If you are a regular here, you know that every year I vow I am done going to Las Vegas. The more I travel the world, the more I want to keep traveling the world. Las Vegas takes away from that. Not even just in time off, but in budget. If you are a believer that “Las Vegas is the cheapest destination in the world!”, you may want to fact check that. I am not at all trying to talk anyone else out of not going to Las Vegas. I would never do that. But for me personally, having traveled outside of America, I realize that all the times I proudly stated “Las Vegas is the cheapest place on Earth to visit!”, I was mistaken. It is a cheaper destination in the United States. And yes, you can win enough to cover your meager costs. AND YES OF COURSE, if you want to go to Las Vegas ten times a year, then by all means, you should do exactly that. I however, do not wish to do that.
So why am I going again? Fate is making me go.
Last January I was supposed to fly to Chicago. That flight got cancelled because of a blizzard. I used the flight credit to book a flight to Niagara Falls over the summer. That flight got cancelled because of a thunderstorm. I was left with JetBlue credit that needed to be used by the date of the first cancelled flight back in January. I did not want to take a long trip in January. Or any trip at all in January. Why would anyone want to use up their vacation time so early in the year?
But I am a cheap fuck and I could not let that flight credit go.
I already had the week of Christmas off from work. Now I have a “free” plane ticket. Then MyVegas* went and put out two night rewards at MGM properties. Here is my chance to spend two nights at Bellagio for free. FINE. I’LL GO. BUT I WON’T LIKE IT.