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Vegas to Vancouver Island in 2 Minutes
Friday, June 18th, 2010
The trip from Las Vegas to Vancouver Island by car is both fascinating and incredibly long and boring – here’s the 24 hour trip condensed into two minutes.
Passed through the Mojave Desert during the hottest week on record, then the ancient inland seas of Idaho, through Oregon in the dark, then saw the sun rise over the green valley pastures of Washington, plowed through the rainy mountain tops, then across the border and ferry over the Georgia Strait back to Vancouver Island.
2,147 kilometres, 1,334 miles and a lot of hours behind the wheel… but well worth the trip!
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World Series of Poker Road Trip 2010
Friday, May 28th, 2010
It’s away from the the rainy west coast and out to the desert for The High Tide Travel Blog this June.
We’ll be heading south to the 41st Annual World Series of Poker 2010 in Vegas in June, both as spectators and players. This year’s field of amateurs and pros should be massive and I can’t wait to see my favorite pros in person (Chris Ferguson and Doyle Brunson are at the top of my list).
Since we’ve decided to drive the 21ish hours down rather than fly, I’ll be blogging and posting pictures about the trip along the way as my husband and I go on a good ol’ fashion long haul road trip in our Civic Hybrid – Vancouver Island to Vegas, or bust.
See you on the road.
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Decaffeinated Vegas – a rant
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
On my last trip to Las Vegas I was lucky enough to stay at the beautiful Platinum Hotel, who supply each room with a coffee maker and daily supply of coffee. I found the coffee they offered to be mediocre but hey, it was available and I was happy to drink it. I was irritated with Platinum’s Kil@wat restaurant for charging me 1/2 the price of my breakfast for a coffee (breakfast: $6, cup of coffee: $3). Little did I know just how good I had it… (more…)
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The Full Tilt Canada Cup of Poker begins this Thursday
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
After a long wait, Full Tilt The Canada Cup of Poker is here, starting tomorrow night on The Score channel across Canada.
In the summer of 2009, 60,000 Canadians competed in a series of regional online freerolls to win a seat in the first annual Full Tilt Canada Cup. This unique event brought together the top 21 players from across Canada to compete in a live team Texas Hold Em Poker tournament. Each team of three represented one area of Canada, players either qualifying for their province of residence or province of birth. Being worried about not only your own play, being on TV and having two other people counting on your every move made for some interesting moments and strategies from playing tight to loose to bizarre. (more…)
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Underwater in Vegas – experiencing Shark Reef
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Vegas is a gigantic playground with anything and everything to do, and doing something ‘nature-focused’ may not be on top of everyone’s list. But as soon as I read about Shark Reef in a Las Vegas magazine, I knew I wanted to give it a go.
Shark Reef is a massive predator-based aqurium located in the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. It houses over 2000 animals throughout - in a well-designed jungle enviroment with living trees and plants, followed by a sunken temple and ship wreck for underwater viewing of fish and aquatic wildlife.
The entry fee for Shark Reef is $16.95 for adults and $10.95 for kids, and although this may seem a bit pricy for some, it’s pretty afforable for both aquariums and Vegas and the bang-for-your-buck value is very high, as you can spend hours inside the aquarium going from exhibit to exhibit. (more…)
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