Category: Nevada

Photography by Emma Krasov I’m not a quiet type. Romantic getaways rather bore me. Usually, after a day/night of gazing into my beloved’s eyes I crave something loud, and a crowd. But I’m not a gambler, either. On my recent …

Photography by Emma Krasov A billboard along Interstate 80/580 in California read, “Spa is not an indulgence, spa is a way of life.” Under the slogan, there was one word in artistic script: “Atlantis.” That’s how I knew that the …

“Grandma, this is sweet!” exclaimed 9-year old Jenna upon entering our 70′ Forever Houseboat. This outburst set the tone as three generations of the Scott family from three states set sail into the new year. Jenna and her 7-year-old brother, …

Okay, so it is Sin City for some, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy many other types of activities in Las Vegas, Nevada, the amazing interruption in the middle of a vast wasteland of desert. Vegas is perhaps America’s …

If you love gambling, you can’t beat Las Vegas. Over 68,000 slots and video machines and 2,400 gaming tables flood the Las Vegas Strip. However, if you want to see the “other side” of Las Vegas and your time is …

As I entered the fabled Mecca of high stakes poker, Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas, a few of the players in the poker lounge looked puzzled. They had never seen me on TV or …

Virginia City, Nevada, is one of the must see attractions when visiting the Lake Tahoe/Reno/Carson City area no matter what time of year it is. However, the weekend after Labor Day finds this small western town home to one of …

New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta and Los Angeles may be the finalists, but the winner is Las Vegas! There are 120 Master Sommeliers in the world (wine knowledge and blind tastings are part of the rigorous exam). Seventy-four of …