Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas – Fireworks & Demolition (In Full)
September 2nd, 2010
Demolition of the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with fireworks (from the BBC).
Duration : 0:7:22
Along the Strip; a look at some spectacular sights in Las Vegas
August 31st, 2010
Las Vegas has many hotels along the famous strip. Many new ones, and many from the Rat Pack days. Alan G. Wasenius shows many photographs of these hotels including the Flamingo, and Bellagio. You will see the grandeur of this city in the desert.
Duration : 0:3:20
Is Las Vegas Going Under?
August 23rd, 2010
Source: (Excerpt Below) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/27/nevadas-economic-misery-m_n_661043.html
It’s hard to find a home bought before 2009 that isn’t underwater and very few landlords, when running credit checks, look for foreclosures or short-sales on a tenant’s record. Otherwise, a manager couldn’t fill a building.
Nevada has a greater concentration of economic misery than any other state. The state’s unemployment rate, which in June edged up to 14.2 percent, has risen faster during the past year than it has anywhere else, and nearly six percent of all homes across the state’s desert landscape received a foreclosure filing in the first six months of the year.
While the concentration of misery may be greater in Nevada, it was caused by the same unchecked housing bubble and unregulated financial gambling that brought pain to the rest of the country. If present trends go unchecked, Nevada is America’s future.
The jobless rate would likely be much higher, say residents, if Nevada were not such a transient state. When folks lose their jobs and their homes, they often pack up and move in with relatives…”Nevada was pretty much a growth economy for most of the past two decades,” says Steven Horsford, the Nevada State Senate’s Minority Leader, a Democrat who represents North Las Vegas. “When the financial crisis hit, it disproportionately affected Las Vegas because of our growth rate.”
Horsford says the local economy is struggling not because fewer tourists are coming to Vegas, but because the people who do come are spending less money. (A cab driver complains that he doesn’t have many fewer customers, just more families haggling over the $60 fare.) Horsford said Vegas needs to switch from relying on casino tourism to green energy and medical tourism.
“We were used to being able to help virtually all segments of our population get a job if they wanted a job, have benefits, earn money to put their kids through college — we called it the Las Vegas dream,” he says. “From a leadership standpoint, knowing that two-thirds of all homes are either upside down or are in foreclosure is one of the most humbling realities we are dealing with.”
The decay in Vegas doesn’t stay there: It reverberates throughout the state. “Coming Soon” signs have been pulled down across the city, because nothing is coming soon other than more foreclosures. The Nevada landscape is pockmarked by empty condos and casinos, some of them fully built and sitting there empty, others are shells frozen in time. When analysts talk abstractly about Wall Street sucking capital out of the real economy, these stalled construction projects are the on-the-ground reality. “60% Reduced Prices” promises one empty condo development…
Duration : 0:5:14
Pair of Excalibur Hotel Las Vegas Keycards and Upcoming.
August 5th, 2010
This video shows that the security level in Excalibur hotel in Las Vegas is high as the guest elevators in both of the towers are guarded twenty four hours, and the signs on the security console show “Your Security is very important to us. Please show your room key.” Note: There is a thirteenth floor in this building and shadywood79. See elevator video for details
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4U4eThbCUc
I might do this (depends if security allow this) as every time I walk to Costco there are security consoles too but you need to show membership card upon entering the warehouse store. I will be in Las Vegas from August 4-8 doing lots of Las Vegas elevators. Stay tuned for Las Vegas elevator videos.
To shadywood79: I will make videos for you.
Duration : 0:0:5
Las Vegas Excalibur Casino
July 25th, 2010
Me walking around in Casino of Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas
Duration : 0:1:54
Paris in Las Vegas (HD)
July 23rd, 2010
Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA. Its theme is the city of Paris in France; it includes a half scale, 541-foot-tall (164.6 m) replica of the Eiffel Tower, a sign in the shape of the Montgolfier balloon, a two-thirds size Arc de Triomphe, a replica of La Fontaine des Mers, and a 1,200-seat theatre called Le Théâtre des Arts. The front of the hotel suggests the Paris Opera House and the Louvre. The Paris is linked via a promenade to its sister property, Bally’s Las Vegas, through which it is linked to the Las Vegas Monorail. A unique architectural aspect of Paris Las Vegas is that the back legs of its Eiffel Tower actually come down through the ceiling into the casino floor. In fact, it was planned to be full scale, but the airport was too close and the tower had to be shrunk.
