Trashy Vacations

No, I haven't done this because I'm not a fucking snob. I've done my share of Vegas vacations and always had a blast. While my friends and I were actually having fun, I hope we entertained you and your imaginary 'hubs'.

OP, the reality of Benidorm isn't funny in the slightest. It's hellish.

You're kind of ewww OP.

People are going broke, but you need to tell us about the different levels of vacations you take, from uber expensive to budget?

Here's the truth - I haven't had a vacation in seven years.

R3 What are you trying to prove by saying you haven’t had a vacation? You sound like a dumb ass.

I'm saying that during a global recession and pandemic, nobody gives a shit about the different tiers of luxury you regularly experience every year, because who doesn't take multiple vacations every year?

"Oh, just to see how the destitute get their kicks, we went to a buffet, and wasn't it so amusing!! The commoners with their children stumbling over themselves to get second scoops of ice cream at the buffet. Haw haw! Pish posh! Not at all like the service at the Four Seasons, thank heaven!"

Read the room.

Stay classy, Miss OP.

I recommend you take a cruise!

Actually, I'm right with OP. I love slumming it sometimes, and I'm a voyeur of human crassness. (And so are 80% of DL posters, or you wouldn't be here, so cut the hypocrisy.)

Anyway, I love Vegas precisely for its garishness and the people-watching. You can't fully appreciate the The Venetian in all its ludicrous glory if you haven't seen the real Venice, IMO.

I'm with R8, I love slumming it too, sometimes. We're not doing it out of a sense of superiority or to make fun at people's situations. No, I do it to relish in human foibles. You can slum it at a fancy, Michelin starred restaurant or at a honky tonk in a tourist trap. It's about joy in watching a person's idiosyncrasies.

What I loved to do before 9/11 was to pick friends up at the airport. You used to be able to go to the gate. Just sit there and watch people go by. It's great fun.

Vegas is *high class* compared to Atlantic City lol. We were there last year for a convention and stayed at Harrah's and did buffets, pool party, Tropicana, panic rooms, carnival - trashy good time! Back to Vegas and LA next year after this pandemic over - hopefully. We stayed at the Bellagio before - considering Mandalay Bay or The Venetian next time.

We’ve been to Atlantic City a couple of times, went by myself for work years ago. My boss brought her British husband once, who observed that Atlantic City is “God’s waiting room”.

Recently we stopped in Laughlin, NV which is a completely different camp experience. The river is actually really pleasant, and it’s amusing watching the horny old rednecks dancing around.

Schevingen outside The Hague - Dutch trashy beach. Actually pretty much all euro beach resorts. Weird and ugly.

Here's a selection of destinations for you:

Branson, Missouri

Lake Charles, Louisiana casino

Fort Lauderdale

Niagara Falls

In high school (forever ago) I was working at a drugstore off the interstate near Columbus, Ohio.

I'll never forget when a family came in from West Virginia. I got into a brief discussion with the mother, who told me they were in Ohio for their annual vacation ... to the Ohio State Fair.

It's a great fair, don't get me wrong. But I think at that moment my little middle class bubble burst a little, and I realized how the other half lives.

OP, once I stayed at the Four Seasons in London with my gulf oil friends. The one at Park Lane. Because they were sinking 5 subfloors below their Mayfair townhouse, with a pool, slave rooms, car elevators, the works. Gawd that "spa". Who does Pierre Yves Rochon think he is? Hope you had a good laugh, like we did!

I was recently driving through New Mexico (lovely drive) and I saw a sign off the interstate that read, "TENT REVIVAL TONIGHT: THIS WAY" with a big arrow.

I remember thinking, "What type of person/family is driving along the interstate and decides to pull over for a tent revival?"

It takes all kinds I suppose.

Ozark riverboat casino. What could be more fun?

OP and hubs

OP - The Flamingo is NOT trashy Vegas. Spend a week at Circus Circus and then get back to us.

Vegas is trashy.

r13 You left off Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge and Myrtle Beach!

[quote] [R13] You left off Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge and Myrtle Beach!

LOL! Actually I almost came back to add Pigeon Forge!

Only when I'm ass up in the Days Inn waiting for loads.

They never said why that Vegas mass shooter did it... I find that creepy. Almost everything in Vegas is nihilistic.

I hosted my dear friend, the Maharani of Baroda, for a tour of Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge and then the Great Smokey Mountains. The Maharani was very polite but I could tell she didn't enjoy Dollywood. Her favorite spots were mini-golfs and Indian (feather) trading posts along the mountain roads.

[quote] my hubs

Knock it off with this shit.

