish Tapas ($)

2 pool bars

Disco bar, Sports bar and Mike‘s Coffee

4 snack bar

All-Inclusive 24h Service:

Meals, snacks, local and selected international drinks.

Moon Palace $2300 per week mandatory all inclusive. WTF? we don't eat THAT MUCH!! we might drink that much though.

Ocean Manor- Cabarete, DR
Lifestyle Crown Villas- - Puerto Plato, DR
review on tripadvisor - personal staff? maid make us breaky?

BOONDOCKS, South Dakota

Me thinks this picture speaks loudly by itself! now- note the tube socks. Is the wiener on the run? Also note- ketchup and mustard brows. a lot of thought went in to this wiener- scary thought, but still.

We came across this at a roadside stop in between Deadwood, Sd and Rapid City. Boondocks has a drive in and some sort of ferris wheel action.

It was raining and there was a guy polishing a car in the next drive-in stall or I wouldda gotten out and dry humped that wiener until I pissed my pants in teary laughter.

Honeymoon
audley travel - uk based but good ideas

Canary Islands- Tenerife: gran melia pelacio gold crown super schwank still under construction...
Airport code TCI about 1000 rt
about Tenerife
Tenerife Guide

Keystone, CO

Keystone Restaurants on Resort Eateries

Keystone Dining at Keystone travel

Cala Inn Celtic 40 Cove Blvd, Unit A1/2 Summit Cove, CO

Summit Activities - Restaurants

Dam Brewery

Review ala Chowhound- lowdown on a ton of places

Silverheels in Frisco has sushi nights .. hmmmm??

SkiTown Restaurants Blog

med cruise

cruise critic

Mazatlan...
Tequila Tour/zip line

Flota BiBi Fishing

Yoga - Maureen

Tours

OUR HOTEL

VEGAS!!
Oct 24th-27th
Friday. Arrive at 9:20 AM. Going to Hard Rock...
Shopping : Miracle Mile at Planet Hollywood
Fashion Show Mall
Outlets

Friday, dinner at Shubuya MGM's sushi heaven

Weatherbug says upper 80's for the high!!

Dining at Hard Rock
Ago; Italian, Dinner Only
Pink Taco; Mexican, 11a-10p
AJ's Steakhouse; steaks, dinner only
Mr Lucky's 24-7 diner
Nobu; sushi, dinner only

The concrete man and his wife are staying at the Mirage. Checking out the food options there.
Fine Dining: Japonais, Fin (chinese), Stack, Samba(brazilian), Onda (italian), Kokomo's (steak &seafood in rainforest setting)
Casual Dining: BLT Burger, Caribe Cafe, California Pizza Kitchen, Carnegie Deli, Paradise Cafe, Coconuts Ice Cream, The Roasted Bean, cravings (buffet)

This is the best, by place, list of food at lovetoeatandtravel.com

Sushi Samba at Pallazzo japanese, brazilian and peruvian
Olives at Bellagio mediterranean, pizza, etc
Rosewood Grille: 3763 Las Vegas Blvd S 702-792-9099
---across from the Monte Carlo Resort, right next door to Alan Alberts
Gallagher's at NYNY

Things to do:
Bodies...The Exhibition at luxor $31

Blackjack Trainers online...
Hit or stand
Black Jack info i like this one the best. I don't get pissed like it's telling me what to do.
not like that guy from Hotlanta that was splitting kings and tens.. OMG

Great list at ABOUT - 100 things to do in vegas

Tony booked our room for our pre Christmas Getaway. We are in Silver Mill, 8170 from December 20-24th!!! We bought the Buddy Pass or whatever they call it this year. $409 for Abasin, stoner and breck.

Vegas Vacation.,..

Arrive 9:17 am Terminal 1
UA Flight: 1465

In search of a limo to pick us up at the airport.Stretch Limo $57 per hour including the $5 airport ass tax at Bell-trans (702) 739-7990 (they have walk up service at the airport)

$60 per hour. They all also have luxury cars for $38 plus the $5 airport fee at Omni Limo

Vegas Phil looks interesting... check it out later. I got voicemail

I put in a quote request at limos.com

McCarran Airport limo info

walk up at airport:

CLS (702) 740-4050 limo $55 and up; Sedan $45 and up

Executive Las Vegas 702-646-4661 limo $57 and up; Sedan $39 and up

DONE: Update: $58 plus tip 10-20% Bell Trans conf#730062. phone number on my phone!

