Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Speaking of, is $600/day for room, 3 meals, and some activities (but NOT spa services) decent?
That seems cheap if it's a place known for good food. IIRC, Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires was way more than that. And I recently checked the Inn at Blackberry Farm in the Smokies and it was more than double that.
And I recently checked the Inn at Blackberry Farm in the Smokies and it was more than double that.
But it's right by Dollywood! That's worth something.
Dude, someday I will go to Dollywood and it will be epic.
Ok, I think I have a frontrunner then - 2011 spa long weekend. I shall start saving.
I can't even begin to get started about the futility of a third world country depending on tourism as a source of foreign income. We're hosed that way, and we're pretty good at it.
New Orleans is pretty good at tourism, too. Bottom line -- Jobs, often seasonal, pay generally not too good.
I feel like I should own something with a houndstooth pattern. I have argyle socks, but no houndstooth.
Question for them that know Vegas - what hotels are super close to ceasar's palace? Like, next door and not as expensive.
I feel like I should own something with a houndstooth pattern. I have argyle socks, but no houndstooth.
In the late '60s you could buy a Mercury Cougar with a houndstooth vinyl roof.
New Orleans is pretty good at tourism, too. Bottom line -- Jobs, often seasonal, pay generally not too good.
Also drawing on the New Orleans comparison, lots of resources are deployed to keep the tourists safe and happy. Residents? Eh.
Question for them that know Vegas - what hotels are super close to ceasar's palace? Like, next door and not as expensive.
TI is pretty close. I think Bally's is close. Right next door is The Mirage.
Totally depends on where you're going and how fancy it is, msbelle.
Re Haiti, I am glad to hear my best friends family is ok. Or at least, alive. I also hear they were somewhat stocked up for hurricane season which wasn't bad as expected, so there's some supply of food and water, which is a blessing. I admit, some of my thoughts were wondering how the dominican republic fared--my dad served in the peace corps there (waaay back in the early 60s when the program started) and still has friends there. I stayed with them one summer. And they are well off, for there, but sure don't live in a resort, nohow.