I must admit that a 3-day stay last summer in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, including Dollywood (very gay), was a lot of fun.

I love Vegas for it’s trashiness. But we stay at the Wynn because after gawking at trash all day long, one needs a comfortable respite.

I’ve been binging Reno 911 and really want to do a long weekend in Reno when things are back to normal

I love RENO 911; I didn't know it was still available. OMG, Lt Dingle in those shorts with his balls hanging out. And wearing his white go-go boots...

R29 I live in Reno and if you're wanting the show experience, stay downtown at Circus Circus. Otherwise, there's a lot of outdoorsy stuff to do in this area--hiking, mountain biking, skiing and snowshoeing, etc. Lake Tahoe is also a short drive away. Please visit, we can use your tourism dollars after the shutdown.

R30 they rebooted it on quibi, but I started over from the first season....all on demand on the Comedy Central app

The Flamingo IS trashy, have spent many hours there. Our room was camp AF, newly remodeled with hot pink throughout.

By the way, on our first Vegas trip last year, I had an edible and went to Circus Circus. Had a great time, perfect way to experience it.

When you enter Circus Circus you do so on a moving walkway. Then the unbearable stench of cigarette smoke hits you. I cannot imagine who would want to vacation in such horrible places. I couldn’t stand being in there for more than a couple minutes but I wanted to see how the trash do Vegas. Our limo was waiting outside and the driver was laughing at coughing the whole way back to the the Wynn.

Does staying three nights at the Madonna Inn count?

Oh, the Mens Room at the Madonna Inn... fabulous!

Yes, we acknowledge the existence of the Madonna Inn. Thank you for that.

r25 Did he bring his daughter, the Maharincess?

Sadly she couldn't get away from Bryn Mawr to join us.

Living in Europe for awhile now has allowed me to take one 10 day vacation and another 11 days per year. For the 10 days I normally visit my family or go with the lady I room with to swanky place in an exotic location (yes we pretend we are a straight couple in some countries because it's better for both of us in places like Morocco). The other 11, I couple with long weekends to take a short trip in a European capital. I fly with an economy line local airline and stay at a less expensive B&B and eat in a fancy place once and the rest salads from fast food or the vegetarian option at an Arabic place because I am there to see a new place, not stuff my face and hang out in a luxury hotel.

However now that may be gone for awhile. I am realizing too that while Americans have a better economy, Europeans have a lot more free time to enjoy and to travel because it is cheap and close.

[R40] sounds destitute.

Rooming with a lady...ew.

R40 - hardly with 5 vacations a year.

R42 - you have no friends of the opposite gender? Nothing weird if it is just roomies. Jeez!

R41 - as a senior systems engineer, I am hardly destitute, thank God. Especially now, with the pandemic and new system architecture needed by firms throughout the world. But if you wanna be staying 10 days in a 5 star hotel or enjoying a nice car and apartment the rest of the time, I hardly see the point of 5 stars for a 3 night visit when you are there to see and experience the food and sights.

Miss r45 has stated her boundaries! Smell you!

I live in Goldfield, Nevada, 3 hours north of Las Vegas, and you can have a trashy vacation here! Exhibit A: the International Car Forest of the Last Church, the only known surviving stand of native old-growth vehicles.

My mom loves Laughlin, Nevada.

Picture this: All the charm, (or lack thereof) and clientele of Atlantic City, but it's 115 degrees during the day and 95 at night.

R48 A friend and I stopped in Laughlin one time on a road trip. I was pushing 40 at the time and I was the youngest person there by about 30 years.

Laughlin

Laughlin tip: stay at Harrah’s, play at the Pioneer for at least a couple of hours.

[quote]A friend and I stopped in Laughlin one time on a road trip. I was pushing 40 at the time and I was the youngest person there by about 30 years.

I felt that way the first time I went to Palm Springs. I was driving east and moving to Virginia. I was 26. Everyone in Palm Springs seemed REALLY old.

Fast-forward to 2020. I'm 67, and much older than many of those people were!

Benidorm......

Benidorm seems like lots of fun, would like to visit it once and see what it’s like. The gay scene seems like it would be a hoot.

R50 Laughlin looks charming, could I do Reno and Laughlin for a long weekend?

I’d do one or the other, too far apart. If you go at the right time, you could see some of the sights in Mojave National Preserve and do Laughlin. There are caves, a really cool train depot, sand dunes and more.

R46 - indeed. I can enjoy some things with a woman but that's my boundary...call me freak, but remember, everyone else is too.

Try Gatlinburg /Pigeon Forge /

I can attest to Pigeon Forge and surroundings being extremely homophobic.