Mazatlan part deux
flights...
Nov 29-dec 6th.. no nonstop. $430
Flights to Cabo- nonstop $540; 1 stop $440

Mazatlan flight 2 tix $860
Hotel:
Costa De Oro $1362/1458 for ocean view
Hotel Playa Mazatlan $1689/ 1804 for ocean view
Oceano Palace $1480
Luna Palace $758 p/person

Vegas 08 part deuce

Chris Cornell Friday night at the Hard Rock...
Saturday- spa and salon

Saturday night..... Rosewood Grill?

Sunday?

Bootleg Canyon Flightlines
1512 Industrial Rd.Boulder City, NV 89005(702) 293-6885 $150
on youtube

Yoga instruction in Vegas
Heather Stanley

We're headed to Glacier....

Monday: Leave for Livingston.
Stop in Billings for Sushi Lunch!!

Sweet Ginger (link to commercial on youtube)
2515 Montana Ave, Billings - (406) 245-9888 - closed mon.
Na Ra Restaurant - open monday lunch!!
3 Custer Ave, Billings - (406) 245-8866

Could stay at the Livingston Motel Inn or
Downtown at the Murray for $98 per night.
(the Murray is the winner at $98 for a standard room)

Monday- Hang with DaLi and help her find a car/tag/insurance!

Tuesday:
Must get to Ronan, MT to pick up the 4wheeler.
Ronan Power Products
35863 Round Butte Rd West - Ronan MT 59864

We want to get to Big Fork, MT to stay at the Marina Cay (2 nights)
Big Fork Hotels
Marina Cay - Courtyard K $115; Waterfront Suite $129 800-433-6516
Timbers Motel average motel $68 800-821-4546
Sleeping Bear themed rooms starting at $150 406-837-1447
Bridge Street Cottages $95/nt for room/cottage (888) 264-4974
7 miles out - Coyote Inn & Roadhouse (406) 837-4250 or (406) 837-1233
Right on the river, ,free use of canoes and such.
South of Big Fork
Islander Inn has some CRAZY island decor at about $100/night for the cheesiest.
406-837-5472
West side of Flathead lake:
Bayshore Motel $55 Lakeside, MT 800-844-3132

Restaurants in/around Bigfork
Flathead Brewery 26014 E Shore Rte (406) 837-0353

Wednesday
Fish and hang around Big Fork.

Thursday:
Headed to see Glacier.Plan a hike.
Belton Chalet at the west entrance 888.235.8665
Glacier Mountian Resprt Cabins 877-213-8001 $110
We want to get to the halfway motel 406-888-5650

East side of Glacier- LInk to lodging list

St Marys Lodge (888-778-6279) east side of going to the sun road
Western Motel in Browning MT (406) 338-7572
Glacier Trailhead Cabins $120 cabin w/ no tv. 1.800.311.1041 Browning or Babb, MT
Swift Current Motor Inn (406) 732-5531 Browning
Many Glacier Motel (406) 732-4411 Browning
War Bonnet Lodge (406) 338-7610 Browning
Dancing Bears Inn at east entrance (406) 226-4402
Montanas Duck Lake Lodge 406-338-5770
north of Going to the Sun Road



Friday night... Livingston again

Saturday:
Bozeman- Sushi?
Dave's Sushi
115 N bozeman 406-556-1351 - closed sunday

Jadra's Sushi Bar
101 E Main St 406- 522-8814

Billings- Sam's Club for Pork Shoulder - nevermind- there is no Sam's in Billings... WTF?
Home again!

My brother moved back to Kansas, so I got to see his 5 kids. We played around in the back yard and then went out to Lake Perry.

Anne, Logan (born Aug 19th) and Brett


I'll do what big brother does!!

Tanya and Mark had a jimmy buffett style margarita party for their 40th birthdays!! Everyone had a great time. Tanya's camera got the best pics.. but these show a bit of what kind of party it was! Tons of fun was had for sure.

ZION?

fly to vegas...drive to zion

lodging google map and links to a shitload of motel hotel action

In Park at the Zion Lodge $15o and up not available til late Oct
Majestic View $149/nt
Best Western avail oct 14-16 $119
Terrace Brook Lodge $100 total motel schwank
Bumbleberry Inn 89-99/night. Rates decrease Nov 1st
example itinerary
Zion Park Motel $79

Vega$

arrival at 645ish. We cabbed it to TI and checked in. They'd convinced us that a room with a view is better and a better value than our tower deluxe room. We got up there on the 30th floor and didn't feel very special. I called down to the front and had them switch us to a Tower Deluxe room. An elevator going only to 31-36 floors, requiring a key to go up.. now that's special. The room was the exact same layout as the 30th floor "room with a strip view" but with 4foot higher ceilings. yeah. we could still see the strip- just the north view


The room itself had the most lush comforter and bedding that I've ever had at a place so far.. at least that I can remember. This trip to vegas, I'm proud to say I remember all the details.. it's not all one big drunken blur. I don't remember whether we gambled first or went straight to dinner.. but I think T sat in on some $25 BlackJack first...