Duration : 0:5:5
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino – Las Vegas – On Voyage.tv
July 16th, 2010
At the south end of the famous Las Vegas Strip sits the sprawling 60-acre tropical-themed Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino attracting leisure travelers looking for some sun, fun and gambling. This Las Vegas hotels facilities are seemingly limitless and include an 11-acre inland beach and pool complex, a 135,000-square-foot casino, a four level Convention Center, sprawling health spas and a theater that hosts Broadway productions and world-class entertainers. In short, Mandalay Bay has enough services, amenities and entertainment that guests need never leave the complex.
Exotic fish swim in the 14-foot aquarium in the center of the lofty, marble lobby. Decorated with rich wood hues and soft draperies, the rooms and suites are designed with comfort in mind from the plush beds and overstuffed couches to the HD flat-screen TVs and stocked mini bars. Spacious en suite baths have glass showers, soaking tubs, separate water closets and twin sinks all done in rich marble and natural stone. Accommodations range from the 500-square-foot Deluxe Room to the 2000-square-foot Media Suite, which boasts a massive entertainment center set up like a mini-screening room.
The Mandalay Bay is home to a whopping 22 restaurants, cafés and snack bars that collectively offer just about every type of global cuisine. Tempura Sashimi and sizzling grilled Szechuan beef are on the menu at the Asian fusion restaurant China Grill, which has a planetarium-style illuminated ceiling. At Rumjungle, guests pass though a wall of fire and then a cooling waterfall to dine on exotic Caribbean, Brazilian and Cuban food including entrées prepared in the Rodizio-style fire pit. Celebrity chefs have a strong presence at Mandalay, including the Hubert Keller helmed fine French restaurant, Fleur de Lys, and Charlie Palmers renowned modern-American restaurant, Aureole. Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger of the Food Networks “Too Hot Tamales” fame serve spicy Mexican fare on sunny patios at the Border Grill, and Wolfgang Puck makes his first foray into Italian cuisine at Trattoria Del Lupo.
Entertainment and activities are the essence of a Las Vegas vacation at Mandalay Bay. The massive aquatic complex has several pools, Jacuzzis and a lazy river, all surrounded by cabanas and day beds. But the sandy beach and expansive tide pool are what set this property apart from other Las Vegas hotel and casinos. Two spas are available to guests: the 30,000-square-foot Spa Mandalay, with its extensive menu of body and beauty treatments, and the more intimate Bathhouse, which puts a sleek, modern twist on traditional European wet spas. Each is accompanied by a fitness center complete with state-of-the-art cardio and strength training equipment.
Theres no shortage of Las Vegas entertainment and nightlife at Mandalay Bay. The on-site Convention Center hosts headline concerts and sporting events like championship boxing and Ultimate Fighting; the House of Blues Music Hall has had the likes of big name performers such as Bob Dylan and Sheryl Crow grace its stage. Several bars and lounges are found throughout the property offering everything from a mellow nightcap to an all-night party. The 135,000-square-foot casino is the crown jewel of Mandalay Bay with games, slots, cards and race/sport betting all set in a lush, tropical ambience.
The whole family will enjoy the nightly performances of Disneys The Lion King, or a visit to the predator-based Shark Reef Aquarium, which is home to 2,000 plants and animals. Mandalay Place Shopping has dozens of clothing, jewelry, gift, accessories, health and beauty shops. Wedding services and packages are available, and couples can tie the knot in several picturesque locations from the chapel to the sandy beach.
Duration : 0:2:59
Las Vegas Road Trip – Best Excalibur Hotel Room Tour!
July 13th, 2010
We road trip so hard and conquer a part of Las Vegas that few have ever seen. A mind f**k on the realities of renting a room in vegas. Watch awesome exploits of wench dome and debauchery. Watch our thunder from down under as Devin Townsend’s winkle pushes against my eyeballs as he’s dutch ruddering me for not being metal enough.
Duration : 0:5:17
Las Vegas at dusk – Excalibur hotel casino
July 7th, 2010
Looking at the South end of the Las Vegas strip toward the Excalibur from our hotel room in the New York New York..
Duration : 0:3:53
Las Vegas 2008 Casino Bellagio MGM Luxor Nevada $ Tropicana
June 21st, 2010
My trip to Las Vegas, NV
Music: Elvis Presley – A little Less Conversation
Duration : 0:3:37