Dinner Night one: Cafe BaBaReeba at the Fashion Show Mall


We ordered the marinated mushrooms, blue cheese filet, manchego and spinach stuffed shrooms, marinated manchego, calamari, Ahi Tuna Salad (not enough tuna) and I think that was all. It was definitely amazing.. as amazing as I remember!! I love Tapas I love food! I love flavor combinations and ordering everything!

Then back to TI for some gambling.... then to Winn. then to TI, Mirage, Bellagio, Caesars and the Venetian with its horrible air freshener. We bought a little gifty for Crystal's bday.. which is TODAY!!! Should be on it's way all packaged up and safely journeying to Colorado.

Vegas Vacation... Saturday:
wakey wakey... eggs and bakey..
TI's buffet was too crowded so we went over to the Mirage. YUM but hardly worth $50 for 2.
we walked the strip a bit that day- Fashion Show mall front to get T some walkin shoes at Sketcher... over to MGM and NYNY and down to Mandalay Bay. We bought tickets to the House of Blues Gospel Brunch for Sunday and went back to TI for some blackjack and then recoop from being up so late. We'd made rese's at the Social House Sushi joint at TI overlooking the Sirens of TI pirate show.

T's idea and it was a fabulous one. it was amazing sushi and nigiri!!! the fatty Tuna was the best~ so was the boxed salmon with the crunchy things... We had the best view of the sirens show! the man pirate ship was right under our table~~!! the sirens were off on the other side but the pyrotechnics blew off under our noses!!

After dinner we both bellied up to a bj table... T in the High Roller Room at TI and me at the $10 table!! We both did well.. then T did fantastic!! yay! We had our second dinner at Pho, the vietnamese place at the coffee house in TI. yum.. i had the spring rolls and t had some spectacular meat and veggie dish. It seemed like the Viet version of midwest stew, yum.
We stayed up too late and had to get up and out semi-early on Sunday for the Brunch at House of Blues
I gotta be honest. Where are my boobies in this pic? I have them.. I can see them right now, but they are hiding out somewhere in this pic. We bought the tickets right after T took this pic.

Sinday: Get up.. drink water.. take shower to ready weary eyes


The House of Blues Gospel Brunch's stage was set and so were the tables. We sat family style at long tables for about 30. Our seats were close.. table 6 seats 5 and 6. The food was great, sausages, bacon, biscuits and gravy, red beans and rice, shrimp, tortellini and this fucking peach cobbler that almost made my head pop off. yum. we sat next this rambunctious couple with champagne making ours into a mimosa brunch! ya! I'm pretty sure we saw a special show. The singer/reverend guy proposed to his girlfriend after he got all the birthday and anniversary people up on stage.

After Brunch, we took the tram thing to Excaliber and walked over to NYNY and over to MGM. We wandered in a bit and the signs were clear to buy tix for the Crazy Horse show that night. We got a 10% MGM discount and then we wandered up the strip a bit more.. the M&M store was WAY too crowded to check out and we really have no need for anything other than fun and relaxation... I donated $100 to a BJ table and $100 to the slots that day, but I got it back that night at MGM before the Crazy Horse show..


Dinner: Tram to Mirage : Samba at Mirage for Brazilian Rodizio style. They had this garlic sauce possibly made of cilantro, garlic, red chiles, oil and somethine acidic.. lemon or vinegar or something yummy!
Fried plantains, black beans n rice, glazed carrots, bread and salad with a cream sauce, hearts of palm, feta, and i don't remember whatelse..accompanied the sausage, chicken, bacon wrapped turkey, strip steak, sirloin and pork and pineapples:) yum.

Cabbed it to MGM

Crazy Horse
table 108, about 6 feet from the stage, if that. it was crazyamazing the lights shone on the girls during the scenes make it even more amazing. it is almost surreal and very sensual! Be careful about ordering a bottle of water though.. they don't tell you upfront you can get tap water... so $7 later we had a bottle of Fiji.. The "Teasing" and the mandancers were my favorite. Somehow I left the booklet they gave us in our room, but it was a memorable show.

Leavin on a Jet Plane:MONDAY

We waited on coffee for an hour and then cancelled and went to the pool at TI's kahunaville patio restaurant for food. The B'fast Burrito is about 12 eggs thick and way too much food, yet good.

I sat at a $5 table for 15 min and made $100 bucks, so I walk away happy.

We talked to the casino host who knocked our room rate to $79 less than half of our original price~ yeah!